Tag: Golf Clubs

Hybrid Clubs

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Travelling Golfer pointed out an article from Pub Links Golfer Magazine Online about hybrids. In today’s market, the hybrid clubs are quickly becoming a popular part of most golf club sets. Last year I replaced 3 of my long irons with hybrids and experienced great results. You’ll want to read the article for the full info, but here are a few highlights…

Historically, long irons have been the most difficult clubs to hit for both recreational golfers and touring professionals.

Hybrid clubs make the game so much easier and enjoyable that it’s amazing to consider they barely existed only a few years ago.

Today’s new-look hybrids account for close to 20 percent of the total metal wood market. As the category grows, so do the options in terms of performance, head styling, loft and trajectory. Hybrids give golfers the ability to dial in long-game distances and ball flights much like wedges do for our short game.

“Hands On” Play Testing – 2005 Hybrids

Hitting the Large Head Drivers

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This summer I bought a new driver and it was the greatest buy I made in my golf bag. I’ve never been able to hit a driver in my life and although I still have problems with the new one, it’s the best driver I’ve ever made a swing with.

Going to a large head driver (usually 460cc or similar) can cause problems for a lot of golfers because it really is a different type of club to hit. Here are some great tips I found on another blog.

  1. Tee the Ball Higher
  2. Move the Ball Forward in Your Stance
  3. Set Up to Hit the Ball on the Center of the Face
  4. Hit the Ball on the Upswing

About Golf

The article goes into a bit more detail on each point, but they are all great points to be made. I’ve had a lot of people mention that I tee the ball forward in my stance and kind of chuckle to myself. With a club head so large you really have to in order to hit the ball on your upswing.

TaylorMade r7 Irons

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TaylorMade r7 IronTaylorMade is introducing 2 new sets of irons. The r7 XD boasts “extra distance without the extra effort.” The r7 CGB MAX is made for “Maximum COR, balls speed, clubhead speed, forgiveness.” The iron pictured is one of the r7 CGB MAX.

For all of the specification and info, visit their respective pages on the TaylorMade golf site.

r7 XD

r7 CGB MAX


Wilson KC4 Putter

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Wilson Kirk Currie KC4 PutterWilson brings us the r7 of putters with their Kirk Currie series of putters. The KC4 putter pictured here is not one of the best looking clubs on the market, but it is often used by Padraig Harrington, so it must work.

Each putter in the Kirk Currie series is customizable with a set of weights, screws, and alignment options to make the putter fit your game and course conditions. If you don’t have that ability to buy a custom fit putter one that you can “tweak” on your own is the next best thing. As your putting stroke inproves (or gets worse) you can modify the putter to reflect your game.

Weight portals in the shaft’s end cap and sole of the putter head allows players to transfer the club’s balance point so that, regardless of greens conditions, the precision-milled Kc putter series can create the right response.

Wilson

Titleist 735.CM Irons Q&A

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Titleist’s Vice President of Golf Club Marketing, Chris McGinley, answers questions about the Titleist 735.CM irons.

What type of golfer are the 735’s geared towards?

The Titleist golf club line is designed for the competitive and better player, and we have seen these clubs attracting a wide range of better golfers.

We recommend that any golfer, no matter what their talent level, be custom fit by a well trained, professional club fitter to find the appropriate model and personal specifications that work the best.

I would also recommend getting custom fit for golf clubs. When I took lessons at the beginning of the summer, the instructor took a look at my clubs and we found out I needed a thicker grip because I have such large hands.

Conforming Driver Heads

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As the governing bodies of golf, The R&A and USGA make all of the rules. They decide when you can move your ball, when you receive a penalty stroke, and everything else imaginable. With the recent advances in golf technology, there has been a lot of discussion about which drivers are allowed. Both the R&A and the USGA have no released lists of which drivers conform to their standards.

So the next time your golfing buddy questions your mammoth drives, point him to the following pages.

USGA Conforming Drivers
R&A Conforming Drivers

Nike Sasquatch Driver

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Nike Sasquatch DriverNike’s new Sasquatch driver is a great looking club. If you were going to buy a driver on looks alone, the Sasquatch might would be near the top of the list.

Nike has developed a new technology called Powerbow, which “adds a trailing volume of mass to apply more power and control to the ball without overstepping the 460cc limit.” This gives the driver the largest footprint in the game of golf. Powerbow is so revolutionary for making clubs they patented it. For the Sasquatch, they’ve moved the center of gravity lower and further back to give golfers more forgiveness and a larger sweetspot. When you look at the face of the club you’ll notice that Nike stayed with the nexTI that was used on the popular Ignite driver. Why change a good thing right?

For right-handed golfers, the driver is available in 8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5°, Lucky 13°, and Sweet 16°. Unfortunately lefties are limited to 9.5°, 10.5°, and Lucky 13°. Lucky 13° and Sweet 16° are the exact terms used on the Nike Golf web site. The Sasquatch is built with a Diamana shaft by Mitsubishi Rayon.

Nike also matching fairway metals which look equally appealing.

Update: I just saw the commercial on TV which was a neat idea. It looks like the clubs will be released in November.

Titleist Forged 735.CM Irons

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Titleist Forged 735.CM IronsTitleist’s newest irons are targeted at skilled golfers. The irons are the first blended set created by Titleist. Blended sets have been getting more and more popular among golfers. As a blendeded iron set progresses from long iron to pitching wedge, the focus of each club shifts from forgiveness and distance to spin and control.

The 2, 3, and 4 irons in the set feature cavitybacks; the mid-irons have a shallow cavity; and the short irons employ a full muscleback. It’s the first-ever blended iron set from Titleist.

The cavity isn’t the only thing progressing in this blended set, however; Titleist also makes slight progressions in the blade heights, blade lengths, offset, topline, center of gravity and moment of inertia through the set, tweaking each club for maximum performance.

About.com

Titleist is normally recognized for making golf balls, but they make some great golf clubs as well.

TaylorMade rac Black TP Wedge

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TaylorMade rac Black TPTaylorMade’s latest wedge, the rac Black TP, replaces the rac Black. While the two wedges look the same they actually have some very important differences. The rac Black TP features TaylorMade’s tour-proven Y-cutter grooves, larger Feel Pockets and TaylorMade’s tour-configured sole, which features, among other things, a radiused leading edge. The Y-cutter grooves allow the club to grab the cover of the ball more effectively, which promote enhanced control and stopping power.

A prototype version of the wedge had been played on tour for the previous two years, where many pros using it fell in love with the club. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a more beautiful looking club. When looking down at the club during address how could any golfer not have confidence with one of these? The black finish even helps to reduce glare.

The distinctive dark finish, created by a three-step oxidation process, dramatically reduces glare.

The rac Black TP comes in 5 different lofts ranging from 52° to 60° in 2° increments. Each wedge is made with the TaylorMade TGT Wedge grip and the Dynamic Gold Wedge Flex shaft.