Equipment
South Carolina golf writer Bob Gillespie proudly displays the four generations of TRUE Linkswear shoes he has worn over the past decade.
Even before it launched its first product for retail sale, a new stand-alone putter company landed a spot in mygolfspy.com’s list of the 10 Most Wanted Blade Putters for 2016. And unlike any other putter on the list – or in the marketplace, for that matter – the Sentio Sierra 101 has a unique technology you can not only feel, but you can see.
Since its inception, Exotics, the high-end, boutique brand from Tour Edge Golf, has had a singular and simple philosophy that can be summed up in just a few words: make the best clubs from the best materials for the best players.
Whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah, the holidays inspire a spirit of giving. So with that in mind, MetroGolfMag.com would like to offer a few gift ideas for the golfer on your list this year.
Lydia Ko’s reported move from Callaway to PXG equipment is now official.
Cable tightening systems have been featured in various types of athletic footwear for decades. My first pair of ski boots had just such a system when I first got into that sport back in the’80s. And frankly, it was that first pair of ski boots that, up until now, made me shy away from trying golf shoes that you snugged up to your foot by turning a knob rather than tugging on traditional shoe laces.
Aside from huge technological advances to the actual equipment we use to play the game – clubs and balls, that is – the advent of electronic measuring devices, or range finders as they are commonly referred to, may be the greatest single thing to happen to golf in recent decades.
Golf Digest’s annual “Hot List,” which ranks clubs and balls from manufacturers throughout the golf industry, is out and one brand was recognized above all others, earning gold medals with every ball in its product lineup.
When Nike Golf announced last August it was getting out of the equipment manufacturing business, the question that immediately came to mind for many in and around golf was, “What will all those former Nike staffers play next year?”
Srixon's Z 565 driver finished first overall in independent testing of more than 20 drivers from nine major manufacturers, making it 2017's "Most Wanted" driver, according to MyGolfSpy.
The new Cobra King F9 Speedback driver features a 460cc head, but the sleek design disguises some of its volume and creates a very pleasing look.
The shaft is the engine of the golf club, and it’s critically important to driver, fairways and irons. But what about the putter? Here’s what we discovered in our field test of the Stability Tour Shaft.