Equipment

Fly Right

Jason Kerkmans

There’s a great video on the New York Times website by Bill Pennington for his On Par series about the... Read more »

Furyk on Blister Patrol, Ball-Testing Ceaselessly Until Settling on Penta TP

David Gould

Golf talent is spread throughout the population in heinously unfair proportions, leading to darkly lamentable results. Someone such as I–a man who... Read more »

Golf Pants and Shorts Go High Tech

Larry Olmsted

I’m surprised it has taken this long to happen. Nearly a decade ago, the humble golf shirt was reinvented a... Read more »

Tom Watson’s Advice Will Improve Your Game–A Great Golf Master Shares His Wisdom in “The Timeless Swing.”

John Strawn

Tom Watson is a class act, his character as sturdy as his everlasting swing.  He treats the game with respect,... Read more »

Have a (golf)ball

Herb Gould

What’s your golf ball IQ? Mine is high, but my game is low—which means that even though I know what... Read more »

Miura’s New Passing Point Irons Balanced to Pin-Head Accuracy

Jay Stuller

Fabled for producing what are arguably the world’s highest-quality forged irons since the company’s founding in 1957, Japan’s Miura Golf... Read more »

Nike VR Pro Driver– ahh, distance! ooh, accuracy!

Jeff Wallach

Earlier this year Nike introduced the VR Pro Driver to follow their irons of the same name.  The pear-shaped driver... Read more »

Golf Supports Japan Relief

James A. Frank

You’ve probably already heard that 19-year-old Japanese phenom Ryo Ishikawa will donate all his winnings from playing golf in 2011... Read more »

Samurai Golf

Tom Bedell

Since business appeared to be trending away from dueling in 1928, the master samurai sword craftsmen of Himeji, Japan, began... Read more »

With TaylorMade’s New R11, It’s a Nice Day for a White Wedding

Jay Stuller

There’s something about TaylorMade’s new drivers with the novel ivory-colored heads that compel golf writers to stretch far and wide... Read more »

On The Numbers With Doctor Grip

Jay Stuller

For the past month the crew at Gear­Ef­fect­Golf has weighed in on a Forum ques­tion posed by Jan­ina Jacobs: “Do... Read more »

Talking Golf with TaylorMade’s Mike Ferris

John Torsiello

    Mike Ferris, vice president of product marketing for TaylorMade-adidas Golf, was in Hartford, Ct. recently for the Connecticut... Read more »

EnergyCare – The Best Peak Performance Wear

Peter Andraes

EnergyCare’s Energetic Armor Energetic Armor. Everywhere. A sign of the times. And of the many brands at the 2011 PGA... Read more »

TaylorMade Golf’s New Poster Child? You’re Looking at Him.

Jeff Wallach

I am the TaylorMade Golf Poster Child. Not Dustin Johnson.  Not Martin Kaymer.  Not Justin Rose or Sean O’Hair or... Read more »

Guest Column: Adam Barr on Japan’s Grandmaster of the Forge

David Gould

The photo at left shows Katsuhiro Miura in his natural element, on the shop floor of the golf club company... Read more »