Looking to add a little zip to your short game? Cleveland’s new CG12 wedges feature “ZIP Groove technology.” Translation: the biggest milled grooves ever found on a Cleveland wedge. A proprietary coating to each groove protects the face during the sandblasting process, a step that maintains the grooves’ integrity. The result? Pristine, shiny, big grooves. The clubs (their lofts range from 46 to 60 degrees and bounces of 8 to 14 degrees) are made from 8620 carbon steel and retain the classic look that established Cleveland’s reputation as a wedge leader. But it’s the ZIP grooves that shine—literally.
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The Nike Platinum and Black balls improve on their previous versions but still fall a bit short of the other premium balls in the market.
Nike jumped into the golf ball arena a few years ago and has not looked back. The Nike Platinum has enjoyed some success on Tour, and not just by way of Tiger Woods, but other top players like Rory Sabbatini, Stewart Cink, Trevor Immelman, and Paul Casey as well. While Nike’s balls may be lagging market leaders Titleist and the Pro V1 duo, the Portland, OR based sports equipment behemoth has fully established themselves in the ball market with no intention of leaving.
With Tiger at the helm they have designed two premium balls for better players: Nike ONE Platinum and the Nike ONE Black (the ONE Gold having been ditched for 2007). Both have gone through a recent makeover to improve upon an already popular ball. I’ve been a loyal Titleist ball player for years, so I was eager to see how the Nikes would stand up. Read on to see if I’ll be playing balls with a swoosh instead of cursive this year.
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Titleist Looks to ‘Reshape Your Game’ With Launch of Two New Drivers
Titleist introduces the new high inertia 907D1 for distance with forgiveness and the high performance 907D2 for distance with playability.
Following the company blueprint for designing, validating and providing serious clubs for serious golfers, Titleist has introduced its most technologically advanced drivers to date with the launch of the highly-anticipated 907D1 and 907D2. The two new 907 drivers are designed with all the core performance deliverables that have made Titleist the driver choice of Tour players, PGA club professionals, top amateurs and serious golfers at every level of competitive golf but they have very individual designs to cater for different performance needs.
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