Golf Equipment
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Putters Buyer's Guide 2006 That closet in your house full of putters that never truly made the cut might soon have company, as the new flatstick pool houses a model that’s far better than the one in your hands. |
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Irons Buyer's Guide 2006If you've been delaying your purchase of new irons, we have but five words: "What are you waiting for?" We here at Golf Tips like drivers and, of course, spend hours in the office rolling balls down the hall with the industry’s newest putters. But nothing beats the thrill of poring over the latest pool of irons on our annual pilgrimage to the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. To us, irons are mind-boggling. They’re easily the most sophisticated items in sport (auto racing aside). Just getting our heads around the technology to hopefully explain what they’re meant to do in the pages of this magazine is sometimes a daunting task. |
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Drivers Buyer's Guide 2006The modern driver can hold the contents of a 16-ounce can of soda and, with its heightened technology, offers much more pop than that. Check out the newest big sticks and find one that fits your game. The driver is the only full-swing club in your bag that you use 14 times a round (the ball retriever doesn't count). Thus, your driver sets up your entire round. Drive the ball well and it gives you an emotional boost—your round “feels” better than it is when you drive it great and score poorly. But drive it poorly and you feel like a rat, no matter what the score. So central is it to your game that you can tell when your A game is coming back because you begin to hit your driver solidly again. |
Sunday, February 18, 2007 Showcase: Square Dancing Just when you thought you’d seen everything! Two different golf equipment companies have created two similar, yet different drivers that feature a radical new approach to the most popular golf club in the bag. Of course, it’s not the first time we’ve witnessed a makeover for the big stick. In the last 50 years, we’ve seen the transformation from 180cc to 460cc clubheads, persimmon to steel, steel to titanium and most recently, titanium to mixed-carbon materials. |
Thursday, February 1, 2007 Sneak Peak 2007The hottest and most exciting new sticks for the New Year |
Thursday, February 1, 2007 February-March 2007The latest in golf equipment, instruction, training aids, apparel & more |
Thursday, February 1, 2007 Wedge SecretsWear Marks Revealed Recently, one of my students came to me with a curious question. “Doc,” he said, “why do I hit it off the toe with my wedges, but not with other clubs?” We were on the practice tee, so I had him take out his wedge (pictured) and show it to me. He was right. He’d been hitting it off the toe so much that the clubface had started to wear down. |
Monday, January 1, 2007 Accessories Buyer's Guide 2006Accessories take many forms, but the most important are the bag, performance eyewear and a quality rangefinder Golf accessories run aplenty in the Golf Tips offices, and they’re a big part of the game. But after you sift through the multiple cigar butt/puttershaft holders, groove cleaners, face-mark indicators, ball retrievers, sunblock applicators, iron head covers, ball markers and scorecard holders, you’ll discover that only three items are true must-have golf accessories: bags, golf-specific eyewear and rangefinders. |
Monday, January 1, 2007 Shoes Buyer's Guide 2006Still wondering what piece of new golf equipment you must have to play your best in ?06? Look no further than the bottom of your feet. Golf shoes are just as vital as any club in your bag. They stabilize you, help you leverage your body against the turf and, most importantly, provide gripping support and comfort to protect your feet for the duration of the round. Today’s golf footwear features the kind of technology previously reserved for hiking boots, running and walking shoes and even climbing shoes—all wrapped up in one advanced piece of golf equipment. |
Monday, January 1, 2007 Grips Buyer's Guide 2006If you quickly and relatively inexpensively want to improve the way your clubs look, feel and perform, try a new grip As is the case with all categories of golf equipment, new materials and technologies have vastly improved the quality and feel of modern grips, and there now are a number of cord-style grips that feel as soft as velvet models, but with the added tack cord provides. For golfers with sensitive hands, or who simply prefer a soft feel, a buffed, velvet-style grip still is the top choice. |
Monday, January 1, 2007 Balls Buyer's Guide 2006As golf balls become more advanced, the majority have adopted the three-piece design. The question becomes ?What mantle fits your style?? Golf ball fact: Most of the multi-layer, urethane-covered, high-performance models won’t provide significant benefits for anyone who swings the driver less than 100 mph. These models are built with cores and mantle materials that require a lot of compression in order to create the desired high velocity. |
