Question: I know pros sometimes make equipment changes for the majors, but the Masters is the only one contested at the same course. Is it the same equipment changes each year? And if so, which one is the most common? Answer: Playing the same course every year makes the equipment changes at the Masters more Read more…
Viktor Hovland rarely changes equipment. It’s important to point this out because it’s Masters week and Norwegian is coming off his first win in 18 months at the Valspar Championship. Messing with a successful setup is advisable, but that doesn’t appear to be something Hovland is worried about as he prepares to make his sixth Read more…
Bryson DeChambeau’s equipment idiosyncrasies have been well documented. Single-length irons. Drivers designed for the long-drive circuit with distinct bulge and roll properties. Sets of 3D-printed irons with distinct bulge and roll properties. Analyzing golf balls in Epsom Salt. Bryson generates gear conversations. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of gear idiosyncrasies when Read more…
Until recently, you needed a tour card to access Callaway’s Triple Diamond Max driver. Thanks to consumer demand, the Elyte Triple Diamond Max – along with the Triple Diamond Tour Draw – are bound for retail shelves.
There are moments when Tiger Woods is testing products when his otherworldly feel and perception becomes apparent—like noticing a miniscule air bubble underneath a golf grip or subtle differences in sound when a golf ball leaves the putter face. Brad Blankinship learned this early in his tenure as Sun Day Red’s president. During button testing Read more…
Question: Is there an optimal tee height for the driver? Answer: How high or low you tee up the ball directly impacts carry distance. So, too, does your angle of attack (AoA). Find a way to optimize launch and attack angle and distance potential increases exponentially. Think of it as a driver power-up. Sound elementary? Read more…
With many of the most obvious test subjects checked off the list, DeChambeau shifted his focus to the cheapest set of golf clubs that could be purchased on Temu’s online marketplace.
ORLANDO, Fla. — During Wednesday’s pro-am at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Rory McIlroy record a 307-yard poke on the par-5 6th hole. A drive of 300-plus from one of the longest players on tour normally wouldn’t register during a practice round. McIlroy’s used to bombing it out there with regularity. But this drive deserved further Read more…
If you’re currently playing a pitching wedge from the iron set you purchased but the idea of trying out a blade version has piqued your interest, just make sure you’re taking a few things into consideration.
SAN DIEGO — Rory McIlroy didn’t need to change putters at the 2024 Tour Championship. With $25 million up for grabs in Atlanta, it would have seemed ludicrous for anyone in the field to shake things up at the conclusion of the FedEx Cup playoffs. But McIlroy went ahead and did it anyway. In fairness, Read more…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Tournament results don’t always paint an accurate picture of what’s going on between the ears. Viktor Hovland’s 2024 season concluded with a trip to the Tour Championship and $4.6 million in the bank, but that didn’t stop the 27-year-old from venting about the current state of his game as the calendar Read more…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cobra Tour rep Ben Schomin is one of the most respected voices in the gear space. Rickie Fowler swears by his club insights, and Max Homa was swayed to join Cobra after spending time with Schomin. Gary Woodland is a big Schomin fan as well, but he isn’t the 40-year-old’s main “club Read more…
Prepping for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, McIlroy casually hit a few of the 2024 version of TaylorMade’s TP5 ball around the green and began to notice a distinct difference in feel as the ball came off the face of his wedge.
Towards the end of last year, the two-time major winner started dropping hints regarding a big development in the gear space, one that continued to progress this week during DeChambeau’s appearance at the Asian Tour’s International Series India event.
While Woods has been on staff with Bridgestone since 2016, his Nike golf balls dating back to the early 2000s were also made by Bridgestone, something he confirmed in the latest contract announcement.
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