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A-Z Listing
Callaway Ai Smoke Max Cobra Darkspeed X Mizuno ST-G Ping G430 Max 10k Ping G Le3 PXG 0311 Black Ops TaylorMade Qi10 Callaway Ai Smoke Max PXG Black Ops TaylorMade Qi10 Titleist TSR3 Callaway Ai Smoke Max Fast women’s hybrid Cobra Darkspeed hybrid Pin
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Calibrate Your Putting Speed
Shot on location at Moortown Golf Club 1 Before going out to play, find a level part of the putting green and measure out a 10ft putt (roughly three standard putter lengths). I practise on a green stimping at ten, so I know that a 10in backswing and
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Foresight GC3 Launch Monitor From £6,490
Brought to you by one of the industry leaders in ball- and club-tracking data, the Foresight GC3 launch monitor uses three precision cameras to offer you comprehensive data on both ball and club. Taking this data, you can then work on implementing th
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Family FORTUNES
Ryan Fox finally believes he deserves “to be mentioned in the same breath” as the other sporting icons in his family. Fox’s father, Grant, achieved legendary status in rugby-mad New Zealand as the fly-half who inspired the All Blacks to triumph at th
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The North
Travel beyond the major conurbations of Lancashire and Yorkshire and the north of England generally becomes more sparsely populated and, arguably, more beautiful. There’s no shortage of fine and hugely enjoyable golf of all kinds in Cheshire, Lancash
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PXG 0311 Black Ops driver £549
PXG has worked hard on the acoustics and feel of the 0311 Black Ops, which hits all the right notes. It performed extremely well during our testing, too. A higher-strength face with increased flexibility provides the firepower, while the composite co
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Scotland
From rugged moorland to snow-capped peaks and dense forest to pastoral river valleys, Scotland is home to a fabulous array of golf, both on the mainland and out on its islands. Its golfing hotspots include East Lothian, also known as Scotland’s Golf
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Ben Hogan PTX Tour iron from £725
Ben Hogan is now a direct-to-consumer brand that has made a welcome return to the golfing world after being brought out of retirement by Las Vegas-based Golf Brands Inc. One product that is certainly going to worry the major manufacturers with its st
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“I’ve Never Used An Easier Club From The Sand!”
Watch the full test on the Golf Monthly YouTube channel! Next up for the Retro Review treatment is arguably the most iconic wedge of all time, the Ping Eye2 copper beryllium sand wedge. It was first introduced in 1982 as part of the Ping Eye2 iron se
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Your View
There has been much debate around the WHS. A lot of it at my local club, especially among my fellow low-handicappers, has been pretty negative. I am sure there are positives and negatives for both the old and new systems, but I am certain that WHS do
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Motocaddy SE Electric Trolley From £479.99
It could be argued the entry-level space in the electric trolley market has been somewhat overshadowed of late by feature-packed GPS models and the rising popularity of remote-control electric trolleys. Motocaddy has put the focus back on the entry-l
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Equipment
How high should I tee up my fairway woods? Troymcclure, GM Forum You’re trying to sweep the ball off the tee peg with a fairway wood, so a good rule of thumb is to leave one half to one third of the ball sitting above the crown of the club. If you’re
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PING i530 IRON £190 PER CLUB
Looking to sit among the best compact mid-handicap irons, Ping’s new i530 arrives with fresh aesthetics and some new technology. It’s an iron that should suit a wide range of golfers, with the looks of the i530 absolutely spot on for this category of
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The South East
South-east England boasts more courses of all kinds than any other region of Britain for the simple reason that it is the most densely populated. It may not be the most prolific region for links golf, but what it has is mostly of a very high calibre,
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G/Fore Gallivan2r shoe £150
G/Fore has become much more than just a disruptor brand in the golf shoe world over the last decade. The new Gallivan2r (pronounced GallinvanTour) combines the signature style and technology traits that G/Fore has become renowned for in one of the be
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Duca del Cosma Davanti shoe £199
Duca del Cosma has never created its golf shoes quietly. Whether it’s a classic brogue style or a more modern trainer style, the brand crafts its shoes loudly and proudly to exacting specifications and standards. The Davanti represents one of the mos
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Nick Taylor
I do this drill with every club in the bag to really help with sequencing. I stand with both feet together and then, as the club gets back to parallel, I step into the shot with my left foot. This gets my lower body moving before my upper body and gi
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Golf Pride Reverse Taper putter grip £29.99
This aptly named trio of putter grips is designed with a slimmer upper half and a wider lower section to help anchor the top hand for stability and reduce tension in the lower hand for smooth acceleration through the putting stroke. Additionally, the
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Master The 50-yard Pitch
The 50-yard pitch causes us problems as it’s nothing like a full shot and we confuse ourselves trying to work out our length of swing, tempo and club choice. The main problems come when we do too much with our hands and there’s a lack of flow. We ove
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Ask The Experts
By GM Top 50 Coach Gary Munro When your ball is on a bare lie, where the grass is sparse and the ground less forgiving, you need a specialised approach. The toe-down shot is your secret weapon. As you address the ball, lift the handle of the club sli
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Sublime Scheffler unbeatable at Augus a National
Scottie, congratulations on winning your second Masters title. Can you sum up how it feels? It’s hard to put into words how special this is. It was a long week, a grind of a week. The golf course was so challenging, and to be wearing the Green Jacket
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TaylorMade TP5x Pix Ball £47.99 A Dozen
Historically, when we’ve thought about TaylorMade Golf, our mind has gone straight to some of the best drivers and fairway woods in the game. But in more recent years you can most certainly add ‘premium balls’ to that list, and the new TaylorMade TP5
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Golfshot GPS App Free
Arizona-based company Golfshot has created one of the most feature-packed GPS apps on the market – a product that tracked over 57 million shots in 2023 and played a combined 24 million hours of golf. Along with GPS distances, auto shot tracking, auto
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British Special
Great Britain is made up of mainland England, Scotland and Wales, along with affiliated islands such as the Isle of Wight, Skye and Anglesey. It is home to almost every type of landscape and topography from the vertiginous mountains of the Western Hi
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Arccos Link Pro £199.99
This nifty little gadget is the size of a car key fob and, crucially, can work inside a golfer’s front pocket. This means it won’t interfere with the look or swing, while also efficiently capturing on-course Arccos data without using a phone. Perhaps
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Motocaddy M5 GPS DHC trolley £1,079
The M5 GPS DHC offers fast, accurate, high-performance GPS through an intuitive and clear 3.5in touchscreen display. It comes with 40,000 pre-loaded courses and offers accurate distances to the front, middle, and back of the green, hazard placement i
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Nelly Korda Jumps Into History Books
Nelly Korda claimed her fifth-straight victory and second Major title after a three-under-par 69 in the final round of the Chevron Championship. Her victory at the Club at Carlton Woods ties the record for consecutive wins on the LPGA Tour, with Nanc
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Srixon AD333 Ball £28 Per Dozen
Srixon already had one of golf’s most popular mid-range balls, so the changes to the AD333 for 2024 only needed to be subtle. A slight increase in greenside spin is always welcome and Srixon has achieved this via its ‘Spin Skin’ coating. A reformulat
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Skins Golf Tour Edition glove £19.99
One brand spicing up the glove category with its eye-catching designs is Skins Golf. It offers 12 different options of an AAA cabretta leather glove that is, in the main, ‘tour’ white but which also features colourful patterns and prints at the cuff
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Adidas Tour360 24 shoe £160
Adidas’ flagship performance shoe is approaching its 20th anniversary, a show of stunning longevity. Its latest version, the Tour360 24, has benefited from a complete redesign from the inside out, introducing new technology into the familiar, well-lo
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