Conditions aside, it’s important to realise that less loft equals more distance only if you generate enough clubhead speed to launch the ball at a high enough angle and with enough spin to keep it airborne.
Mizuno’s M.Craft X putter line-up, which was developed on the principles of multiple hosel configurations in a mallet shape with blade-like feel and weighting, now adds a fourth hosel that brings the stroke stability of “zero-torque” to the interchangeable putter family.
When Stephan Jaeger’s driver started acting up mid-round at US Open qualifying, officials ruled he couldn’t swap it, the damage wasn’t obvious enough. Here’s what actually counts as “damaged” under the Rules of Golf, and what you can and can’t do about it mid-round.
Yes, you can get fitted for wedges indoors, but a leading fitter explains why it’s crucial to verify that fitting outdoors too, and why you should never use beat-up range balls.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Tour Edge launches its new Exotics Milled lineup of putters that feature a new TriGrind sole with a leading edge chamfer and extra trailing edge relief. There are three bounce options through the line’s 17 options, which also includes a new, steeper-walled milled groove. PRICE: $120. 17 loft/bounce options on Read more…
Putting is, arguably, the most personal area of golf. Watch any golf event and you’re bound to see at least half a dozen ways to grip a club. The grips themselves vary in size. Pay really close attention and you’ll notice even more variance on the hosels or necks of putters, especially with the rising Read more…
Even if you are perfectly happy with the performance of your driver, it’s a good idea to experiment with its different settings to see how they affect your tee shots.
When you think about mallet putters, odds are your first thoughts lean toward more industrial terms like stability and alignment and even ball speed normalization. OK, maybe that last one is just us golf tech nerds, but what we can surely surmise is that squishy things like feel and softness are lower on the ladder Read more…
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…
Soft is a defining characteristic of putters, at least when it comes to how golfers perceive them. How do we know this? When we asked our players at the Hot List Summit for their comments on the best new blade putters, the word “soft” appears 273 times. For perspective, that’s more often than they used Read more…
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