Written by Joel Tadman on Monday 12 January 2015
One of the most dramatic moments of the 2014 season came at the WGC HSBC Champions event in November when Bubba Watson, having doubled-bogeyed the previous hole, canned a bunker shot on the final green for eagle to get into a play-off he went on to win. He did so with a 60° prototype version of Ping’s new Glide wedge,...
Written by Joel Tadman on Monday 12 January 2015
Following the standard and SF-Tec G30 drivers, Ping’s G30 is now available in a third iteration better-suited to players with fast swing speeds. The Ping G30 LS-Tec (Low Spin) shares the same drag-reducing Turbulator technology, adjustable lofts and a new face material as the standard and SF-Tech G30 models, but offers up to 400 rpm less spin. It does this...
Written by Joel Tadman on Friday 9 January 2015
A visible trench positioned on both the cavity behind the face and on the sole of the Cobra Fly-Z irons is designed to flex and recover at impact to deliver faster ball speeds. Improved feel comes from a harmonic TPU cavity insert positioned directly behind the impact zone. Deep cavity undercutting and heel and toe weighting boost performance on mishits. We...
Written by Joel Tadman on Friday 9 January 2015
The Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 815 fairway wood can be adjusted to create the ball flight you want to play, whether you tend to hit it most off the tee or the fairway. It features a two-weight system on the sole that allows the CG to be moved forwards and backwards. One weight is 30g and other is just 3g.
Written by Joel Tadman on Thursday 8 January 2015
FootJoy, the no.1 shoe in golf, has redesigned its best-selling Contour Series shoe, which is now lighter, softer and more flexible to deliver outstanding new levels of comfort and fit. The Contour Series features a DuraMax Rubber Outsole to improve stability, offering nine per cent more flexibility than the previous model. A premium UltraSof Full Grain Leather Upper is more supple, thinner and...
Wednesday 7 January 2015
Odyssey has added to its impressive list of face inserts on the new line of Odyssey Works putters. The family comes in standard and Versa versions in multiple tour-inspired, familiar head shapes as well as Tank models. SuperStroke putting grips are also available as a stock option on the new O-Works line for 2015. The Odyssey Works Fusion RX insert is essentially...
Wednesday 7 January 2015
Fairway Wood: Titleist 913F It’s my favourite club. I just love the versatility and that makes me feel very confident. High, low, draw, fade, everything is possible with this. The head is quite small and compact which helps so I have a lot of fun with this club. It has about 13.5º of loft, so it’s quite strong, and the...
Written by Joel Tadman on Friday 2 January 2015
Joining the Big Bertha Alpha 815 driver complete with Gravity Core technology is the fairway wood and hybrid. Both can be adjusted to create the ball flight you want to play, whether you tend to hit them most off the tee or the fairway. The head of these new woods isn’t big enough to house a Gravity Core. Instead, the fairway...