During his press conference on the eve of the 90th Masters, Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley provided perhaps his most full-throated support of the R&A and USGA’s decision to roll back golf ball distance.
Bryson DeChambeau, one of the leading candidates to win his first Masters this week after back-to-back victories on LIV Golf, is again making noise at a major with his golf clubs. And as usual, it’s before he’s even struck a shot.
Nearly all the pros at the Masters have their outfits completely scripted by apparel sponsors from Monday to Sunday. All the intense media attention and the fact of being held in early April make this golf’s “Easter Parade.” Unlike other major team sports where many fans wear replica jerseys, golf patrons curate their own looks. Read more…
There’s a guy named Rock. That’s essentially all caddie Steve Williams remembers about him—first name, resided in Japan, and the fact that he made the trip to Isleworth with some regularity, carrying prototype golf balls in his luggage destined for exactly one set of hands. (“Rock” was none other than Rock Ishii, Nike’s golf ball Read more…
Ask a recreational golfer how far they carry the driver and you’re bound to get the best drive they hit last Tuesday. What they won’t tell you—because most don’t know—is what the club does on an off-centre strike. Depending on where the ball makes contact, it can be a dramatically different number. But that’s quietly Read more…
Question: Are there any wedges out there specifically designed for golfers who struggle in the bunkers? Asking for a friend. Answer: The wedges on this year’s Hot List provide enough options that you can definitely find one that will ease your troubles in the sand. That said, we understand some players get confused by a Read more…
Controversy and posturing have surrounded the USGA and R&A’s announcement that golf balls are expected to be rolled back in 2030 via a change in the distance test. It’s been the conjecture of some that average golfers would be unnecessarily penalized back to the days of balata balls and Sansabelt slacks. Others have no less Read more…
As part of our examination of how a rolled-back golf ball will affect golfers, we had several players of differing abilities test these rollback balls. That includes a faster swinging amateur, a former Korn Ferry Tour winner and an average swing speed avid golfer. Their results suggest the rollback will be a bit like what Read more…
What you need to know: Shot Scope released its LM1 Launch Monitor Thursday, a device that delivers five key metrics in a compact device not much larger than a smart phone. Powered by Doppler radar, the LM1 reads club speed, ball speed, smash factor, carry distance and total distance. Perhaps most surprisingly, it retails for Read more…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Vice Golf is launching two new putters that embrace the idea of “zero-torque” or what the company is calling “zero twist.” Making use of a more extreme onset-angled hosel, the VGP03ZT blade and VGP04ZT mallet both are designed to align the shaft axis with the center of mass in the Read more…
Speaking ahead of this week’s LIV Golf event in South Africa, DeChambeau was asked whether the equipment arms race or raw athleticism deserved more credit for tour players bombing it further than ever before. His answer was unambiguous.
Hitting greens is key to being able to score. However, before you break out a “Captain Obvious” retort, you’d probably be surprised to know that players with handicaps in the mid-teens only average hitting three or four greens a round. Add in that it’s rare to find a short-game wizard in that handicap range and Read more…
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