Inside Golf - September 2010

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September 2010

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PING Tour-S™ Wedges With multiple victories, including being in the bag of Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen, the Tour-S™ specialty wedge provides golfers versatility and creativity around the green and on short approach shots. Its machined face and grooves are engineered to optimise spin for greater control. The traditional shape of the heads features tour-inspired sole geometry for enhanced shot making from all conditions. Its vertical Custom Tuning Port angles toward the back surface to increase the perimeter weighting for added forgiveness. The soft 8620 steel of the Rustique model ensures exceptional feel around the greens. Its finish tarnishes and rusts naturally over time. Specs: 17-4 Stainless Steel w/Brushed Silver Chrome finish available in 47°, 50°, 52°, 54°, 56°, 58°, 58°/TS, 60°, 60°/TS and 64°/TS lofts. 8620 Steel w/Rustique finish available in 52°, 56° and 60° lofts. Stock steel shafts: Dynamic Gold® (R300, S300, X100) and KBS Tour™ (R, S & X flexes). Stock graphite shaft: TFC 149i (L, SR, R & S flexes) RRP: $175 per club w/steel shaft; $210 per club w/graphite shaft.

For more information: Contact American Golf Supplies (02 9524 8233) or ping@americangolf.com.au for PING Fitting Account information.

PING S56™ Irons

Already a major winner, the blade-style S56™ iron appeals to players who put a premium on shot control. A steel body design with variable tungsten toe weighting positions the CG for higher launching long irons and more controlled, penetrating trajectories in the short irons. Its patent-pending Stabilizing Bar™ Technology varies in width throughout the set to optimise each iron’s CG location. Machined face and grooves ensure consistent performance and precise control.

Specs: Available in 2-9, PW. Stock steel shafts: Dynamic Gold® (R300, S300, X100) and KBS Tour™ (R, S and X flexes). Stock graphite shaft: TFC 149i (L, SR, R & S flexes)

RRP: $175 per club w/steel shaft; $210 per club w/graphite shaft

Eagles & Birdies Tour Plus Bag

This hybrid golf bag can be used as an everyday bag or as a deluxe golf travel bag.

It has two lockable pockets, a very thick PVC-padded integrated hood system and inline skate rear wheels for easy rolling. Tour Plus has eleven roomy pockets including two separate golf shoe ventilated storage compartments.

All your valuable golfing items can be locked up internally inside the bag hood.

Other proprietary Eagles

& Birdies features include: a good-sized insulated cooler pocket with drainage holes, velour-lined valuables pocket, transparent I.D. pocket, magnetic ball markers and ample room for wet weather garments. The three right-hand-side pockets are proven winners as they were on the Eagles & Birdies premium bags – now an industry benchmark. Colours; black, black/silver, navy, navy/silver, RRP$255.00.

Contact (02) 9417 4055,
www.underpar.com.au

Wilson Staff: Di11 Irons

Wilson Staff announces the newest edition of its “Di” family of distance irons, the aggressively-designed Di11 iron. The fifth generation of the Di iron franchise, the new Di11 features modifications and updates in virtually every performance area, all designed to deliver added power and greater accuracy for players of all skill levels.

Featuring a low CG and ultra-wide sole, the Di11 promotes a higher and straighter ball flight, as well as improved turf interaction. A wider sweet spot and perimeter weighting improves the club’s forgiveness, while its various lightweight shaft options – which are designed to work in concert with the low, wide head design — deliver faster clubhead speeds.

Specs: Shafts: Steel (SL95 Wide Tip Steel, 95g). Graphite (UST AXIVCORE Wide Tip Graphite, 65g).

RRP: Available October 1, the nine-piece Wilson Staff Di11 iron set (4-PW, GW, S W) is $119 per iron for wide-tip graphite shafts, and $99 per iron for wide-tip steel shafts. www.wilsonstaff.com A Major Obsession: One Fan, Four Golf Championships Kenny Reid has avidly followed golf’s majors for more than 30 years. In 2009 he decided to go a step further: to live the dream of all golf enthusiasts: embark on a ‘fan slam’ to each of the four majors – the Masters, the US Open, The Open and the PGA Championship – all in a single year. A Major Obsession chronicles this golf fan’s odyssey. Original, quirky and brilliantly insightful, this fan’s-eye account of the best players and tournaments in the world is a must for all lovers of sport and of golf. It’s a unique combination of entertainment, travelogue and user manual to the most spectacular golf tournaments in the world. Price: AUD$29.95 For more information about the book, visit: http://www.amajorobsession.com/book-reviews.aspx

WIN: 59 Callaway Tour i(z) golf balls!

To celebrate Stuart Appleby’s monumental score of 59, Inside Golf and Callaway are giving one lucky reader the chance to win 59 Callaway Tour i(z) golf balls – the same ball that Apples used for his magic score.

Simply tell us, in 59 words or less, your most memorable golf moment, and why it was so special. It doesn’t have to be your lowest score – just simply a moment that stands out in your memory. Maybe it was the first time you broke 100. Or a hole in one. Or the first time you grabbed a club. Or maybe just a magical day with a mate. It’s up to you.

One lucky entrant will win all 59 balls! (Which, depending on how you play, will either last you a year or a week!)

Visit www.insidegolf.com.au before Sept 30 to submit your entry. The winner will be announced on our website next month! Good luck!

Callaway Tour i(z)

Fastest ball speeds for longer distance

The Tour i(z) is Callaway’s most technologically advanced golf ball on Tour. Combining a highly resilient core for extreme rebound velocity and an ultra-thin cover, Callaway engineers have eliminated the buffering that occurs from impact force, allowing more impact energy to be transferred into the ball speed, producing the fastest tour ball for a wide range of swing speeds. The new, refined HEX Aerodynamics pattern with 6 Sub-HEX geometries reduces drag and cuts through the wind with a strong, penetrating ball flight for long, accurate distance, even in the toughest conditions. The soft urethane cover uses a new proprietary blend that plays softer, lasts longer and generates Tour-level greenside spin.