Club review: Scratch Golf's 1018 Forged 56-degree wedge
It was a long time coming, but this past Friday I received my long awaited new sand wedge from Scratch Golf. Due to some supply issues overseas, my order (among with many others) were delayed quite a bit. But I stayed patient and the guys at Scratch were more than apologetic, as well as VERY responsive and polite to each one of my many emails inquiring about the status. They even sent me a demo (in the 8620 Milled) with the same makeup to tide me over until the new wedge arrived. Now that's customer service people. — » Read More: Club review: Scratch Golf's 1018 Forged 56-degree wedge
Interview with Scratch Golf CEO - Ari Techner
If you're a golf club nut, chances are you've heard of Scratch Golf. They've been making the highest quality custom wedges and irons since 2003 and this past year made news with Ryan Moore becoming a part owner of the company, along with longtime club making legend Don White joining the Scratch family. The designs of their clubs, in their simplicity, are absolutely beautiful. Their commitment to customer service is unparalled. — » Read More: Interview with Scratch Golf CEO - Ari Techner
Miura Golf Announces Its New K Grind Wedges
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Japanese golf-club manufacturer Miura Golf-which has been making the world's highest-quality forged irons for 44 years-announces the K Grind wedge. "We are very excited about the release of the K Grind wedge", says Bill Holowaty, the VP of North American Operations for Miura Golf. "The unique sole design (each wedge grinded by hand) delivers uncompromised performance to your short game." — » Read More: Miura Golf Announces Its New K Grind Wedges
New Putters At This Years PGA Show
The Heavy Putter has a 75% higher balance point than conventional putters, which leads to a more consistent release through impact. It claims to eliminate excessive hand/wrist action, promoting a smoother stroke, more solid contact and better distance control. The new Lite-Weight Series is the lightest in the Heavy Putter family of putters, but still incorporates the patented back weighting system. It is still about 25% heavier than a conventional putter. Featuring a total weight of 600 grams --a 375-gram head plus grip-weighted shaft-- it comes in 6 distinct models and satin or black PVD finish. — » Read More: New Putters At This Years PGA Show
SeeMore mSeries DB4
SeeMore putters received a lot of press coverage back in 1999 when Payne Stewart used one on his way to winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst where in the final round, head to head with Phil Mickelson, he seemed to make everything. In spite of that publicity the company could not make a go of it so in 2006 two industry veterans, Jim Grundberg and Jason Pouliot both formerly with market-dominant Odyssey Putter, bought SeeMore. The duo engineered a re-launch of SeeMore and right away they hit pay dirt. — » Read More: SeeMore mSeries DB4
Understanding Wedge Design
Wedges are the most personal clubs in a golfer's bag, as they are designed to have multiple performance characteristics and these characteristics make wedges the most important part of a golfer's game. As the former VP of Tour Operations for Cleveland Golf (the #1 wedge on the PGA tour) I spent many hours grinding on wedges for famous PGA Tour Players. From Byron Nelson to Corey Pavin they all wanted their wedges to be "just right for them". It's this personalization that sets wedges apar — » Read More: Understanding Wedge Design
Does Your Short Game Fit?
Most players carry at least two wedges; some may carry four. There are key Performance Specifications to keep in mind when choosing wedges: length, loft, lie, bounce, shaft flex, and swing weight. Many low handicappers are noticing the advantages of matching all wedges to the same length. This puts a player in a constant posture position and similar overall weight for consistent feel through the wedges. This also improves timing related issues. Loft is the angle of your wedge face to the s — » Read More: Does Your Short Game Fit?
