Modern golf equipment has experienced a constant technological march forward. More distance, more power, more accuracy. With 460cc titanium drivers, cavity back irons, space age graphite shafts and high tech putters, golfers are constantly searching for the Holy Grail of equipment. At the same time, there seems to be a movement away from scoring low with the latest equipment, to the more ethereal 1920s when mashies, guttta-percha balls and cool clothes were all the rage. Players are donning knickers, finding hickory shafted collectibles and entering tournaments like the 3rd Annual World Hickory Open at Craigielaw Golf Club in Aberlady, ...

The official keepers of the Rules of Golf are The United States Golf Association (USGA) for the United States and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R & A) in Europe. Periodically they come out with ways to make the game more frustrating. The latest is a potential rule change for the grooves on the face of an iron clubhead. The R & A takes issue with U-grooves, which according to an article in the Scotsman, “the combination of U-grooves and thin covered balls have enabled elite players to spin approach shots from the rough - ...

CLICK HERE to listen. In Episode #31 of Golf Gear News, host Bruce Stasch reports at The Newstand that Wie is Out for Month with Injury, Hockey Wants to Emulate Golf and TaylorMade-Adidas Inks Deal with Chinese. In the Perfect Fit section we learn about the R & A’s Ruling on Iron U-Grooves. The Guru Commentary asks the question Is TaylorMade Losing It’s Edge to the Square Driver? She Golfs Too explores About.com’s Top 50 Female Golfers List and Golf Around the World visits Colorado and the Newest Ice Golf Course. In Can’t We All Get Along a Golfer is Wanted in Course Vandalism ...

I got my daily e-mail from Golf Press Association. It is basically a regurgitation of the press releases they receive from equipment, apparel and marketing companies. I accept that. Sometimes these e-mails even contain some interesting announcements. What I don’t get is why I would care that in the recent AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, “6 of the 20 finishers at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, including the runner up relied on Izzo to carry their bags". Izzo is a great golf bag. They come up with innovative designs, cool colors and have bags that are easy ...

The “hottest” marketing trend in the driver world today is the square-headed driver. Both Callaway and Nike officially hit the market with their entries at the recent PGA Show. Yet, TaylorMade appears to be sticking with their moveable weight concept they introduced in 2004. Does this mean that TaylorMade is losing its edge in the driver market that it’s owned for years? According to president and CEO of TaylorMade-Adidas Golf who was quoted at the PGA Show, “the square-headed driver phenomenon will be over in about 90 days.” Wow! That’s a big time shot over the bow of ...