Friday 7 March 2014
<< VIEW PREVIOUS DRIVER >> VIEW NEXT DRIVER The Drivers Test 2014: Tour Edge Exotics XCG7/Beta Cost: £249/£299. Tech: Variable face “Power Grid” boosts forgiveness. Eight-way adjustable loft system. Low-spinning 440cc Beta version. What we said… James Ridyard: “The Beta feels faster off the face with a lower flight. I like the head shape and finish, it frames the ball nicely. It’s powerful, but with forgiveness...
Friday 7 March 2014
<< VIEW PREVIOUS DRIVER >> VIEW NEXT DRIVER The Drivers Test 2014: Yonex XP Cost: £249. Tech: A heavier head increases ball speeds, counteracted by a heavy-ended grip to reduce swing weight. Adjustable loft by 1.5°. What we said… James Ridyard: “Visually there’s a lot going on, I’m not a fan. The head is a good weight, I thought a lot of the shots would be...
Friday 7 March 2014
<< VIEW PREVIOUS DRIVER >> VIEW NEXT DRIVER The Drivers Test 2014: Wilson FG Tour M3 Cost: £249. Tech: A variable thickness face boosts forgiveness. “Right Light” technology features in the head along with adjustable 3g, 7g or 11g sole weights. Aldila RIP Phenom shaft. What we said… James Ridyard: “The heavier of the two stock shafts (60g) helped keep the flight down. It looks cheap,...
Friday 7 March 2014
<< VIEW PREVIOUS DRIVER >> VIEW NEXT DRIVER The Drivers Test 2014: Cleveland 588 Custom Cost: £279. Tech: A variable thickness “MAX COR” face boosts ball speeds away from the sweetspot. Sole weight, loft, lie and face angle are all adjustable. Now has a 460cc clubhead. What we said… James Ridyard: “The classic look stands out from the more common shapes. A very light feeling shaft...
Friday 7 March 2014
<< VIEW PREVIOUS DRIVER >> VIEW NEXT DRIVER The Drivers Test 2014: Lynx Boom Boom 3 Cost: £299. Tech: Lynx’s pressurised “hot gas” injection technology has been combined with new Effective Energy Transfer Technology (EET) to enhance distance and forgiveness. What we said… James Ridyard: “A unique sounding golf club that goes miles. Nice compact head, but the finish lacks class. Shaft tech is a touch...
Friday 7 March 2014
<< VIEW PREVIOUS DRIVER >> VIEW NEXT DRIVER The Drivers Test 2014: MD Golf Superfit Cost: £129.99. Tech: A tungsten screw in the sole lowers the CG for a more optimum launch and spin. Has a Mitsubishi Rayon Javln FX shaft. What we said… James Ridyard: “The triangular look to the head wasn’t appealing, nor was the sound. The sole design is really cool and...
Friday 7 March 2014
<< VIEW PREVIOUS DRIVER >> VIEW NEXT DRIVER The Drivers Test 2014: John Letters Masters Model Cost: £249. Tech: Features a plasma-welded, Beta Ti face and “Feel Cell” sole bar for explosive distance. Sits open by one degree. What we said… James Ridyard: “A very solid driver, in part due to the high-spec Aldila RIP shaft, but also a head that’s well balanced and inviting...
Friday 7 March 2014
<< Back to the start >> VIEW NEXT DRIVER The Drivers Test 2014: Dunlop DP1 Cost: £149.99. Tech: “Adaptive Drive” provides five face angle settings. Interchangeable 10g and 3g weights let you alter the draw/fade bias. What we said… James Ridyard: “I like headshape and the solid single alignment line really works. The textured effect on the crown is odd but it felt solid and...
Written by Luther Blacklock on Thursday 6 March 2014
So many golfers turn up to the club with a set of clubs that are the equivalent of a 20-year-old Lada that would have zero chance of passing an MOT. If you’re going to get the best out of your golf, it’s essential that your clubs are in good running order – fit for you and fit for purpose. Your PGA...
Monday 3 March 2014
It wasn’t all that long ago that choosing a new driver was a relatively straight-forward process. But things have come a long way in the last six or seven years. And TaylorMade Brand Director (EMEA and Pacific) Jason Howarth is quick to champion the invaluable role of custom-fitting. “Golfers should be professionally fitted to optimise the most important club in the...
Monday 3 March 2014
It’s a common clubhouse debate; what would regular club golfers prefer? Distance off the tee or accuracy. In the past, the wrong combination of loft and shaft might have given you great distance but dubious accuracy, or vice versa. Essentially, you were sacrificing something. But Paul Rymer, Ping Fitting Centre Supervisor – who has over 15 years of fitting experience...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Monday 3 March 2014
Try this drill to encourage a more penetrating ball flight. HEEL STARTS THE PROBLEM Lifting your left heel during the backswing prevents you making a powerful return over a stable base. This leads to a breakdown in your spine and shoulder angles in the downswing and through impact. SPINE ANGLE NOW SUFFERS As a result of this initial fault, your spine will be thrown...
Written by Mark Crossfield on Monday 3 March 2014
More loft equals more distance. It’s a nice soundbite, but it’s not always the case. While the majority of golfers don’t have enough loft on their driver and would benefit from more, for the others and those using differently designed driver heads, more loft can in fact lose them distance. So let’s delve a little deeper into driver loft and how...
Written by Mark Crossfield on Monday 3 March 2014
Buying a new set of clubs has never been easy and with so many models out there, your brain can get frazzled before you’ve even started. But if I was in the market for a new bag or irons, or a driver, here’s how I’d go about it. First of all, do your research. Read Today’s Golfer, go online, ask your...
Written by Luther Blacklock on Friday 28 February 2014
Any teaching professional must share with his pupil a total desire to make the lesson work. When a pupil gives me five purple pictures of Her Majesty the Queen, I want them to go home fully believing improvement is possible and sustainable. While I cannot always judge the timeframe required by the pupil, experience tells me what their potential is; I...
Written by Luther Blacklock on Friday 28 February 2014
When amateurs go to golf lessons they often have a pre-determined idea of how they should be swinging the club. Unfortunately, they are usually wrong – and these golfing myths are actually harming their performance. Myth 1: ‘Slow your swing down!’ I rarely tell a pupil directly to “slow down” their swing; in my experience, all that happens is they swing slow...