We receive a lot of questions about the latest gear in the marketplace. Most of them centre around one specific question: “Should I switch out my current gamer for a [fill in the blank] driver?”
There’s a number buried in your typical launch monitor report you should be paying attention to because it might be the difference between hitting greens instead of just visiting them.
Looking to learn what you need to know about the latest new products from Newton Golf? These handy thumbnails will keep you up to date on the company’s new releases across all club catetgories. Newton Fast Motion shafts: Newton Golf expands its driver shaft lineup with the lightweight Fast Motion, an option 10 grams lighter Read more…
During recent nine-point testing with the swing robot at 95mph, the Elyte Triple Diamond stood out as one of the fastest and most consistent drivers for golfers who move the club at about that speed, which is considered an average amateur swing speed.
Urethane balls are a better option for the vast majority of golfers, not just tour players. They simply offer more performance benefits across all clubs, distances, speeds and shots. Testing by Golf Laboratories showed that there is no distance advantage with non-urethane balls, and the short-game spin advantage of urethane can be staggering. Our robot Read more…
For Novak and Griffin, the win was their first on the PGA Tour, gratifying for both but especially for Novak, who lost last week to Justin Thomas in a playoff.
At 62 years old, R.C. Hill, who plays to a 7-handicap, takes full advantage of his yearlong golf season in DeLand, Fla. The auto and powersports dealer gets out about once a week at his home course, LPGA International, and practices even a bit more than he plays. He carries his drives about 250 yards Read more…
We receive a lot of questions about the latest gear in the marketplace. Most of them centre around one specific question: “Should I switch out my current gamer for a [fill in the blank] driver?”
In a new equipment series from Golf Digest, we tested the latest drivers from every major manufacturer on the Golf Laboratories swing robot to determine if they were noticeably better than their predecessors.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Vice Golf, which launched its first batch of clubs with irons, wedges and putters last year, completes its lineup with two drivers, fairway woods and hybrids. The designs grew out of millions of data points from its partners at HIO, the largest club-fitting operation in Europe. From that input, the Read more…
What you need to know: In 2004, TaylorMade debuted the R7 driver, a club that captured more than 30 wins worldwide, including that year’s U.S. Open by Retief Goosen. Now, to pay homage to that club as well as the follow-up R7 Quad, the company has introduced its R7 Quad Mini driver. Price/Availability: The R7 Read more…
Akin to how eight in 10 men regard themselves as above-average drivers, similar self-overestimation exists with packing. However, Scott Mahoney does know how to fill a suitcase better than most. As CEO of Peter Millar, he has access to the company’s entire portfolio of designs and years of business travel has honed his methods. Here Read more…
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