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Forget 2012! Wedge Armageddon Comes 12/31/2011!

AHHHH!  THE SKY IS FALLING!  WE ARE JUST 406 SHORT DAYS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD!1111!! On January 1, 2011, equipment manufacturers will no longer be able to produce wedges that do not ...

My Interview With Tom Watson: Grooves, The Road Hole, and - Yes - Turnberry

Tom Watson has had an amazing 2009.  He nearly won the Open Championship at Turnberry.  He almost had the Senior Players Championship in hand.  Yet in spite of all of the attention, he ...

What Grooves Do and How the USGA Measures Them

During my trip to the USGA testing facility in Far Hills, NJ, USGA Senior Technical Director Dick Rugge explains the impact that grooves have on golf clubs. He also explains the two ways that the USG...

The 19th Hole Golf Show - 10/7/09 - Hank Haney, Olympic Golf, & Pres Cup

The ole podcast has on a bit of a hiatus, but we have a great show for you this week, featuring Tiger's swing coach Hank Haney! We start the show by talking about the vote for Olympic golf and the pot...

I'm Finally Gettin' Into A Groove With My Old Sticks

Yesterday, I went out for a quick nine holes with the Groovy Sticks - my new name for the 1965 set of clubs that I've been trying to master.  I had that urge that all golf maniacs get when they f...

USGA's Dick Rugge On The Grooves Hullabaloo

In recent days, there has been some serious media coverage paid to the story emanating out of the Callaway camp about the USGA's rejection of a submission from the company for a set of irons for Phil ...

Call It a Throwback: Ryan Finally Plays With Those 1965 Golf Clubs

Waggle Room's Ryan Ballengee decided to get a hold of a set of old V-groove clubs to see what all the fuss was about from the pros. Take a look as he works his was through the bag to show you what it...

Bridgestone is Shaking Their Groove Thang

Remember quite some time ago when we told you about a Ping patent application filing that may well be the response to the new grooves regulations? Well, apparently Bridgestone didn't read it.  Th...

How Tiger Woods Got His Grooves Back - V Grooves, That Is

Steve Pike is reporting that Tiger Woods may already be playing irons that are compliant with the 2010 grooves regulation that PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem has said will go in place as scheduled....

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 ...


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