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Golf's Rally to Keep Fear Alive Is Working
For months now, we have been telling you to stock up on wedges this year because, starting in 2011, manufacturers and retailers will no longer be able to sell equipment that does not conform to the USGA's wedge standard which is now in place for professionals. Ok, so I did one post on it - and...
Why Does the USGA Have to Fall on a Sword for Ping?
The timing of the dual announcements from the USGA then the PGA Tour on Monday were obviously not coincidental. First, in the morning the USGA announced that it was planning to hold a forum in the fall in New Jersey to discuss equipment rulemaking issues ranging from research to communications. ...
Callaway, Mickelson Using Wedge Controversy in Vendetta Against USGA
Ping Eye 2 wedge (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) Don't make any mistake about it: Phil Mickelson's decision to put two decade-old Ping Eye 2 wedges into his bag this week at the Farmers Insurance Open has nothing to do with performance. After all, despite the shape and sharpness of the Ping Eye 2's...
European Tour Playing Two Sets of Rules for 2010 Season
The European Tour's 2010 season is officially underway with a swing of events being played in South Africa to kick off their year. Among the winners, Pablo Martin won last weekend at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. According to the folks at Nike Golf, Martin played with a set of irons that are...
Forget 2012! Wedge Armageddon Comes 1/1/2011!
This story was first at WR on 11/20/09, but in recent weeks, we've seen a slew of stories on the same topic. Figured it was time to bring it back to the forefront since Wedgemagddon is closer than ever. AHHHH! THE SKY IS FALLING! WE ARE JUST 406 SHORT DAYS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD!1111!! On...
What Impact Will New Grooves Will Have on the LPGA Tour?
There has been a lot of talk in the past couple of weeks about Titleist appealing to the PGA Tour for a delay in implementation of the USGA's new grooves regulations. Those new rules are slated to start being enforced for the 2010 season. Right now, though, that implementation date appears in...
Ping May Be Beating the New Grooves Rule
David Dawsey maintains Golf Patents.com - THE site if you are an equipment geek looking to see what's coming next before it comes. Forget the TaylorMade R9 for a minute and take a look at this patent application from Ping's parent company for new iron grooves. This is some wild stuff. The...
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