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Posts from category: Golf Balls

More layers than planet Earth: TaylorMade’s new Penta TP ball

Wondering about that funky new logo on Sergio Garcia’s visor? Here’s Oxford’s take: Penta- combining form five; having five: pentagon. Five, a number more commonly associated with wasted strokes and Monday finishes, isn’t usually very popular on the golf course _ Garcia had eight of ‘em through the first three rounds of the Deutsche Bank [...]


Got balls? If not, don’t despair – they’re on sale

For reasons passing understanding, the one piece of equipment that seems to have a truly hypnotic effect on me as the start of the season draws tantalizingly near is the golf ball. At this time of year, nothing gets those golf endorphins flowing like the feel in your fingers of a brand new ball _ [...]


Countdown to Christmas . . .

Seasons greetings, all    _ apologies for the radio silence of late, but the recent barrage of non-stop news, combined with a poorly timed golf sojourn in more southern climes, have been conspiring against me. If you’re like me, that means it’s a safe bet you still have a fair bit of Christmas [...]


Callaway Injunction Won’t Slow ProV1 Sales, Says Titleist

In a fascinating story, Callaway has received an injunction against Titleist and the ProV1 ball over the issue of violated patents. GolfWeek has coverage of the matter here. Callaway Golf officials are claiming a legal victory in their patent dispute with Titleist, which could result in blocking the sale of some Pro V1 balls by [...]


Viva la Revolution: TMaG sells Maxfli brand to U.S. sporting-goods retail titan Dick’s

Once upon a time, it was one of golf’s most celebrated brand names, aligned at various times through the years with marquee names like Greg Norman, Fred Couples and John Daly, among others _ even the man himself, Jack Nicklaus. Today, the Maxfli trademark has become part of a growing U.S. sports retail empire – [...]