Thursday 10 September 2015
Michelle Wie celebrated her 2014 US Open win with a victory tour through New York City — trophy in hand and Nike Blazers on her feet, just one of the self-professed trainer junkie’s 20 pairs. This week Wie brings her love for the iconic Nike basketball shoe to the golf course for the first time, at the Evian Championship in France. She will grace...
Wednesday 9 September 2015
TaylorMade has unveiled the M1 driver, which features a multi-material construction that’s been 20 years in development. TaylorMade says the combination of titanium and a seven-layer carbon composite creates the longest driver and most easy to fit product in company history. It also features a revolutionary ‘T Track’ weight system to change the ball flight. TG was invited to an exclusive launch...
Wednesday 9 September 2015
TaylorMade has released a range of fairway woods and rescue clubs featuring much of the same technology as the new M1 driver. M1 Fairway The M1 fairway is the company’s first multi-material designed fairway, designed to be the most adjustable fairway to date. Featuring the same Front Track system as the driver, the M1 fairway uses two 15g tungsten weights that can slide...
Wednesday 9 September 2015
TaylorMade’s new PSi irons are said to “take a new approach to the better player iron.” How does it do that? TaylorMade says players have long been subjected to choosing an iron with either premium sound and feel or distance. With PSi, they say they have found the perfect blend of form and function with the company’s new Dynamic Feel System (DFS). Comprised...
Written by Simon Daddow on Wednesday 9 September 2015
Launch monitors and simulators cost a fortune, primarily because Lasers, radar’s and photometrics don’t come cheaply. Which in the past has meant if your a club pro, club fitter or amateur golfer they’ve been an out of reach expense. But that’s about to change. SkyTrak spotted a gap in the market for a professional grade launch monitor that came with an...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 7 September 2015
We’ve teamed up with leading bag manufacturer Ogio to give you the opportunity to test their latest all singing and dancing Silencer Carry bag. Ogio have crafted state of the art golf bags for over a quarter of a century and their excellence comes from focusing on the detail. Our 4 lucky winners will receive a fully featured Silencer Stand Bag which...
Monday 7 September 2015
We’ve teamed up with leading putter manufacturer Odyssey to give 4 lucky TG readers the opportunity to test Odyssey’s latest flat stick. Odyssey have produced amazing putters that have won stacks of tour events and millions of dollars of cash for what seems like ever. This year saw the brand launch the Big T range of putters which boast of easy alignment...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 7 September 2015
Slow play can turn what should be an enjoyable round of golf into a painful experience that ruins your weekend. We’ve all endured unenjoyable five-hour slogs where everybody in front seems to be determined to make their round last a lifetime and wished there was another way. So what if we told you that there is a way a fourball...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 7 September 2015
Believe it or not golf boots are a popular addition to a golfers winter kit, especially if your serious about beating the elements. So popular have boots become Nike have decided to enter the market with a new Lunar Bandon 3. Part of Nike’s design inspiration came after watching how drastically conditions changed at The Open Championship at St Andrews in...
Written by Simon Daddow on Friday 28 August 2015
Ping have recently taken the design and manufacture of the their Apparel and Waterproofs “back in house” in order to align the values of its golf clothing with their award winning hardware. The new Tour Eye Jacket and Trousers are the first waterproofs to benefit from this “in house” philosophy. And Ping have searched down proven out door fabrics and...
Friday 28 August 2015
adidas Golf – Clutch £119.99 Features: An eye-catching, lightweight, rip-stop nylon stand bag, increased padding for additional comfort, six pockets (including an insulated water bottle sleeve and velour lined valuables pocket) and a seven-way divider top with full length dividers. www.adidas.co.uk/golf Sun Mountain – Zero-G £199 Features: The Zero Gravity bag includes an easily-adjustable belt that fits around the hips and takes the majority of the bag’s weight...
Thursday 27 August 2015
Distance measuring devices are not just for tour pros. Range finders and hand-held GPS systems are now in many bags of ordinary golfers while GPS watches are being worn on their wrists. Does knowing the correct yardage to the flag help you hit it closer? Would you play more intelligently if you knew you needed to bust a drive to...
Thursday 20 August 2015
The iconic high performance brand, which dominates Europe’s biggest golf rainwear market and supplies golfers in more than 20 countries worldwide, has taken the opportunity to become an exclusive provider of outerwear to the Ryder Cup Team for the first time. It has been selected to supply its premium waterproofs to the 12 team members representing Europe at Hazeltine National in...
Written by Simon Daddow on Tuesday 18 August 2015
Cobra has unveiled a futuristic driver with a ‘Spacesport’ sole weight that makes the head seethrough. The King LTD driver (standard and Pro models) has been designed with help from the Centre for the Advancement of Science in Space – and it’s a radical design with some ingenious tech. The two most obvious are the removable “Spaceport” sole weight and a...
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Jason Day’s win is the seventeenth for TaylorMade drivers in the ‘14-15 PGA TOUR season. Jason plays his R15 460 driver at 10.5° (set to lower) with a Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Silver TiNi 70x shaft. He has his weights centered for maximum distance, and averaged over 305 yards off the tee during the tournament. With 57 drivers in play (36.3% of the field),...
Tuesday 18 August 2015
They’re all the rage on tour, with Spieth, Mickelson and Garcia among their fans… Here are 14...
Monday 17 August 2015
The story with on course clothing in the modern game is all about layering up…particularly if you intend on playing through a British Winter. Foot-Joy have long been established as a leading Foot Wear manufacturer and their new apparel collection is focused on high performance fabrics designed to keep you and your game protected against anything the elements can throw...
Monday 17 August 2015
Following one of its most successful years since the company was founded in 1983, we’ve teamed up with golf’s original electric trolley brand, PowaKaddy, to offer one lucky reader the chance to win the improved and updated 2015 Freeway FW7 Lithium and the brand’s stunning Premium Cart Bag. Three runners-up will also receive PowaKaddy’s Premium Cart Bag in their choice...
Monday 17 August 2015
Jason Day went out and won this PGA The 27-year-old Australian, who had previously recorded nine top-10 finishes in the majors – six of them in the top four – answered a lot of questions with this victory. “He was sitting there swinging as hard as he could off the tee,” Jordan Spieth said, adding: “I mean, power to him. He played like he had...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 10 August 2015
Golf ball names change quicker than premiership managers. If they’re not an instant hit with the masses they soon get binned. So the fact the original Srixon AD333 was launched in 2004 and is still about is testament to its huge popularity amongst club golfers. The AD333 has carved out a dedicated following amongst different types of golfers but especially amongst...