http://geareffectgolf.com Your Whole Life in 14 Clubs Tue, 21 May 2013 15:24:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-toulon-says-anchor-ban-could-spell-end-for-couples-and-langer/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-toulon-says-anchor-ban-could-spell-end-for-couples-and-langer/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:24:16 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5552 TaylorMade-adidas Golf has established itself as being the industry’s leading metal woods company in part by being brash. Earlier this year, TMaG President Mark King said the USGA’s then-proposed ban on players anchoring long putters and belly putters against their ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-toulon-says-anchor-ban-could-spell-end-for-couples-and-langer/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/thomas-says-anchor-ban-a-bad-rule/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/thomas-says-anchor-ban-a-bad-rule/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:40:49 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5548 There are few people in golf as outspoken as Frank Thomas.  The man who spent 26 years as technical director for the U.S. Golf Association developing the testing protocols and equipment rules as they exist today, doesn’t like what he ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/thomas-says-anchor-ban-a-bad-rule/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/pga-of-americas-bishop-disappointed-in-anchor-ban-decision/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/pga-of-americas-bishop-disappointed-in-anchor-ban-decision/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:13 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5544 PGA of America President Ted Bishop said today his organization is “disappointed” the USGA and R&A are going to ban the anchored stoke in 2016. The ban, as detailed in Rule 14- 1b, is directed at players who connect belly ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/pga-of-americas-bishop-disappointed-in-anchor-ban-decision/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/its-official-usga-and-ra-to-ban-anchoring-in-2016/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/its-official-usga-and-ra-to-ban-anchoring-in-2016/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:58:27 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5540 Claiming they are “protecting the tradition” of golf, the U.S. Golf Association and The R&A today announced the adoption of Rule 14-1b of the Rules of Golf that prohibits anchoring the club in making a stroke. The new Rule will ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/its-official-usga-and-ra-to-ban-anchoring-in-2016/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/waitt-company-acquires-operating-assets-of-bobby-jones-brand/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/waitt-company-acquires-operating-assets-of-bobby-jones-brand/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 22:21:23 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5535 Waitt Company has reached agreement to acquire all operating assets of the Bobby Jones brand from W Diamond Group Corporation, a New York based company owned and led by Doug Williams and his family. As part of this agreement, the ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/waitt-company-acquires-operating-assets-of-bobby-jones-brand/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/anchors-away-usga-to-announce-decision-next-week/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/anchors-away-usga-to-announce-decision-next-week/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:24:20 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5527 And you thought it was going to be a dull summer. Not after Tuesday, May 21, the U.S. Golf Association and Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland, will announce a final decision on anchoring at a joint conference ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/anchors-away-usga-to-announce-decision-next-week/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nikes-tw14-shoes-will-be-available-june-7/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nikes-tw14-shoes-will-be-available-june-7/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:45:06 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5523 Want the shoes Tiger Woods wore during his victory at The Players Championship? The new Nike TW ’14 shoe will be available beginning June 7. Woods wore the shoes in competition for the first time at The Players this past ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nikes-tw14-shoes-will-be-available-june-7/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-adidas-golf-reports-13-pecent-sales-increase-for-q1/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-adidas-golf-reports-13-pecent-sales-increase-for-q1/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 19:19:24 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5515 TaylorMade-adidas Golf reported first quarter sales of $599 million, a 13 percent increase compared to Q1 of 2012. The company did not report any earnings numbers. By comparison, metal woods rival Callaway Golf reported first quarter sales of $288, although ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-adidas-golf-reports-13-pecent-sales-increase-for-q1/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/golftec-passes-four-million-mark-in-lessons-given/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/golftec-passes-four-million-mark-in-lessons-given/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 14:16:10 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5508 GolfTEC says it passed the four million mark in lesson given on April 30. The Denver-based company, founded in 1995 by PGA professionals Joe Assell (CEO) and Mike Clinton (COO) is the largest provider of game improvement in the industry ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/golftec-passes-four-million-mark-in-lessons-given/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/pings-nome-tr-putter-available-in-mid-may/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/pings-nome-tr-putter-available-in-mid-may/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:48:02 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5504 Ping’s new Nome TR putter has variable-depth grooves milled directly into the face, which the company says is an “industry-first innovation” that produces better distance control. The Nome TR also has an alignment feature that Ping says makes the mallet-style ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/pings-nome-tr-putter-available-in-mid-may/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-daddy-long-legs-putter/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-daddy-long-legs-putter/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:46:41 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5500 TaylorMade-adidas Golf’s new  Daddy Long Legs  counterbalanced putter  is engineered with heavier weight at the grip-end, according to TMaG,  to increase the Moment of Inertia  of the  club to promote a consistent “on path” stroke. Basically, the heavier weighted grip ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-daddy-long-legs-putter/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-q1-sales/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-q1-sales/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:21:54 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5496 Callaway Golf Co. reported nets sales for the first quarter of 2013 increased to $288 million as compared to $285 million for the same period in 2012.  More important, the company reported earnings of $42 million versus $32 million the ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-q1-sales/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adizero-adidas-golf-record-2013/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adizero-adidas-golf-record-2013/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:23:19 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5490 Talk about putting your best foot forward. adidas Golf, part of the TaylorMade-adidas Golf portfolio, said it has achieved record-breaking footwear sales for the first part of 2013, with February marking the highest sales period for the global golf brand ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adizero-adidas-golf-record-2013/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/style-and-technology-put-bobby-jones-apparel-back-on-top/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/style-and-technology-put-bobby-jones-apparel-back-on-top/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:55:20 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5481 With the Masters still fresh in our minds, this is good time to reflect back on the tournament’s founder and patron saint – Bobby Jones. Robert Tyre Jones, Jr.’s swing and golf game were flawless. The apparel named after him ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/style-and-technology-put-bobby-jones-apparel-back-on-top/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/scott-uses-new-titleist-913d3-driver-cameron-putter-to-win-masters/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/scott-uses-new-titleist-913d3-driver-cameron-putter-to-win-masters/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:23:04 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5477 Much of the pre-Masters equipment chatter centered around Phil Mickelson’s Phrankenwood driver, but Adam Scott used a new driver at Augusta, too, and with much better success. The Aussie won his first green jacket yesterday with a Titleist 913D driver. Scott ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/scott-uses-new-titleist-913d3-driver-cameron-putter-to-win-masters/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adam-scotts-masters-long-putter/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adam-scotts-masters-long-putter/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:33:15 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5473 The U.S. Golf Association and R&A might have taken a big hit with Adam Scott’s victory at the Masters. Golf’s ruling bodies want to ban the anchoring of long putters – such as the Scotty Cameron Titleist putter – Scott ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adam-scotts-masters-long-putter/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tiger-woods-nike-masters/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tiger-woods-nike-masters/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:38:39 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5469 The ball – and club – is now in Nike Golf’s court. Tiger Woods is playing Nike Golf’s new VRS Covert 3 wood (15 degrees) at this week’s Masters.  Woods put Nike Golf’s VRS Covert 5 wood (19 degrees) in ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tiger-woods-nike-masters/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mickelson-phrankenwood-masters/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mickelson-phrankenwood-masters/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:00:24 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5465 Not even an avowed equipment freak like Phil Mickelson can define the new Callaway X Hot Phrankenwood that he will put into play at this week’s Masters. "It's a driver, but it just looks like a 3‑wood, because our drivers are so big ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mickelson-phrankenwood-masters/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mickelson-masters/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mickelson-masters/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:46:41 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5459 From the U.S. Golf Association comes this look at Callaway's "Phrankenwood," which staffer Phil Mickelson might put in play at this week's Masters. The driver, which has no loft designation, is different from the X Hot 3Deep fairway wood Lefty ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mickelson-masters/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nicklaus-major-victories/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nicklaus-major-victories/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:13:42 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5455 Jack Nicklaus and the Masters are synonymous. The Golden Bear has won five Green Jackets – the first being 50 years ago this month – and  total of 18 major championships. Golf and sporting artist Walt Spitzmiller spent eight years painting ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nicklaus-major-victories/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-golf-ball/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-golf-ball/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:29:25 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5451 TaylorMade-adidas Golf will open a new golf ball manufacturing plant in January 2014. The company says the planned 120,000 square foot facility will occupy 25 acres in Liberty, S.C., approximately 28 miles east of its current facility in Westminster, TMaG ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-golf-ball/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/titleist-712u-iron/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/titleist-712u-iron/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:36:04 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5444   The Acushnet Company’s new Titleist 712U, a forged utility iron the company says provides “high speed,” with improved playability and shot control, will be available via custom order beginning May 15. As you expect from a Titleist club, the 712U ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/titleist-712u-iron/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/golfredefinedcom-drivers-tested/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/golfredefinedcom-drivers-tested/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:01:59 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5440   If you’re one of those golfers who can’t get enough of testing new equipment, then GolfRedefined.com might be for you. It’s sort of the “Netflix” of golf. GolfRedefined.com claims to be first online site to give golfers the opportunity to select, test ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/golfredefinedcom-drivers-tested/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-3deep-fairway-wood/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-3deep-fairway-wood/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:25:24 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5433 Callaway Golf is quickly following up on its X Hot line of fairway woods with the X Hot 3Deep fairway woods, which will be available next month. Phil Mickelson uses a 13-degree version of the X Hot 3Deep, which as ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-3deep-fairway-wood/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golfs-masters-tw13-shoe/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golfs-masters-tw13-shoe/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:42:32 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5425   Nike Golf has created Nike Free-inspired TW ‘13 Limited Edition footwear for next month’s Masters. The Nike TW ’13 Limited Edition shoe, will be available beginning March 28 and carry a shelf price of $179.99 and is crafted of waterproof multi-stretch ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golfs-masters-tw13-shoe/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tiger-woods-bay-hill-nike/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tiger-woods-bay-hill-nike/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:23:05 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5421 Tiger Woods won the Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Invitational today (and reclaimed the No. 1 world ranking) with his usual assortment of Nike Golf clubs, including the new Covert VR_S 5-wood that he added to his bag at the WGC-Cadillac ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tiger-woods-bay-hill-nike/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tour-edge-exotics-xcg6-driver/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tour-edge-exotics-xcg6-driver/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:08:48 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5412 I’m a big fan of Tour Edge Golf’s Exotics line of drivers and metal woods. The Exotics XCG6 driver is no exception. The club looks good at address, sounds good and the ball flies off the club face with good ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tour-edge-exotics-xcg6-driver/feed/ 1 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-chrome-ball/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-chrome-ball/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:13:15 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5407 Callaway Golf’s new HEX Chrome+ golf ball is now available at a suggested retail price of $35.99 per dozen. The HEX probably is one of the more underrated series of balls on the market. If you haven’t tried a HEX ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-chrome-ball/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/palmer-long-putters-contraption/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/palmer-long-putters-contraption/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:06:32 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5403 Arnold Palmer said today that he didn’t want to argue with anybody over the issue of long putters, but the King used some fighting words in once again expressing his opposition to long putters and belly putters as well as ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/palmer-long-putters-contraption/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/streelman-wins-wilson-staff-irons/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/streelman-wins-wilson-staff-irons/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:33:33 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5398 Kevin Streelman won the Tampa Bay Championship with Wilson Staff FG Tour V2 Irons (4-9). The victory on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook Resort was Streelman’s first on the PGA Tour. Streelman hit 84 percent of the greens in regulation and ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/streelman-wins-wilson-staff-irons/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/odyssey-tank-putter/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/odyssey-tank-putter/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:18:39 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5390 Callaway Golf’s new high MOI (Moment of Inertia), counterbalanced Odyssey Tank Putter will be available April 12.  The Tank Putter, being played by Nicolas Colsaerts at this week's WGC Cadillac Championship, features weighted components with a calculated balance point for a higher ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/odyssey-tank-putter/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-record-sales/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-record-sales/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:25:01 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5385 Spurred by unprecedented sales in its RocketBallz line of drivers, hybrids and metal woods, TaylorMade-adidas Golf reported record sales of more than $1.7 billion  in 2012, making it the world’s largest golf company. The company said its metal woods sales (drivers, ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-record-sales/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaways-x-hot-fairway-wood/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaways-x-hot-fairway-wood/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:26:12 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5365 When Chip Brewer became Callaway Golf president and chief executive officer one year ago, he took a look at the company’s 2013 line of metal woods and basically told his club designers to start over. The result was the Callaway ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaways-x-hot-fairway-wood/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adams-super-s-hybrid-review/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adams-super-s-hybrid-review/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:07:29 +0000 Brian Sommer, PhD http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5356 Because TaylorMade-adidas Golf owns Adams Golf, it’s not a surprise that the two companies’ clubs look alike.  The new Adams line of hybrids (as well as drivers and metal woods) each now feature a white crown just as the TMaG ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adams-super-s-hybrid-review/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/els-usga-belly-putters/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/els-usga-belly-putters/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:48:12 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5352 DORAL, Fla. - Ernie Els, who used an Odyssey belly putter to win the 2012 Open Championship, took a verbal shot at the U.S. Golf Association today here at the WCG-Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral near Miami. “They don't want any ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/els-usga-belly-putters/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/footjoys-new-fj-hydrolite-outerwear-line-available-march-15/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/footjoys-new-fj-hydrolite-outerwear-line-available-march-15/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:52:47 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5347 FootJoy’s new FJ rainwear line called “FJ HydroLite,” will be available at retail beginning March 15. FootJoy, which has been a leading player in outerwear for more than a decade, says the FJ line is the lightest rainwear it has ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/footjoys-new-fj-hydrolite-outerwear-line-available-march-15/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/volviks-vista-bal/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/volviks-vista-bal/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:28:41 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5343 It’s not often that a golf ball from outside the mainstream has a chance to make a name for itself. It’s usually non-conforming to USGA rules or a non-performer. Not so with Volvik’s Vista golf ball. Understand that Volvik balls ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/volviks-vista-bal/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ping-scottsdale-tr-putter-review/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ping-scottsdale-tr-putter-review/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:17:43 +0000 Brian Sommer, PhD http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5338 With the golf industry full of clubs unique colors, adjustability, and lighter and stronger materials, Ping Golf has managed to design and develop another superior product. In an industry where putters have become the most over-talked issues in regards to ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ping-scottsdale-tr-putter-review/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-r1-driver-review/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-r1-driver-review/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:03:55 +0000 Brian Sommer, PhD http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5330 TaylorMade Golf is one of the most visible equipment manufactures in the industry in large part because of its high-profile white drivers and fairway woods. The company was one of the first to introduce moveable weight technology in the R7 ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-r1-driver-review/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/els-long-putters/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/els-long-putters/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:42:40 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5326 PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - When asked (again) about the U.S. Golf Association’s and Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s proposed anchoring ban, Ernie Els gives you this number: 71. That was his ranking at last year’s Open Championship, which by ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/els-long-putters/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mcilroy-equipment-swing-needs-work/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mcilroy-equipment-swing-needs-work/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:48:18 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5322 PALM BEACH GARDENs, Fla. - Rory McIlroy, of course, isn’t your average golfer, but the world No. 1 does have something in common with average players. That is, it’s not the equipment to blame for poor swings, it’s the player. McIlroy ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mcilroy-equipment-swing-needs-work/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/kuchars-putting-strok/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/kuchars-putting-strok/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:43:46 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5318 The world of sports is filled with irony. The latest example is Matt Kuchar winning the Accenture Match Play Championship on the same day PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem announced the Tour’s opposition to the U.S. Golf Association’s proposed rule ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/kuchars-putting-strok/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/usga-anchoring-ban/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/usga-anchoring-ban/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:48:06 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5312 The U.S. Golf Association apparently wasn't pahsed at all by PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem's Feb. 24 announcement that the Tour opposes the proposed ban on anchoring.  Shortly after Finchem's annoucement, the USGA released this statement: “The 90-day comment period remains ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/usga-anchoring-ban/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/finchem-states-tours-case-against-anchoring-ban/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/finchem-states-tours-case-against-anchoring-ban/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:47:16 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5308 PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem is well-versed in the art of politics from his days in the Jimmy Carter Administration. The Commish was at his politically-correct today at the Accenture Match Play Championship in addressing the U.S. Golf Association’s proposed ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/finchem-states-tours-case-against-anchoring-ban/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/stricker-says-anchoring-ban-poor/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/stricker-says-anchoring-ban-poor/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:02:02 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5300 Steve Stricker admits that he started out as a proponent of banning the anchoring of clubs, specifically putters, against the body, but has come around a bit in his thinking. Nevertheless, Stricker said at this week’s Accenture Match Play Championship, ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/stricker-says-anchoring-ban-poor/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-20xi-x-golf-ball-review/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-20xi-x-golf-ball-review/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:04:51 +0000 Brian Sommer, PhD http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5296 Let’s cut to the chase: Nike Golf’s new 20XI-x is the best golf ball Nike has released to date. I was astonished at how well the ball performed. The ball’s RZN core, which was introduced in the previous model, now ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-20xi-x-golf-ball-review/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-covert-tour-driver-review/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-covert-tour-driver-review/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:14:24 +0000 Brian Sommer, PhD http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5286 Color is “in” these days for drivers - from the white of TaylorMade and Adams to the rainbow of colors of Cobra. Nike Golf is going with red this year in its new Covert and Covert Tour drivers, which measure ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-covert-tour-driver-review/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ping-anser-fairway-wood-review/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ping-anser-fairway-wood-review/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:27:01 +0000 Brian Sommer, PhD http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5282 Ping Golf is one of the more consistent golf club manufactures in blending highly technical advances with traditional look and feel. The new line of Anser fairway woods is no different Ping’s first attempt at the adjustable loft/clubface craze that has ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ping-anser-fairway-wood-review/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/els-still-campaigning-against-ban-on-long-and-belly-putters/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/els-still-campaigning-against-ban-on-long-and-belly-putters/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:58:33 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5277 Ernie Els won the 2012 Open Championship with a belly putter and is using one at this week’s Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club. But the Big Easy says using a belly putter isn’t well, as easy at looks.“It's ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/els-still-campaigning-against-ban-on-long-and-belly-putters/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ijp-design-offering-2013-masters-headcovers-for-putters/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ijp-design-offering-2013-masters-headcovers-for-putters/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:46:52 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5272 Ian Pouter’s IJP Design is honoring the 2013 Masters with the “The Azalea Jacket” limited edition putter cover.  The cover is the first in a series of specially designed putter covers to mark each of the year’s four majors.  Coinciding with ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ijp-design-offering-2013-masters-headcovers-for-putters/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-white-hot-odyssey/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-white-hot-odyssey/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:41:23 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5268 Callaway Golf is introducing what it calls an “improved version” of the White Hot insert in its new Odyssey White Hot Pro line of putters that will launch March 1.  The new insert, Callaway says, brings more consistent sound, feel ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-white-hot-odyssey/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-soldiers-r1-delivery/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-soldiers-r1-delivery/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:22:56 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5264 Here’s more proof why TaylorMade-adidas Golf is market leader in metal woods. In conjunction with the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club near Los Angeles, TMaG today will commemorate the PGA Tour launch of its new R1 driver when ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-soldiers-r1-delivery/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/golo-putters-scotty-camero/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/golo-putters-scotty-camero/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:38:14 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5259 Mallet-style Select GoLo 5 and GoLo S5 are the newest additions to the Scotty Cameron by Titleist Select line of putters. Each putter will be available beginning March 1. The GoLo 5 and GoLo S5 putters each have a compact, ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/golo-putters-scotty-camero/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ecco-tour-hybrid-golf-shoe/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ecco-tour-hybrid-golf-shoe/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:37:07 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5255 Ecco helped redefine (some might say create) the cleatless golf shoe market with its comfortable, athletic styles. Now the company is coming with a more classic look but with all the technology people have come to expect. The Ecco Tour Hybrid ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ecco-tour-hybrid-golf-shoe/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-app-r1-driver/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-app-r1-driver/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:34:44 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5249 TaylorMade-adidas Golf has launched its R1 Tuning App – a free way to interact with the technology of its new R1 driver. TMaG says the R1 driver has 168 different launch conditions and is the “most adjustable” it has made. ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-app-r1-driver/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mickelson-victory-fit-xtreme-driver/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mickelson-victory-fit-xtreme-driver/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:33:20 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5243 In his first tournament playing Callaway’s RAZR Fit Xtreme driver, Phil Mickelson went wire-to-wire to win the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open. Mickelson had his driver at 8.1 degrees of actual loft with a five gram weight in the toe ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mickelson-victory-fit-xtreme-driver/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/duval-re-signs-with-nike-golf/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/duval-re-signs-with-nike-golf/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:50:56 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5239 You can go home again. Just ask David Duval. The former world No. 1 has re-signed with Nike Golf. Duval, who hasn’t been a significant presence on the PGA Tour since 2009, was the first player to win a major ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/duval-re-signs-with-nike-golf/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/golftec-golf-lessons/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/golftec-golf-lessons/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:37:35 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5231 A clock on the wall inside GolfTEC’s Denver headquarters tells the story. Sometime this spring, GolfTEC will pass the four million mark for golf lessons given in its 17-year history. No other company even comes close – testament to the ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/golftec-golf-lessons/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-lethal-golf/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-lethal-golf/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:18:34 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5227 TaylorMade-adidas Golf’s new “Lethal” golf ball begins shipping today. The Lethal follows up the company’s Penta franchise as a five-piece ball that will be played by many of its Tour players. Justin Rose, in fact, use a prototype Lethal ball ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-lethal-golf/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmag-mark-king-usga/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmag-mark-king-usga/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:21:58 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5221 Mark King is nothing if not brash. That’s how he revitalized TaylorMade Golf Co. more than a decade ago. Now as CEO of TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company, King remains bold and direct. So it’s not surprising that King took a verbal shot ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmag-mark-king-usga/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/clampetts-impact-zone-golf-on-line-and-dvd/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/clampetts-impact-zone-golf-on-line-and-dvd/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:25:27 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5217 There is a lot of style versus substance in golf these days. While most of it centers on the golf clubs and what driver or putter works better than the other guy’s, Bobby Clampett prefers to concentrate on the golf ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/clampetts-impact-zone-golf-on-line-and-dvd/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-reports-117-million-loss-in-2012/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-reports-117-million-loss-in-2012/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:06:32 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5213 Find another shade of red for Callaway Golf Company. The Carlsbad, Calif., based equipment company reported today that it lost $117 million in 2012 on sales of $832 million compared to a loss of $81 million on sales of $887 ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-reports-117-million-loss-in-2012/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tour-edge-exotics-xcg6-irons/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tour-edge-exotics-xcg6-irons/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:24:53 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5205 Tour Edge Golf is best known for its Exotics line of drivers and fairway woods, but don’t sit on its Exotics irons. The new Exotics XCG6 iron, featuring four tungsten sole weights in the heel and toe, is as easy ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tour-edge-exotics-xcg6-irons/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/caps-by-kooch/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/caps-by-kooch/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:22:25 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5201 Bridgestone Golf has had success the past couple of years marketing colorful golf balls, particularly in its B330 RX and E Series. Now the company is going colorful with its caps, specifically the Kuchar Collection co-designed by staff player Matt ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/caps-by-kooch/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/titleist-prov1-prov1x-golf-balls/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/titleist-prov1-prov1x-golf-balls/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:22:19 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5195  The Acushnet Company unveiled the latest generations of its Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. The company says each model is longer and more durable than its predecessor and features new ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/titleist-prov1-prov1x-golf-balls/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/footjoy-mproject/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/footjoy-mproject/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:08:21 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5190 By Steve Pike It’s not often that a golf shoe steals the show at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, but FootJoy’s new M:Project might do it. The M:Project shoe is the most lightweight golf shoe I have ever tried on. ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/footjoy-mproject/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-r1-driver/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-r1-driver/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:25:02 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5186 TaylorMade Golf-adidas Golf’s new R1 driver is off to a hot start. Less than two weeks from its global availability at retail, the R1 has three victories, including two of the first three events on the PGA Tour. This past weekend, ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-r1-driver/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mcilroy-off-to-rocky-start-with-nike-method-putter/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mcilroy-off-to-rocky-start-with-nike-method-putter/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:39:56 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5182 It’s too early to panic, or even be concerned, but if you’re Nike Golf, you can’t like the fact that your new $250 million man has already scrapped one of your clubs – at least for now. Rory McIlroy who ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mcilroy-off-to-rocky-start-with-nike-method-putter/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/report-anchoring-ban/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/report-anchoring-ban/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:45:20 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5174  Golf Datatech, the golf industry’s top independent research firm for consumer, trade and retail golf trends, has released a first-of-its-kind study developed to evaluate the reaction of “serious golfers” to the U.S. Golf Association’s proposed new ruling that would prohibit ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/report-anchoring-ban/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mcilroy-nike-golf-ball/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mcilroy-nike-golf-ball/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:42:41 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5167  Rory McIlroy is still getting accustomed to his new Nike equipment and golf ball, so it’s no big surprise that the world’s No. 1 ranked struggled in his first tournament and missed the cut at this week’s Abu Dhabi Championship. No ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mcilroy-nike-golf-ball/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mcilroy-nike-golf-2/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mcilroy-nike-golf-2/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:13:29 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5160 Rory McIlroy is now officially with Nike Golf.  Nike Golf President Cindy Davis introduced McIlroy at a ceremony today in Abu Dhabi, where the world’s No. 1 ranked player and two-time major champion is competing in the Abu Dhabi HSBC ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/mcilroy-nike-golf-2/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golf-mcilroy/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golf-mcilroy/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:44:32 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5156 The worst-kept secret in golf should become official tomorrow. That's when Nike Golf is expected to announce the signing of world. No. 1 Rory McIlroy. The young Irishman, who had been playing Titleist equipment, is expected to play Nike equipment and play the ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golf-mcilroy/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/parnevik-cobra-puma/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/parnevik-cobra-puma/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:41:02 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5151 After battling injuries the past few years, Jesper Parnevik has signed with Cobra Puma Golf. The colorful Parnevik joins a Cobra Puma Golf stable that already includes the flamboyant Rickie Fowler. Parnevik s won 14 times around the world but probably ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/parnevik-cobra-puma/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/cutter-bucks-debuts-fall-outerwear-collection/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/cutter-bucks-debuts-fall-outerwear-collection/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:08:30 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5145 By combining a high level of performance with technology and modern updates to classic sport styling, Cutter & Buck has unveiled a terrific Outerwear Collection for Fall 2013. The collection features a well-thought out layering system with technical details and breathable ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/cutter-bucks-debuts-fall-outerwear-collection/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/johnson-win-r1-driver/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/johnson-win-r1-driver/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:06:39 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5141   TaylorMade-adidas Golf is off to a fast start in 2013, but given the company’s history, that’s not a surprise. Dustin Johnson won the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua with TMaG’s new R1 driver and RocketBallz Tour irons. In Johnson’s Bag: R1 ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/johnson-win-r1-driver/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adams-ad-campaign-super-line/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adams-ad-campaign-super-line/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:22:20 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5137 Adams Golf is unleashing what it calls an “experimental” marketing campaign called “Easy Million,” which is designed to drive golfers to golf specialty retail stores, golf course demo days and even corporate events. The goal is for players to gain ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adams-ad-campaign-super-line/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adidas-golf-adizero-shoe/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adidas-golf-adizero-shoe/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:49:24 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5133 adidas Golf’s new adizero line will be available Jan. 24 at a suggested retail price of $180 per pair. Weighing in at only 10.6 ounces, adidas Golf says the adizero  Tour shoe is 38 percent lighter  than the adidas Tour360 ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adidas-golf-adizero-shoe/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormades-r1-driver-gives-players-lofty-expectations/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormades-r1-driver-gives-players-lofty-expectations/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:43:58 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5129 TaylorMade-adidas Golf, which originated adjustable driver technology more than a decade ago, is offering its next generation adjustable driver – the R1 – that will be available Feb. 1 at a suggested retail price of $399. TMaG says the R1 gives ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormades-r1-driver-gives-players-lofty-expectations/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaways-x-hot-driver/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaways-x-hot-driver/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:21:13 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5125 Callaway Golf Company’s new X Hot driver will carry a shelf price of $299 when it becomes available Jan. 25, one week ahead of the similarly-priced TaylorMade RocketBallz Stage 2 driver. The X Hot driver features Callaway’s Speed Frame Face Technology ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaways-x-hot-driver/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-rocketballz-stage-2-driver/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-rocketballz-stage-2-driver/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:58:53 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5121   TaylorMade-adidas Golf’s highly-anticipated RocketBallz Stage 2 line will be available to the public on Feb. 1 with a shelf price of $299.99. The RBZ Stage 2 is the nextgeneration of the hugely successful RBZ franchise TMaG introduced last year. The RBZ ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/taylormade-rocketballz-stage-2-driver/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/watson-ping-g25-hyundai/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/watson-ping-g25-hyundai/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:42:39 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5117 Bubba Watson and Hunter Mahan are each playing the new Ping G25 driver at this week’s Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Maui. The G25 (suggested retail price $385)is the company’s largest profile driver with what Ping calls its “most forgiving” head ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/watson-ping-g25-hyundai/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golf-signs-watney-stanley/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golf-signs-watney-stanley/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 21:39:14 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5113 Nike Golf has announced the signings of two players – neither named Rory McIlroy. Nick Watney and Kyle Stanley have each joined the Swoosh fold. McIlroy, the world’s No. 1 ranked player, is expected to officially join Nike Golf any ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golf-signs-watney-stanley/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adams-super-ls-hybri/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adams-super-ls-hybri/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:13:23 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5095 Adams Golf continues to create some of the more playable hybrids on the market. Case in point is the new Super LS hybrid that has a titanium face and crown, stainless steel sole and VST (Velocity Slot Technology) incorporated in ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adams-super-ls-hybri/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ping-john-solheim-alternative-handicapping/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ping-john-solheim-alternative-handicapping/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:33:49 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5090 Ping Chairman John Solheim as always been on the equipment industry’s more forward thinkers – a trait he no doubt inherited from his father, the late Karsten Solheim. Karsten Solheim essentially “invented” perimeter weighting golf clubs, which forever changed the ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/ping-john-solheim-alternative-handicapping/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/palmer-erc-ii-anchor-ba/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/palmer-erc-ii-anchor-ba/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:33:01 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5084 In a “state of the game" essay on thegolfchannel.com, Arnold Palmer praises the USGA and R&A on its proposal to ban players from anchoring clubs against their bodies. Palmer said the ruling bodies took “a patient and thoughtful approach…. studying ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/palmer-erc-ii-anchor-ba/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adams-golf-super-s-metal-woods/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adams-golf-super-s-metal-woods/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:49:26 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5077 Adams Golf the past few years has emerged as a major player in the metal woods market. The company continues that trend with its new Super S family that includes the Super driver, fairway woods, hybrids and irons. This is the ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/adams-golf-super-s-metal-woods/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/titleist-913f-fairway-metals/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/titleist-913f-fairway-metals/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:21:19 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5071 The Acushnet Company’s Titleist new Titleist 913 fairway metals and hybrids will be available beginning Feb. 1, 2013 at a suggested retail price of $279 for the fairway metals and $229 for the hybrids. The 913F and 913F.d Low Spin fairway ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/titleist-913f-fairway-metals/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/norman-likes-anchoring-ban/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/norman-likes-anchoring-ban/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:16:02 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5067 Count Greg Norman among those players who applaud the USGA/R&A proposal to ban players from anchoring putters against their bodies. It’s not a surprising considering the Great White Shark always as considered himself a traditionalist when it comes to equipment. “I've ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/norman-likes-anchoring-ban/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/frank-thomas-anchoring-ban/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/frank-thomas-anchoring-ban/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:47:42 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5061 Former U.S. Golf Association Technical Director Frank Thomas has never been shy about speaking his mind, even if his opinions run contrary to his old bosses in Far Hills, N.J.  When he talks, I always listen. With that in mind, ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/frank-thomas-anchoring-ban/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golf-20xi-ball-rzn/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golf-20xi-ball-rzn/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:25:52 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5057 Nike Golf is adding more of its RZN technology to its next generation 20XI golf balls that will be available Feb. 1. RZN technology, according to Nike Golf, results in a lighter, faster and more responsive core that is engineered ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golf-20xi-ball-rzn/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golf-hires-radcliffe/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golf-hires-radcliffe/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:27:28 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5053 Nike Golf has named Nate Radcliffe its Director of Engineering for golf clubs. Radcliffe comes to Nike after 11 years at Cleveland Golf/Srixon, where he served in a range of research, development and brand Management roles.  Most recently, Radcliffe was ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/nike-golf-hires-radcliffe/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/is-there-value-in-a-golf-school/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/is-there-value-in-a-golf-school/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:09:29 +0000 Brian Sommer, PhD http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5047 The golf industry is rife with golf instruction, in most regards the PGA of America is founded upon the golf lesson. It’s an interesting tug of war within the industry between golf professionals and equipment manufacturers that is forcing customers ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/is-there-value-in-a-golf-school/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-will-ship-odyssey-metal-x-lock-putter-in-january/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-will-ship-odyssey-metal-x-lock-putter-in-january/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:56:08 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5040 When Odyssey Golf Global Director Chris Koske said Callaway’s putter brand was exploring alternative options to the USGA/R&A proposed ban on players anchoring putters, he wasn’t kidding. Odyssey in January will begin shipping its new Metal-X Arm Lock putter.  Koske ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/callaway-will-ship-odyssey-metal-x-lock-putter-in-january/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/snedeker-says-players-should-fall-in-line-to-support-proposed-anchoring-ban/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/snedeker-says-players-should-fall-in-line-to-support-proposed-anchoring-ban/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:09:05 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5036 Whether you anchor your belly putter or use the more traditional shorter putter, don’t look to Brandt Snedeker for any sympathy if you can’t putt well. “I do have sympathy for all golfers because we all struggle at times,” Snedeker said ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/snedeker-says-players-should-fall-in-line-to-support-proposed-anchoring-ban/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/odysseys-putting/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/odysseys-putting/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:49:16 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5030 Look for Callaway Golf to continue offering long putters and belly putters in the wake of the USGA/R&A proposal to ban players from anchoring the putters to their bodies. That makes sense because the proposal, it should be remembered, is ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/odysseys-putting/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-king-still-bullish-long-putters/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-king-still-bullish-long-putters/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:59:06 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5025 TaylorMade-adidas Golf President Mark King says that while the demand for belly putters and long putters might decrease in the wake of the USGA/R&A proposal to ban players from “anchoring” putters to their bodies, his company  will continue making them. “Does ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/tmags-king-still-bullish-long-putters/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/proposed-rule-14-1/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/proposed-rule-14-1/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:48:31 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5021 Here's the complete explanation of Rule 14-1b that proposes the ban on players anchoring clubs against their bodies.If passed, the rule would take effect Jan. 1, 2016.   The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA), golf’s governing bodies, today announced ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/proposed-rule-14-1/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/pga-tour-acushnet-company-anchoring-ban/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/pga-tour-acushnet-company-anchoring-ban/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:31:29 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5015 Two of golf’s more powerful forces – the PGA Tour and the Titleist parent Acushnet Company – are taking conservative approaches to the USGA and R&A proposal to ban players from “anchoring” clubs, specifically putters, against their. Golf ruling bodies ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/pga-tour-acushnet-company-anchoring-ban/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/usga-rule14-1b-bans-anchoring/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/usga-rule14-1b-bans-anchoring/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:02:09 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5011 As expected, the U.S. Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland, today proposed a ban on the “anchoring” of putters against a player’s body. Proposed Rule 14-1b say the club is “anchored” directly when the ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/usga-rule14-1b-bans-anchoring/feed/ 0 http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/woods-ban-anchoring-long-putters/ http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/woods-ban-anchoring-long-putters/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:54:12 +0000 Steve Pike http://geareffectgolf.com/?p=5006 Golf’s ruling bodies – the U.S. Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland – tomorrow is expected to announce they will ban the “anchoring” of long and belly putters. That is, players will not ... ]]> http://geareffectgolf.com/golf/woods-ban-anchoring-long-putters/feed/ 0