Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 2 October 2024
The Today’s Golfer robot test revealed what might just be the perfect golf ball… Imagine, if you will, the perfect golf ball. It would be long with the driver. Easy to launch. Generate loads of spin with irons and wedges. Help approach shots stop quickly on the green. It would be accurate. Consistent. Reliable. The recent Today’s Golfer robot golf ball test...
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 1 October 2024
There’s a good chance you’re using the wrong golf ball and getting inferior performance as a result. All premium golf balls come in two main forms. There’s the Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x, the Callaway Chrome Tour and Chrome Tour X, and so on and so forth. (Some balls do have more than two versions – like the Pro V1x...
Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 25 September 2024
The Today’s Golfer robot golf ball test revealed some surprising results about one hugely popular golf ball – so should you avoid it at all costs? Most golf equipment nowadays comes with elaborate product names that give you little idea of what it is or what it’s meant to do (here’s looking at you, Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Triple Diamond Max).
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 24 September 2024
Our robot test has found the longest golf ball at multiple swing speeds – and they’re probably not the models you expected! I don’t think there’s a golfer on the planet who wouldn’t like more distance off the tee. There’s endless data to show that longer drives equal lower scores and there are few better feelings than bombing a drive miles...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Thursday 19 September 2024
The industry-leading Titleist Pro V1 family remains the overwhelming ball of choice for the Pros, but here’s why it doesn’t need to be for you… Finding the best golf ball is a far more nuanced challenge than simply matching the marketing blurb on the back of a box with your perceptions of how it fits with your game. It’s why for the...
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 17 September 2024
The Today’s Golfer robot test revealed a bargain golf ball that offers performance way beyond its price point. The main thing that stops people using the best golf balls available is price. Premium balls cost around $55 per dozen, which gets pretty expensive if you tend to lose a few during each round or – speaking from bitter experience – butcher...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 9 September 2024
Several models of Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls are currently only available to tour pros – but what are they, what do they offer, and will they ever make it to retail? Buying a Titleist Pro V1 used to be simple. The original Pro V1 launched in 2000 and immediately set a new standard as the best golf...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 26 August 2024
Everything you need to know about the new TaylorMade TP5 and TP5x Stripe golf ball. Since introducing the five-layer TP5 and TP5x back in 2017 TaylorMade has made some of the best golf balls available. Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, and Nelly Korda are among a plethora of tour players who now earn their living playing TaylorMade golf...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Tuesday 20 August 2024
Two years on from the groundbreaking design of Kalea Premier, TaylorMade introduces the all-new Kalea Gold golf clubs for women. There’s no denying that TaylorMade make some of the best ladies golf irons money can buy, and their goal with Kalea Gold is to help women of all abilities play better golf. Whether they’ve just taken up the game or are...
Written by Lewis Daff on Monday 19 August 2024
The Hot Metal series from Mizuno has gone from strength to strength since its introduction with the 900 series in 2017, but how has the JPX 925 taken the next step? Mizuno are no strangers to a challenge. Two years ago they released the JPX 923 models to much acclaim, including making the list of our best game-improver irons in both...
Written by Simon Daddow on Wednesday 14 August 2024
Everything you need to know about the TaylorMade Hi-Toe 4 wedge. It’s taken years for the brand to manage it but thanks to dedicating themselves to creating the beautiful Milled Grind family, TaylorMade is now regularly touted as making some of the best wedges in the game. With the company’s short game stock rising, the business took a punt and introduced...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 13 August 2024
As Lydia Ko, Esther Henseleit, and Lin Xiyu celebrated their Olympic golf medals on the podium at Le Golf National, champagne corks were also being popped some 1,110 miles away from Paris in southern Denmark. As a golf brand, the goal is always to see some of the world’s biggest players wearing your products. The ultimate goal, however, is to see...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 12 August 2024
Everything you need to know about the Callaway Apex Ai200, Ai300, and Ti Fusion irons. Since introducing their first Apex iron which laid the foundation stone of the players’ distance iron category in 2014 the Callaway Apex irons franchise has been renowned for offering some of the best irons available. But after 10 years in the marketplace Callaway openly admit their...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Wednesday 7 August 2024
Have PXG produced their best wedge to date? We take a look at the new Sugar Daddy III wedge models to explain everything you need to know As a brand PXG have been one of the industry leaders in wedge design, having made some of the most highly-rated golf wedges on the market. Why is that? Ever since they became the...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Wednesday 7 August 2024
Are these the best PXG irons yet? We take a look at the latest 0311 iron models and explain everything you need to know As the 7th generation of equipment is revealed by PXG, how will the latest 0311 GEN7 XP & P irons stand up against the best golf irons on the market and previous generations of the 0311 name? Over...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Wednesday 7 August 2024
Are the PXG Black Ops Irons set to take the market by storm? Everything you need to know about the new PXG Black Ops Irons After storming onto the market just over 10 years ago now, PXG have released some of the best golf irons money can buy and with that, they’ve learned a lot of lessons. As the cover comes...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 1 August 2024
Golf is hard. Scratch that… golf was hard. Callaway have helped to create a golf club that aims to make golf easier and, having tested it, I can confirm it works! Remember how hard it was when you were first starting on your golfing journey? If you’re anything like me, you probably struggled to get the ball airborne. And, if you...
Written by Simon Daddow on Wednesday 31 July 2024
Everything you need to know about the 2024 TaylorMade P7CB and P770 irons. TaylorMade have been building a reputation among elite golfers for making some of the best irons available since introducing the P-Series family back in 2017. With the Carlsbad-based company now settled on two-year product life cycles, 2024 is the perfect time for the brand’s engineers and designers to...
Written by Lewis Daff on Friday 26 July 2024
The 2024 release of the Fujikura Ventus Red and Black represents another step forward in Fujikura’s journey to improve every golfer on the planet When Fujikura first released Ventus Red and Black in 2019, the expansion to the Ventus line was a clear statement of what this family of shafts meant to the company. The belief in the core technology –...
Written by Lewis Daff on Monday 15 July 2024
Callaway say these wedges are the peak of their engineering vision. We take a deep dive into the new Opus models so you can learn everything you need to know Every golf club has a story behind it. Opus is no exception. From initial concept through to testing to final launch and release of the product, the hands and minds that...