PING
Lee Westwood used two of the new Tour-W Wedges in his recent victory at the Quinn Direct British Masters. They feature a tungsten weight in the toe of the club which increases the moment of inertia and improves forgiveness. The club is slightly smaller for increased playability out of various conditions. Designed with a traditional tear drop shape, the Tour-W Wedges allow golfers to be more creative on pitch and chip shots. Available in seven different lofts and a brushed silver chrome or black nickel chrome finish.
£90 (steel); £105 (graphite);
www.pingeurope.co.uk
HIPPO
The new Hippo Hex fairway and rescue woods feature a unique hexagonal shape that allows optimum weight distribution to reduce the effect of side spin and provide more energy transfer from club face to ball. The unique head shape allows for increased additional weight distribution at the rear corners to provide an extremely high Moment of Inertia (MOI) and help stabilise the club head on miss hits.
£59.99 (fairway); £49.99 (rescue);
www.hippo-golf.com
GRASSHOPPER
The Grasshopper Junior SE 30" comes complete with a 1,000 watt motor and limited differential, integral mudguards, sprung seat, umbrella holder and wheel trims. This new buggy suits golfers of all abilities and disabilities as all ranges drive into the back of hatchbacks and estate cars using ramps. If your requirement for a buggy suggests the lack of desire to lift heavy weights such as batteries, why should you?
The Grasshopper Senior Pro Golf buggy is designed for the hire market or for golfers looking for extra comfort and protection. The buggy has 3x80ah batteries and a 1200w motor making this buggy ideal for rental purposes. Its dimensions are 1670x840x1660mm. Front wheel base is 665mm, rear wheel base 620mm. Weight without batteries is 120.6kg.
01623 404730;
www.grass-hopper.co.uk
WILSON STAFF
The FYbrids are a single family of long distance fairway utility clubs that span the range between the driver and the 6-iron, delivering measurable distances, or in the case of the new FYbrid 19.5°, providing a bridge between fairway woods and hybrids. Open champ Padraig Harrington, who used a Wilson Staff hybrid club on three of the four play-off at Carnoustie, said: “They gave me this club (FY club) to test five minutes ago and there’s no way they’re getting it back. I really, really like it."
£109 each;
www.wilsonstaff.com
TAYLORMADE
What helps differentiate Burner TP fairway woods from Burner Steel fairway woods is the Burner TP's pear-shaped steel clubhead, semi-deep clubface and compact footprint, which creates an appearance at address that tour pros prefer. Available in Tour Spoon (13°), Tour 3-wood (15°) and Tour 5-wood (18°) and come with a graphite shaft. £169
The new TaylorMade iron Burner XD incorporates distance-enhancing technologies. The RE*AX® SuperFast graphite shafts promote faster swing speed for more yardage. Likewise the ultra-large clubhead features a thin and fast titanium clubface that delivers exceptionally high COR to promote faster ball speed and more distance. Because it's light, the saved weight is used to move the centre of gravity low and deep within the clubhead.
£649 (steel); £749 (graphite);
www.taylormadegolf.com
