January 1st in Gear, In The Bag.
Bridgestone B330-RX
It’s rare that a new ball generates a significant amount of buzz — after all, while decades of technological advances have contributed to significant changes in the appearance and construction of drivers, putters and irons, a golf ball is still a golf ball. Therefore, when we heard rumors flying across the internet this fall about a new ball from Bridgestone that promised to change the game, we perked our ears up. Indeed, industry insiders were so geared up …
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January 1st in Gear, In The Bag.
Callaway X22
Building upon its popular X series, which has been updated every 2-4 years since the X14 changed the way irons were played more than a decade ago, Callaway has stayed true to a reliable brand, keeping the best qualities of the X20 while further developing the MOI technologies that have swept the golf world since the previous model’s release. Callaway loyalists will immediately notice the narrower topline and sole of both clubs – this has been done with …
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January 1st in Gear, In The Bag.
Swift X (left) and the Four 5
Regular readers of Cascade Golfer know that when it comes to bags, we love our Sun Mountains. So naturally, we were eager to find out what the Missoula, Mont.-based innovator was planning for 2009. As it turns out, the company has two major releases — the Swift X and the Four 5, both of which set market standards. The Swift X is one of Sun Mountain’s finest achievements yet — a full-size bag …
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January 1st in Gear, In The Bag.
TaylorMade r7 Limited & Burner Drivers
There’s little question that when the pros hit the PGA Show in Orlando, they’re going to head for the TaylorMade hitting cages. That’s because everyone is clamoring to get their hands on the latest releases in the company’s vaunted r7 and Burner line of drivers. Back in 2004, TaylorMade pioneered the idea of Moveable Weight Technology (MWT) in the r7 Quad, allowing golfers to adjust weights in the clubhead to customize for swing speed …
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January 1st in Gear, In The Bag.
External tungsten weight pads (bottom) push the center of gravity down and back for greater distance and roll.
When PING founder (and Ballard native) Karsten Solheim first emerged from his garage with a putter he promised would change the way the game was played, PGA pros were skeptical. Of course, that skepticism lasted only as long as it took for them to drain a few 15-footers, and 50 years later, PING Golf – so named because of the “pinging” sound …
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