Archive for Golf Clubs & Gear
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Callaway HEX Black Golf Ball
Callaway golf balls have always been eye-catching due to their hexagonal dimples, but Callaway's new HEX Black Tour ball, which replaces Callaway's Tour i(z) and Tour i(s), is even more distinctive. Designed for better players who want to reduce spin on...
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Now you can dress like Arnold Palmer — in the era of your choice
Tiger Woods didn't make golf cool. Arnold Palmer did. The King's good looks helped. So did his bold shotmaking. And so did his clothes: clingy polos, pressed gabardine trousers, sensible sweaters. The man did for the cardigan what James Dean did for the...
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Titleist NXT Tour, NXT Tour S and Velocity golf balls
There, she said it, and I have it on tape. Mary Lou Bohn, Titleist's vice president of golf ball marketing and communications, had just taken the red eye back from the West Coast, but she was awake and alert when she told me, "I think, in a perfect wor...
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Clubmakers, instructors and best players on planet will tell you that belly putters are here to stay
They definitely should be banned. Nerves and the skill of putting are part of the game. Take a tablet if you can’t handle it. —Ernie Els, on long putters, 2004 Golf changed forever in 2011. Not because Bill Murray won a PGA Tour event and Tiger Wood...
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Course of Style: Keegan Bradley wears Hilfiger but walks Oakley; Graeme McDowell signs new deal
Keegan Bradley, the 2011 PGA champion and rookie of the year switched apparel sponsorship from Oakley to Tommy Hilfiger early this year. But at the Farmers Insurance Open last weekend, Bradley was still wearing Oakley footwear. What gives? Apparently, Oakley lo...
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Highlights from 2012 PGA Show in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Last week’s PGA Merchandise Show was, once again, an embarrassment of riches. It’s a golden age of equipment, a time when all the big manufacturers -- and even some small ones -- make superior gear. I’ve already named...
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Yonex EZONE SD Driver
From GOLF Magazine ClubTest 2012 Category: Max Game-Improvement Drivers WE TESTED: 9°, 10.5° with Yonex Nanospeed 200 graphite shaft KEY TECHNOLOGIES: A carbon graphite crown positions the center of gravity lower and more rearward. The net effect is a l...
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Tour Edge Bazooka HT Max-D Driver
From Golf Magazine ClubTest (March, 2012) Category: Max Game-Improvement Drivers (See complete list) Price: $149 WE TESTED: 9°, 10.5° with Aldila NV 50 graphite shaft KEY TECHNOLOGIES: The aerodynamic, lightweight club has a sloped crown to reduce ...
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Cleveland CG Black and CG Black Tour Drivers
From GOLF Magazine ClubTest 2012 (March, 2012) Cleveland CG Black Category: Max Game-Improvement Drivers (See complete list) Price: $399 WE TESTED: 9°, 10.5°, 12° with Miyazaki C. Kua 39 graphite shaft KEY TECHNOLOGIES: Engineered for moderate ...
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For Gary Woodland, a special “practice driver” helps with swing changes
LA JOLLA, Calif. — When a golf club traveling at 130 miles per hour hits a ball, the effect can not only be seen and heard, but also felt. If you stand10 feet away from Gary Woodland when he hits a drive, you c...
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Course of Style: Ryan Moore channels the Arnold Palmer look
Whatever you thought of his funky apparel, you had to respect Ryan Moore, that rare Tour pro who has eschewed apparel sponsorship in order to develop an individual style all his own. He tends toward skinny neckties and cardigans, like something out of a differe...
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Golf Magazine ClubTest 2012: Drivers
Fourteen thousand. Golf Magazine’s hardy band of 40 ClubTesters struck 14,000 shots (give or take a few) while evaluating 25 new drivers for 2012. These big sticks offer innovative advancements in weighting, adjustability, aerodynamics and optics. In shor...
