Archive for February, 2007
WTD’s 2007 Golf Equipment Guide Part 9: Hands on Impressions & The Hotlist
I’ve spent a few hours over the last couple of weeks in my local proshop looking over a good bit of what’s new for 2007. While I’m definitely excited about the new season (and can’t wait to start my personal shopping odyssey (which won’t include any Odyssey putters) within the next couple [...]
WTD’s 2007 Golf Equipment Guide Part 8: Ogio
Ogio (http://www.ogio.com)
Every so often one stumbles across a manufacturer that does what it does better than anyone else does it. When that happens, if other important factors (like price for example) are similar, then there is absolutely no reason to look anywhere else for what you need. Such is the case with [...]
WTD’s Golf Equipment Guide 2007 Part 7: Titleist
Titleist (http://www.titleist.com)
The #1 club on tour. Period. More PGA players choose Titleist drivers than any other brand. More PGA players choose Titleist irons than any other brand. And more PGA players choose Titleist balls than any other brand. So does Titleist really make the best equipment in all of golf, or do [...]
WTD’s 2007 Golf Equipment Guide Part 6: TaylorMade
TaylorMade (http://taylormadegolf.com)
No manufacturer floods the market annually quite like TaylorMade (which includes the Adidas clothing line, MaxFli golf, and Rossa Putter lineup). Just so you have an idea of what I’m talking about, on the TaylorMade website, they currently list 7 drivers as current models (and that doesn’t even count the two [...]
WTD’s 2007 Gold Equipment Guide Part 5: Ping
Ping (http://www.pinggolf.com)
The undisputed King (until recently) of the custom-fitting world, Ping, while not a huge name on the PGA tour has done exceptionally well on the LPGA tour, and even better with the well-to-dos on the weekend and executive circuits. Ping’s color-dotted fitting system is the easiest, and perhaps most well known [...]
WTD’s 2007 Golf Equipment Guide Part 4: Nike
Nike (http://www.nikegolf.com)
As hard as it is to believe, it wasn’t that long ago that Nike was the new kid on the block…at least on the golfing block, anyway. To put it mildly, Nike’s early golf lineup was less than a hit with both professionals and amateur’s alike. Not long after Nike clubs [...]
WTD’s 2007 Golf Equipment Guide Part 3: Mizuno
Mizuno Golf (http://www.mizunousa.com)
Though perhaps under appreciated by the weekend duffer, Mizuno continues to produce tour quality products year in and year out. Like TaylorMade-Adidas and Nike, Mizuno suffers from a bit of a focus problem in so much as Mizuno is a lot more than just a golf company (baseball, volleyball, and [...]
WTD’s 2007 Golf Equipment Guide Part 2: Cleveland
Cleveland Golf (http://www.clevelandgolf.com)
For years Cleveland golf (which includes the Never Compromise line of putters, and the Fidra clothing line) has been the undisputed king of wedges. It’s also the undisputed preferred brand of my buddy the Bean, as he carries a hybrid, irons, wedges, and a putter; all bearing the Cleveland name. [...]
WTD’s 2007 Golf Equipment Guide Part 1: Callaway
Callaway Golf (http://www.callawaygolf.com)
Among the pricier of the equipment lines, I’ve always considered Callaway (which includes the Callaway, Top-Flite, Ben Hogan, and Odyssey product lines) to be the rich man’s club. That’s not to say I have any evidence that Callaway is any better or any worse than most of what’s on the [...]
WTD’s 2007 Golf Equipment Guide: Preview
Anyone who knows me knows that when it comes to golf gear, I’m pretty much an equipment whore. I used to think that a new club might help my game, or give me some advantage on the course, but well, my buddy G and I were talking about it the other day, [...]
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