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Forget Fore, Yell "Incoming!"

Cobra first introduced the Long Tom driver back in the 1970′s. At the time, its 46″ shaft may have been considered excessive, but considering that many of today’s drivers are close to, if not longer, Cobra was ahead of their time. Today’s next generation boasts a full four feet of ball smashing goodness. Yeah, you [...]

Because You Can't Hit What You Can't See

When one thinks about innovation in golf design, it’s hard not to conjure the infamous shape of the Odyssey 2-Ball. When it was first released back in 2001, the 2-Ball’s aesthetics seemed decidedly funky. However, it didn’t take golfers long to figure out the most important thing about the putter and its revolutionary alignment-friendly design [...]

Putt Like With A Girl

In the world of golf equipment, technology evolves fast. Even dedicated golfers can have trouble keeping up with the latest in advanced materials, club design, COR, MOI, adjustable heads, interchangeable shafts, and what have you.  Modern golfers have found more length and forgiveness by exploiting these upgrades – for at least 13 clubs in their [...]

How Are You Supposed To Keep Your Head Still At 20,000 RPM? I’m an avid golfer with a dirty little secret. I hate practice. Unfortunately, this puts me at a philosophical impasse with my game. After all, not everyone has the discipline of GP’s managing editor, a stalwart range-rat capable of spending all day banging [...]

Are you a Bomber or a Technician? While putting may be universally accepted as the most important aspect of golf, I believe that driving is the key to enjoying golf. Poor driving puts tremendous pressure on the rest of your game. Yes, missing a short birdie putt makes you sick, but a poor drive precludes [...]

So let’s run down the numbers… 1,387 of you guys, including 48 women (we assume many of your significant others) entered the Gear Patrol & TaylorMade Drive 4 Show, Putt 4 Dough Giveaway. Here some of what we learned: 50% of you guys liked giving your buddies beef about their golf game (using our email [...]

Win A TaylorMade Tour Burner Driver & Monza Rossa Spider Putter Wow. You guys sure do like golf clubs. Over 1300 Gear Patrol faithfuls entered the Gear Patrol & TaylorMade Drive 4 Show, Putt 4 Dough Giveaway. Damn. We know you’re eagerly awaiting an announcement so here’s the update. We’re furiously sorting through all the [...]

Win A TaylorMade Tour Burner Driver & Monza Rossa Spider Putter As of this morning, over a thousand of you have entered the Drive 4 Show, Putt 4 Dough Giveaway! And why not, what guy doesn’t want TayorMade’s smoking hot Tour Burner Driver & Monza Rossa Spider Putter. Don’t Forget: You have until midnight tomorrow [...]

Ping has dropped a veritable gauntlet of new clubs with the G10 and G10 series woods, irons and hybrids. It’s a bevy of game improvement clubs that epitomize Ping’s innovations. The G10 Irons feature a new cavity design that utilize low toe weighting, a new cavity shape and a wider sole. The Custom Tuning Port [...]

The new putter from TaylorMade basically breaks down putting to this… it’s all about the launch. Their new anti-skid groove system insert (AGSI) is desined to reduce backspin and increase forward roll. That’s where you need to stop reading because it gets way too technical after that. Just know that striking the ball with this [...]

It’s one of the most talked-about debuts on tour this season. The new X-Tour Irons are now in the bags of players like Phil Mickelson, Annika Sorenstam and Charles Howell III.Forged 1020 Carbon Steel Body: The X-Tour’s advanced two-piece design features a forged 1020 carbon steel body, with a forged 1020 carbon steel face welded [...]