Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 1 September 2011
Mizuno’s new MP-69 blades are certainly designed for the accomplished golfer, but if you’re a steady ball striker who wants a traditional-looking iron with some forgiveness, the new Mizuno MP-59 irons might be just for you. The 59s feature many of the same features of their harder-to-hit sister product, but a titanium insert allows for more discretionary weight to increase the...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 1 September 2011
Mizuno are widely-regarded as one of the best when it comes to irons, and their new MP-69 blades will certainly appeal to the better player. Following on from the highly-successful MP-68 irons, the new blades have been designed to offer workability and high levels of feel to the more accomplished golfer. Mizuno engineers designed a 4D Muscle innovation that means golfers can...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 30 August 2011
Dustin Johnson got off to the perfect start in this year’s FedEx Cup play-off series with victory at The Barclays in New Jersey. As you’d expect, the TaylorMade staff star was using some of the latest equipment, including the sensational R11 driver that has proven to be hugely successful with the world’s best players as well as amateur golfers all over the...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 30 August 2011
Thomas Bjorn won for the second time in 2011 after clinching victory at the Johnnie Walker Championship, following a dramatic five-way play-off at Gleneagles. The Dane, who won earlier in the season in Qatar, used a plethora of Callaway equipment as well as ECCO’s World Class GTX golf shoes on his way to a 12th European Tour title. Bjorn was using Callaway’s...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Sunday 28 August 2011
Electric trolley giant PowaKaddy has announced that it will again sponsor this year’s English Champion Club tournament, as it continues to support the growth of the game. Scarcroft Golf Club will play host to the event on September 3-4, which sees the Team Champions from each county in England compete to become the National Club champions, with PowaKaddy agreeing to supply...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 26 August 2011
Golfers have long been aware of the quality of FootJoy’s shoes and gloves, and now they will get the opportunity to test out their new range of Thermal Base Layers. The product has been added to FootJoy’s Performance Apparel collection, and has been designed to provide golfers with the highest-level of on-course protection against inclement weather. The new Thermal Base Layer range incorporates...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 25 August 2011
Cleveland Golf make some of the very best wedges out there, and the CG15 is another great example of a sensational product. The laser-milled face offers more precise and consistent surface roughness, and this maximises spin from a wide variety of lies. We tested it for a recent issue of TG and it performed well, finishing in one of the bronze award...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 25 August 2011
TaylorMade’s sensational R11 and Burner SuperFast 2.0 products have rightly grabbed many headlines this year, but their wedge line-up is equally impressive. We tested the TP wedge recently, which features the xFT innovation that allows golfers the opportunity to change the face of the wedge once the grooves have worn down, rather than having to replace the entire club. By using the...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 25 August 2011
PING’s fabulous G20 range may well have been the talk of the industry over the last couple of months, but their sensational Tour-S wedges shouldn’t be forgotten. The product, which was used brilliantly by Louis Oosthuizen on his way to Open Championship glory in 2010, will appeal to a wide range of golfers looking for control, feel and spin around the...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 25 August 2011
Nike’s original Dunk made its debut back in 1985 as a basketball shoe, and now the golf division of the world-famous brand has brought it to golf in the form of the new Dunk NG shoe. Nike Golf staff stars Anthony Kim and Michelle Wie will be wearing the shoes on their respective Tours in the coming weeks, and you will get...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 22 August 2011
Nike staffer Oliver Fisher kept his composure to finish the job and win his maiden European Tour title after a thrilling final round at the Czech Open. The 22-year-old, who had endured a poor start to the season, used his arsenal of Nike Golf equipment to brilliant effect as he saw off the challenge of Mikael Lundberg. It was also the first...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 22 August 2011
Titleist brand ambassador Webb Simpson fired a final round 67 to win his first PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship. Simpson, who was using the Pro V1x ball in North Carolina, shot all four rounds in the 60s to post a final total of 18-under-par, three shots clear of George McNeill. The American used Titleist’s 909D3 driver, 909F fairway woods, a...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 22 August 2011
PING’s new G20 range has been the talk of the industry in recent weeks, so we sent one TG reader to test out the new clubs and also experience a custom-fitting session from one of the best manufacturers in the game. School teacher Jonny Herd, from Carlisle, arrived at the East Sussex National with limited experience of custom-fitting so was keen...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 19 August 2011
Titleist engineers have been busy getting their new prototype Vokey Design SM4 wedges ready for their army of Tour players to test next week at The Barclays. Tour testing or “validation” as Titleist call it, is a big part of their process as they take design concepts from the drawing board, into Tour players hands and then eventually onto the shelves...
Written by Golf World Staff on Wednesday 17 August 2011
The late, great Severiano Ballesteros was a true short-game wizard, and we’ve joined forces with MD Golf to offer new Golf World subscribers a fabulous MD Seve Icon wedge, which the charismatic Spaniard helped design. This Santander model, worth £59.99, features aggressive Razor grooves that help generate high levels of spin and control. In addition to the wedge, new Golf World subscribers will also...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 17 August 2011
There’s still time for TG readers to book their free place on our biggest ever Demo Day at The Belfry which will take place on the forthcoming Bank Holiday Monday, August 29. We’ve teamed up with the venue that has hosted four Ryder Cups in the West Midlands to give you the opportunity to sample the latest equipment from TaylorMade, PING,...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 15 August 2011
Keegan Bradley had a bag full of Cleveland products as he saw off the challenge of fellow American Jason Dufner to win the US PGA Championship after a three-hole play-off in Atlanta. Bradley, who was ranked 108th in the world at the start of the tournament, used a Cleveland Launcher Ultralite TL310 with a Miyazaki Kusala shaft and a Launcher FL Fairway wood too. Bradley’s...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 11 August 2011
Our TG Tests have often highlighted MD Golf equipment as consistently good performers, and now we’ve teamed up with the Northern Irish firm to offer Today’s Golfer subscribers a free MD Seve wedge (worth £59.99) when they sign up. For just £27 (six months) or £54 (12 months) subscribers will receive a magazine through their letterbox every four weeks, packed with the latest equipment...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 9 August 2011
TaylorMade have added three more models to their impressive series of Ghost putters, all of which feature a distinctive white head. The new Raylor putters also feature a black rail alignment system, which has been designed to give more golfers more confidence over the ball. The range consists of a new blade (DA-12), a mid-mallet (FO-72) and a mallet (Co-72), and they all benefit from...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 9 August 2011
For many of us it would be a dream come true to play in a Major championship. But to do so with the clubs you personally have designed would be something else. That’s what Marty Jertson will be experiencing this week. The American is a Senior Design Engineer with PING and will tee it up with the big boys in this...