In last October I wrote that ecommerce specialist Lee Brown and retail expert Peter Riordan has joined Direct Golf. Now I can tell that the golf industry excutive Rob Andrew joins Direct Golf as a member of the…
Luxury designer brand G/FORE has just launched their 2015 range. In parallel their unhidden intent is to conquer the UK golf market in 2015. In style they remind me little bit the Scottish brand Royal & Awesome. Did you…
In November Callaway Golf launched its Big Bertha Alpha 815 driver. Now the Big Bertha Alpha 815 golf club family is complementing with fairway wood golf clubs and hybrid golf clubs. Big Bertha Alpha 815 Fairway Woods are…
51 hours left from 2014. So here is the time to summarize this year. Scotland rightly can rejoice this year. In 2014, Scotland attracted 340,000 golf event spectators. VisitScotland says this year was the 2nd highest year for golf…
Callaway Golf has just announced today their new Chrome Soft golf ball. Chrome Soft is the only ball that has the new proprietary SoftFast Core with low compression (65) and the Tour Urethane cover (to control better the golf ball).…
Last week Mizuno announced the launch of PX-850 Fairway Woods and JPX-850 Hybrids, featuring Mizuno’s new Shock Wave Sole™ Technology and Quick Switch® Technology. The new Mizuno golf clubs will be available from November 7, 2014. Mizuno believes that Shock Wave…
After 30 years of service, owner and chairman of Direct Golf John Andrew was awarded the prestigious title of ‘Fellow’ of the Professional Golfers Association. This is actually a recognition of John Andrew's contribution to the golf retail business…
Callaway Golf really tries to pamper us. Sometimes I feel like it will be at the expense of learning how to swing correctly. To be honest who don't need an extra help? On Tuesday Callaway Golf launched officially…
Mizuno has just launched its new wedge the Mizuno MP-T5 wedge. This new wedge is designed with insight from PGA Tour professional Luke Donald. The new Mizuno MP-T5 wedge is featuring Mizuno’s patented Grain Flow Forging. The Grain Flow…
Callaway Golf has just announced that the Big Bertha Irons will be upgraded by the new 360 Face Cup technology. This is not a new technology. Previously it was used for Callaway Golf's fairway woods and hybrids. …
In July Direct Golf UK announced that they are going to enter to a partnership with Sports Direct to be able to grow and expand in Europe. This will not be the first attempt of Direct Golf UK…
Callaway Golf Company announced last week their new Apex Muscleback and Apex Utility Irons. Both will be available for custom order online September 12, including on Callawaygolf.com. Apex Muscleback irons It is a new addition to the Apex Family.…
Last summer when I talked about the novelties of FT Optiforce drivers and fairway woods, I could not tell the exact weight of FT Optiforce drivers just approximately (under 300 grams). At this time when Callaway Golf is launching next…
Direct Golf recently announced that it will retail golf brands including Mizuno, Wilson, Bridgestone, Stuburt, John Letters, Progen, Golf Locker, Hotblade and Jaxx, alongside a huge range of products from other golf manufacturers on the Tesco direct website.…
In April this year Direct Golf launched their loyalty card program to foster repeated purcheses and to make golf more affordable. The loyalty program's mechanism is quite simple the more you buy, the more you points you get…
Two years ago in September I recommended to take seriously smart phones as a tool and a communication channel. Since then the the global smartphone audience surpassed the 1 billion mark in 2012 and will total 1.75 billion…
When the usage of ePOS (electronic point of sale) is emerging in a management debate in our golf club, we should understand its importance from two main aspects: customer experience + sales efficiency. Customer Experience As golf club…
Couple of days ago SkyGolf, maker of SkyCaddie (rangefinder), introduced its new SkyCaddie TOUCH at this year’s PGA Merchandise Show. SkyCaddie TOUCH features many useful things like: glove-friendliness; easy-to-use + easy-to-read touchscreen with Bluetooth connectivity coupled with a FREE Smartphone…
Customization is slowly flowing into the golf industry as well, as golf equipment manufacturers like Callaway Golf starts to realize that there are significant differences between golfers. In case of the new Callaway Speed Regime golf balls that…
I must confess that Honma Golf is a big enigma for me and I guess for many other golfers. We hardly read about Honma golf clubs in golf magazines. Honma golf clubs are handmade one-by-one. You can imagine their…