We all know the days of walking into a shop and buying a club or clubs off the rack are long gone. Getting fitted is engrained in the brain and rightfully so. It absolutely 100% makes a difference, no matter the handicap or ability of the player. But to what extent does an aspect of...
It’s been a heavyweight battle the past few seasons to see who wears the crown of golf’s best driver. The big dogs Callaway and Taylormade are at it again with their 2022 offerings. SIM and MAVRIK were good. SIM2 and Epic Speed were great. How much better are the new sticks; or better yet, how...
When we talk custom fitting we are usually talking about your irons, driver, and fairway woods. We throw around terms like center of gravity, launch angle, spin rate, and smash factor. But when it come to wedges, outside of maybe lie angle or loft-gapping, you rarely hear a player say to his buddies, “Hey Marty,...
The #1 gift in golf for the last 20 years has been a box of Titleist Pro V1 golf balls. Every player would be thrilled to receive them, because most won’t pay the $50 to treat themselves. But golf balls are an extremely boring gift and not very original. This year, think outside the box...
The discussion of proper gapping when it comes to wedges in a fitting is a popular one, especially with the emergence of stronger lofts in iron sets. Pitching wedges at 44° of loft has become the norm, so you’re seeing gap wedges approach 48° and 50° territory. The same needs to be addressed on the...
Mizuno has always been an industry juggernaut when it came to forged irons, being the popular choice among the game’s best players without an equipment endorsement. But they never could quite make any noise with their metal woods. The ST-200 series dipped their toes in the water of having a driver that could compete with...
James Piot was 3 down heading to the last 9 holes of the 36-hole championship match in last week’s U.S. Amateur at Oakmont. He erased the deficit and won the match 2-1 on the 35th hole. What may be more impressive than the comeback is what he did it with. He rolled a flat-stick that...
Strokes Gained Off The Tee is one of the most important statistics kept on the PGA Tour as it combines both distance and accuracy. If you want to compete and contend week in and week out, you better be long and in play. Here are the top-10 players in that category and the drivers they...
Last week was only the 3rd installment of the Women’s Senior U.S. Open, but it felt just like old times. Annika Sorenstam returned to the game she dominated for so many years, and dominated yet again. She cleared the field by 8 strokes at Brooklawn Country Club and won her first major in 15 years,...
You ever play an emergency 9 with the fellas after already playing a round of 18? There’s always that one guy in your group that looks at everyone and yells “E-9?” after the bets have been settled and the sandwiches have been ate. Well Harris English and Kramer Hickok played an E-8 on Sunday to...
