Written by Jake O'Reilly on Saturday 4 August 2012
The R11 irons clinched gold in our June irons test, making it a one-two alongside the TaylorMade RBZ irons. Often a club will perform highly in one, two or three categories and be let down by their performance in a couple of others – but the R11 ticks the boxes across the board. In terms of looks, it is absolutely stunning – clean...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 3 August 2012
Up-and-coming equipment manufacturers John Letters have enjoyed their most successful Open Championships to date, after their new tour truck drew in stars at the 141st Open at Royal Lytham and the Senior Open at Turnberry. The famous Scottish Clubmaker has been a big supporter of the European Senior Tour over recent years and 2012 is no exception. As one of only four...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 3 August 2012
Following Ernie Els’ sensational win at The Open Championship last month, Callaway are offering consumers £80 cashback when they purchase a RAZR FIT driver, as used by the South African at Royal Lytham. From now until September 30, golfers can take advantage of this fantastic offer by retaining their receipt and logging onto www.callawaygolf.com/erniedriver and following the simple instructions. “Ernie powered hsi way to the...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 3 August 2012
FootJoy have launched a new microsite that gives golfers live weather forecast updates so they can go to the course prepared in the most suitable attire. The high tech FJ Weather Expert – which is powered by AccuWeather – provides updates for locations all over the country, as well as another two million across the rest of the world. Golfers need to...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 3 August 2012
ProQuip will continue to be the preferred weatherwear supplier to the European Ryder Cup when the tournament returns to the continent in two years time. When the two teams line up at Gleneagles in 2014, it will be the 20th time ProQuip has supplied the Europeans with protection against the elements. “ProQuip is synonymous with the Ryder Cup, beoming famous for ultra-lightweight...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 3 August 2012
There was a huge amount of buzz around TaylorMade’s RocketBallz range when it launched at the start of the year and it’s fair to say the RBZ irons (which effectively replaced the Burner irons) stand up to the impressive woods very well. So well infact that they claimed silver in our June irons test. The first thing to note is the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 2 August 2012
The S56’s offer Ping’s most compact head for the better player. Having said that, they do offer some forgiveness, with a tungsten weight in the toe. The clubs shot to prominence when South African Louis Oosthuizen won the 2010 Open at St Andrews, weeks before they appeared in pro shops up and down the country. The tungsten toe weights optimise...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 2 August 2012
The Nike VR_S game improver irons are the lastest edition of excellent clubs aimed at the higher handicapper from the American manufacturing giants. These clubs have been designed with the Nike’s innovative NexCor face technology which gives golfers more distance on a wider area of the face. Our test team loved them so much that they awarded them gold during our June 2012 irons test. Here’s...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 2 August 2012
British born PGA Tour Professional Brian Davis has signed a deal to wear Sunice golf apparel. Mark Fletcher, President of Sunice, said: “We are excited to partner with Brian. He has had a very good year finishing 4 times in the top 10 on Tour so far this year and he brings a very good game and technical insight to our product...