The best wedges seem to have the capacity to make us feel better. Assuming we take advantage of their performance characteristics, good wedges can take us from crushing disappointment to steadying relief with one swing. That’s particularly true when it comes to the imminent disasters a wedge can resolve on pitches and chips from tough Read more…
Remember that last girls’ golf trip you packed your whole wardrobe, only to wear the same few outfits on repeat? We’re here to help you avoid that mistake. This is your go-to guide for curating a functional, stylish capsule wardrobe that you’ll actually want to wear at your next golf getaway. To get you vacation-ready, Read more…
It sure seems that Philip Knowles deserved some golf grace coming his way, because over the last couple of years the 28-year-old from Florida has experienced horrible luck. He’s endured a freak injury and the recurrence of the very painful shingles virus—in his eye, no less. MORE: In stunning turnaround, Jake Knapp breaks course record Read more…
To make sure you’re really prepared for anything and everything you might encounter during a round, consider the guide below where we take note of a few handy extras that might not be top of mind but you’ll certainly be grateful you had when you truly need it.
As the first season of the televised simulated golf league, TGL, played out on weeknights over the winter, there was one piece of the technology that truly stood out. Sure, the six-story-high simulator screen was the eye-catching behemoth in the operation, but the biggest accomplishment by engineers surely was the way shots were tracked onto Read more…
Robot testing continually provides us with contrarian options that might otherwise not be on your radar — like Wilson’s Dynapwr LS. As we’ve seen with several low-spin offerings during our latest round of testing, it’s possible to reap the benefits of an LS model at 95 mph. You could even make the claim that of Read more…
The best wedges need to be exceptional in an array of performance areas. That’s why we use our system of Hot List vectors to assess which of the wedges excel in the varying jobs required for an elite wedge. During our testing, our panel of 32 players test wedges in a series of areas, and Read more…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Buying wedges can be confusing, especially for your average weekend warrior. Who really knows what all those letter grinds mean anyway? Proto Concept’s new RR Forged wedges, made from soft S20C steel, take the confusion out of figuring out which grind is right for you with three simple words: Aggressive, Read more…
More and more of the quotient for success in iron design today lies squarely not in a rush toward more ball speed but in that most elusive of intangibles: feel. It’s why when we conduct our testing for the Hot List, we ask our player-testers to elucidate what they mean when they say a particular Read more…
For the high majority of everyday players, the 4-iron is dead. Fullstop. Only about 20 percent of LPGA Tour players carry a 4-iron that’s not a utility iron.
Anyone who knows L.A.B. Golf CEO Sam Hahn a little bit knows him to be the frenetically passionate energy behind the funny-looking putters that have grown in the last three years from cult favorite to the game-changing leader of the “zero torque” putter trend. When J.J. Spaun rolled in an electrifying 64-foot putt to win Read more…
You don’t win a US Open without fine iron play. Spaun employed a split set of Srixon irons, while his putter is from perhaps the hottest putter company in golf.
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