Rife TwoBar Hybrid putter: A high-tech putter from grip to face

Rife has pulled off a notable feat with the TwoBar Hybrid: It's what I call a "kitchen sink" putter that actually looks very cool. Usually putters that include every feature but the kitchen sink look like some alien component that just fell off of a Transformer. The TwoBar Hybrid is cool, sleek even, despite offering practically every performance aid in the rule book from putter face to grip.
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Cleveland Golf's new VP milled putters appeal to traditionalists

There are those traditionalists out there who prefer an old-school flanged blade putter or, at most, a small mallet. For these golfers, Cleveland's new VP milled line ($150) offers up-to-date alignment guidance and CNC milling incorporated into classic head designs.
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Nike Golf's SQ Sumo2 5900 driver improves over maiden model

Last year Nike Golf introduced the first square-headed driver on the market, the SQ Sumo2, to rave reviews and PGA Tour victories. The 2008 incarnation, the SQ Sumo2 5900 is a higher-MOI, longer-hitting version of the maiden model, according to Nike. WorldGolf.com Equipment Editor Kiel Christianson has been playing the SQ Sumo2 5900 and says it lives up to the hype.
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PowerBilt Citation FZ1 is a great 460cc driver for traditionalists

Can a classic-looking driver compete in a market full of square/wedge-shaped/scoop-backed/asymmetrical clubheads? PowerBilt's Citation FZ1 driver is going to give it a try, writes Equipment Editor Kiel Christianson. Designed with input from Fuzzy Zoeller, this is one 460cc driver that can appeal to traditionalists.
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G3-DF Heavy Putter by Boccieri Golf: Big muscles, big putts

The G3-DF Heavy Putter by Boccieri Golf, or the "Rake," is designed to help golfers eliminate "wristy" putting strokes by forcing them to use the correct muscles.
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Bold new Under Armour muscles its way into golf apparel

Under Armour, a relatively new athletic apparel brand, is joining the golf market with its own line of bold, performance-enhancing gear. They've set out to take a chunk out of bigger, more established athletic apparel companies like Nike and Addidas.
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Bag-gate: Major golf bag makers share names, confuse customers

I was recently contacted by Ogio, maker of a diverse line of golf bags. It seems that the company had recently become aware that two other bag manufacturers were marketing bags with the same names as models in the Ogio line-up.
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Burton Syncro a good, sturdy, nicely priced cart golf bag

An affordable, solid golf bag, the Burton Syncro is one of three offers in Burton's new bag line for 2008. It's a cheaper option to many of the other brand names, like Callaway, Nike, Titleist or Ping, Tim McDonald writes in this review.
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Nike Golf's Unitized Neo: A mid-sized mallet putter with exceptional feel

The impressively high MOI on Nike Golf's Unitized Neo putter allows off-center putts to stay online, even though the remarkable feedback lets you know that the contact wasn't pure, Equipment Editor Kiel Christianson writes.
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See some of the top golf products from the 2008 PGA Merchandise Show

WorldGolf.com's Tee Vision highlights 10 new golf products that hit the floor this year at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando.
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Nike Golf's IC 20-20 Putter is the most stable mallet on the market

The Nike IC 20-20 Putter will make some converts of die-hard blade fans, Equipment Editor Kiel Christianson writes. It's simply less distracting, great for alignment and back-friendly, too.
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Golf club review: Srixon's Z-Steel is a pumped up old-school fairway wood

Introduced in August, 2007, Srixon's Z-Steel line harkens back to revolutionary low-profile fairway woods of the early 90s. The maraging steel clubface is stronger and thinner than regular stainless, but not as light as titanium. It's perfectly suited to tight lies and shot-making players, Equipment Editor Kiel Christianson writes.
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Srixon's Z-RW driver will make a lot more golfers familiar with the brand

If you are familiar at all with the Srixon brand name, it's likely because of their golf balls. But the company makes a full line of golf clubs as well. Their newest driver, the Z-RW, is a red-and-black number that is visually striking. The macho colors hide what truly makes this driver noteworthy, though, namely the clubface technology, Equipment Editor Kiel Christianson writes.
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Nike Golf's SQ SUMO irons enter the game-improvement ring and push around the competition

High-handicappers rejoice. Nike's new SQ SUMO irons perform as billed: They get the ball in the air and keep it there, Kiel Christianson writes. You won't see any tour pros playing these irons (unlike their big-headed driver inspiration), but if Nike's success in players' clubs is any indication of their influence on the game-improvement market, you will begin seeing a lot of weekend warriors with rapidly falling handicaps playing them.
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The golf lover's Christmas wish list 2007: Gifts for the traveling golfer

Ogio's Mammoth travel bag, Linda Hipp golf apparel, Nike Golf's KARMA golf balls and Vulcan Golf's Speedlite V14 driver are just a few of the goodies making Equipment Editor Kiel Christianson's list of excellent Christmas golf gifts for 2007.
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