According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, a majority stake in L.A.B. Golf has been acquired by L Catterton, the private-equity firm backed by LVMH.
Unlike tour players and low-handicap, fast-swinging amateurs, most golfers are looking for irons that easily launch the ball higher. That’s particularly true when we get to the game-improvement (GI) and super-game-improvement (SGI) iron categories. If you can’t get your irons launching high enough, you’re going to have a hard time getting approach shots to stay Read more…
According to TaylorMade tour rep Adrian Rietveld, Scheffler wants “absolutely nothing inside” his driver’s clubhead that might alter performance in any way.
Scheffler topped the Open field in strokes gained/approach, gaining 9.065 strokes. He was equally impressive on the greens, ranking second in strokes gained/putting for the week at 8.516.
Unlike most clubs, putters seem to require more of an emotional component to their evaluations from our Hot List player panel. Yes, there are elements like forgiveness and roll, and, of course, the look that a player can talk about, but the overwhelming metric in terms of performance lies in assessing how a putter feels. Read more…
The i240 is a true cavity-back iron that will appeal to better players. A lower centre-of-gravity position delivers a higher ball flight for more shot-stopping ability.
Ping’s latest driving/utility iron, the iDi, takes aim at delivering specific ball flights for each loft – more of a driving-iron trajectory on the 2-iron while the 4-iron launches higher with more spin.
Made from a single piece of 1020 carbon steel, the standard X Forged boasts a compact profile for the more accomplished player. The higher toe and hard edges are in line with other Japanese forged irons.
Callaway updates its “game-improvement wedge” lineup with the new CB12, a wide-soled cavity-back design that redistributes 12 grams to the perimeter for increased forgiveness not just on full swings but on short-shot mis-hits, too.