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Review

PING i240 review: forgiveness you can feel, feedback you can trust

A compact cavity-back that flatters mishits without numbing the good ones — the set most mid-handicaps should actually be playing.

By Jordan Hale

Explained

What is a mini driver — and do you actually need one?

Suddenly they're everywhere on tour. Here's what a mini driver really is, who it genuinely helps, and why most amateurs are better served by a club they already understand.

By Ross Hamilton

Opinion

You don't need a new driver. You need a fitting.

Every January the longest driver ever arrives — again. The dirty secret is that the gains are tiny and the real distance is in a fitting bay, not a new badge.

By Dan Mercer

Opinion

Stop buying premium balls if you lose three a round

The Pro V1 is a magnificent golf ball. It's also a waste of your money if it spends half its life in the trees. The honest maths.

By Dan Mercer

Versus

GPS watch vs laser rangefinder: which should you buy first?

They solve the distance problem in opposite ways. Most golfers only need one to start — here's how to choose.

By Jordan Hale

Review

Zero-torque putters: golf's fastest-spreading idea

Tour bags are quietly being rebuilt around a putter that won't twist. Here's why — and where it started.

By Ross Hamilton

Opinion

Spikeless won. Stop arguing about it.

The 'spikes for grip' line is a decade out of date. For the golf most of us play, spikeless is simply the better shoe — and it's not close.

By Jordan Hale

Review

Bushnell Pro X3+ review: the laser other lasers are measured against

It's the rangefinder you see in more tour bags than any other. Here's whether the premium price holds up.

By Jordan Hale

Opinion

A cheap launch monitor will help your game more than any club you buy this year

We'll happily spend {{price:500}} on a driver we guessed at, but flinch at {{price:150}} of data that would tell us what to actually practise. That's backwards.

By Tom Whitaker

News

Vokey's SM11 wedges rethink how spin gets made

Titleist's flagship wedge gets a standardised centre of gravity and a new three-part 'Spin System' — the short-game launch of the year.

By Ross Hamilton

Review

The launch monitor that broke the price floor

Personal launch monitors used to start in the thousands. This one moved the floor — and dropped the subscription.

By Tom Whitaker

Versus

Push vs electric trolley: which is actually worth it?

One saves your back for not much money; the other saves your legs for rather more. How to spend wisely on carrying nothing.

By Jordan Hale