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New Callaway Apex Irons and Hybrids

October 9, 2015 by SirShanksAlot

Well Hello there and thanks for stopping by. We’re happy to announce the new Callaway Apex irons, Apex pro irons, and Apex hybrids. With the new irons, Apex has for the first time engineered their industry-leading face cup technology into the iron which helps promote increased distance. Callaway says the new Apex irons feature … Read more

Cleveland Golf Bringing Out 588 RTX 2.0 Custom Edition Wedge

June 10, 2015 by SirShanksAlot

Cleveland Golf has introduced their new golf wedge – the 588 RTX 2.0 Custom Edition Wedge. Cleveland Golf, an industry leader in wedges and equipment innovation for more than 30 years, has brought out this new club to commemorate a very special time of year with Father’s Day, the 2nd Major Championship of 2015, and the July … Read more

Fujikura Speeder Evolution Shafts

November 9, 2014 by SirShanksAlot

Hey everyone, and thanks for stopping by – we’ve got some new shafts released by Fujikura to share with you for the 2015 golf season. These new shafts continue to use the proprietary ENSO tech from the legendary Speeder series, but with ‘advanced materials’ in the specific sections of the shaft known to help contribute … Read more

TaylorMade R1 Driver Review

April 26, 2013 by SirShanksAlot

Good afternoon everyone, today we’re going to share with you a review of the much debated TaylorMade R1 Driver. This new driver got blasted for its appearance by many on the web, but still managed to garner a rather large tour following – is it simply sponsorship dollars t work? In this review we dive … Read more

Nike VR_S Driver Review

January 28, 2013 by SirShanksAlot

Hey everyone, thanks for stopping by, today we’ve got a review of the Nike VR_S Driver for you. This driver was released early in 2012, and was the next generation of the Machspeed line, incorporating many of it’s technological enhancements – like the aerodynamic properties. Let’s get to the review… Looks Compared to previous drivers … Read more

Fujikura FUEL Shaft Profile

October 19, 2012 by SirShanksAlot

Profile – The Fujikura FUEL shaft is the birth child of a new Fujikura technology for measuring shaft performance using the Enso fitting system. This is the same technology that was used to film Gollum in the Lord of the Rings and the apes from the Planet of the Apes remake. Fujikura applies sensors at … Read more

Cobra Trusty Rusty Wedge Review

August 22, 2012 by SirShanksAlot

Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by, today we’ve got another independent review for you on the Cobra Trusty Rusty wedge – enjoy! Looks Nearly twenty years ago Cobra introduced the golf world to Trusty Rusty wedge, which went on to become one of the most popular wedges in golf. The Trusty Rusty has been a … Read more

Tour Edge Exotics XCG5 Driver Review

March 12, 2012 by SirShanksAlot

Unlike most name-brand equipment makers, Tour Edge doesn’t pay pros to play its clubs. Yet the company maintains a decent-sized presence on the PGA Tour – and pros don’t play junk, especially not for free.

Matt Kuchar is one of the stars with a Tour Edge fairway metal in his bag. In fact, fairways are the company’s calling card. I figure if you can build a high-performance 3-metal, then it shouldn’t be too tough to craft a decent driver, right?

I recently put that theory to the test, and here’s what I found.

The Club

The model tested was the firm’s newest driver, the Tour Edge Exotics XCG5. The specs: 9° loft, 46-inch Fujikura Blur shaft, S flex, 56 grams (ultra-light). The shaft is one of three stock offerings in the lineup; the others are Graphite Design Tour AD 40 (super ultra-light) and Aldila RIP 60 Sigma (ultra-light).

Cobra AMP Driver Review

February 17, 2012 by SirShanksAlot

Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by. Today we’ll be sharing with you another independent review – this time, of the brightly colored Amp driver. Enjoy!

Overview

When you sign Rickie Fowler as your marquee PGA Tour rep, it’s clear you want to make a splash. So it is with Cobra, which hopes to ride Rickie’s colorful coattails to greater market share in the ultra-competitive driver category.

Of course, it helps to have a solid product to sell, and based on a recent test, Cobra’s got a winner in its new AMP driver.

The Club

I tried out the AMP with 10.5° loft and a stock Aldila RIP shaft, 65 grams and stiff flex. Cobra’s Adjustable Flight Technology provides three face-angle settings: open, neutral, and closed. Mine was set on neutral. Note that the company offers the AMP driver in both offset and non-offset models; I tested the non-offset.

Adams 9088 UL Driver Review

September 19, 2011 by SirShanksAlot

Hey everyone – thanks for stopping by. I was able to test out the Adams 9088 UL driver this weekend, and took some time to pull together a review to share. I’ve been anxious to hit this new driver by Adams, and it didn’t let me down. Enjoy!

The Club:

I was hitting a 10.5 Adams UL 9088 driver with a Matrix Radix HD 4.1 stiff shaft. This new driver by Adams hides the 460 CC well, and features an ultra-light (UL) design which weighs in at a mere 290 grams. This club also features a D0 swing weight, which is quite unique among lightweight drivers.