Written by TG Staff Writer on Thursday, 20 September 2007
Today's Golfer's golf equipment guru sent us this blog directly from Ping's official Ping G10 launch. Here's what he thinks of the new G10 range... What’s it like to hit… July and August are two months always rammed full of hype. Ping are the only company who launch new golf equipment mid-season, so when the new designs start to filter out to...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday, 10 September 2007
TaylorMade has unveiled the new Burner Draw driver. In a press release today, the company said: "Incorporating two of the most effective performance technologies that the company has ever developed – SuperFast Technology and Draw-Weighted Technology delivers more clubhead speed, more ball speed and more draw-promoting capabilities than any driver TaylorMade has ever created. "SuperFast Technology unites an extremely light 50-gram RE*AX® graphite...
Written by TG Staffwriter on Thursday, 6 September 2007
TaylorMade r7 CGB Max driver RRP: £329 Shafts: RE*AX SF 45 Specs: 9.5, 10.5, HT Launch date: Later this year TaylorMade is preparing to rewrite the rules of golf club forgiveness later this year with the launch of the TaylorMade r7 CGB Max driver, Todays Golfer can exclusively reveal. The Adidas-owned golf brand has been at the forefront of golf...
Written by TG staffwriter on Monday, 3 September 2007
Wilson Staff Spine driver 01294 316270, www.wilsonstaff.com Lofts: 9°, 10.5°, 12° Shaft: UST V2 HMoi (65g) Wilson Staff have spent months working on their new super high moi Wilson Staff Spine driver, named after its spine like backbone. It started life as a heel scoop driver (a little like Cleveland’s HiBore) but Wilson engineers soon realised something more radical was called...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday, 23 August 2007
One of the most significant antique golf club collections on earth will be auctioned at Sotheby's in New York this September. The Jeffery B. Ellis golf club collection, with nearly 800 golf clubs, including some dating to the 1600s, can be seen at a public exhibition Sept. 20-26. In the photo above (left to right): A prize...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Friday, 17 August 2007
Today’s Golfer is today kick-starting its massive Ping G10 launch special as Ping unveils its new G10 range of irons, fairway woods, hybrids and irons. We’ll be there first to bring you a host of behind-the-scenes detail including interviews with the designers, an exclusive first test of the clubs in action and videos getting up close and personal with the whole...
Tuesday, 14 August 2007
Sweden's Johan Edfors will do everything but blend into his environment when he sports PUMA's new special edition Camouflage Concorde GTX golf shoe, and a matching military cap. Along with his mean swing and Swedish good looks, Edfors continues to bring a refreshing, keen sense of street style to the course - one that he and PUMA are becoming...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Tuesday, 14 August 2007
The launch of the new Ping G10 is big news in golf and to ensure that you get all the information you need we flew out to Ping's headquarters in Phoenix to follow the first Ping G10 off the production line. Check out the gallery below to see all our behind the scenes images... Today's Golfer has the best...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Thursday, 9 August 2007
As Ping launch the new Ping G10 this week Today's Golfer has raided its archives to bring you back up to speed on what we said about its award-winning predecessor the Ping G5 range. Since launching in 2005 the Ping G5 has gone on to become one of the most popular golf club ranges in history, so the...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Thursday, 9 August 2007
The launch of the Ping G10 range is big news in golf at the moment and to celebrate Today's Golfer has commissioned a top photographer to take these exclusive shots of the new G10 clubs. Click on the links below to download them directly to your desktop to use as a free Ping G10 wallpaper! Today's Golfer has the...
Written by Sam Beavis, TG Staff Writer on Thursday, 26 July 2007
BUY from Amazon The new Lynx Prowler irons are a hybrid set of irons designed to optimise playability and forgiveness. Compact utility rescue-style clubs replace traditional 3 and 4 irons for greater playability and versatility. Using 17-4 stainless steel and of a 2 piece construction, the Prowler mid-irons feature a deep cavity design that provides consistency and greater forgiveness, even when the...
Written by Chris Jones at Carnoustie on Wednesday, 18 July 2007
Darren Clarke has designed a bespoke range of high-performance shoes to spearhead Stuburt’s 2008 collection. Clarke unveiled his new DCC Classics (Darren Clarke Collection Classics) at the Open Championship at Carnoustie. Darren has been collaborating closely with Stuburt on the design and manufacture of a Goodyear welted shoe, to rival the FootJoy Classics. Included in his range are flamboyant white and lime...
Written by Courses editor Kevin Brown on Thursday, 5 July 2007
A historic putter used by Young Tom Morris when he won his last Open Championship in 1872 is going under the hammer and is set to fetch a world record £80,000! The golden thornwood putter was made by famed Scottish clubmaker Hugh Phelp and was presented to Kendal GC by the Cumbrian club's former three-times captain Fred Watson on his retirement...
Written by Simon Daddow on Tuesday, 5 June 2007
It might be midway through the season but Yonex has just announced the launch of its new VM-1 fairway wood. The Cyberstar VM-1 is constructed of ultra thin steel, which means engineers have been able to free up enough weight to insert a heavy tungsten plug in the heel to help the average golfer square the club face at impact. Plenty of weight located low and deep...
Written by Simon Daddow on Friday, 18 May 2007
Stewart Golf, the leading manufacturer of high end remote-controlled electric trolleys, has just launched a new pencil bag to complement its range of top quality trolleys. Stewart markets the bag as perfect for leaving at the office rammed with a half set for a sneaky nine holes on the way home from work! But we reckon as it holds a full set of sticks, it's a perfect alternative...
Written by Simon Daddow on Friday, 18 May 2007
Pinfire putters, cool, stylish and nearly matched to your outfit! Pinfire may be new arrivals in the equipment arena but they're making quite a splash with their latest funky looking putters. The company's theory is based around making every design high in moi... meaning they're highly resistant to twisting when putts are hit off centre. Each design is precision milled from the finest grade aerospace...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday, 14 May 2007
Ping has just revealed a collection of cool new golf belts. The leather Slider belts, with a suggested retail price of £30, is reversible thanks to a steel belt head that twists around, giving you the choice of two colours in one belt. Colours are lemon and black, pink and charcoal, chalk blue and charcoal, and black and white. The belt head...
Written by Courses editor Kevin Brown on Wednesday, 2 May 2007
Whatever next? Golf never ceases to amaze you though the imaginatively-named new FAT Bastard driver just about takes the proverbial biscuit. The FAT Bastard, or FB for short or those who prefer clean language, claims to be the latest innovation in golf and it's motto is: "If you have the balls, we have the club." Manufacturers of the FB, with its 500cc...
Written by Simon Daddow on Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Q-Link has launched a new product line in response to golfers’ requests for an alternative to the traditional Q-Link pendant. Q-Klip is based on the G-Clip five-in-one golf tool concept. As well as holding a ball marker, divot repair tool, golf tees and a Velcro glove grip, the Q-Klip has a ball marker that contains Q-Link’s unique technology, SRT. The...
Written by Courses editor Kevin Brown on Friday, 30 March 2007
Here's your big chance to become the coolest golfer down at your club: The innovative Turf Chopper - an electric powered single seat buggy, sharply designed to look like a small three-wheeled motorbike - is set to hit British fairways in the near future. The Turf Chopper is made and produced by BridgeBurg Golf in Canada close to the US border...