Golf Etail Blog

When it comes to honoring thy father, a new golf club beats a Hallmark card hands-down. Here’s a few last minute golf gift ideas for the guy who gave you life (and free lessons in chipping):

Callaway Diablo Edge Tour Driver is a titanium driver with a twist. Each of its 4 separate pieces is optimally weighted, then fused together for maximum ball flight. Designed for those who want tour-quality distance, the aerodynamic head has been redesigned to decrease drag and increase clubhead speeds.

Mizuno MX-700 Hybrid crosses an iron with a wood, making the hybrid easier to hit than a long iron. Highlighted on the 2009 Gold Digest Hot List, Mizuno’s MX-700 hybrid is a terrific choice for the average golfer looking to up his game.

Odyssey White Hot XG Marxman Blade Putter, the #1 putter in golf, is all about the target line. The clubhead mass has been repositioned low and deep, giving Dad more stability and a better feel on impact. Plus with the responsive insert and Two Hi-Def alignment stripes, Dad will have no problem getting his putts to roll true to the hole.

Need more ideas? View GolfEtail’s complete range of discount golf clubs or check out GolfEtail’s weekly specials, brought to you, as always, by the DealTeam.

Father’s Day is June 20^th, 2010. Can’t afford an iPad? We can help.

The staff here at GolfEtail have been knocking our heads together to come up with the coolest golf stuff on the market. And with summer on the way, it’s the perfect time to treat your Dad to new gear.

For the Golf Purist

Crafted from Ethiopian Cabretta Leather, an all-leather glove like the Callaway Pro Series Leather Golf Glove gives your golf fanatic a superior grip with exceptional feel. Tour-tested and purist-approved.

For the Gadget-Lover

The Bushnell Medalist Laser Rangefinder will let him know, in yards or meters, how far he is from the pin. Has a range of 5-1000 yards, or 5-250 yards to flag.

For the College Sports Fan

Football + Golf = our version of heaven. With our team-branded golf stand bags, your Bulldogs, Sooners or Tarheels fan can show his true colors. Check out our stand bag selection to find his team.

For the Southpaw

Does your Dad lean to the left? We’ve got a lefthanded golf section especially created for him and Phil Mickelson. Wedge, putter or driver – we’re here to help make his day (and his shot).

Still stuck?

Check GolfEtail’s weekly deals with free shipping for more ideas and savings.

Many would argue the most significant improvement to golf equipment in the last 10 – 20 years is the new GPS or Laser Rangefinders.    These handheld instruments give you precise distances to greens,  bunkers, lay up locations, or to hazards all in effort to allow you make a better club choice before you hit your shot.  Simply said, they allow you to eliminate the guess work out of your game, and make better, more informed decisions.

Since the USGA approved them for play back in the mid 1990’s, these handy devices have become a staple in many golfers bag. And although still not allowed on the Professional Tours, you will find all caddies using them during the practice rounds to record important yardages and distances.

Rangefinders come in two flavors:  GPS Rangefinders and Laser Rangefinders.

• GPS Rangefinders are very similar to what you probably have in your car.    They use overhead satellite technology and pre-mapped courses to pin point where you are on the course, and what lies ahead of you (or behind you).  Typically GPS Rangefinders are accurate to +3-5 yards and many (but not all) require an annual subscription.

  The advantages of GPS rangefinders are: A complete overview of the hole can be displayed which is great when playing unfamiliar courses. Thousands of courses are pre-mapped. Many allow you to save information (digital scorecards, shot distances, …).

  The disadvantages of GPS Rangefinders are: Most (not all) require an annual subscription. Accuracy of GPS Rangefinders is not quite as good as Laser Rangefinders. Distances must have been pre-mapped and course must be downloaded in advance. Battery life on some models is limited.

• Laser Rangefinders use a laser technology to determine the distance to an object that you aim it at. You simply take the device aim at an object you interested in and the distance appears in the view finder. So why purchase a Laser: Well Laser Rangefinders are considered to be more accurate (typically + 1 yard).

  The advantages of Laser Rangefinders include: Accurate to within 1 yard. No pre-mapping is required … simply point and shoot. Excellent battery life. Can be used for boating, archery, …

  The disadvantages of Laser Rangefinders include: Must have something to shoot to get a distance (not always great for layup shots). Sometimes difficult to get depth of greens. Must have line of sight to object of interest … can’t shoot through trees or around dog-legs. No hole overview display.

So there you have it. We have a good selection at GolfEtail.com all at discount prices, so be good to yourself and think about one.

Hi this is Trevor with GolfEtail.com, talking about the new TaylorMade R9 Driver. This is one of TaylorMade’s most technologically advanced drivers, featuring both Movable Weight Technology and Flight Control Technology, to optimize your game.

The R9’s Movable Weight Technology, MWT, features 3 weight ports: one 16 gram and two 1 gram weights that you can move around to get the ball flight that you prefer. If you want a fade, you move the heavier weight to the toe of the club, and if you want a draw, you move the heavier weight to the heel of the club.

It is really easy to use the R9’s Flight Control Technology with the provided wrench. All you do is loosen the screw that is on the bottom of the club, and don’t worry about it, the screw is not going to fall out because it is affixed in there. Take the shaft out and rotate it. According to their markings, you can set the club up for a draw, fade, or a neutral setting.

With the R9’s Movable Weight Technology and Flight Control technology combined, you are able to get a deviation of up to 75 yards side to side on your shots. So you can really tune it into how you want to swing the club and get the ball going. And, moving the weights and shaft around is really easy.

The R9 has a really classic shaped head, a nice pear shape. It also has a very thin crown, that is only .55mm thick, which allows all the weight to be on the bottom of the club, lowering the center of gravity (COG) and helping you get the ball up in the air. The R9 also has a nice deep face and the Inverted Cone Technology which TaylorMade Pioneered, which gives you a big sweet spot and helps you hit the ball straight even if you miss-hit it on the heel or toe.

There you have it guys, this was the TaylorMade R9 Driver. It is completely adjustable and is an incredible driver. Pick one up and customize it to your swing, gain some yards, and start shaping those shots the way you want to!

Hi this is Trevor with GolfEtail, and today we are going to be reviewing the Adams Speedline Hybrid Fairway Woods.

The two models are the Speedline and the Speedline Draw. This one is the Draw model. It features a slight offset that helps get the club square to the ball at impact, reducing slices. The normal model doesn’t have the offset, for those players who don’t fade the ball.

On these Speedline clubs, Adams created a more aerodynamic head shape that they tested in wind tunnels, which results in higher swing speeds, which then results in more distance. Adams is known for their Boxer Technology, which is basically a big square clubhead, and this helps increase MOI because it moves weight to the perimeter, making the club more resistant to twisting on impact, so you hit the ball straight.

With the Speedline, they took a different approach and have blended the Hybrid with the Fairway wood, and it has a much more traditional shape and is more eye appealing than their squarer models.Adams has lowered the COG by another 15% to give you a higher launch and a better feel, and the Cambered Sole makes it easy to hit out of various lies. You can see it has a nice roundness to it, so it doesn’t bite in the rough.

Thanks for watching, these were the Adams Speedline Hybrid Fairway Woods. Pick one up today and get the distance of a fairway wood with the playability of a hybrid.

Today we are doing a product review on the Callaway X20 Tour Iron Set.

The Callaway X20 Tour Iron Sets are a cavity backed iron that is closely related to the Callaway X-Forged Blades. It is a very similar style head, but with a slightly thicker topline. It also has a pretty decent cavity back which will give you some additional perimeter weighting, which a blade won’t do.

This is a cast construction golf club. One of the unique features of the Callaway X20 Tour Irons is that unlike traditional Callaway Irons you can see that it does not have the traditional bore through hosel. These irons are probably better for a lower handicap player or mid to lower handicap player, probably 10 or below. They offer excellent forgiveness with perimeter weighting and still offer a high degree workability and playability with the shape of the head. Again, this is not a forged iron, but a cast iron.

That’s the X-20 Tours ….

Check below for a quick review of the Nike SlingShot HL Hybrid Iron sets!

Hey Guys  ….  This is Mike from Golfetail.com, and we are reviewing the NIKE Slingshot HL Iron Set today.

The Nike Slingshot High Launch Irons are a great set of irons. If you are a mid handicapper or a mid-to-high handicapper, this is definitely the set for you. The hybrids have a Slingback bar on the bottom which helps have a lower COG and gets the ball higher up in the air. It’s a very forgiving club.

We move into the Iron portion. The mid irons have a generous offset, which helps get your hands forward and square the clubface. As you can see by the 6-iron, its got a nice deep cavity that is very forgiving, and as you move in to the short irons you are going to find that it has a little bit less of an offset, and that is for better shot making and playability.

They are just a great set of clubs. If you are just getting started and a mid-handicapper, you get all of the above.

It’s Labor Day weekend — time to get geared up for fall!

Now through Monday, save an additional 10% off our already heavily discounted product line of golf apparel, bags, balls, clubs, and accessories. And get free shipping on all orders — no minimum purchase required.

Enter coupon code LABORDAY09 at checkout to take advantage of this deal.

Happy golfing!

We’ve added new “Learn more” pages to GolfEtail.com to help you make more informed purchases. They’re accessible from the sidebar on every page — check out “Apparel” below!

Golf Apparel for Comfortable Play

Depending where you’re located, the rest of your week might be bleak.

(We’re talkin’ weather-wise; personal dilemmas aren’t our deal. But if you want to know what our deal is, look here! Shameless, we know.)

In any case, courtesy of the Associated Press and InsideBayArea.com, here’s a list of this week’s tournies to help you ride out those summer storms.

Let the thunder roll…

• PGA TOUR: Buick Open, today-Sunday, Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Mich. TV: Golf Channel (today-Friday, noon-3 p.m. and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, noon-3 p.m.). Notes: Tiger Woods, the 2002 and 2006 winner, is in the field. After Woods won his own AT&T National for his third victory of the year, he missed the cut in the British Open. … Woods and rock ‘n’ roll legend Bob Seger headlined Wednesday’s pro-am, and their fivesome finished 8 under par. At least one member of the group paid more than $100,000 for the opportunity to play with Woods and Seger. … Defending champion Kenny Perry is skipping the tournament to stay near his cancer-stricken mother. Mildred Perry is battling blood cancer. … General Motors Co. will end its half-century run as sponsor of the Buick Open, a person briefed on the decision said Tuesday. The decision calls into question the fate of the other tour stop sponsored by GM, the Buick Invitational held in February in San Diego.
• LADIES GOLF UNION: Women’s British Open, today-Sunday, Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St. Annes, England. TV: TNT (today-Friday, 7-9 a.m.) and ABC (Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-noon; Sunday, 10 a.m.-noon). Notes: Last year, Jiyai Shin won her first major title, a three-shot victory over Yani Tseng at Sunningdale. … The tournament became an official LPGA Tour event in 1994 and was elevated to major status in 2001, replacing the du Maurier in Canada.
• USGA: U.S. Senior Open, today-Sunday, Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Ind. TV: ESPN (today-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday, noon-3 p.m.). Notes: Last year, Eduardo Romero won at the Broadmoor (Colo.), beating Fred Funk by four shots. … The Pete Dye-designed course opened in 1964. … John Daly won the 1991 PGA at Crooked Stick. … The 2010 tournament will be played at Sahalee (Wash.).
• PGA EUROPEAN TOUR: Moravia Silesia Open, today-Sunday, Prosper Golf Resort, Celadna, Czech Republic. TV: Golf Channel (today-Friday, 6-9 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 5:30-8 a.m.). Note: This is the inaugural event, and Miguel Angel Jiminez, the course designer, tops the field.
• NATIONWIDE TOUR: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational, today-Sunday, Ohio State University Golf Club, Columbus. TV: Golf Channel (today-Friday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 3:30-6:30 p.m.; Sunday, 4-6:30 p.m.). Note: In 2007, BYU star Daniel Summerhays won the inaugural event to become the first amateur champion in tour history.