Golf Equipment

Swingbyte shakes up the golf industry

By: 2013. 08. 29.

First when I saw Swingbyte, I thought it is another golf club fitting tool, like TaylorMade's R1 tunning application or Ping's iPing application. Then I had to realize that this is not exactly a golf club fitting tool, rather…

What is the secret of TaylorMade?

By: 2013. 08. 25.

TaylorMade-adidas Golf (TMaG), the largest and most profitable golf equipment, apparel and footwear company in the world, announced at the beginning of this month, Q2 sales of $454M (EUR 348M).  During unseasonably poor weather across the globe leading…

Callaway Golf knows who is worth sponsoring

By: 2013. 08. 20.

Patrick Reed is a rookie at Callaway Golf. He joined Callaway Golf 3 month ago in May. As a rookie, he has made 8 of 9 tournament cuts and secured 4 of his season's five TOP-10 finishes, none…

Ashworth golf shoes are losing their spikes

By: 2013. 08. 14.

We are witnessing an explosive growth in spikeless golf shoes in the first quarter of 2013. Golf Datatech says although spikeless golf shoes have a 35% market share (triple what it was in January 2011), 90% who are…

Harry Vardon’s golf club purchasing guidelines

By: 2013. 08. 10.

My girlfriend has just returned from Toronto, Canada. She brought me a very interesting and unique book written by Harry Vardon: The gist of golf. The book was written and printed in 1922. Harry Vardon wrote it in a…

Rory McIlroy’s Nike Golf endorsement is in danger

By: 2013. 08. 07.

Time to time, I ask myself, whether Rory McIlroy could earn more money by winning tournaments and championships with his previous Titleist golf clubs or as it is today, when we see him struggling on the green. Last…

Last days of TaylorMade R1 driver

By: 2013. 08. 04.

TaylorMade introduced in 2011their new driver, the R1 driver. First day offered it white and then this May in black. Personally, I prefer the black one because it gives the feeling of a powerful driver. I like TaylorMade R1…

What would happen if Hunter Mahan…

By: 2013. 07. 29.

Brandt Snedeker seems to perform well just like in 2012. After winning the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in February, yesterday he won (70-69-63-70-272 total) the RBC Canadian Open. This was the sixth career PGA TOUR victory for Brandt Snedeker. With the…

Callaway Golf clubs are losing weight

By: 2013. 07. 08.

Let me share with you some of my reservations and worries about golf club improvements. I think all of us want to hit his golf ball as far as he can and to finish the game with as…

Nike Golf’s perception about golf

By: 2013. 07. 02.

Recently I found an interesting quote in a Nike Golf print ad: "Nike Golf shoes are not for the game of golf. They are for the sport of golf. The sport of golf requires fitness. Training. Dedication." It is…

Callaway Mack Daddy 2 wedges are breaking every rule

By: 2013. 06. 27.

I would not write about Callaway Golf's new Mack Daddy 2 wedges if I do not stuck in the special grooves. These are not simply larger grooves (39% larger and produces 25% more spin than its predecessor), but…

The last Wilson Staff D100 iron sets are running out

By: 2013. 06. 13.

As it was expected many golf equipment manufacturers want to utilize the upcoming US Open Championship at Merion Golf Club. Wilson Staff is not an exception to this. I can understand them. Their offer is pretty classic/old school:…

US Open Championship tickets from Callaway Golf on mobile

By: 2013. 06. 11.

Hey guys, if you want to buy tickets for the next US Open Championship in Merion Golf Club, then I've got a bad news for you. Every tickets are sold. However at the same I've got a goods…

What is the new color of TaylorMade R1 driver?

By: 2013. 05. 30.

We complained so much (actually 3 years) about the white color of TaylorMade R1 drivers. Now, I have a good news for those who believe that a golf club must be black. TaylorMade announced today that they have…

How to upgrade your Ping putters?

By: 2013. 05. 21.

We tend to speak about putting as golf's game within the game. The putting stroke is the least complex of all the ways there are to swing a golf club. It requires no special strength, speed, size or…

Ashworth Golf changes to shorts

By: 2013. 05. 13.

Recurrent excuse why people do not want to play golf is the conservative dress code. The regular answer to the accusation is: we are traditionalists. Somewhere this debate reminds me a previous dispute about the belly putters. It…

Mother’s day present from Wilson Staff

By: 2013. 05. 03.

I think this is the first time in my life when I hear about Mother's day in relation with golf. Wilson Staff found a very nice concept to help us to praise and to express our honour to…

Limited issue signature golf shirt from Ashworth

By: 2013. 05. 02.

There is a hot debate in these days about golf club dress codes and in general about the style of golf attire. What I see at Ashworth is that they are still designing low-key clothes. As they say…

If something is good, it sells itself!

By: 2013. 04. 25.

Adidas Golf has good reason to be happy in these days. Since the foundation of the company in 1999, the first part of 2013 was the highest sales period in the life of adidas Golf. According to Golf…

Callaway Golf partners with LinkedIn

By: 2013. 04. 24.

So far I have not found reason to write explicitly about Callaway Golf. I "upbraided" Callaway Golf for not exploiting and utilizing social media (e.g. crowdsourcing). Yesterday Callaway Golf launched a social media networking campaign (as a matter of fact…