Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 16 February 2021
Odyssey Ten putters revealed for 2021, including a new Stroke Lab shaft, their “best-ever” 2-Ball and the model being used by new signing Jon Rahm. When the Odyssey Ten Shape was introduced a few years ago it immediately became a Odyssey’s most popular choice on Tour and with golfers who wanted to putt with more confidence. FULL REVIEW AND TEST: Odyssey Ten putters ...
Written by Rob Jerram on Sunday 14 February 2021
Galvin Green take sustainability to a new level with new GameDay golf apparel collection. The degree of preparation behind a serious golfer’s most enjoyable golf day experience and a quest for even greater product sustainability are at the heart of the Part One 2021 range from leading golf apparel brand Galvin Green. RELATED: Best Golf Mid-Layers More than 30 years of playability expertise and...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 12 February 2021
TaylorMade Hi-Toe Raw wedges have a face that will rust over time to bring even more spin and control to your short game. TaylorMade have brought the Raw Face Technology from their hugely-successful MG2 wedge into their Hi-Toe line-up for 2021. FULL REVIEW: TaylorMade Hi-Toe Raw wedges The design features sharper, deeper and narrower grooves and a sharper radius, with a rougher...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 9 February 2021
PXG add two new 100 per cent milled putters to Battle Ready collection with the Bat Attack and Mustang. The new Battle Ready Mustang and Bat Attack are fully optimised for maximum stability, easy alignment and outstanding consistency. RELATED: Tested – Best Putters The PXG Battle Ready Mustang is a blade-style putter with tungsten-weighting in the heel and toe, creating an optimal centre-of-gravity...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 9 February 2021
New Scotty Cameron Phantom X Putters have tour-inspired designs as Titleist strengthens its mallet family. Drawing on his extensive experience with golf’s greatest players, Scotty Cameron has bolstered the high-tech Phantom X family with four new tour-inspired set-ups. The updated Phantom X 5 and Phantom X 5.5 replace current in-line models, while the new, compact wingback mallets, Phantom X 11 and Phantom...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 9 February 2021
Puma Golf Ignite Caged Crafted golf shoe is designed to deliver “unmatched” stability from any lie. When it comes to golf shoes there’s no question that Puma have produced some superb models in the last few years and that shows no sign of stopping in 2021. REVIEWED: adidas ZG21 shoes take lightweight to new levels The new Ignite Caged Crafted shoe builds on the...
Monday 8 February 2021
TaylorMade TP5 and TP5x golf balls use an all-new Tour Flight Dimple Pattern for 2021, taking aerodynamics and carry distance to a new level for golfers at every level. Four years after setting out on a journey to “redefine the path to distance” with the launch of golf’s only five-layer Tour balls, TaylorMade have used their Tour stars’ feedback and a...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 8 February 2021
Srixon’s ZX4 irons mark a “new revolution in forgiveness” for the golf brand with artificial intelligence used to develop unique and fastest face pattern. The new ZX4 irons bring forgiveness to the Srixon 2021 iron line-up while maintaining the brand’s signature look and forged feel. TESTED: Srixon ZX5 and ZX7 drivers Hollow from short to long iron, the ZX4 irons are designed to produce...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 8 February 2021
The ECCO Biom H4 – is this ECCO’s best ever golf shoe? ECCO pioneered the spikeless golf shoe revolution back in 2010 when a 50-year-old Fred Couples almost won the Masters wearing what a lot of people thought were “tennis shoes”. They weren’t tennis shoes, they were ECCO Golf Street shoes, and they caused quite a stir. RELATED: Galvin Green range takes...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 1 February 2021
The 2021 Srixon Z-Star and Z-Star XV golf balls have had every feature pushed to the limit with a new core, cover and dimple pattern. Now in their seventh generation, both balls have been redesigned from the ground up to create what Srixon say is their best-ever Z-Star series. RELATED: Robot Tested – Which golf ball suits you? The new ‘FastLayer Core’ starts soft...
Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 27 January 2021
New KBS 1 One Step Tour putter shaft is heavier than most other options on the market to provide more flexibility and feel on the greens. KBS – the only complete brand to offer a high-performance golf shaft for every club in the bag – have introduced the revolutionary 1 One Step putter shaft to help accomplished golfers hole more putts...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 26 January 2021
Callaway reveal new Supersoft and Supersoft Max golf balls, bringing soft feel and distance to amateur golfers. Just days after revealing the new ERC Soft golf ball, Callaway have unveiled two more balls for 2021 – Supersoft and Supersoft Max – aimed at the average golfer who wants soft feel in their ball. FULL REVIEWS ► Callaway Supersoft 2021 golf ball ► Callaway Supersoft...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 25 January 2021
Two years in the making, adidas say their new ZG21 shoe is up to 20 per cent lighter than brand’s previous spiked shoes and ‘launches a new category of golf footwear’. The ZG21 spiked shoe is the result of adidas’ tour pros and amateur golfers telling the brand they wanted a high-performance spiked shoe that was lightweight and extremely comfortable. RELATED: Best Spiked...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 25 January 2021
Mizuno’s new ST-X and ST-Z drivers are the culmination of the Japanese company’s three-year, rapid-fire development project. The follow-up to the ST190 and ST200, Mizuno’s first drivers widely played on tour, the ST-Z and ST-X use Mizuno’s second-generation SAT2041 Beta Ti face and complex carbon construction, designed to to deliver fast ball speeds and a dense, satisfying sensation at impact. RELATED: Tested – Best...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 25 January 2021
Honma target slow swing speed golfers with new ‘Gain Speed’ range of drivers, fairway woods, irons and hybrids. Japanese golf brand Honma has released a new range of game improvement clubs aimed at golfers with slower swings looking to increase ball speed and distance. The Honma T//World GS range sits alongside the Honma T//World TR (Tour Release) range, which is aimed at...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 22 January 2021
Wilson Staff D9 driver, fairway wood, hybrid and iron are designed to deliver golfers distance, performance and control… and it’s all thanks to incredible computing power. Wilson Golf CEO Tim Clarke set his team a challenge for the new D9 range… build us a driver that gets in play on Tour in 2021. TESTED: Best Drivers 2021 Wilson Golf’s D family has been built...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 21 January 2021
A new dimple pattern, a higher, more consistent flight and more short game spin… the 2021 Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls are here. When it comes to refreshing the No.1 ball in golf, Titleist don’t take it lightly. Two years of development and months of tour seeding have taken place before revealing the new Pro V1 and Pro V1x...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 21 January 2021
New high energy core helps make Callaway’s 2021 ERC Soft golf ball the brand’s longest soft golf ball. The 2021 Callaway ERC Soft golf ball builds on the game-changing original. Launched in 2019 was the first to feature Triple Track alignment lines, now on the Chrome Soft, and we rated it as the best ball for amateurs in our robot balls...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 19 January 2021
What happens when you take something brilliant and make it even better? The TaylorMade SIM2. The TaylorMade SIM range launched at the beginning of 2020 and went on to achieve considerable success around the golfing globe. RELATED: Best Drivers 2021 It performed superbly in our 2020 Drivers Test, was hugely popular with amateur golfers of all handicaps, and the drivers and woods made it...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 15 January 2021
The new range of Callaway Epic drivers includes Callaway’s fastest driver ever, and their most forgiving. The foundation of every Callaway driver launched since 2016 was a chance discovery. RELATED: Tested – Best Drivers Callaway engineers were looking for a way to secure a ‘Gravity Core’ weight in the Great Big Bertha Alpha they were designing, which would mean the driver’s centre of gravity could be adjusted...