Thursday 24 October 2019
TaylorMade P790 irons The old P790 was TaylorMade’s best-selling forged iron ever… so does the new version have what it takes to keep sales surging? RRP: £1299 7-iron loft: 30.5° 7-iron offset: 2.7mm Stock shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 VSS (s) UST Recoil 780 (g) Two years after the launch of the original P790 iron, TaylorMade decided the model was due a refresh. The update,...
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Which wedge will work for you? With eight high profile new launches over the summer we put the very latest models to the test. For decades there have been very few decisions to be made when buying new wedges. For most club golfers it has come down to choosing a brand, deciding on loft, grind and finish. Apart from these standard choices,...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 2 September 2019
We asked four club golfers to test the TaylorMade Spider X putter. When the first TaylorMade Spider putter hit the market 10 years ago, 75 per cent of Tour pros used narrow-headed blade-style putters. A decade later, and thanks in part to the Spider, 60 per cent of Tour pros now use mallet and MOI style putters. The switch is primarily down...
Thursday 29 August 2019
Toptracer: Behind the incredible technology on Tour, at majors, and driving ranges around the UK If you’ve watched any golf on TV this year you’ll almost certainly be familiar with Toptracer, the tracking technology which has revolutionised both our TV and driving range experience. The technology, which traces ball flights and displays data (including carry distance and launch angle) in graphics on...
Wednesday 28 August 2019
There have never been more options when it comes to choosing the clubs for the top of your bag… here’s how to make sure you get it right How confident are you about how far each club goes once you get above something like a 6 or 7-iron? For lots of us, a 5-iron goes “about the same distance” as a 4-iron...
Monday 12 August 2019
How do TaylorMade’s new P790s stack up against their previous generation, the current M5s and P760s? TaylorMade have launched the second generation of their P790s, so we decided to put them up against the previous model, as well as the current TaylorMade M5 irons and P760s. The new P790s are a little less offset in the long irons and have a shorter, more...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 9 August 2019
Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson work with fitness guru Joey D at his state-of-the-art Palm Beach gym. We paid him a visit… If there’s one thing that Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson have in common – besides the money and Majors – it’s Joey Diovisalvi. Joey D, as he’s affectionately known, is a biomechanics expert who has revolutionised their training, earning them...
Thursday 8 August 2019
Golfers who want the ultimate club, swing and body makeover should head to Precision Golf’s incredible set-up Custom fitting has to be the most abused term in golf. It describes everything from retailers who watch golfers smash a few shots into a net and sell “off-the-rack” equipment, to the game’s biggest brands who have experts fitting equipment to their global tour superstars.
Wednesday 7 August 2019
PXG’s 0211 Irons: How do these niche irons stack up against mass-market alternatives? From day one PXG have been all about making the best golf clubs possible, regardless of the price. Only after achieving their goal do PXG’s engineers and money men sit down with founder Bob Parsons to tot up how much it all costs. The brand has grown a loyal...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Four average golfers test Callaway’s new ERC Soft ball and its innovative alignment aid Callaway is well known for inventing the low compression Chrome Soft ball. It was tagged as “the ball that changed the ball” when it was launched in 2015. But in January, the company introduced its new ERC Soft, a ball that could well go down as “the ball...
Sunday 14 July 2019
Back in January Ping pulled the covers off the new G410 family, and it was well documented at the time how there was no low-spin (LST) driver, like previous line-ups. The reason was simple – when Ping engineers started testing the intended new model, they realised it didn’t offer a big enough improvement over the existing G400 LST. So they went...
Friday 5 July 2019
Bioflow’s new Sports Flex wristband brings magnetic therapy to the course in a fully adjustable design – so we had three TG readers put it to the test What you need to know Bioflow’s new Sport Flex wristband is an updated version of their original Sport Wristband and is not only fully adjustable but durable thanks to its waterproof silicone design. Each...
Friday 5 July 2019
What you need to know about Ben Hogan’s range Get a closer look at the wedges, putters, irons and fairway woods in the newest range from Ben Hogan Ben Hogan Equalizer Wedge During his playing career, Ben Hogan’s competitors called his Pitching Wedge his “Equalizer” because he used it so effectively. While he was never the longest or even most accurate player on...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 20 June 2019
Should you buy second hand golf clubs? The pros and cons of used equipment Just like buying a used car, second hand golf gear needs a bit of thought and research if you’re to come away with clubs capable of helping your game. Here’s seven things to help you make the right decision. Related: Best Used Golf Clubs 2020 Go and see Golfbidder It’s not...
Friday 14 June 2019
SkyCaddie’s new SX500 GPS has become the first of its kind to replace yardage books and laser rangefinder in Tour pros bags (on the Staysure Tour). The switch is primarily down to the extra detail it offers over lasers and traditional GPS systems. To find out if the time is right for you to ditch your laser, we asked four TG...
Friday 14 June 2019
TaylorMade celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2019, and to mark the occasion they’ve unveiled a new mini driver. The original Pittsburgh Persimmon metalwood launched by the company in 1979 changed the game, convincing many golfers to switch from old-fashioned wooden drivers to the metal equivalent best drivers. So the new Original One (Pittsburgh Persimmon) has been created to showcase both the...
Written by Simon Daddow on Friday 14 June 2019
Club golfers used to rely on 150 yard markers and yardage books to get distances, but GPS and rangefinders are well on their way to knocking traditional ways of accessing yardages on the head forever. While most lasers haven’t changed much over the years, GPS technology is evolving to create some seriously powerful multi-functional devices. So with SkyCaddie claiming their new SX500...
Written by Simon Daddow on Wednesday 22 May 2019
How much spin does using an old golf wedge cost you? We pitted a fresh Cleveland model against a well-used older club to find out. We tested a fresh Cleveland RTX 4 wedge against a used five-year-old Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0. Tour players can be really picky when it comes to wedges. Each player wants his own perfect loft, sole grind, head...
Tuesday 14 May 2019
Best Super Game Improver Irons 2019: We bring you the best irons of 2019 – tried and tested as part of our biggest ever golf club equipment guide, Top Gear. In our biggest ever equipment test we reviewed hundreds of golf clubs, and for us there were five stand out Super Game Improver performers,...
Tuesday 14 May 2019
Best Hollow Body Irons 2019: We bring you the best irons of 2019 – tried and tested as part of our biggest ever golf club equipment guide, Top Gear. In our biggest ever equipment test we reviewed hundreds of golf clubs, and for us there were five stand out Hollow Body performers, TaylorMade P790, PXG 0311 P...