The super-game-improvement is the purest expression of what the game-improvement category was built to be. Oversized heads, generous soles, deep low centers of gravity and faces engineered to keep the ball on target. This recipe is for golfers who are learning the game and/or need help achieving playable impact. To be clear, the 2026 super-game-improvement Read more…
For decades, the game-improvement iron category has offered golfers the equivalent of a bowling lane with bumpers. Whether you’re new to the game or simply don’t have enough time to groove your swing, it’s always nice to know the mishit protection is generous and you’ll see plenty of distance, regardless of impact location. These irons Read more…
Swing robot testing confirms Titleist’s GTS drivers improve spin and launch consistency over the GT lineup, but whether it’s worth upgrading depends on which model you’re in.
Everyone wants to negate the biggest miss with their driver. But understanding how to accomplish this task is more nuanced than you might realize. For example, TaylorMade’s Qi10 LS remains the gold standard for a high-toe miss. During a recent round of robotic testing with the Golf Laboratories swing robot, the low-spin offering gained an Read more…
During a recent testing session with the swing robot, we observed two drivers produce ball speeds that differed by two-tenths of a mile per hour. On a launch monitor, that’s essentially the same ball speed. But here’s where things got interesting: One of them carried the ball 20.5 yards farther than the other. A gap Read more…
Once considered a niche product, players-distance irons have exploded in popularity in the last decade. The selling point? Get more yardage out of, say, a 7-iron by sneaking technology into a head profile that resembles something a better player would carry. The category sells in volume for that exact reason: It’s geared for a large Read more…
While the torched version of Rory McIlroy’s Spider Tour X has been made in limited quantities, it was never a retail option. That will soon change with the release of Spider Tour Torched.
Every year, golfers who play players irons (blades and compact cavities) are told the same thing: The tradeoff is real. You’re sacrificing distance and forgiveness for feel and workability. Accept it or go find a players-distance or game-improvement iron. What recent robot testing reveals is that the tradeoff is more complicated than that, and a Read more…
Ping’s G400 lineup turns 9 years old this year, and like a fine wine, it has aged better than most in the driver category. Both the standard G400 and G400 Max heads continue to surface in tour bags, including 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship winner Adam Schenk. While face technology has improved in the last decade, Read more…
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Two and a half inches. That’s the gap between the longest and shortest driver builds Rickie Fowler has played in his professional career. This week at the PGA Championship, Fowler plans to use a 43.25-inch Cobra OPTM X driver, the shortest build he’s ever put in the bag, following work with Read more…
In need of a new wand, Koepka tested a myriad of different mallet offerings from TaylorMade and Scotty Cameron during a session that lasted close to an hour on the practice putting green.
Robot testing reveals Ping’s G440 LST driver delivers unexpected forgiveness for a low-spin model, matching or beating max forgiveness heads in key dispersion and carry metrics.
Cobra’s last three driver generations promise more speed and forgiveness—but which one actually performs best? We put them to the test on a swing robot to reveal where each model wins (and loses).
Jordan Spieth doesn’t make equipment changes casually. So when the three-time major winner showed up to the Cadillac Championship with a new Titleist driver, 3-wood and golf ball, three consequential part of his bag, it’s worth paying attention to what got him there. The short version: His shots have been spinning too much, and he Read more…
Callaway’s Quantum driver is put through Golf Digest robot testing against Paradym Ai Smoke and Elyte models, revealing how face technology has evolved and whether the newest release is worth the upgrade.
Australian Golf Digest
