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Equipment 2007


Clubmakers are playing with geometry to build clubs that are longer and more accurate

Sometimes more is more. From drivers to putters, there has never been a richer assortment of clubs on the market to help you get more—more distance, more accuracy, more fun—out of your game. The only hard part is deciding what to put in your bag, and that’s where our expanded testing of clubs comes in. Whether you’re a low, mid or high handicap, you’re bound to find a club or two here that will help you.

When it comes to drivers, designers are really thinking outside the tee box these days. There are some envelope-pushing shapes out there. Cleveland’s scalloped Hi-Bore XL could double as a soup ladle, and it looks like you could hide a sandwich inside Nike’s square-shaped Sumo2. What’s with all the culinary craziness? Moment of inertia (MOI), a measurement of the club’s ability to resist twisting on off-center hits. Higher MOI translates into straighter and longer shots when you strike the ball on the heel or the toe, making the clubs very tasty, indeed.

And from the fairway, hybrids are more popular than ever. They’re easier to hit and more versatile than long irons. But if you’re a low-handicap player who likes the look and workability of long irons, you’re also in luck, since the multi-material technology that has improved drivers has now trickled down to irons.

As the saying goes, you need to strike while the iron, not to mention the driver and hybrid, is hot.



Bridgestone GC hybrid Testing Grounds:
Bridgestone GC hybrid

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Never Compromise GM2 Exchange Rife Barbados Ping Redwood Piper S Putters Product Profile:
Love at First Putt

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Adams Insight BUL fairway wood golf club Testing Grounds:
Adams Insight BUL

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Callaway Big Bertha 460 Golf Club Driver Testing Grounds:
Callaway Big Bertha 460
This is the latest incarnation of the driver that ignited the oversize revolution when it debuted 16 years ago
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Callaway FT-i driver Golf Club Links Gear:
Callaway FT-i
Square is definitely in, especially for those wanting to hit more fairways.
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callaway golf x20 irons golf clubs Testing Grounds:
Callaway X-20
Callaway isn’t known for the cosmetics of its irons, but the X-20 looks as good as it plays
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Callaway X-Tour Wedges Golf Clubs Links Gear:
Callaway X-Tour Wedges
Both low and mid-handicap testers praised the X-Tour wedges...
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cleveland golf CG red golf irons Links Gear:
Cleveland CG Red Irons
Cleveland Golf proves that inserts in irons aren't for choppers anymore
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Cleveland golf HI-bore xl Tour driver golf club Testing Grounds:
Cleveland Hi-Bore XL Tour driver

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Cobra King Cobra S9 irons golf clubs Testing Grounds:
Cobra King Cobra S9 irons

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blade irons mizuno cleveland golf miura Product Profile:
Forged to Perfection

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Sonartec HB-001 Hybrid Golf Club Links Gear:
HB-001 Hybrid
Long popular with tour pros, Sonartec introduces their newest hybrid
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Nickent 3DX Ironwood DC hybrid golf club Testing Grounds:
Nickent 3DX Ironwood DC
Its predecessor is a favorite among tour players, and this one will be, too, no doubt
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Nike Golf Sumo2 Golf Clubs driver Testing Grounds:
Nike Golf Sumo2
“At first, I wasn’t sure about the design,” says an 11. “But if a club performs, I don’t care what it looks or sounds like.”
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Titleist Pro V1/V1x, Maxfli Fire, Bridgestone Tour B330/B330-S Golf Ball Reviews Product Profile:
On the Ball

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Golf Ping G10 Driver Links Gear:
Ping G10 driver
Ping's newest driver will help you hit more fairways
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wedges ping mizuno sonartec golf clubs Product Profile:
Sole Mates

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Srixon I-506 irons sets golf clubs Testing Grounds:
Srixon I-506 irons

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TaylorMade r7 irons golf clubs Testing Grounds:
TaylorMade r7 irons

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TaylorMade r7 SuperQuad and Burner Golf Clubs Testing Grounds:
TaylorMade r7 SuperQuad and Burner
TaylorMade believes there are two types of golfers: the tactician and the bomber
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Titleist 907D1 driver golf clubs Testing Grounds:
Titleist 907D1
Titleist is known for making serious clubs for serious golfers, but the 907D1 is so easy to hit that just about any player could use it.
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Titleist PT 585.H hybrid glof club Testing Grounds:
Titleist PT 585.H
As hybrids exploded in recent years, Titleist has taken the time to develop a club to meet consumer demand
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Tour Edge Exotics CB2 hybrid golf club Testing Grounds:
Tour Edge Exotics CB2

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Unique Driver Wedge Putters Links Gear:
Unique Clubs
The driver, wedge and putter are the most important scoring clubs. Here are three unique choices that will help you get the ball in the hole in fewer strokes. If not, they certainly are good conversation starters
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Wilson Di7 irons golf clubs Testing Grounds:
Wilson Di7 irons
Not your father’s Staffs, the Di7 features a wide-tipped shaft (.45 inches) to help reduce twisting
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