Many will say that “perceived” product innovation drives the golf club market each year. Knowing that, gullible golfers still wait in line to be the first to turn over their money and buy the latest, hottest or most advanced product on the market today. So, shouldn’t it seem ridiculous to Mr. Gullible Golfer that Callaway, the big daddy of equipment, is coming out in 2007 with another “ultimate performance driver based purely on physics?” Obviously not. I’m not picking on Callaway specifically, but all the equipment manufacturers out there. It used to be that once a year, around October, we’d ...

CLICK HERE to listen. In Episode #27 of Golf Gear News, host Bruce Stasch reports at The Newstand that Woods’ Wife Sues, the Medieval City Found Under a Golf Course and John Daly to Divorce Again. The Perfect Fit explores TaylorMade-addidas attempt to Reinvent Maxfli Brand with John Daly as its star. The Guru Commentary rants about Michelle Wie’s 11th Failure in a Men’s Event and She Golf’s Too talks about the LPGA’s New Drug Testing Policy. The Component Corner highlights a Labor Shortage in South Florida and a $3000 Gold Golf Tee. We travel to South Africa to Play With Crocodiles and in Golf ...

We like to think that the Scots invented golf and the Americans moved it forward by forming the PGA and making it a big money sport. But what about the New Zealanders? What do they have to do with golf? The land of grazing sheep and beautiful scenery is the site of the newest and perhaps will become the fastest growing golf game on the planet. New Zealand game inventor Burton Silver came up with GolfCross® in 1989. What makes this game interesting to the typical hacker is that the game is played on a regulation course, with all ...

A reader asked about cashing in a credit he has available at 2nd Swing, the Minnesota-based retailer that filed for bankruptcy liquidation in September. It appears that customers are out of luck. I found an article from the Milwaukee Journal from September that outlined 2nd Swing’s credit policy. I checked their website and it is no longer functioning. I called a location near me and the phone is disconnected. For those of the 17,700 customers with credits on the books, you’ve got a piece of paper that has the same value as my Excelsior Henderson Motorcycle stock – worthless. RIP 2nd ...

CLICK HERE to listen. In Episode #26 of Golf Gear News, host Bruce Stasch reports at The Newstand that Norman Buys Controlling Interest in McGregor, Hockey Player Gets Hole in One and Callaway’s New Online Concept. Hear about a Super Expensive Putter from Japan. The Golf Gear Guru finally catches up with Duffer McDoughall Johnsen - the Socrates of Golf, in his local bar. We travel to behind the DMZ to visit North Korea’s Diamond Country Club in Golf Around the World. In Why Can’t We All Just Get Along Two Jailed for Unprovoked Golf Assault. We never have a shortage of oddities in Golf ...