Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 28 January 2010
It wasn’t too long ago that the only yellow golf balls you could buy were about as soft as Mike Tyson’s jaw. But we’ve seen something at the PGA Merchandise Show that’s going to change all that – and it comes in the form of a yellow Srixon Z-Star and Z-Star X. The Z-Star range is a TG favourite – the Tour-proven ball...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 28 January 2010
Srixon have unveiled the latest addition to their family of balls in the form of the new TRISPEED at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. We will be bringing you much more information on the new product in a forthcoming edition of TG, but what we can say is that this new offering is a three-piece ball which has been designed...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 28 January 2010
Having to pick a ball up off a tight fairway lie with a 3-wood is not every golfer’s idea of the dream shot – but the new Cleveland Launcher DST fairway wood promises to make it easier. With an oversize face design, thin crown and low and deep centre of gravity, the Launcher DST is designed to make it easier for...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 28 January 2010
Ping have released three new standbags designed to cover all your needs on the course – the Latitude V2, the Hoofer C-1 and the 4Under bags. Leading the line-up of new bags is the updated Latitude V2 bag. The original was named best stand bag in the Today’s Golfer Awards 2009 and Ping have updated it with even more features while...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 27 January 2010
Leading waterproof and golf fashion company Galvin Green have just unveiled their brand new collection for 2010 – just days after being named No1 in both waterproof and fashion categories in the Today’s Golfer Awards for 2009. The new range – called The Cool Collection – is Galvin Green’s largest to date with more than 100 pieces, including 70 brand-new garments...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 26 January 2010
Day Four The final day of the PGA Merchandise Show has come and gone. And it doesn’t seem like two minutes has elapsed, let alone four days! I’ve seen some stunning irons in the form of the new Cleveland CG1 blades and a truly innovative GPS in the form of SkyCaddie’s new SGX. But perhaps the most amazing thing that I’ve come across comes...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 26 January 2010
Spring – it’s not quite close enough to touch, but it’s not a million miles away either. And with the beginning of this fantastic season comes the prospect of more golf as the weather in Britain improves. And for you, it may be time to consider a new driver, set of irons or putter ahead of the new season. But...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 25 January 2010
TaylorMade staff player Martin Kaymer has delighted the company’s R&D team by becoming the first tour winner with the revolutionary new Penta TP golf ball. The German won in Abu Dhabi to seal his fifth victory on the European Tour and record the Penta’s first worldwide tour win in the process. The Penta is golf’s first five-piece ball and each of the five layers has...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 22 January 2010
There’s no doubt the gap between better player and game improver irons is closing these days as clubs become more workable and more forgiving. The new Mizuno MX-300 irons are a prime example of this. Built to replace the MX-200 irons, the MX-300 range is designed to offer similar levels of feel and workability to Mizuno’s MP irons (for better players) but...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 22 January 2010
Game improver irons are a funny breed – we know they’ll help our game but many of us just can’t bring ourselves to use them because we don’t like the way they look. The Mizuno MX-1000 irons are seeking to change that! Designed with a hollow construction and hot metal steel face, these are as forgiving as they come as well...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 21 January 2010
SkyCaddie has once again been named the official rangefinder of the English Golf Union as the organisation continues promoting the use of devices in competition to speed up the pace of play. Last year the EGU announced that distance measuring devices would be legal for use in all its 2009 Championships and they have carried on that stance into 2010. During 2009...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 20 January 2010
Former Open Champion Paul Lawrie has re-signed with Wilson Staff – the equipment manufacturer that helped him to his only Major victory. The 41-year-old took the title back in 1999, after a collapse of massive proportions from Frenchman Jean Van De Velde at Carnoustie. Lawrie, who will be using Wilson’s new FG Tour irons and the brilliant Tw9 wedges, had this to say:...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 19 January 2010
Callaway’s latest foray into the irons market comes in the form of the new Diablo Edge irons. Aimed at the super-game-improver end of the handicap system, the new Diablo Edge irons have been engineered with a 50% lower and 17% deeper centre of gravity. This makes the sweetspot more accessible to the lower impact locations produced bu amateur golfers, and the result...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 18 January 2010
Right, hopefully we’ve seen the back of the snow and we can all get back out onto the golf course to try out that lovely new gear that Santa brought us! We want you to tell us about your golf equipment – what you’re using, how you’re getting on with it, what you like, what you don’t like etc! And for...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 18 January 2010
Charl Schwartzel got the best out his Nike gear for the second week running as he won the Joburg Open in his native South Africa. The 25-year-old held off the challenge of compatriot Keith Horne and Ulsterman Darren Clarke, winning by six shots. Schwartzel’s arsenal of gear included the new Nike STR8-Fit driver, which is adjustable in 32 different ways, and SasQuatch fairway woods. He...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Sunday 17 January 2010
Callaway Golf have released the latest addition to their 2010 equipment catalogue in the form of the Diablo Edge driver and fairway woods. The driver has been engineered using a four-piece titanium construction with improved aerodynamics making it easier for golfers to generate faster swing speeds which translates to greater yardage off the tee. There is also a Tour version of...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 17 January 2010
If hybrid clubs are a failry new phenomenon in golf then square hybrids, such as the new Nike SQ Machspeed hybrid, are virtually space age. By now we all know the benefits of hybrid clubs in that they are easier to hit, longer, higher launching and more forgiving than their long-iron counterparts. And in the same we we are aware of...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 17 January 2010
There’s no doubt some golfers would immediately turn their nose up at the new Nike SQ Machspeed fairway woods because of their square appearance – but would they be doing a disservice to their own game? Nike say the square shape allows more weight to be positioned in the perimeters of the club for increased forgiveness while their designers have also...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 14 January 2010
TaylorMade have updated their biggest selling driver brand of all time with the brand new Burner SuperFast. The new Burner SuperFast carries on the mantle of the hugely successful Burner and features a longer shaft and more streamline head for a higher clubhead speed and more distance. But it also features a much larger face – the largest of any driver TaylorMade...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 14 January 2010
We’ve just had news of TaylorMade’s brand new R9 SuperTri driver – and it looks like a beast! It is the first driver TaylorMade have managed to produce with both moveable weight technology (MWT) and flight control technology (FCT) in a 460cc head. The result is a driver which combines the versatility of the original R9 (which has a smaller 420cc head) and...