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 …
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Review: Adams Super S hybrid
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 …
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Review: Ping Scottsdale TR putter
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 …
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Review: TaylorMade R1 driver
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 …
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Review: Nike 20XI-x golf ball
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 …
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Review: Nike Covert Tour driver
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 …
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Review: Ping Anser fairway wood
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 …
Is there value in a golf school?
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 …
Mizuno Golf’s Swing DNA
Although it’s more visible than ever before, custom fitting is not a new service being provided by club manufacturers, Back in the 1980s, Ping was one of the first major club manufacturers to offer custom fitting for the average golfer …
ECCO is on top of the world with World Class shoe line
ECCO is on top of the world with its world class line of shoes
When most golfers search for new technology to improve their games, rarely do they consider golf shoes as a part of their equipment. However, a good golf …
Carnahan Golf continues to sink birdies with their its putters
Like most golfers, I am always in search of a new (or old) piece of equipment that will help me perform better. Because the putter is perhaps the most critical club in the bag, golfers are always looking for the …
Kiawah Island a unique challenge for field at PGA Championship
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, S.C., host to this week’s PGA Championship is one of the more difficult layout players will face this year, not necessarily because of the narrow fairways (there aren’t any), the large amount of sand …
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Long Irons: A Different Game
Golf in the United States has changed throughout the years. The game is primarily played thorough the air, which differs from the game that is typically seen each year during The Open Championship, where the game is played more on …
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Carnahan golf’s Burnside putter a can’t miss on the greens
The head is white, with a gunmetal milled face, so the contrast makes it easy to align. In addition, the putter has two alignment lines on its top edge that make proper alignment even easier. The putter is completely customizable …
Mental toughness produces record tying victory for Tiger at Jack’s place.
Tiger Woods’ 73rd PGA Tour win that tied him with Jack Nicklaus for second on the all-time wins list will be less remembered for his tying accomplishment at The Memorial but rather for one particular shot. Tiger won over the …
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Pre-shot routines…blast to the past
Much has been made about the first three rounds of this week’s Players Championship, not because of leader Kevin Na’s good play, but because of what is occurring prior to him hitting the golf ball. Currently Na is going through …
When is too much technology too much?
I have worked with numerous launch monitors and new technology to help dial in my swing specs. However, I have found that I am the best judge of my equipment. That is to say, I like club heads that look and …
Posted in GEAR REVIEWS, PLAYING THE GAME Tagged Brian Sommer, Carnahan Golf, Odyssey blade putter, Srixon, Titleist, Tour Stage Leave a comment
The perception of game improvement irons.
I contend that despite popular belief in the golf industry that a blade or muscle back iron –is more of a game improvement iron than a “cavity back” iron. A blade or muscle back club each have a smaller sweet …
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The engine of the golf club
I recently tested the new MP-650 driver from Mizuno Golf – the same company that has been long regarded as one of the best designers of irons in the golf industry in terms of design, feel, and playability. Its newest …
Posted in GEAR REVIEWS, Mizuno, PLAYING THE GAME Tagged Brian Sommer, Diamana, Fujikura, Mitsubishi Rayon, Mizuno MP-650 driver Leave a comment
Is the extra loft better for the average golfer?
With Augusta National and the Masters just a few weeks away, viewers will be treated to coverage of one of the more beautiful golf courses in the world. One of the most distinctive features of Augusta National is the course’s …
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Mizuno MP-650 fairway woods right on money
I recently made a change in my bag with the addition of a new fairway wood. I replaced my Tour Edge Exotics with the new Mizuno MP-650, 15 degree wood. I am a very picky player when it comes to …
Winter Golf
With the fall/winter fast approaching much of the country, does anyone have a particular ritual, or routine they take part in during the off-season to keep in touch with golf?
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Grand Slam of Golf...Really?
I just saw that Padraig Harrington won the Grand Slam of golf in Bermuda the other day. I thought this event was reserved for this years winners of the majors? Oh wait it is...sadly, perhaps not so sadly, Ernie Els the winner of this years Open Championship withdrew, and Rory Mclroy the winner of this years PGA Championship is waiting ...
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Olympics 2016 and Golf
With the summer Olympics in London in full swing, there has been numerous promotions for the next summer games in Brazil which will feature golf. Is this necessary? Doesn't the tour already have world golf championships? Majors, the tour where we see the best in the world compete weekly! I really don't get it? I'm not a big fan of the Olympic...
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Favorite Golf Course
I am very excited that I get a chance to play perhaps my favorite golf in the country, the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island South Carolina in the next week. What are some of your favorite golf courses that you have gotten to play or would like to play?
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Consistency in Performance
I was watching television the other day and the hosts of the show (do not remember which ones) were discussing consistent performances in golf. Does anyone have any good insight as to why we play golf well one day and the next terribly, or poorly one day and great the next. This even occurs during a round of golf where we play well one nine and ...
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Technology Does Not Equal Improvment
I recently read an interesting article by Kevin Manahan discussing how the average handicap of golfers has not signifcantly decreased despite the dramatic "perceived" improvements in golf technology as most manufactures state. Does anyone have any interesting insight as to why this might occur?
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Ecco Biom Shoes
I am sure most golfers are becoming more aware of the Danish shoe maker ECCO one of the industries premier shoe makers for thier street-shoe most famously worn by PGA Tour player Fred Couples.
I have had a pair of thier Biom sneekers and I have found them to be some of the best made and most comfortable shoes I've ever owned. I wa...
I have had a pair of thier Biom sneekers and I have found them to be some of the best made and most comfortable shoes I've ever owned. I wa...
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Mizuno JPX Series Wedges
I recently picked up a new 56 and 60 degree Mizuno JPX wedges, they look a lot like the old orignial TaylorMade RAC wedges. I am very excited to put them into play. Has anyone every used these? What types of wedges are you interested in?
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Testing TaylorMade R11S, RBZ drivesr and Ping i20 driver
As a scratch golfer and club enthusiast, I am always interested to test the latest and greatest product lines. I recently tested three new drivers - the TaylorMade R11s, TalyorMade RocketBallz and Ping i20. I have been using the same driver manufacturer (Bridgestone/Tour Stage) for about 10 years now. I have had trouble finding a new driver that...
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PGA Tour influence on equipment purchases
Yesterday marked the beginning of the 2012 PGA Tour season, as the first full-field event kicked off in Hawaii. With the start of the new season, many of the tour players will be using new equipment. Does the PGA Tour player really influence the purchasing behavior of the genral public?
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