L.A.B. Golf: Where Zero Torque Actually Started
Odyssey, TaylorMade, Scotty Cameron, and PXG have all released zero-torque putters — but the concept originated with a small American brand, L.A.B. Golf.
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The 1744 Rules of Golf: What Vanished
The first written rules of golf, from 1744, had thirteen articles. Some read almost like today's rules. Others describe a game that no longer exists.
Low Point: Fat and Thin Are a Height Problem
A fat shot and a topped shot look opposite but sit on one axis — where the low point falls relative to the ball. How to check it, and why a mat hides it.
The Nine-Window Ball Flight Chart, Redrawn
The classic nine-shot ball flight chart still holds, but the old explanation of what causes each box is wrong. Here it is redrawn around face and path.
Not Just Standing Close: Branches Behind a Shank
Standing close is only one of three ways the hands end up outside address position at impact — weight drift and lunging produce the same result.
N.S.PRO 950GH: Lightest, and Most Disclosed
N.S.PRO 950GH is the lightest current steel shaft we checked, and the only one publishing torque, kickpoint, and balance point in full.
MODUS³ TOUR 120: 16g Heavier Than 950GH
MODUS³ TOUR 120 shares a maker with N.S.PRO 950GH but sits 16 grams heavier at the same S flex, and adds a TX flex the 950GH does not offer.
Odyssey Ai-ONE: A Face Shaped by Mishit Data
Most putter inserts are a story about material. Odyssey's Ai-ONE is a story about surface geometry, shaped from analysis of mishit patterns.
On-Course First Aid: What Actually Works
First aid and a real fix are different things. What narrows a bad outcome mid-round, separated from what only feels better while the miss stays.
P770 vs T150, M-13, i240: 2 Loft Systems
Four brands each build a compact-yet-long iron for the same bag slot. Overlay the official specs and four lines collapse into two, just 1 degree apart.
P790 vs 3 Hollow Rivals: Not the Strongest Loft
Line up P790 against three rival hollow-body irons on official spec, and 'flies far because it's strong-lofted' falls apart — it's not even the strongest.
P7MC vs 620 CB, Blueprint S, ZXi7: Who Discloses
P7MC isn't TaylorMade's only forged tour cavity-back. Lay it against three rivals and the real story is who publishes which spec, not who flies longer.
What Followed the 1984 Anser Patent Expiration
The Anser putter's 14-year patent expired in 1984. What followed made it, by most accounts, the most-copied putter shape in golf.
PING G440: 5 Drivers Not Ranked by Distance
PING's G440 platform spans five models — MAX, LST, SFT, K, HL. Official specs show they aren't a distance ladder, but five answers to five problems.
PING G440 Hybrid: Fade Low, Draw High
PING's G440 isn't six versions of one club — the low-numbered heads are built fade-biased, the high-numbered heads draw-biased. Full spec table and why.
PING Started in a Garage — Named After a Sound
PING's founder was a missile-guidance engineer who built putters in a California garage from 1959. The name came from the sound of impact.
PING s259: Lie Angle Shifts With Loft
PING s259 publishes a full spec table, and it's the only wedge line checked where lie angle, length, and swingweight all shift with loft.
PING Scottsdale: Why It Skipped Zero Torque
Zero torque is 2026's putter trend, but PING built a ten-model Scottsdale line around stroke arc instead and says outright why it skipped it.
PING vs. USGA: Manufacturer Sues the Rules Body
In 1987 the USGA ruled the PING Eye2's grooves nonconforming. PING fought back for six years, arguing groove measurement itself was the real issue.
Price of a Strong Grip: Slice Fixes Overshoot
Slice fixes push face and path the same direction, and it's common to overshoot into a hook. Here are the three overshoot routes, and how to spot them.
Pro V1x Left Dash and RCT: What You Pay For
Left Dash costs the same as a standard Pro V1x, but RCT costs more for a ball Titleist says performs identically. What each variant changes.