Category: Gear

Sun Mountain launching in Australia

Sun Mountain launching in Australia

From April 2012, golf bags, buggies and outerwear from industry pioneers Sun Mountain will be available in authorised Australia golf retailers and pro shops, following an announcement by the US-based company to expand their business into the Australian golf marketplace. For the past 30 years, Sun Mountain has been revolutionising the golf industry with advanced technologies and designs [...]

February 23, 2012 | 0 Comments More
New Drivers for 2012

New Drivers for 2012

Check out the latest drivers to hit the golf market in 2012. See the new “Big Dogs” from Callaway Golf, PING, Cleveland, TaylorMade and TourEdge. With adjustable weights, adjustable shafts, bigger faces and snazzier looks, there is something for everyone!

February 18, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Chris Rutherford

Online sales ‘fraught with danger’

I have never bought anything online. Call me a Luddite if you must, but I do like to see, feel and even try on products of interest. Still, my resistance to shopping online has not rubbed off on my offspring. At least once a month there is a knock at the door and I sign [...]

February 3, 2012 | 0 Comments More
The new App from The PGA of Australia

New app brings the Tour to your fingertips

With the world’s best players heading to Australia this summer, the Official PGA Tour of Australasia iPhone application will bring golf fans even closer to the action. Now available to download for FREE from the iphone store, the PGA Tour of Australasia app will ensure you have the latest features on hand to watch, play [...]

October 24, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Go the distance – Golf GPS Units

Go the distance – Golf GPS Units

Don’t buy a golf GPS unit or laser rangefinder until you read this review. Inside Golf explains how golf GPS units and laser rangefinders work, explore their pros and cons on the golf course, and review the best golf GPS units and golf laser rangefinders on the market.

October 8, 2011 | 2 Comments More
Titleist AP1

Titleist Introduces Next Generation AP1 And AP2 Irons

Dedicated to providing serious golfers with the highest performing equipment in golf, Titleist introduces the next generation of its groundbreaking Advanced Performance irons. The new Titleist AP1 and AP2 irons (712 Series) stay true to the design mission of “Advanced Performance with Feel.” Both models are multi-material, dual cavity irons that provide modern ball flight [...]

September 14, 2011 | 0 Comments More
TaylorMade Ghost Spider

TaylorMade Ghost Spider

When Jason Day started putting with the new TaylorMade Ghost Spider – and climbing up the leaderboard – we were eager to put this new putter to the test. While it looks like something out of Star Trek, we found the putter to be beautifully balanced, and, surprisingly, not at all distracting at address.  Its [...]

September 5, 2011 | 0 Comments More
TaylorMade R11 Irons

TaylorMade R11 Irons

TaylorMade’s new R11 irons are engineered for the player who appreciates the shape and refinement of a tour-grade iron but needs the help of advanced technology to launch the ball high, straight and long with less effort, regardless of handicap. The precision-weighting port provides optimal consistency in feel and performance from one club to the [...]

September 5, 2011 | 0 Comments More
New: Titleist Golf Ball Fitting App

New: Titleist Golf Ball Fitting App

You know that we love our apps and gadgets here at Inside Golf – especially if it helps you improve your game and lower your score. Titleist’s new Golf Ball Fitting app (Available free in the iTunes App Store) helps you find and fit the best Titleist golf ball for your game. Tour players know [...]

September 1, 2011 | 0 Comments More
The free iPING app helps you fix your putting

PING launches innovative iPING putting app

This may be the coolest iPhone golf app we’ve seen in a long time. The innovators at PING recently launched the free iPING putting app, which can actually help improve your putting! You simply clip your iPhone to your putter, start the app and begin putting. After a series of 5 putts, the iPING app [...]

June 18, 2011 | 4 Comments More
PING club assembly

Behind the scenes at PING Headquarters, Arizona

It started as a small, garage-based business, and grew into one of the largest American manufacturers of golf clubs. Inside Golf made the trek to Phoenix, Arizona, to peer at the inner workings of PING, one of the world’s most innovative golf club manufacturers. What do you do when the putts just don’t drop? Get [...]

June 7, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Demo Days are a great way to evaluate the latest gear

Demo Days: The right and wrong way to evaluate gear

Going to a Demo Day is one of the best ways to test the latest gear available. But just rocking up and banging out balls willy nilly is not necessarily the best way to evaluate the effectiveness of a golf club. Here’s how to get the most out of the Demo Day.

March 30, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Ian McConchie

Get a grip!

Australian Ian McConchie makes golf grips, with the not-so-little Aussie battler taking on the biggest golf companies in the US and beating them at their own game. What started more than 15 years ago has now begun to prosper, with the 6’2”, 280lb McConchie producing a range of quality and innovative leather golf grips which [...]

March 29, 2011 | 0 Comments More
A Trojan Golf Cart battery

Golf cart battery maintenance

Caring for the batteries in your golf cart is easier than you may think, and will result in a longer battery life. Here are a few tips, courtesy of Trojan Batteries. EQUIPMENT: There are many tools that may help in properly caring for and maintaining golf cart batteries. Here are some of the recommended tools [...]

March 28, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Cleveland XL270 Launcher

Cleveland Golf Launcher Ultralite Driver

Cleveland® Golf’s Launcher® Ultralite Driver series consists of drivers in three distinct weight classes — The XL270, SL290 and the TL310–each strategically engineered to deliver a unique combination of feel, workability and head speed.

February 19, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Titleist 910F-d

Titleist 910 series fairway metals and hybrids

Titleist takes long game performance and fitting to a new level with the introduction of the tour-proven 910F and 910F-d fairway metals and 910H hybrids.

February 19, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Rubbing Shoulders with the Greats

Rubbing Shoulders with The Greats

In Rubbing Shoulders with The Greats, Brian Twite offers a selection of short, practical tips and golfing tales that we found engaging and unique. In truth, we couldn’t put it down.

February 19, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Titleist Pro V1x

New Titleist Pro V1, Pro V1x

Titleist, the #1 ball in golf, launches the most technologically advanced Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls yet. Titleist once again raises the standard for quality and performance by making the most trusted and best selling golf balls even better.

February 19, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Rear view of a Titleist AP2 iron (Genuine on left)

Fake Clubs, Real Problem

Counterfeit golf equipment is a growing problem for golfers and the golf industry. Here’s what the golf industry is doing to thwart the counterfeiters, and what you can do to ensure that you aren’t a victim.

February 18, 2011 | 4 Comments More
Collingwood premiership player Chris Dawes has cottoned-on to the Ready2Golf brand

Are you Ready2Golf?

While the days of plus-fours may be long behind us (for now, anyway), the boring old collared golf shirt and shorts are now being reinvented by creative and talented designers with an eye for fashion and a hint of flair

January 25, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Fashion Solid Polo With Rouching

Greg Norman Women’s range

Fashion Solid Polo With Rouching Rouched sleeves bring this fashion solid to new heights of style. This polo brings runway style to the fairway by utilizing performance cotton fabric. Paired with a plaid capri, this is a chic look for a day on the course or a day out with the girls. Fashion Solid with [...]

January 25, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Sunice pullover

Sunice new Superlite Pullovers

Contrary to popular belief, adding layers to your golf wardrobe can actually enhance your overall physical performance and ultimately improve your golf game

January 25, 2011 | 0 Comments More
HX Diablo and HX Diablo Tour

HX Diablo and HX Diablo Tour

The new HX Diablo Tour provides the optimum combination of distance, feel and control in a 3-piece performance golf ball

January 25, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Footjoy ProDry Lisle Shirt

Footjoy ProDry Lisle Shirt

The ProDry Lisle Golf Shirt is the ultimate high-tech performance garment to wear on the course. The shirt wicks away perspiration, provides outstanding UV sun protection while being extremely comfortable during the golf swing. The garment is also very easy to care for with virtually no wrinkling or shrinkage. The FootJoy Lisle Shirts are available [...]

January 14, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Smoothy Micro Suspension Buggy

Smoothy Micro Suspension Buggy

This innovative, unrivalled buggy has all the latest features and benefits of any buggy released in the market. The Smoothy brand, which has been Australia’s No 1 selling buggy brand since 2005, has engineered the Micro Suspension buggy to satisfy every golfer’s imaginable request in a manual golf buggy: Its state-of-the-art Smoothy Suspension system glides [...]

January 14, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Srixon Z-STAR Ball

Srixon Z-STAR Ball

Played by PGA TOUR professionals Vijay Singh and Jim Furyk — as well as a rapidly growing contingent of professional golfers worldwide — the new Z-STAR and Z-STAR X are designed to offer best-in-category performance for players seeking the improved distance, spin, and feel. The Z-STAR golf ball is designed to be the best-balanced golf [...]

January 14, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Callaway Diablo Octane Driver

Callaway Diablo Octane Driver

The new Diablo Octane Driver features revolutionary Forged Composite material in the crown, giving it a significant performance advantage over all-titanium drivers.  Combined with Callaway’s hyperbolic face technology and a longer high performance Project X graphite shaft, the Diablo Octane driver is configured to deliver unmatched power through superior design, construction and materials. RRP $329 [...]

January 8, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Eagles Birdies Links

Eagles Birdies Links

Lightness, function and fashion are three key elements in today’s golf bag design and technology. The Links incorporates all three key elements. Weighing only 3.25 kgs this bag has nine spacious pockets. There is a velour-lined valuables pocket and a roomy insulated cooler pocket with drainage holes. The six ‘stadium’ designed side pockets allow you to [...]

January 8, 2011 | 0 Comments More
FootJoy SPIDR2 Glove

FootJoy SPIDR2 Glove

The new SPIDR2 glove delivers superior grip for optimum control, especially at high swing speeds.  Targeting players of all skill levels, the new SPIDR2 glove optimises grip performance for nearly every playing condition. The digital water resistant leather on the entire palm and fingers of the glove provides the ultimate in grip and control in [...]

January 8, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Bionic Glove

Bionic Glove

Bionic is the only golf glove designed by an orthopedic hand surgeon. With a conventional glove, you compensate for the unevenness of your hand by squeezing the club too hard. That tightens the muscles in your hand and arm. With the Bionic glove design, you instinctively adopt a lighter grip. Your new lighter, more relaxed [...]

January 6, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Callaway RAZR Hawk Driver

Callaway RAZR Hawk driver

Once again Callaway has made a giant leap forward with Forged Composite technology, a joint development between Callaway and automotive maker Lamborghini. Forged Composite™ is the lightest, strongest, most precise material ever used by either Lamborghini or Callaway. Encompassing more than 500,000 intertwined turbostratic fibers per square inch, this revolutionary material features an incredibly high threshold for [...]

November 15, 2010 | 1 Comment More
Ping G15 Driver

Ping G15 Driver

The G15 Driver is engineered for golfers seeking a maximum forgiveness driver that delivers distance and accuracy. Its 460cc titanium head is longer front to back and features PING’s patented ultra-thin crown technology. Weight savings from the thin crown are positioned as an external sole weight to optimize the centre of gravity for higher trajectories [...]

November 13, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Smoothy Suspension Buggy, Summit Lite

Smoothy Suspension Buggy, Summit Lite

The latest Smoothy Suspension buggy, Summit Lite, has every possible accessory feature on it, making it the most complete buggy on the market. It folds down to a mere 77 cm x 53 cm x 31 cm with all three wheels detached. The seat is detachable and positioned on the side of the buggy making [...]

October 14, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Ping G15 Hybrid

PING G15 and i15 Hybrids

The G15 Hybrid is engineered as a high-launching, forgiving alternative to long and mid irons. For golfers who prefer a traditional hybrid shape and size, the stainless steel i15 offers a high moment of inertia with a tour-preferred trajectory.

February 9, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Little One

The Little One

Hitting the ball with the centre of the club is a constant priority — regardless of the club you have in your hand. And while there are many training aids out there, few really help you focus on hitting the ball in the centre of the club. The Little One, on the other hand, achieves [...]

June 6, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Storm Buggy

Smoothy Storm Buggy

Australia’s No 1 Selling Golf Buggy brand has released the Smoothy Storm model featuring a bounty of championship features and benefits. Its wider ergonomic dual grip handle makes this buggy the easiest to push out of the Smoothy stable. The unique Telescopic Independent Suspension System has three widths which can be adjusted to suit the [...]

February 7, 2009 | 0 Comments More
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