Equipment

Can you get custom fit for some new clubs without leaving your couch, especially since when it comes to getting custom fit these days, the couch is about the only place you’re going? Callaway is attempting to make the best of a less-than-ideal custom fitting environment with its new Distance Fitting program. The Callaway Distance

The Epon AF-706 may be the latest iron to come from a manufacturer known for its expertise in precise forged irons that appeal to the most discerning players, but don’t think that precision in manufacturing doesn’t also work in the game-improvement category, too. That’s what the new entry in the “7” series does for Epon,

Ben Hogan the golfer may have been legendary for hitting long irons, but Ben Hogan the golf equipment company knows everyday golfers need help getting lower-lofted clubs in the air. That’s why the company is offering two options for players looking to make the hardest part of their games a little easier. While the Ben

The new PXG 0811X and 0811X+ drivers still may be only prototypes, but that doesn’t mean they’re reserved for tour players. The company is offering the still-in-development models in limited quantities for purchase to get a sense of what average golfers think, too. Offered at a discount from the usual $650 price point ($495), the

As golf begins to ramp up in many part of the country, gearheads still have a hankering for new product to come out. TaylorMade gave those looking for a little equipment news something to consider with its debut of its MyMG2 personalized wedge program. As many other companies have done previously, TaylorMade is seeking to

The new TPT Red Range shaft is the next graphite shaft from a company that thinks it’s found the best way—in its eyes, the only way, and admittedly not an inexpensive way—to make a graphite shaft. TPT, a Swiss manufacturer of carbon composite applications that range from Formula 1 cars to six-figure wristwatches, has built

One way our team at Golf Digest has tried to understand and illustrate the differences in golf balls is a specific short game test we’ve been running for many years. Using good players and a Foresight Sports GCHawk launch monitor, we evaluated each ball’s spin and launch angle on 50-yard wedge shots (above). The specific

The Wilson Staff Model ball, built with tour-player input, is not surprisingly a multilayer urethane cover design, the preferred construction for balls played by professional golfers. But its construction is built on a firmer foundation, a departure from Wilson’s lineup of largely lower compression, softer models. The reason is simple, said said Frank Simonutti, Wilson’s

As many of us are confined to our homes during the coronavirus pandemic, the mind easily wanders about the game we love. Though playing the game may be a non-starter in many areas, it doesn’t mean we can’t plan for our future golf rounds, whenever those might be. To help occupy the mind, consider these

Tiger Woods’ five Masters victories have spanned more than two decades and coincided with what many consider to be the Golden Age of golf equipment technology. Certainly Woods’ use of the multilayer, solid-core Nike Tour Accuracy TW ball was a paradigm shift for equipment used by tour players and the distances they hit them. Woods’

We are lucky to have two of the most knowledgable golf gearheads in our office. And they are sharing their golf equipment knowledge with you. Golf Digest’s equipment editors, Mike Stachura and E. Michael Johnson, have covered the golf equipment business for decades, and there are few who know the equipment industry better. We’ve asked

We are lucky to have two of the most knowledgable golf gearheads in our office. And they are sharing their knowledge with you. Golf Digest’s equipment editors, Mike Stachura and E. Michael Johnson, have covered the golf equipment business for decades, and there are few who know the equipment industry better. We’ve asked them to

The Tommy Armour 845 lineup of woods and irons for 2020 may get your attention for its complex use of multiple materials, but its real mission is thankfully much more simple: fight your slice with your woods, get the ball airborne with your irons. Its main lever to promote that kind of improvement in your

The Ben Hogan name is one of the most iconic in sports. Now the company he founded has delivered a set of forged muscle-back blade irons that feature many of Bantam Ben’s design philosophies. Named ICON, the irons are clearly aimed at better players with a desire to work their iron shots. While providing a

It’s the biggest problem that faces the golf-equipment industry, and we’ve been together to solve it for the better part of the last two decades. No, it has nothing to do with your slice. Counterfeit clubs are the biggest drain on the game, and the best defense might not be as much about what the

Tiger Woods took more than two years testing prototypes of what would eventually become Bridgestone’s Tour B XS ball. You don’t have to wait that long to put Tiger’s exact ball into play as the company is now offering the Tour B XS – TW ball. The TW balls have Woods’ “TIGER” sidestamp which mirrors

Carl F. Rose, an icon in golf retail, passed away in his sleep on March 6. He was 91. Rose took a small driving range in Pontiac, Michigan and built it into one of the largest golf retail companies in America with Carl’s Golfland in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and later, a second store in Plymouth,

On the next episode of The Hot List (above), Golf Digest’s new equipment-focused video series, we talk about the hottest club in golf today, Players Distance Irons, a category of golf clubs that didn’t really exist a decade ago. Is it for you, or who’s this category for? That’s the question we help you answer.

We are lucky to have two of the most knowledgable golf gearheads in our office. And they are sharing their knowledge with you. Golf Digest’s equipment editors, Mike Stachura and E. Michael Johnson, have covered the golf equipment business for decades, and there are few who know the equipment industry better. We’ve asked them to

There might not be a shot that says “player” more than a low, boring 2-iron laced off the tee with driver-like rollout. Who among us hasn’t dreamed of ripping one of Tiger Woods’ low-slung “stingers” on command? Well, modern technology might be bringing this shot to more players. The latest utility irons have thinner and

If you’re now pulling a 6-iron out of the bag where you used to reach for an 8, your lack of power likely has something to do with your angle of attack, says Gene Parente, president of Golf Club Laboratories in San Diego. “If you want your irons to perform better, you probably need to

We are lucky to have two of the most knowledgable golf gearheads in our office. And they are sharing their golf equipment knowledge with you. Golf Digest’s equipment editors, Mike Stachura and E. Michael Johnson, have covered the golf equipment business for decades, and there are few who know the equipment industry better. We’ve asked

New drivers today aren’t just massive, one-size-fits-all war clubs that pummel everything in sight regardless of whether you’re a 75-year-old former librarian or a current NFL quarterback. It’s the era of complete customization in drivers, and that’s why you need to be open to the possibilities. That’s the message on the next episode of Golf

The Lamkin grip lineup for 2020 could be summarized in one word: Comfort. But don’t be confused that its latest offerings are simply focused on soft, cushioned feel. No, rather the Lamkin grip philosophy seems geared to getting golfers to be more comfortable with how to line up the hands on the club to produce

Golf Pride’s MCC grips are one of its most popular grips of all time. Building off that success, the company now has introduced and extension of that line with its MCC Teams collection. Hoping to create a bond with golfers who have a connection to a high school, college or professional sports team, Golf Pride

Golf Digest’s new video series (watch above) takes you on a guided journey through the ever-complex yet equally rewarding universe of the game’s best new golf equipment, and what better way to start off the series then with the most exciting club in the bag … the driver. We highlight the nine medal-winning drivers that

The Odyssey Toulon Design family of putters, the premium collection of classic milled designs that features modern technological elements in the face and shaft, adds two new models for 2020. Even better, that lineup is part of the company’s Odyssey Fits interactive putting analysis tool that matches your stroke to a particular model in as

While we firmly believe the Golf Digest Hot List should be your first step in navigating the sometimes overwhelming and constantly expanding equipment universe, we’ve long thought there is more we could do. Highlighting the elite 131 products across 10 different club categories in the 2020 Hot List should get you excited about the possibilities

We are lucky to have two of the most knowledgable golf gearheads in our office. And they are sharing their golf equipment knowledge with you. Golf Digest’s equipment editors, Mike Stachura and E. Michael Johnson, have covered the golf equipment business for decades, and there are few who know the equipment industry better. We’ve asked

The Acushnet Company, parent company of the top-selling Titleist golf balls, launched a new ball brand today—Union Green—and in a bit of an upset, it has nothing to do with the USGA’s saber-rattling about rolling back the golf ball. Union Green features two new non-urethane-cover golf balls on the affordable end of the price-point universe