Step up your gear game
Fill your golf bag with 2017’s top picks
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Any golfer knows the old adage “Practice makes perfect.” Having the right gear at your disposal can really help your game – not just from a performance standpoint – but it can give you a mental edge, too.
So what is the latest and the greatest in the golf world this season?
Drivers have made a dramatic transformation in recent years. TaylorMade added the 2017 M1 440cc model to its M Family of drivers. Retailing for $499.99, the 440 “utilizes a slightly smaller head, deeper face, and 30g of moveable weight, as well as all the same technologies as its larger 460cc counterpart.”
If you’re in the market for a new wedge, the Ping Glide 2.0 Wedge has earned top marks from the industry. The sharper-edged grooves “are spaced closer together for increased friction, imparting more spin (up to 400 rpm in testing) for precise distance and trajectory control from full swings and finesse shots,” according to Ping. Adding it to your collection will set you back about $139.
For fairway woods, the $240 Cobra King F7 has been well-reviewed, and was called “more forgiving” than the $300 Cobra King LTD Black by Golf Digest. It is Cobra’s first connected golf club, allowing golfers to track the distance and accuracy of every swing using the free Arccos Driver smartphone app.
If a hybrid is more your speed, the Titleist 816H1 has been generating a buzz. Titleist says the $269 high-launching hybrid offers “superior technology for long-game performance” for balls that “fly farther and land soft.” The H1 features a large profile for the golfer who needs enhanced launch and a slight face progression for those who favor a fairway metal look.
The Mizuno JPX 900 Tour, with its grain flow forged 1025E Pure Select Mild Carbon Steel, undergoes a specialized heat treatment to optimize strength and softness. Mizuno reports the $1,199.99 iron has “more mass pushed to the extreme corners to deliver unmatched stability.” It has a large camber and the thinnest sole ever created on a JPX golf club for maximum versatility and playability.
Mallet putters are making a comeback with those looking for a little assist on their short game, and the Odyssey White Hot RX line is, well, white hot. Retailing from $159.99, Odyssey said the RX #1 has a “rounded heel-toe weighted blade with a crank-neck hosel, an improved White Hot insert with our award-winning roll technology and a full-shaft offset.”
So what is the latest and the greatest in the golf world this season?
Drivers have made a dramatic transformation in recent years. TaylorMade added the 2017 M1 440cc model to its M Family of drivers. Retailing for $499.99, the 440 “utilizes a slightly smaller head, deeper face, and 30g of moveable weight, as well as all the same technologies as its larger 460cc counterpart.”
If you’re in the market for a new wedge, the Ping Glide 2.0 Wedge has earned top marks from the industry. The sharper-edged grooves “are spaced closer together for increased friction, imparting more spin (up to 400 rpm in testing) for precise distance and trajectory control from full swings and finesse shots,” according to Ping. Adding it to your collection will set you back about $139.
For fairway woods, the $240 Cobra King F7 has been well-reviewed, and was called “more forgiving” than the $300 Cobra King LTD Black by Golf Digest. It is Cobra’s first connected golf club, allowing golfers to track the distance and accuracy of every swing using the free Arccos Driver smartphone app.
If a hybrid is more your speed, the Titleist 816H1 has been generating a buzz. Titleist says the $269 high-launching hybrid offers “superior technology for long-game performance” for balls that “fly farther and land soft.” The H1 features a large profile for the golfer who needs enhanced launch and a slight face progression for those who favor a fairway metal look.
The Mizuno JPX 900 Tour, with its grain flow forged 1025E Pure Select Mild Carbon Steel, undergoes a specialized heat treatment to optimize strength and softness. Mizuno reports the $1,199.99 iron has “more mass pushed to the extreme corners to deliver unmatched stability.” It has a large camber and the thinnest sole ever created on a JPX golf club for maximum versatility and playability.
Mallet putters are making a comeback with those looking for a little assist on their short game, and the Odyssey White Hot RX line is, well, white hot. Retailing from $159.99, Odyssey said the RX #1 has a “rounded heel-toe weighted blade with a crank-neck hosel, an improved White Hot insert with our award-winning roll technology and a full-shaft offset.”
