Over the last few years one company have dominated the driver count on the major Tours. TaylorMade drivers are found in the bags of more Tour professionals than any other manufacturer. Their latest driver, the R9 adds an adjustable hosel to the moveable weight technology that has been so successful.
TaylorMade are responsible for some of the most iconic drivers of recent years, most notably the 510TP and the R7 425 TP, and have been at the fore-front of driver technology. Bag Chatter got to look at the R9 to see how it compares against these past classics and how well it fares against the competition who have not been standing still. (continua…)










Kenny Perry is not playing golf like any 48 year old guy is supposed to play golf. Not on the PGA "flatbelly" Tour anyway. He’s won 5 time, gotten 12 top ten finishes, and not missed a cut in just over a year. Pretty hot stuff. Oh, and he set a tournament record in winning the Travelers Championship by three shots over Paul Goydos and David Toms. He opened his tournament with a nifty 61, nine under par, then followed that with a 68 which kept him in the lead after 36 holes. On Saturday he shot a 66 and lost the lead to Mr. Goydos, whose third round 63 matched his opening round score. Come Sunday though, it was all Mr. Perry after a 32 on the front nine, and had gave a five shot lead after the 14th hole. “Everyone kind of asks about the Augusta hangover deal,” he said. “I guess I kind of shoved that aside a little bit. So that makes me feel pretty good.”
I must admit, I waited impatiently for a few days to post this congratuations because I did not want to take anything away from Lucas Glover’s spectacular and much deserved win this past weekend at the US Open. I would be lying if I told you that’s what this short story is about. It’s not. It is about David Duval, Mr. 59, former World #1, the guy hiding behind the darkened Oakleys, I always knew you had something left for the game of golf. Last summer while watching The Open Championship I hoped that you could make a run down the stretch and challenge Greg Norman, Ian Poulter and the eventual winner, Padraig Harrington on the last day. It didn’t materialize, but there was a glimpse of greatness shining through the clouds. I saw it. Many have heard you answer questions about your game with, I am playing great, but my scores just are not reflective of my efforts and work ethic. Not many believed in you David, but I did. Furthermore, I knew that once you started speaking to how much you liked Bethpage Black as a golf course, you would be a contender. Yes, a contender, and NOT an also ran.
After days upon days of rain involving more pictures of grounds crew working squeegees across flooded greens than I ever cared to witness, the 109th playing of the US Open golf tournament ended in something like familiar fashion. A guy most folks never would have selected as the winner of this event on Wednesday played better than anyone else on the back nine during the final round of the tournament and gets to take home a nifty trophy atop a wheelbarrow full of money.
Hot on the heels of their new Dymo Driver is the adjustable version, the STR8-FIT. This version boasts an adjustable hosel with 8 different settings: from hard draw to hard fade and everything in between.