The SkyTrak personal launch monitor provides golfers with invaluable feedback and insight into their game at an affordable price Golf clubs, golf balls and GPS-outfitted rangefinders are merely three of the areas where technology has helped to revolutionize the game. All have long been available for golfers to purchase and take home. That hasn’t always…
Known throughout the industry as a maker of the finest putters available, Bob Bettinardi has been at it since 1991, when his dream of golf club design and production began. We were fortunate enough to spend some time with Bob recently and he was kind enough to tell us the entire story. From the humble beginnings…
By: Global Golf Post TaylorMade is rolling out a new line of putters that utilizes the company’s Pure Roll insert, which is designed to promote better forward roll and reduce skidding, and employs other technologies made to improve play on greens. Dubbed the TP Collection, it includes six models, all of which are named for…
The annual dilemma for that golfer on your holiday shopping list: “He’s a golfer, but I don’t know what to get him because he has everything!“ STOP RIGHT THERE! No golfer has everything. One of the few things in a golfer’s bag that he HAS to replace or replenish are golf balls. And absolutely EVERY…
Wilson Driver vs Driver, showing Tuesday evenings on Golf Channel, is certainly a one-of-a-kind reality show. The show’s producers definitely go outside the box, featuring “non-golf industry” contestants vying for the chance to bring Wilson Staff’s next driver to market, and along with that, taking home a $500,000 first prize. Recently we went behind the…
By John Steinbreder – Global Golf Post Though Mizuno is best known for its irons, it also devotes considerable time and effort to producing first-rate woods, with the new JPX900 line of drivers being the latest example of that. This product is the successor to the JPX850, and company officials say they have improved upon…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI5pAdAiKyI By John Steinbreder – Global Golf Post Titleist technicians like to tout the different ways the new 917 drivers enhance ball speed, for greater distance, and moment of inertia for improved forgiveness. And they cannot stop talking about how the SureFit Hosel and Surefit CG (for center of gravity) systems employed in both of…
By John Steinbreder – Global Golf Post The most noteworthy advance in the second-generation Hyperflex shoe is what FootJoy officials describe as a reimagined BioMorph exoskeleton upper. It is designed to mimic the ligaments of the foot and help better control that body part during the swing as it also provides lightweight support and enhanced…
By: John Steinbreder – Global Golf Post Forgiveness is a very good thing when it comes to the performance attributes of a fairway wood, and technicians at Callaway Golf say the new Big Bertha Fusion line is all about providing longer and straighter shots, especially on those hit off center. That is the result…
By: John Steinbreder – Global Golf Post Earlier this year, Callaway Golf introduced MD3 milled wedges. Designed by Roger Cleveland, they employed a technology called Progressive Groove Optimization, which relies on a three-groove package that is precision-milled into the club face to optimize spin as a player goes from lower to higher lofted clubs. To…
