Despite being a world leader in golfing equipment and technology, Srixon's new Trispeed balls are designed to suit all kinds of golfers. By combining a soft and large Energetic Gradient Growth core with a soft middle layer and 324 dimple design; Trispeed balls have a naturally high launch angle, pentrating trajectory and low spin, as well as a high speed, yet soft compression.
In short, this means the balls travel exceptionally far, yet have a shallow landing angle for increase carry and roll. The 324 Powershear dimple pattern is also perfectly tuned for amateur swing speeds, meaning this ball will work well at a wide range of skill levels.
For the price, these balls have about the softest compression on the market, without losing any distance or response. Perhaps a bit pricey for some, they are well worth the money if you can afford them!
At this time of year, it's nice to know somebody is putting some effort into designing golf clothing to stand up to the weather! Sunderland's latest range is actaully called Coldwear and is designed to help us poor players cope with the horrific temperatures in these early months. The bonded fleece has some of the best reviews, so let me tell you about it.
Made from lightweight fabirc, the Sunderland Coldwear bonded fleece has three interlocking layers of fleece, perfect for keeping you warm as you play, without reducing movement. Not only do these layers keep you warm, however, they also have other added advantages including water repellency from the polyester knit and breathability without water penetration from the PU film.
All together this makes for a very useful piece of kit that looks great as well! They come in stylish colours for both men and women, in a style that hides their incredible power.
A couple more myths you may have heard floating around!
Myth 3: the power of your golf swing comes primarily from your arms.
This seems to be quite a modern myth, possibly caused by Tiger Woods' bulging biceps... Whatever the cause, I've similar things spouted around my club in the last few months, as we've sheltered from the horrible weather outside. So, for the record, powerful golf swings aren't caused by powerful arms. Sure, they'll help, but the most important thing is a fluid weight shift acorss the proper axis. It is technique far more than it is strength; otherwise Tripe H would have a 600 yard drive!
Myth 4: your club should be parallel to the ground when it reaches the top fo the back-swing.
Although this is an indication of good form, the exact position or angle of the club at the end of the backswing is not as important as the technique you are using to achieve it. Your left arm must not bend (or should bend only very slighty) and, as your club goes back, your back should rotate to face the direction you are aiming. If you keep you wrists at the correct angle, you shouldn't have to concern yourself with whether or not your club is perfectly parallel to the ground at the height of the back-swing - it will all come together naturally. Check this out - the perfect backswing, but the club isn't quite parallel to the ground.
I'm sure all regular readers will know about Donald Trump's leviathon golf resort he is preparing to build in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. I'm sure you will also remember the amount of opposition he has come up against; from environmentalists to simple mentalists - Donald Trump has attracted a furious response from the people whose houses and homes he is destroying for the sake of his new golf course.
Nevertheless, as most billionaires seem to be able to do, Donald Trump has beaten them all and is going ahead with the course. The only thing left in his way is a tiny piece of land - half an acre of ex-car park - which he doesn't yet own. Now, normally this would result in some kind of bidding war, whereby lots of people would attempt to drive-up the price that billionaire Trump has to pay for the land. They might even succeed in buying it, just to sell it to Trump at an even higher price! Alternatively, somebody could out-bid Trump, take the land and not sell it to him - messing up his plans and making themselves a hero in the process.
Sadly, however, Aberdeenshire Council have granted Donald Trump 'special purchaser' status - meaning he is the only one allowed to bid for the land. So instead of there being a fair bid on the open market, Trump has been allowed to bid for the land privately, due to the "local economic benefits" the golf resort will bring. To you and I, this translates as "the free membership and executive suites that have been offered to members of the council".
In case you were afraid golf might escape for the onslaught of technology that accompanies most other sports these days; the Casio EX-FS10 camera has recently been released, claiming it can analyse your golf swing and compare it to Tiger Woods'. It sounds...terrifying.
The Exilim line of cameras were impressive enough before this but, now they've added their new 'swing analyser' into the mix, they're downright scary! Can't be just rate you good or bad? Or tell you what to do better? Why compare me to the best in the world?!
On the plus side, it's very easy to use. Somebody aims the camera at you and you thwack away at your balls...alright, let me phrase that differently. You perform shot after shot in front of the EX-FS10 and it analyses your posture and swing plane for you, at the same time as filming high-speed 720p video, at 1000fps if needs be! Awesome, no? Other than that, however, it's a pretty standard camera with 9.1 Megapixels and 3x optical zoom.
Prices vary between £120 and £300, so I would advise doing some research before buying this badboy.
It's time for another golfing technique tip! From the responses we've been receiving, it seems that one shot many readers aren't comfortable with is wedge shots at around 50 yards - so that's what we're going to talk about today.
On a 400 yard hole, you'd think you're home free once you're within 50 yards - but golf doesn't work like that. In fact, the first 300 yards are the easiest part, once you've learnt how to drive! The tricky bit it getting the ball that final little distace; without hitting a hazard, ending up in the rough or over-hitting the green. It's times like this that a nice, short wedge shot can save you a lot of time and bother! Wedge shots lift the ball high and, with extra back spin, drop it down in a specific place - so you don't have to worry about the ball rolling on. As long as you place your shot well, you're home free!
Ket things to remember when playing a short wedge shot including keeping your weight on your front foot throughout the shot, placing the ball slightly forwards in your stance and making sure the backswing is slightly shorter than the followthrough. All this will help you lift the ball high, but drop it accurately. Follow our old post about adding spin to your ball for even better results!
Today I will shed some light on some old golf myths, related to your swing. Pay attention now.
Myth 1: you should swing as if there was a straight line going right through your head and spine, around which your shoulders should pivot. You should pivot only around that axis.
Untrue - the axis around which you should pivot changes during the swing. For one thing, ignore the 'axis' down the head, spine and between the feet; one of the keys to a good golf swing is the weight shift from one foot to the other. Instead, on the back swing, imagine the straight axis to be through your back leg; then, when you move onto the down swing, push through an axis through your front leg. The key is the weight shift - this cannot happen through one central axis.
Myth 2: The head shouldn't move during the swing; it should stay over the ball and stay still.
This is nonsense; since your torso will move backwards during your back-swing, your head will move with it. Keep it level but, for goodness sake, don't concentrate on keeping it in exactly the same place!
Bearing in mind the millions spent on developing sports equipment worldwide, golf clothes really haven't come on as quickly as they probably should have been. When it comes to clubs and golf shoes, the choice is vast; they cater for everybody; no matter what your size, shape or ability, there are clubs designed to improve your game. Of course, none of this matters if you can't swing the damn things because you're too tied up in layers of golf clothes, keeping out the rain!
Well, no longer does this need to impact your game for finally technology has caught up with golf clothes! The result is this - layering techniques. The idea is that, instead of big, heavy clothing in cold or wet weather, you should combine various clever items of clothing; achieving better results without any negative impact on your performance.
To be honest, I'm going to stick with my old jacket... The way I see it, golf costs me enough money as it is, without having to invest in half a dozen layers of high-tech insulation clothing! Bring back the wooly hats!
I'm certain everybody reading this blog has wondered this at some point in their life; "How fast do golf balls travel?" More importantly, "What is the fastest anybody has any hit a golf ball?" Well, today we're not only going to tell you the world record for the fastest moving golf ball - we're also going to show you.
Sport Science weren't just interested in finding the fastest moving golf ball - they were interested in finding the fasting moving ball in the world of sport. This included measuing the speed of tennis balls, baseball and even balls used in pelota -which reaches 188 miles per hour!
Some of you may be aware that Tiger Woods' golf balls have been clocked at a staggering 184 mph, which is exceptionally fast - but not fast enough to beat the pelota ball. What nobody had tested, however, was the speed of long drive champion Jason Zuback's golf ball!
In this video you will witness the fasted ball speed ever recorded - a golf ball hit by Jason Zuback.
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