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Nike give women golfers the Slingshot

NIKE GOLF OFFERS WOMEN FIRST COMPLETE EQUIPMENT LINEUP

New Irons, Woods and Driver Available for women golfers

Building on the industry-leading success of its women’s apparel and the meteoric rise of its Sport Collection footwear and Verdana Collection footwear and bags for women, Nike Golf will introduce its first complete lineup of equipment designed for women at golf shops and golf specialty stores throughout Europe.

The women’s lineup includes Nike Golf’s Slingshot Irons, the new irons with the revolutionary Slingback design; T-40 Fairway Woods in 3, 5, 7 and 9; and a 295cc driver engineered specifically for women. The club line is brought together beautifully with the Glacier Blue colourway adorning each club head.
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FootJoy unveils its ProDry Extreme golf sock, which controls moisture

Best known for its golf shoe, outerwear and glove franchises, FootJoy also is the industry’s dominant player in golf. To that end, FootJoy is introducing ProDry Extreme, which company officials said is the first sock in the golf industry made with Dri-Lex, an exclusive moisture control technology that is featured in FootJoy golf shoes.

ProDry Extreme technology, the company said, is temperature regulating, and it absorbs and releases moisture at the same time. What this means, according to FootJoy, is that the sock layer closest to the foot remains dry, cool and comfortable.
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Review: Bridgestone GC Mid Irons - “Beauty in the Eye of the Golfer”

Ask someone what they think of the new Bridgestone GC Mid iron set on looks alone, and you could receive any number of reactions. More than likely, it would depend what view of the clubhead a particular person happened to have. If they happen to be looking at the cavity of the GC Mid, you might receive some mixed reactions. While looks are subjective, performance is something we can all appreciate. While standing over the GC Mids, your attitude may begin to warm. I know mine did.

When I saw the GC Mids for the first time, I have to admit, I was in the, “Whoa, these look a little odd” camp. But, the only views I had seen were of the cavity of the GC Mid. Prominently featured in the cavity are black disks that Bridgestone refers to as Gravity Disks. Many game improvement style irons have some sort of weight in the cavity, so in this regard they are nothing new. However, Bridgestone has taken the idea a bit further by using two “Gravity Disks” at the heel and toe of the iron head.

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Oakley sunglasses

A few months ago I was fortunate enough to win a pair of Oakley sunglasses.

As a wearer of contact lenses I find glare, wind, dust, sand and pollen are major problems on a golf course.
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UST’s Frequency Filtered putter shaft is designed to improve feedback

UST’s Frequency Filtered putter shaft features high-modulus woven material that provides hoop strength and stiffness for better feel.

The new Frequency Filtered putter shaft from United Sports Technologies is the first technological leap in putter development for more than 70 years, company officials said. The new shaft is the result of a joint venture between UST and Balance Certified, an equipment technology company known for its Pro-Balance shaft weighting system.
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Sumo and Sumo2 Drivers Ready for Release; Sumo2 Features Square Clubhead

Is it hip to be square? Nike Golf believes so.

Nike has two new models to add to its popular Sasquatch line of drivers, both models carrying the Sumo monicker. One is just the Sumo, the other is the Sumo2.

That’s “Sumo2″ as in “Sumo squared,” because the Nike Sasquatch Sumo2 driver features a square clubhead.

The Sumo2 marks the first square driver head from any major golf equipment manufacturer. But what’s the point? Well, the point is moment of inertia - and lots of it.
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Footjoy All Wheel Drive (AWD) Golf Shoes

For some time now, Footjoy golf shoes have been the market leader in terms of reputation and usage on the pro circuit. In the golf shoe world they are number one, the Rolls Royce of the fairway. Unfortunately I’ve never had the pleasure of sinking my feet into a pair - that is until now!

From the moment I slid on the leather shoes I knew they would be comfortable. They come with an extra wide fitting to suit the Australian market. They’re extremely lightweight and what a pleasure to wear!
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Adams Golf idea a2 Irons

What Adams Golf says:
The idea a2 Irons carry a low and deep centre of gravity and flow evenly and consistently through the set. This delivers high launch, increased distance and consistent gapping.

PRODUCT FEATURES:

* Low and deep center of gravity flows evenly and consistently through the set. This delivers high launch, increased distance and consistent gapping.Higher MOI provides more forgiveness.
* 5 - 7 irons. A hollow back design, which moves the weight low and back for the easiest-to-hit and longest mid-irons ever. These hollow back irons transition the launch conditions between the hybrids and the short irons for consistent & even gapping. Continue reading Adams Golf idea a2 Irons…

Mitchell Golf Equipment’s new program found lacking

On October 1, 2006, Mitchell Golf Equipment Company, the clubbuilding industry’s largest supplier of club building equipment, announced their Mitchell Partners Program. The company predicts that this will become the largest network of clubbuilders in the country. Although well-intentioned, this appears to me to be just a thinly veiled attempt to extract money from clubbuilders.

According to the terms of the program, if a clubbuilder pays $500 to sign up, he/she will receive a couple of window decals, a wall plaque and an in-store banner. Oh, and don’t forget the 10% discount on Mitchell equipment (training classes excluded).

Oh the surface this might sound nice, but you already have to have made an investment in at least two Mitchell machines to bend irons and putters as well as a shaft frequency analysis machine.
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Nickent Golf offers both looks and playability

If you’re looking for a set of mid-priced clubs with a wealth of technological enhancements, Nickent Golf is a lesser known name but a brand of equipment you may wish to consider.

Based in City of Industry, Calif., Nickent is relatively new to the golf equipment business, having been organized in 1995. Since then, it has been manufacturing a full portfolio of drivers, fairway woods, irons, wedges, putters and accessories.

Nickent’s motto is “performance-specific design engineering,” and it’s clear from just a glance at its array of clubs that the company is a serous player at the forefront of technological advancements.
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