Equipment Features

Technical innovation and all-weather performance from Callaway’s A/W 2022 apparel

Thursday 1 September 2022

Performance fabrics fuse with classic styling for Callaway’s all-new authentic-to-golf range for men, women and juniors. A host of fabric technologies and game-enhancing performance features headline the new Autumn/Winter 2022 Collection from Callaway Apparel, revealed today. Throughout the design process, Callaway Apparel – The Official On Course Apparel of the DP World Tour – used strong market insights and customer research to...

Michelle Penney, the changing face of TaylorMade

Wednesday 10 August 2022

TaylorMade engineer Michelle Penney on designing Stealth, losing shoes following Tiger, and her love of a dirty workshop. We sat down with Michelle Penney, an engineer who has been with TaylorMade for 14 years, to talk about making waves in the golf industry, how she made the switch from designing cars to golf clubs, as well as her aspiration to inspire...

We pit the premium Titleist Pro V1 golf ball against the entry-level Srixon Distance golf ball.

Golf balls test: Srixon Distance vs Titleist Pro V1

Friday 5 August 2022

The Srixon Distance golf ball costs less than 90 pence and is the best-selling model on Amazon. The Titleist Pro V1 is the No.1 ball in golf and costs more than £4. Our pro tested them head-to-head on a launch monitor to find out if their performances reflect their price. Whether shots are topped into a lake, thinned into hedges or...

100 lucky golfers got to experience Clubhouse Golf's Golden Ticket event

Inside Clubhouse Golf’s Golden Ticket day!

Thursday 16 June 2022

Thousands of golfers applied but only 98 Golden Tickets were handed out for a special day with Clubhouse Golf and Callaway held at the end of May. The exclusive event, hosted in glorious sunshine at Marriott Worsley Park near Manchester, was a festival of golf, an interactive experience featuring DP World Tour stars like David Howell and Marcus Armitage, the chance...

Golf balls cut in half to show the core and layers

How does an off-centre core impact a golf ball’s performance?

Tuesday 14 June 2022

Off-center cores blight the golf ball industry, but what impact could they be having on your performance and scores? With 79 percent of the mass of a three-piece golf ball taken up by the core, it’s really important the first layer sits dead in the center. Over the last few years, Callaway have spent more than $50 million updating their machinery...

Fashion at the forefront of Callaway Apparel’s new golf collection

Written by Mark Flanagan on Wednesday 8 June 2022

Eye-catching and fashionable, Callaway Apparel’s Spring/Summer 2022 collection has something for every golfer. While staying true to its authenticity and continuing to provide staple pieces for its loyal customer base, Callaway Apparel has ventured towards fashion with its athletic range of SS22 products. In the men’s range, a natural blend of cotton and recycled polyester are at the forefront for luxuriously soft hand feels,...

ECCO Biom C4: The perfect all-round golf shoe

Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 6 June 2022

Golf footwear pioneers, ECCO GOLF, recently unveiled their latest innovation in their hybrid performance line, the brand-new ECCO BIOM C4. The newest development in ECCO’s ground-breaking BIOM family, the BIOM C4 offers the wearer a host of premium features, alongside contemporary and stylish looks, to create the perfect all-round golf shoe. The shoe features unrivalled 360-degree breathability, which allows golfers...

We took three Today's Golfer readers to get fitted for TaylorMade's Stealth driver.

How TaylorMade’s Stealth driver gained us 65 yards!

Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 24 May 2022

Should you get fitted for TaylorMade’s Stealth driver? Our three readers’ experiences should leave you in no doubt. TaylorMade’s Stealth driver has dominated golf equipment headlines in 2022. But while it’s been shown to perform for a robot, the world’s best players, and when tested by our consistent pro, could the carbon-faced technology really make a difference in the hands of...

Zerofit say they make the world's warmest base layer.

How Zerofit created the world’s warmest golf base layer

Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 8 December 2021

Do you want the world’s warmest baselayer? Then you need Zerofit. How many times have you heard or read the phrase ‘layer up’? Lots! But, for many golfers, the issue with plenty of additional layers is that it can lead to a lack of mobility when it comes to putting your normal swing on the shot. One brand which is relatively new to...

OceanTee wants to reduce every golfer's impact on the environment and make the game more sustainable.

How OceanTee are making golf more sustainable

Written by Chris Jones on Tuesday 23 November 2021

OceanTee continues its drive to reduce every golfer’s impact on the environment. OceanTee first came to Today’s Golfer’s attention in 2020 when we met with founder Ed Sandison. His ambition was to change the way that the industry and golfers think about the way we use plastic and our impact on the environment. This was, and still is, an incredibly inspiring brand...

The PXG Robot we used for our golf balls test.

ROBOT TESTED: Which golf ball suits my game?

Wednesday 6 October 2021

Today’s Golfer Golf Ball Test: 500,000+ pieces of data, 1,260 shots, 21 balls and one £250,000 robot… Welcome to the biggest (and best) golf balls test we’ve ever done! We flew to Arizona to spend a week on PXG’s test robot hitting golf balls. Our test took a week to do, six months to plan and we were talking about it for...

Should you play the KBS TD driver shaft?

Wednesday 29 September 2021

If you love KBS iron shafts, should be playing the new KBS TD driver shaft? We took a TG reader to Precision Golf to find out. Hopefully, KBS is a name you already know, the brand started out in 2008 and it was founded by Kim Braly (the designer of the original Rifle shaft). Ever since then, they’ve heaped focus on...

The Kaddey Switch is a revolutionary push and pull golf trolley.

Is the Kaddey Switch the perfect golf trolley?

Wednesday 22 September 2021

The new Kaddey Switch is a revolutionary push and pull golf trolley. If you started to design the perfect golf trolley, what would it have? Of course, it needs to be light, but durable. It needs to be easy to assemble, fit in the boot of the car, be stylish, easy to push or pull and ideally have handy features like...

Callaway reveal innovative technologies to keep you warm and dry this winter

Wednesday 18 August 2021

Callaway reveal autumn/winter apparel range ready to tackle any weather. No golfer relishes the end of summer, with shorts and polo shirts giving way to waterproofs and beanie hats, while evening rounds in the sun make way for 18 holes of wind and rain. But, with the right gear, winter golf is nothing to fear. RELATED: Best Waterproof Golf Shoes Callaway’s autumn/winter 2021...

Callaway Apparel's Spring/Summer 2021 golf collection.

Is Callaway Apparel the most technically superior clothing in golf?

Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 10 June 2021

Callaway Apparel: Technically superior and sustainable products designed for golfers. Callaway Apparel’s Spring/Summer 2021 range has collections to suit every golfer, with a wide range of lifestyle and performance pieces mixing improved styling, technologically-enhanced fabrics and performance-driven layouts. They are designed to help golfers feel stylish, confident and comfortable so they can perform their best. RELATED: Best Golf Polo Shirts There is...

Best home golf simulators – for any budget

Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 3 February 2021

How to create a home golf swing studio – on any budget. The disparity between the multi-millionaire golf Tour pros of the world and us everyday folk has become even more apparent during the Coronavirus lockdown. There they are, playing exact replicas of the world’s best courses in their air-conditioned home swing studios, while we’re digging up the back lawn trying...

We test cold golf balls against warm golf balls.

TESTED: How does the cold affect a golf ball’s performance?

Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 14 December 2020

We’re all guilty of leaving our golf bags and balls in the car boot or shed from time-to-time but have you ever considered how much it could be impacting your performance, especially in the cold months of winter golf? We tested cold golf balls against warm to find out exactly how much it could be affecting your game. ...

We test whether wearing too many layers impacts your golf swing.

TESTED: Can bulky clothes harm your golf swing?

Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 14 December 2020

As winter golfers, it’s tempting to wear thick clothes to ensure we stay warm while getting out on the course. But could wearing the wrong clothing actually harm our game? We put it to the test to find out if wearing bulky clothing instead of the right layering can have a negative effect on your golf swing. ...

We test clean golf clubs against dirty golf clubs.

TESTED: How dirt affects golf club grooves

Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 14 December 2020

We test dirty golf clubs against clean golf clubs to find out just how big an impact dirt and mud in your grooves can make to your performance on the golf course. Tour pros have caddies who clean their clubs after every shot, ensuring no dirt or debris clogs the vital grooves. Club golfers...

TESTED: Which golf wedge works best when it’s wet?

Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 14 December 2020

Mizuno claim the grooves of of their new ES21 golf wedge perform best in damp conditions, so we put their claims to the test in a head-to-head with Titleist’s Vokey Design SM8 and Cleveland’s RTX Zipcore to find the best performing wedge for the wet conditions we find in winter golf. ...