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SUMI-G Divot Tool

The SUMI-G divot tool is not for every golfer. For golfer’s on a budget, a cheap plastic divot tool will do. After all, we just want to make more putts and have better greens. But for the discerning golfer, the…

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Ping’s John Solheim takes on the USGA and R&A on new groove rules

Ping’s Chairman John Solheim is standing up for square grooves and I don’t blame him. I can really benefit from square grooves, which I do have in three of my four wedges. They help me enjoy the game. I also…

TaylorMade r9 and Nike STR8-FIT driver comparison

I got an email from Nike a few weeks back asking if I’d be willing to do an unbiased comparison between their adjustable driver, the STR8-FIT, and the TaylorMade r9. I thought that sounded like fun so I agreed to…

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Comparing Nike STR8-FIT and TaylorMade R9 Today

My boy is in summer golf camp. Rather than dropping him off and coming back 1.5 hours later, I’ll be on the range today doing a side by side comparison of the Nike STR8-FIT and the TaylorMade r9 drivers. It…

1st impressions of the Nike STR8-FIT driver

On the 1st tee today I pulled the shrink wrap off my new Nike STR8-FIT driver. I spent the evening last night reading the manual. Never read an owner’s manual for a driver before. Never even seen one. My conclusion…