In last year’s Holiday Gift Guide, I fretted about prices increasing. According to The Budget Lab at Yale University, the concern was warranted. The lab’s research shows that leather products, wearing apparel, and metal products – categories central to the golf industry – are three of the top four that have been hit hardest byContinue reading “2025 Holiday Gift Guide: Don’t let the Grinch play through!”
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L.A.B. Putters – “Feels like I’m cheating!”
I’ve been writing about golf equipment for almost 30 years. In that time, I have tested and reviewed close to 100 putters, ranging from household name brands to boutique start-ups. Many – by which I mean most – new putter companies fail within a few years. But every now and then, one of these pluckyContinue reading “L.A.B. Putters – “Feels like I’m cheating!””
Sub70 JB Sugar Skull Wedges: Scary-good
If you’ve never heard of Sub70 Golf, you’re in for a treat. This boutique clubmaker based in Sycamore, Illinois, has been producing clubs that are of the highest quality, but at a very reasonable price-point. As I detailed in the profile linked above, the philosophy at Sub70 is “If it isn’t better, don’t release it.”Continue reading “Sub70 JB Sugar Skull Wedges: Scary-good”
May your Ryder Cup be Filled with Cool Merch
The Ryder Cup rolls around every two years, and golf fans anticipate it as eagerly as Olympians await the Olympics or soccer fans crave the World Cup. With the Ryder Cup being held at Bethpage Black this year, and Keegan Bradley representing a new generation of US team captains, golf equipment and apparel companies areContinue reading “May your Ryder Cup be Filled with Cool Merch”
Hot Summer Golf Gifts
It’s been a hot summer, but my golf game has been hot and cold. Those of us doggedly pursuing lower scores through the heat and humidity deserve some treats in these waning dogdays, don’t you think? I’ve rounded up some of my favorite golf gift ideas to help pull you out of the doldrums, celebrateContinue reading “Hot Summer Golf Gifts”
TRUE Linkswear: More than snazzy golf shoes
My car trunk is full of golf shoes. Like, 25 pairs, maybe 30. My buddies laugh, but write a lot about golf shoes. And I like to match my shoes with my outfit for the day. Because I walk most rounds, I like to rotate shoes to cut down on potential blister hot spots orContinue reading “TRUE Linkswear: More than snazzy golf shoes”
Cleveland HiBore XL Driver: All-in on AI
Golf equipment companies known for their drivers – like Callaway, TaylorMade, and Ping – have turned in recent years to AI applications to rethink and redesign their big sticks. Now Cleveland, a legendary equipment company traditionally known more for wedges and putters, has entered the AI arena. Released December 6, 2024, the Cleveland HiBore XLContinue reading “Cleveland HiBore XL Driver: All-in on AI”
Be a Well-Adjusted Walker with Sun Mountain Ridgeline 3 Push Cart
I prefer to walk when I play golf. Since at least 2009 when my lower back began balking at the weight of my golf bag, I have been a staunch proponent of push carts. I review a lot of gadgets, balls, clubs, drinks, snacks, etc., etc. nearly every round, so my bag is often stuffedContinue reading “Be a Well-Adjusted Walker with Sun Mountain Ridgeline 3 Push Cart”
Cleveland CBX 4 Zipcore Wedges deliver spin and confidence
I just finished playing 18 with a nice young man – 30 years old, struck his woods fairly well. But he gave away at least 12 shots around the greens – full wedges off the toe or high on the face, chunks, duffs, lack of spin. Sometimes technique was to blame. Others, though, I wouldContinue reading “Cleveland CBX 4 Zipcore Wedges deliver spin and confidence”
Cleveland Golf Launcher XL2 Driver is a Fairway-Finder
Golfers’ single-minded pursuit of distance at the expense of control reminds me of the way some people – mostly young people – drink the strongest booze possible, flavor be damned, just to “get there” faster. With age, one realizes that savoring a fine bourbon is more enjoyable than slamming shots of swill. And on theContinue reading “Cleveland Golf Launcher XL2 Driver is a Fairway-Finder”
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