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Explained

What shaft flex do you actually need? Most golfers play too stiff

If your driver swing is under about 95 mph, you almost certainly want regular, not stiff — and playing stiff is quietly costing you distance and height.

By Jordan Hale

Explained

A fitting won't add 20 yards — and that's exactly why it's worth it

The marketing sells fittings as free distance. The honest case is better: it's the one golf spend that reliably pays for itself by stopping you buying the wrong club. Here's who gains, and who's wasting their money.

By Jordan Hale

Explained

Is a slope rangefinder worth it? (And is it legal?)

Yes for practice and casual rounds — it makes you a smarter club-picker. No for competition, where it's illegal unless you can switch it off.

By Jordan Hale

Opinion

Your 60-degree wedge is costing you shots

The club you grab to look like a tour pro is quietly wrecking your short game. For most golfers it should rarely leave the bag.

By Jordan Hale

Opinion

Buy last year's driver — it's the smartest club purchase in golf

The new flagship is a few yards and a big premium away from the one it replaced. Let someone else pay for the newness.

By Dan Mercer

Explained

Most of your range practice is wasted — here's how to fix it

Beating a bucket with your driver feels productive and changes almost nothing. The fix is unglamorous, proven, and takes half the time.

By Tom Whitaker

Explained

Steel vs graphite iron shafts: which one is actually for you

The old 'steel for good players, graphite for everyone else' rule is dead. Here's the honest way to choose.

By Jordan Hale

Versus

Motocaddy M5 GPS vs PowaKaddy CT8: the electric trolley to buy

The two brands that own the fairway, head to head — it comes down to the screen, the fold and how your course slopes.

By Tom Whitaker

Versus

Bushnell Pro X3+ vs Garmin Z82: which premium rangefinder wins?

Two flagship lasers, two philosophies — the purist's tool versus the do-everything device. Here's who should buy which.

By Jordan Hale

Review

Vessel Player V Pro review: the carry bag that feels like a luxury good

Stupidly nice to own, genuinely good to carry — if you can stomach the price, almost nothing else feels like this.

By Dan Mercer

Review

TaylorMade TP5 review: the tour ball that asks less of your swing

Five layers chasing one promise — premium greenside spin without punishing you for moderate speed. It mostly delivers.

By Tom Whitaker

Review

TaylorMade MG5 review: the wedge that keeps spinning when it matters

Fresh grooves bite hard out of the box — but the real win is how long that spin survives the wet, the rough and the range.

By Ross Hamilton