Tag Archives: Ed Travis
NEW Paradym Irons & Woods From Callaway
By Ed Travis Callaway Golf’s new Paradym and Paradym X iron models are made with they are calling “Paradym Shift Construction” featuring a hollow body filled with urethane spheres and an AI-designed forged face. Callaway told me they targeted producing both “the best of ball speed and feel,” plus used “Paradym Shift Construction.” The […]
PGA Show: What a Difference a Year Makes
By Ed Travis What a difference a year makes. Registration of golf professionals and industry members for the 70th PGA Show Jan. 24-27, 2023, has begun and a preliminary listing of exhibitors has been released. Indications are that the Show’s woes of the past two years may well be behind them. This time last year the […]
PXG Introduces New 0211 Driver & Lower Pricing
By Ed Travis When the 0211 driver was introduced in January of 2021, we questioned PXG’s pricing strategy. The titanium body, carbon fiber crown and replaceable sole weight design, normally priced at $375.00 was discounted to $245.00. Did this mark a new and interesting trend for PXG? Were they for forsaking the […]
TaylorMade Hi-Toe 3 Wedges
By Ed Travis The latest club enhancements from TaylorMade Golf are the Hi-Toe 3 Wedges, which provide a versatile solution for getting up and down around the green. These wedges are designed with a wide four-way cambered sole and aggressive spin generation that features raised ribs between full face grooves. Having the proper wedge […]
PXG 0311 Gen5 Club Family
By Ed Travis If you are looking to upgrade your old set of sticks that have been stuck in the corner of your garage over the winter, you may want to check out the new 0311 Gen5 club family, woods, hybrids, irons, from PXG. They have improvements over previous models that create faster ball […]
Opinion: Is Professional Golf Slipping into the Mud?
By Ed Travis The rumors are flying fast and furious as men’s professional golf is slipping into the mud of controversy. Recent claims and counterclaims making prime time golf news outlets are making the situation worse, since it was revealed many of the top players have signed non-disclosure agreements with a proposed new tour. […]
Women Are The Focus at PGA Tour Superstore
By Ed Travis PGA Tour Superstore (PGATSS), the largest golf-specific retailer in the U.S., continues to have record sales while expanding the number of locations and says clubs, apparel, and accessories specifically for women are an important focus to fuel additional growth. In an exclusive interview with PGATSS CEO and President Dick Sullivan, […]
Radspeed Woods from Cobra
By Ed Travis Cobra Golf’s Radspeed family of woods use newly designed radial placement of internal weighting for low spin and high forgiveness in three drivers, four fairway woods and two hybrids. Fast Facts Radspeed drivers: 460cc clubhead; Carbon fiber crown; T-bar chassis CNC milled wrap around face Adjustable hosel Cobra Connect by Arccos Color choices: black/Turbo yellow, Peacoat blue/red Stock shafts: Fujikura Motore X F3, Project X HZRDUS RDX Blue, Fujikura Motore X F1 Suggested retail […]
Nicklaus Commemorative Irons by Miura
By Ed Travis Jack Nicklaus and Katsuhiro Miura have collaborated to design a limited-edition update of the classic Nicklaus blade irons. Fast Facts: Miura and Nicklaus design modern version of Nicklaus blade Limited edition Forged S20C carbon steel Uniform offset throughout set Satin chrome finish Available now for preorder To ship first […]
New Exotics EXS Pro Forged & Blade Irons
By Ed Travis One Liner: Complementing Exotics ESX Pro metalwoods announced recently, Tour Edge has released details of the Exotics EXS Pro Forged irons, EXS Blade irons & Blade wedges. Fast Facts Exotics EXS Pro Forged Irons: Players category cavity-back design Triple forged with tungsten toe weight CNC milled forged face, grooves & cavity Electroformed insert of steel, ABS […]