Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Saturday 6 August 2011
With all the hype around Ping’s new G20 series of woods and irons, it is easy to forget that the company started out life as a putter brand that invented the most popular putter head-shape of all time. That history is celebrated in the new Ping Anser Milled Series putters where the original Anser head has been offered in a variety of...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 5 August 2011
When the Ping G15 hybrid was launched two years ago it represented a brand new design concept for Ping in the rescue club market and since then it has spawned both the K15 and G20 hybrids. The new G20 hybrid takes this initial concept from the G15 and improves on it in a number of aspects according to Ping. Feedback from...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 4 August 2011
Last week we brought you news of the new Ping G20 range, including the hotly anticipated G20 driver already in the bags of Ping professionals Bubba Watson, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Angel Cabrera. Ping say it is a massive step up from the already impressive G15 driver but it can often be tough to portray these technological benefits in writing. Instead, we’ve...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 3 August 2011
All eyes will be on Tiger Woods as he tees it up for the first time in three months at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone and while it will be interesting to see what his full swing is like, many experts will have their sights set on how he performs on the greens. At his last few events he was...
Written by Today's Golfer on Wednesday 3 August 2011
Win a money-can’t-buy prize with Today’s Golfer and Nike Golf. We have teamed up to offer a stunning prize – a one-on-one putting lesson with Masters champion Charl Schwartzel. The 27-year-old South African battled to an epic win at Augusta in April this year and it was largely thanks to his nerveless putting that he managed to lift the crown. Now he can...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 2 August 2011
TaylorMade have moved to sign up Eddie Pepperell, one of the country’s most promising young golfers. The 20-year-old has signed a long term endorsement contract with TaylorMade-adidas Golf that will see him use the TaylorMade R11 driver, R11 fairway woods, a full set of the new Tour Preferred irons, xFT wedges and the Penta TP ball. He will also be wearing adidas...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 1 August 2011
TaylorMade shocked everyone at the beginning of the year when they lanched the new R11 range of woods and now they’ve followed it up with the brand new R11 irons. They may not have the same aesthetic shock factor that the woods had – they are not white after all – but TaylorMade say the technological advancement with the R11 irons...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 1 August 2011
Nike Golf staffer Simon Dyson produced a stunning final round of 67 to see off the challenge of Richard Green to win the Irish Open. Englishman Dyson hit some impressive shots with his arsenal of Nike Golf gear as he finished one shot ahead of Australian Green. The win, which has propelled him into the world’s top 50, was powered by a Nike...