WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The new Miura PI-402 irons combine a cast frame and high-strength chromoly steel face insert to create faster ball speeds from a relatively compact shape. It is an update of the company’s PI-401 iron introduced five years ago, and it promises more distance along with a revised sole design based Read more…
Twenty years ago, the USGA was so concerned about how forgiving drivers were getting that it put a limit on what then was a relatively arcane engineering measurement known as moment of inertia (MOI). Citing that drivers in 2005 had basically tripled in their MOI during the preceding 15 years, the equipment rulemakers issued a Read more…
When the GPS-based stat-tracking system added the Smart Laser to its line of products last fall, it billed the rangefinder as the first to produce estimated distances that not only accounted for slope, but also wind, temperature, humidity and altitude. Now, it will expand the Smart Laser’s capabilities to include access to the company’s app Read more…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The new Chamber Justice putter combines adjustable alignment features with an optical laser attachment to help golfers better understand the way they aim to incorporate the ideal alignment markings. The series of 10 optional alignment plates for the rear flange of the heel-toe weighted, composite and tungsten-weighted mallet design allow Read more…
While golf’s ruling bodies mull over whether to delay the timeline for the start of the golf ball rollback, USGA chief executive Mike Whan indicated that the rulemaker has been collaborating with manufacturers to study prototypes to clarify exactly what these new shorter golf balls will and won’t do.
Kevin Hammer was installed as the 68th president in USGA history on Saturday in New York and he opened his tenure with a simple but direct plea about the state of a game that stands on the precipice of the greatest growth curve in its history.
Rory McIlroy recently talked about switching into and then out of a more forgiving iron. And while his journey to find the ideal set of sticks is intriguing, let’s be perfectly clear: It has nothing to do with your search for irons. More forgiveness (known in physics as moment of inertia or MOI) is almost Read more…
Here’s some sage equipment wisdom to refer to now or when you’re next befuddled by variable face thickness, moment of inertia, loft-specific bounce angles or robot data.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The 2026 Toulon Collection of putters continues the company’s trademark classic shapes, looks and precision. It’s a 10th anniversary of sorts for the one-time startup from the industry leader Sean Toulon that had a noted run as the milled brand at Odyssey before returning to an independent brand a little Read more…
When the Hot List started more than two decades ago, there was one category of irons. Now there are four. The equipment industry continues to delineate player types based on preferred head shapes and sizes and, most importantly, how certain designs might enhance your skills or mask your flaws. With all those changes, it’s the Read more…
The 2026 Tour Edge Hot Launch Max family brings easier launch, forgiveness and affordability to developing golfers with drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons and wedges.
There is a natural tendency when looking at the universe of golf clubs in a particular category to see a sea of sameness. That confusion can lead to uncertainty, inactivity and even disinterest. But at its core, assuming all clubs are basically the same is a poor business decision. Choosing not to upgrade your game Read more…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The new Honma Beres 10 lineup of driver, fairway woods, hybrids and irons continues the company’s legacy of luxury golf club design that mixes gold accents and traditional Japanese art techniques with equipment technology that involves multiple high-flexing titanium and steel alloy faces, subtle draw-bias and ultralight components. The series Read more…
The Wilson Dynapwr Max+ pushes the company’s driver lineup to a new model with the highest rating for stability on off-centre hits (moment of inertia) than any driver in company history.
It was another year of crowded aisles and sustained enthusiasm for the golf industry at this week’s annual PGA Show in Orlando. The game’s business leaders and those hopeful to cash in on the golf’s consistently buzzy momentum gathered on the heels of the latest National Golf Foundation report that highlighted an unprecedented eighth straight Read more…
The decision by the R&A and USGA to revisit the timeline for the ball rollback, and the timing of the announcement on the Friday before the annual PGA Show in Orlando, was not a coincidence.
The Cobra 3DP Tour putters, a range that includes a blade and five mallets, evolves the company’s additive manufacturing process for putter construction to incorporate multiple materials surrounding a weight-saving 3D-printed nylon crown structure with stainless steel and tungsten for increased stability for better strokes, better impacts and more consistent roll.
When you’re looking at almost 27,000 shots, it’s easy to get lost in all the numbers. That’s why for this year’s Hot List we brought in the expertise of our team of scientists to quantify the performance differences that our players were seeing. Their conclusion: The differences are not vast, but they provide subtle clues Read more…
The Bridgestone Tour B family of golf balls gets a boost in speed from a new mantle layer material that adds greater density to maximise the core’s resiliency. As has been the case for nearly two decades, the line-up will feature four models.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Bettinardi BB Series, the classic one-piece milled shapes that have been the touchstone for the company’s putter line for more than two decades, takes a modern technology step forward for 2026. Each model sports a redesigned milling pattern on the face that features a range of variable depths and Read more…
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