Written by Joel Tadman on Thursday 5 February 2015
Mizuno pioneered sliding weight technology in drivers back in 2007 to alter a driver’s draw/fade tendency. Other companies followed, but Mizuno has now evolved the idea so you can customise spin rates, launch angle and shot shape in the new JPX 850, which goes on sale this week along with accompanying fairway woods and hybrids with Shockwave sole technology. It uses...
Written by Joel Tadman on Wednesday 4 February 2015
We caught up with Ping’s Senior Club Designer Marty Jertson at the 2015 PGA Merchandise show in Orlando to talk about the new Glide wedges. But he had something even more exciting to tell us about… You may have seen 3D printing in the manufacturing of various household objects, tools and even medicine. There’s no question it’s on the rise. In...
Monday 2 February 2015
Cleveland’s new CG Black range will comprise of Driver, Fairway Woods, Hybrids and Irons, all aimed at golfers with slower swing speeds. The evolution of CG Black began with the understanding that the average golfer doesn’t possess the tour level swing speeds that many modern day golf clubs are built for. In fact on average, amateurs swing the club at least...
Written by Joel Tadman on Friday 30 January 2015
Thought RocketBallz was long? Then you’ve got to try AeroBurner! We’ve teamed up with TaylorMade to offer three of you the chance to replace your original RocketBallz fairway wood with a custom-fitted AeroBurner fairway wood. You’ll also appear in an upcoming edition of Today’s Golfer magazine, giving your thoughts on the new model. The TaylorMade AeroBurner fairway wood is made for...
Written by Joel Tadman on Thursday 29 January 2015
Bridgestone’s popular e-Series balls – the e5, e6 and e7 – now feature a new 226 dimple pattern to improve aerodynamics and give you more distance. The company calls them “web” dimples, which are said to create a tighter pentagonal pattern to expand the surface coverage by 10 per cent for more consistent flight. Bridgestone says the result is a...
Written by Joel Tadman on Thursday 29 January 2015
The Nike TW’15 is the latest collaboration between Tiger Woods and Nike designer Tobie Hatfield. Woods debuted their first project as a prototype at the WGC Bridgestone in 2011. Since then, each iteration of the TW-series has featured a Nike Free-inspired outsole while consistently raising the bar for what athletes should expect from a golf shoe. Woods and Hatfield have integrated...
Written by Joel Tadman on Thursday 29 January 2015
Newly signed Lamkin grip ambassador Miguel Angel Jiménez won the Mitsubishi Electric Championship on the Champions Tour. It was the 51 year old Spaniard’s first win since becoming a Lamkin brand ambassador and the first win on any Tour for Lamkin’s new Wrap-Tech grip. Jiménez closed out his second victory in three starts on the Champions Tour with six birdies in...
Friday 23 January 2015
Srixon has announced the release of the new Srixon Z-STAR premium golf ball range. The new balls promise long-hitting performance, increased spin around the greens, and to conquer the wind. Featuring Srixon’s most advanced ball technology to date, the new Z-STAR and Z-STAR XV feature a number of key technical advancements to improve upon its predecessors. The high initial velocity, high launch...
Thursday 22 January 2015
Titleist have launched a new line in the popular Scotty Cameron GOLO mallet putters, and also a new Select Roundback putter. The advanced GOLO putters feature a lightweight aluminium face-sole core, surrounded by a stainless steel frame that delivers improved MOI for increased stability and forgiveness. The steel frame is connected seamlessly to the aluminium face-sole core at five key points, with...
Thursday 22 January 2015
There were a lot of golf drivers launched in the past year, and TG is here to test them all and find out which is the one for you. We’ve pulled together our most popular driver videos from 2014* to show you the best golf drivers on the market – click through to watch our first hits videos and launch...
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Callaway has launched its versatile new Mack Daddy PM-Grind Wedges, designed by five-time major winner and Callaway Staff Professional, Phil Mickelson. Mickelson worked closely with the Callaway R&D team to precisely craft the new Wedges by utilising his desired specifications. A distinctive feature of the new Mack Daddy PM Grind Wedges is the High Toe, which moves the weight higher in the...
Written by Joel Tadman on Wednesday 21 January 2015
Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls have been the most played and best selling balls ever since they launced in the early 2000s. From their debut, they have continued to improve and maintain their dominance on ball counts across the world, so it’s exciting when a new version comes along. The 2015 Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls have...
Monday 19 January 2015
Callaway has introduced its 2015 footwear line. New game-enhancing technologies and innovations claim to ensure golfers can build a better game from the ground up. Headlining the key technologies, and featuring in four X Series products for 2015, is The Xfer™ Platform (pronounced Ex-Fer, meaning Transfer). Xfer is a combination of technologies focused on the three fundamentals of foot control –...
Monday 19 January 2015
FootJoy has unveiled its all-new 2015 SciFlex Tour glove which boasts ‘outstanding breathability and flexibility characteristics’. Chosen by more than 200 of the game’s leading professionals, including 64 PGA Tour pros, the SciFlex Tour delivers tour-proven feel and grip, as well as enhanced comfort through greater levels of breathability and flexibility for an unbeatable cool-dry performance. Worn by FJ Ambassadors Hunter Mahan,...
Written by Joel Tadman on Monday 19 January 2015
Having had huge success in the running, basketball and baseball market, adidas has applied its revolutionary Boost technology to its golf shoes in the form of the adipower Boost. An internal survey found that for golfers comfort was the most important area of performance. With your average round comprising between 12-15,000 steps, it’s important you feel energized right up to...
Written by Joel Tadman on Friday 16 January 2015
Puma Golf has announced the release of the new TITANTOUR golf footwear. Designed to be the coolest shoe in golf, the TITANTOUR features revolutionary, temperature-regulating Outlast technology along with a sleek, eye-catching silhouette for a tour performance golf shoe with industry-leading comfort and style. Outlast Certified Space Technology was originally developed for NASA to maintain a comfortable temperature in spacesuits and...
Written by Joel Tadman on Friday 16 January 2015
Nike athlete Rory McIlroy gave the golfing world a sneak peak at the latest piece of handywork from Nike’s master craftsman Mike Taylor. The World No.1 used a new 59-degree Nike Engage wedge this week at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. Rory ended up second behind winner Gary Stal, after beginning the day eight behind the leader Kaymer. But the two-time...
Written by Joel Tadman on Thursday 15 January 2015
FootJoy, the #1 shoe in golf, has introduced HyperFlex, the brand’s most distinctive footwear created in its history. Featuring innovative materials, like the new FlexGrid exoskeleton, HyperFlex delivers lightweight support and cushioning, enabling golfers to play at their highest level. The most striking feature of the new model is the upper. Most athletic shoes are constructed with soft, mesh upper materials...
Written by Joel Tadman on Wednesday 14 January 2015
Replacing the popular X2 Hot product line comes Callaway’s XR range, which comprises woods and irons in both standard and more compact Pro versions. The ‘R’ stands for race inspired and the XR driver in particular embodies this concept of speed. It features a Speed Step crown (standard driver only) that reduces the vacuum effect, and therefore the aerodynamic drag,...
Written by Joel Tadman on Monday 12 January 2015
Ping’s own research found that stroke tempo is a key to consistency, which is the No.1 factor in holing more putts. In response to these findings, Ping has launched the new Cadence TR models offered in traditional and heavy options. This allows golfers to be fit for their stroke tempo to improve their consistency and accuracy from any distance. The traditional...