Equipment

Although he is nearing 80 years old and has done almost everything there is to do in wedge design,Titleist master craftsman Bob Vokey continues to work on the “almost everything” with the same passion he’s displayed since first getting wedges in the hands of Andy Bean at the 1997 St. Jude Classic. Sometimes that means

Honma Golf, the premium Japanese brand that recently signed world No.1 Justin Rose to use its clubs, has added a new golf ball to its extensive range. The Honma TW-X is a three-piece urethane distance and spin ball aimed at golfers with swing speeds of around 90mph. The ball features the high initial velocity core, designed

The European Tour has announced that Callaway has become an Official Partner for the next five years. Within this wide-reaching agreement across the family of Callaway owned brands, Callaway becomes the official driver, golf ball, shoe and golf bag brand of the European Tour; Odyssey and OGIO become the official putter and luggage brands respectively;

The next generation of XXIO Prime, the high-end sub-brand of the already high-end XXIO lineup, is overflowing with new materials and breakthroughs in super-ultra-lightweight technology. But when it starts with a driver shaft that weighs just 36 grams, or 40 percent less than typical shafts, you know this line is all about building a platform

The new CB-301 irons from Miura Golf, the cult favorite maker of classic forged blades, shows the brand has its softer side, too. The redesigned cavity backs show Miura’s forged workmanship in a more forgiving, higher launching form. The work of lead designer Shinei Miura, who consulted with legendary father Katsuhiro and son Yoshitaka on

If there is any doubt as to whether there is demand among consumers for irons with a black finish instead of chrome or satin, the last few years have likely put that discussion to rest. Numerous companies such as Callaway, TaylorMade, Cobra and PXG have introduced dark-colored irons either as part of their main line

The new Wilson D7 driver, it would be too easy to say, simply continues the trend in some quarters of driver designed with ultra-light overall weight. It would even be too easy to suggest that the Wilson D7 is just the next generation in the company’s own focus on drivers that at a sub-280-gram total

Wilson’s new range of D7 metalwoods is aimed at a wide spectrum of players looking for extra distance and forgiveness in all areas of their game. The D7 driver features RE-AKT Technology, a combination of superlight design and reactive face technology, which combines to deliver faster clubhead speed and increased ball speed for longer distance.

The story behind the new Tour Edge Exotics CBX 119 fairway woods and hybrids can be neatly summed up this way: The input driving the upgrade to these metalwoods came largely from veteran tour players. The Exotics CBX 119, the followup to the Exotics CBX line introduced in the fall of 2017, benefited from Tour

Titleist’s Scotty Cameron Select line rightly gets plenty of attention for its classic blade putters, but two new models added to the line stretch the Select’s offerings to include two new mallet offerings. Never fear, though, the attention to classic details remains. The new models, the Fastback 2 and the Squareback 1.5, reflect the author’s

Odyssey’s new StrokeLab putters incorporate a new method of weight distribution designed to improve the physical dynamics of the putting stroke. The theory behind the design is that most putting strokes are inconsistent, yet most putting technologies focus on improving alignment or improving the quality of roll, rather than consistency. StrokeLab putters helps improve the

TaylorMade Golf has revealed the next generation of its M metalwoods range following the launch of its new M5 and M6 drivers, fairways and hybrids, which go on sale from February 15. Among the headline features in the new range is the retention of the ‘Twist Face’ technology that appeared in last year’s M3 and

Stewart Cink, who used a Ping driver, fairway woods and irons for most of last season (and at times a Ping putter) without a contract has signed a multiyear deal with the Phoenix-based equipment maker. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The pact calls for the 2009 British Open champion and owner of

Callaway has unveiled four new balls for 2019, all of which focus on combining distance, accuracy and soft feel with low compression. The new balls are the ERC Soft Triple Track, the Supersoft 19, the Supersoft Magna and the SuperSoft Matte. ERC Soft Triple TrackA ball suited for every type of player, Callaway claims its

The ST190 driver Mizuno’s new ST190 drivers and fairway woods, which go on sale in February, incorporate all of company’s proprietary technology to enhance ball speed and distance. The ST190 driver, and the lower-spinning ST190G driver, boasts an ultra-fast forged Ti face and a lighter CORTECH structure to deliver consistently higher ball speeds. A large

The new Mizuno ST190 family of drivers and fairways reveal that innovation in metalwoods needs more than some single element improvement. As David Llewellyn, vice president of research and development, terms it, sometimes success is really about the right collection of elements in the right order and the right amount. It’s like if you’re going

Callaway has unveiled its next generation of Epic clubs with the launch of the new Epic Flash drivers and fairway woods. Replacing the GBB Epic family, the Epic Flash range – which goes on sale from February 1 – feature a new technology called ‘Flash Face’ which is designed to help golfers get more ball

Callaway Golf’s new Apex 19 and Apex 19 Pro irons, which go on sale from January 25, are precision engineered to deliver an unmatched forged design, with innovative ball speed technology, and optimal ball flight and trajectory. APEX 19 Extremely soft feel comes from a forged mild carbon steel body that features urethane microspheres that