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 …
Tag: Brian Sommer
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 …
Posted in Adams Golf, DEMO IT NOW, GEAR REVIEWS Also tagged Adams Golf, Adams Golf Super S hybrid Leave a comment
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 …
Posted in DEMO IT NOW, GEAR REVIEWS, Ping, Putters Also tagged Ping Golf, Ping Scottsdale TR Leave a comment
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 …
Posted in Drivers, GEAR REVIEWS, PRODUCT LAUNCHES, Taylormade Also tagged Drivers, TaylorMade, TaylorMade R1 driver Leave a comment
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 …
Posted in DEMO IT NOW, GEAR REVIEWS, Golf Balls, Nike, PRODUCT LAUNCHES Also tagged Nike 20X1 golf ball, Nike Golf Leave a comment
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 …
Posted in DEMO IT NOW, Drivers, GEAR REVIEWS, Nike, PRODUCT LAUNCHES Also tagged Drivers, Nike Covert Driver, TourStage Golf Leave a comment
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 …
Posted in DEMO IT NOW, GEAR REVIEWS, Ping, PRODUCT LAUNCHES Also tagged Ping Anser adjustable fairway wood, Ping Golf, TourStage Golf Leave a comment
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 …
Posted in ON TOUR Also tagged Ocean Course Kiawah Island, PGA Championship, PGA of America, Tiger Woods Leave a comment
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 …
Posted in Irons, ON TOUR, PLAYING THE GAME Also tagged Adam Scott, The Open Championship, Tiger Woods Leave a comment
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 …
Posted in ON TOUR, PLAYING THE GAME Also tagged Augusta National Golf Club, Jack Nicklaus, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods Leave a comment
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 Also tagged 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 …
Posted in Irons, PLAYING THE GAME Also tagged Cavity Back, Game Improvement, Irons, Muscle Back Leave a comment
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 Also tagged Diamana, Fujikura, Mitsubishi Rayon, Mizuno MP-650 driver Leave a comment
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 …
Hybrids are a simple chip-in
We have all been there on the course or watched it on television. The ball coming to rest just off the putting surface in a closely mown area, or better described as a tight lie. In order to pull this …
Posted in PLAYING THE GAME Also tagged LPGA Tour, Open Championship, PGA Tour, Todd Hamilton Leave a comment
Golf getting a belly full of long putters in 2012
The 2011 PGA Tour provided golf enthusiasts with some memorable moments. From the best player in the world Tiger Woods falling outside the top 50 in World Rankings, Rory Mcllroy winning the United States Open in record fashion, and the …
Posted in MARKET BUZZ Also tagged Adam Scott, Keegan Bradley, PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods Leave a comment
