How Golf Balls are Made
Many observers of the game of golf, including the legendary Jack Nicklaus, are advocating for the powers that be to roll back how far the golf ball travels. Well, what form would that take?...
Category: Golf Products
Graphite vs. Steel Golf Shafts
For hundreds of years, the majority of golf clubs used had wooden shafts. Then in 1894, master blacksmith Thomas Horsburgh, a crack golfer at Baberton Golf Club in Scotland, fired up a set of...
How Golf Shoes Can Improve Your Game
Sam Snead, universally considered to have had the most natural golf swing ever, grew up playing without golf shoes, or any shoes for that matter. “I learned to play golf barefoot,” he once wrote....
Golf Ball Markers Can Help to Make Your Round Easier (and More Fun)
The latest nit to pick in professional golf is a practice termed “backstopping.” Backstopping takes place on the green when a player, either intentionally or through forgetfulness, neglects to mark a golf ball that...
How to Hit a Golf Ball Straight
Golf professionals will tell you that if they hit a straight shot it has been a mistake. Because a golf swing is essentially one large circle, the clubface must be traveling in a perfectly...
Golf Tee History
Before the golf tee was invented, players had to get creative if they wanted to elevate their golf ball on their opening shot. This was first accomplished by kicking up a bit of turf...
The History of Golf Bags
George May did more than anyone else to transform the history of the golf bag. History remembers May as one of golf’s greatest promoters and visionaries. He was the first to offer large purses...
Guide to Regripping Golf Clubs
In the modern high-tech golf landscape, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the barrage of new weaponry coming into the marketplace. But instead of sifting through all the information available on space-age metals...
How to Find Your Lost Golf Ball
You put your shiny white golf ball on the tee and take a mighty swipe with your driver. The ball soars far and long, but a slight slice caused it to go into the...
What are “Tour” Golf Balls?
“Drive for show, putt for dough” may be the most time-worn old saying in golf. It also might be the truest, especially when choosing a golf ball to play. The relentless push of technology...
