Ben Griffin’s season was already considered a rousing success. In April, the 29-year-old teamed up with Andrew Novak to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for his maiden PGA Tour title. He followed it a month later with his first individual title at the Charles Schwab Challenge. Griffin qualified for the Tour Championship for Read more…
The putter brand that’s owned the No.1 spot on tour for a quarter of a century is pushing its zero torque concept forward – literally – with a design built to help golfers set up square, aim square and stay square throughout the stroke.
Jason Day has been an equipment ‘free agent’ since 2021, and while he has continued to play a Bridgestone ball under contract, his clubs have been entirely his choice ever since.
If you’re serious about finding the right driver for your game, one metric deserves more attention than it usually gets: consistent spin rates across the face.
Similar to how you’d call around and get different quotes before moving forward on a house project, it’s important to do the same thing in advance of a clubfitting.
This week at the DP World India Championship, McIlroy opted to leave his TaylorMade Qi10 driver behind – a bold move that illustrates that sometimes the smartest decision is to shelve your biggest strength.
As an equipment writer, this is going to sound sacrilegious, but I’m going to say it anyway: There are ways to gain distance without having to spring for a new driver.
The golf ball aisle at your local shop likely has myriad options from which to choose. Boxes lined up in neat rows, flashy logos promising distance, feel, control and tour-level performance. For the average golfer, the choices can feel overwhelming. Do you go with a ball that maximizes distance? One that boasts “soft feel”? Or Read more…
As if playing in front of rowdy fans with intense allegiances wasn’t pressure enough, Harris English has been prepping for an equipment change that’s bound to add an extra layer of intrigue to the biennial matches. Along with pairing players based on their personalities and playing styles, Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald will be considering Read more…
Let’s get this out of the way: Titleist’s latest “Dot” golf ball release isn’t the one golfers have been clamouring for. The Pro V1x “Double Dot” prototype remains a tour-only offering, but that doesn’t diminish the announcement of Pro V1 “Left Dot” — a CPO (Custom Performance Option) with a cult following in the gear Read more…
There’s something inherently poetic about a golfer searching for “the one” – not a swing or a coach, but a putter. For Adam Scott, that search has stretched across a decade.
One of the benefits of independent robotic testing is its ability to validate insights that might initially seem implausible. For example, the most forgiving driver in this year’s crop (at 95 mph/152km/h) was actually a low-spin model — Ping’s G440 LST.
The top of the bag remains a tricky proposition for many golfers. Do you opt for a high-lofted fairway wood, hybrid or utility iron? Callaway’s latest Apex lineup offers a multitude of options to fill the yardage gaps in the form of Apex Ti Super Hybrid, Apex UT and Apex UW.
Urethane is the benchmark when it comes to premium golf ball performance, especially in the spin department. But that doesn’t mean non-urethane balls are automatically out of the conversation, especially when you dig into the spin data, as we’ve done with the help of the Golf Laboratories swing robot.
Not every hollow-body iron is created equal, but the category continues to evolve, offering players a unique combination of speed, forgiveness, and sleek aesthetics.
Recent R&D efforts have zeroed in on beefing up ball speed retention around the sweet spot, and thanks to the precision of Golf Laboratories’ swing robot, we’re able to see which drivers are actually walking the walk.
Australian Golf Digest
