Product Watch: Wilson Staff CB Irons
A new iron from Wilson Golf will take cues from a recent and largely under-appreciated model from the company. The new Wilson Staff CB iron will come to retail early in the new year and […]
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Clearing Up The Confusion – Cast Versus Forged Irons
by Don Irving, Artisan Golf In talking with many of my customers, I have realized that there is still a lot of confusion and misunderstanding when it comes to the differences between cast irons and […]
Product Watch: Notables From Flightscope, PING, and Tommy Armour
Flightscope Mevo+ Flightscope took a big dip into the consumer product market with their original Mevo launch monitor but it left some golfers looking for more. They may have hit the sweet spot with the […]
Drivers – What’s The Best Length?
Clubmaker’s Classroom by Don Irving, Artisan Golf (Kanata, Ontario) (Ed. Note) In 2013 Don Irving of Artisan Golf achieved the rare designation of TrackMan Master after submitting a thesis paper on the results of a […]
Clubmaker’s Classroom: The Facts Of Driver Distance
By Don Irving, Artisan Golf If only it were so. If only that super exercise machine could give you the body you’ve always wanted, if only that weight loss program would definitely melt off those […]
Product Watch: Wilson Dives Deep Into Distance With D7 Irons
For those hardcore golf equipment fans who may have spotted photos of the fine, gleaming Wilson staff blade prototypes on social media the last couple weeks, they are NOT the new Wilson D7 irons recently […]
Clubmaker’s Classroom: Hybrids – The Answer To Your Golf Needs?
with Don Irving, Artisan Golf Hybrids are no longer “the new kid” on the block. For many golfers, they have become the answer to their golfing needs. Around for about twenty years, they were designed […]
Product Spotlight: Tommy Armour
Another chapter is underway for one of the golf equipment businesses most iconic brands. Tommy Armour has had a storied past in the game, peaking in the 1990’s with some of the best-selling irons of […]
TaylorMade Rolls Out Smaller Version Of Spider Tour Putter – The Spider Mini
The putter that first appeared on the PGA TOUR at the Wells Fargo Championship is ready for retail. Just over a month after it appeared in use by various top players, the TaylorMade Spider Mini […]
Hot Picks 2018: Callaway Golf
Over the coming weeks we will share the selections from our Hot Picks 2018 Feature in the Spring 2018 issue of Flagstick Golf Magazine. The following products are among our forty notable products for the […]
Are You Good Enough For A Custom Fitting? Video with Tour Experience Golf
It’s a common question. Everyday golfers often react to the talk of custom equipment fitting with a hesitancy and retort that they don’t feel that their skill level is high enough to have their golf […]
Get A Grip On Your Golf Game
w/ Don Irving, Artisan Golf The winter snow is beginning to disappear and you can feel the sun’s warmth begin to strengthen. There is a general thought that “maybe we will have an early spring”. […]
Why In The Bag? Phil Mickelson w/ TXG – Tour Experience Golf (Video)
The first episode of the new “Why in the Bag?” series! TXG’s Ian Fraser and Matt Blois break down what the winners on the PGA Tour are playing each week, but goes deeper into the […]
Ready For Launch – PING G700 Irons
PING is a golf company built on engineering and when their design team was given the task to create an iron without a lot of constraints you would expect something distinctive. G700, please step forward. […]
TaylorMade Officially Unveils M3 and M4 Metalwoods (Video)
They won’t hit retail until February 16th but expect to see some of TaylorMade’s new M3 and M4 metalwoods in the bags of players this week on the PGA TOUR. In advance of that, the […]
Flashback – Putting A Little More Colour In The Hogan Story
I recently moved my home office and in doing so stumbled upon my collection of past issues of Flagstick. I’m usually not prone to nostalgia (that’s a lie) but I happened to find a copy […]
Flagstick.com Podcast – Dr. Paul Wood On PING and Their Engineering Culture
While most golf consumers just want their new golf club to help them get the ball in the hole faster, a lot of unseen things have to take place for that to happen. In many […]
Clubmaker’s Classroom – Swing Flaws or Equipment Issues?
by Don Irving, Artisan Golf For the last article of the season, I would like to focus on the fitting parameters that can have a significant impact on your game. When you are encountering problems […]
Filling The Gaps – Be Sure You Have The Right Tools In Your Bag
In the 1938 the governing bodies of golf placed a 14 club limit on those who play the game. Prior to that it was not uncommon for golfers to play with as many as thirty […]
Clubmaker’s Classroom – Answering Your Questions
The Pros hit drives that are well in excess of 300 yards. What can the recreational golfer expect in terms of distance? Distance is mainly about clubhead speed. The more clubhead speed (CHS) you can […]