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The Quest for the Magic Driver
Every golfer is searching for the "Magic Driver". This feature series has been running for five years in Golf Today. This series goes well beyond the customary "feel" and "fit and finish" observations to focus on determining measurable performance differences.
Evaluations are continuing and include name brand products as well as component heads, shafts, and performance enhancements. Attention is also focused on effective fitting techniques based on comparative data. Tests were performed at the Golf Lab in Palo Alto. Product reviews are managed by the author.
Subjects covered to date include:
- May 2008:
Top Ten “Tweaks” for Your Bag – and your Brain. Text
- April 2008: New Driver Ideas - Summer 2008. Text
- March 2008: AT&T Adventures and Best of the PGA Show 2008. Text
- February 2008: PGA Show Week—2008. Text
- February 2008: Choosing the Right Iron Head Design for Your Game. Text
- January 2008: New Clubs for Your Bag this Summer? Text
- December 2007: Are You Too Smart for Your Own Good?. Text
- November 2007: New Technology - Transforming the Golf Equipment Industry. Text
- October 2007: Sneak Peak at 2008. Text
- September 2007: The Longest Ball? Equipment performance news from the bleeding edge. Text
- August 2007: Dog Days of Summer: Getting Acquainted with Stulz Nano Arrow Shafts Text
- July 2007: What Are You Reading? Finding the "Best" Clubs for Your Game Text
- June 2007: OEM Custom or True Custom? Text
- May 2007: Why All the Rules? And, All about Hybrids Text
- April 2007: Why Your Driver is Obsolete Text
- March 2007: The SUMO and High MOI Drivers Text
- Febuary 2007: New Year, First Tournament, New Bag Text
- January 2007: A Season to Improve - Dreams don’t get it done. Text
- December 2006: The Best Products and Ideas of 2006 Including Honorable Mentions Text
- November 2006: The Fear Factor - Choosing the “Right” Irons Text
- October 2006: Magic Driver Success Stories - 2006 Text
- September 2006: Driver and Shaft Discoveries Summer 2006 – Part Two Text
- August 2006: Driver Discoveries - Summer 2006
-- Updating the “Search for the Magic Driver" Text
- July 2006: How Heavy Is Too Heavy, How Stiff Is Too Stiff, How Long Is Too Long? Text
- June 2006: Walking Wet and Wounded Text
- May 2006: Competition Begins – Early Season Equipment Suggestions Text
- April 2006: Searching for Magic Irons--New Product Radar Screen Text
- March 2006: 2006 PGA Merchandise Show -- Behind the Ropes Text
- February 2006: Support the Underdog--an American Tradition Text
- January 2006: A Brief History of Shaft Fitting (including Recent Discoveries) Text
- December 2005: Tournament Triumphs, Clubmaker Breakthroughs Text
- November 2005: PGA Fall Expo Wrap-up--2006 Preview Text
- October 2005: Will You Find Your Own Magic Clubs? Text
- September 2005: Buy Your Game or Practice to Improve? Text
- August 2005: The Tournament Bag Flames Out Text
- July 2005: Game Improvement Clubs, MOI Followup Text
- June 2005: Moment of Inertia Matching & Ireland Bag Surprises Text
- May 2005: Total Rehab, Nike Blades & Customizing Wedges Text
- April 2005: Do You Really Want to Get Better? Try Something Different. Text
- March 2005: Cognitive Dissonance--”Whatever Works”. Text
- February 2005: Tiger’s Driver, PX Update & New Shafts for 2005. Text
- January 2005: Is the TaylorMade R 7 Worth the Money? Text
- December 2004: Japanese Quality & Top Ten Drivers. Text
- November 2004: The Lure of Links Golf. Text
- October 2004: Why Do Wrong Clubs Work Right? Text
- September 2004: Face Angle Fixation while Contemplating My Belly (Putter). Text
- August 2004: Face Angle in Drivers, PX Shafts & Belly Putters. Text
- July 2004: Radical Ideas about Set Makeup. Text
- June 2004: Zone Frequency Analysis: a new way to look at flex. Text
- May 2004: A New Dimension in Drivers and More on the Lowbrow Saga. Text
- April 2004: Lowbrow versus Highbrow - Confessions of a Golf Snob. Text
- March 2004: Utility & Hybrid Clubs. Text
- February 2004: The New Quest for the Magic Driver. Text
- January 2004: About Drivers & Testing Premium Iron Shafts . Text
- December 2003: Back to Bobby Jones: Customizing Shafts for Specific Clubs & New Drivers. Text
- November 2003: Overall Weight, Swingweight, Balance & Feel. Text
- October 2003: Searching for the Magic Irons. Text
- September 2003: Premium Graphite Shafts for Irons. Text
- August 2003: Long Drivers, Graphite Shafts & the Trail of the Magic Driver. Text
- July 2003: Don’t Forget to Check the `Little Things’. Text
- June 2003: Should Amateur Golfers Play 48-inch Drivers? Text
- May 2003: We take a look at the Speeder 757 & Rifle Spinners. Text
- April 2003: The top four candidates for the new Magic Driver based on carry distance, clubhead speed, ball speed, launch angle, spin rate and several indicators of accuracy . Text or PDF.
- March 2003: Launch angle, spin rate, and how to find the right ball. Text or PDF.
- February 2003: More than you ever wanted to know about flex. Text or PDF.
- January 2003: Improving performance from your problem clubs. Text or PDF.
- December 2002: The death of the clones and emergence of quality components. Text or PDF.
- November 2002: The "Power Plug" increases ball speed by 2 - 4 mph. Text or PDF.
- October 2002: We discover the first "Magic Driver" - a Nicklaus Airmax 360. Text or PDF.
- August 2002: The effect of shaft flex on increasing distance. Text or PDF.
- July 2002: Six steps you can take to make sure you choose a driver that fits your swing. Text or PDF.
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