http://www.pingg5.com The Greatest Ping of all time! Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:25:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Game-improvement technology finds a home in forged irons. Spice up forged irons with a bit of technology, and what do you have? A new breed of irons made for traditionalists preferring the classic look of blades but no longer owning the game to match. In the past, manufacturers relied on the ... http://www.pingg5.com/forging-forgiveness-3/ The latest gear to help you play better Photo: Jim Herity The U.S. Golf Association is considering relaxing the rules on adjustable clubs. That could lead to more clubs that allow you to tweak center-of-gravity locations to combat a right or left miss. For now, try these legal models ... http://www.pingg5.com/on-the-screws/ Woods went to a big-headed driver and enjoyed a large year. Photo: Darren Carroll Equipment of 2005 Big was big on tours 460 cc drivers commonplace even among elite professionals The past year was kind of a slow one when it came to equipment news. Although only a few equipment- related topics (Nike's black-colored ... http://www.pingg5.com/equipmen/ The Only Shaft Story You Need to Read Six big questions about shafts and the answers to help you fly it farther Photo: Davies & Starr Four swings. Ask any player on the PGA Tour, and he'll tell you it takes about that to tell if he has the right ... http://www.pingg5.com/what-shaft-is-for-you/ Equipment scoop from the tours It was not happenstance John Daly was wearing a TaylorMade hat and changed to the company's rac TP irons at the Buick Invitational. Long John, who has been with Dunlop, is expected to sign an endorsement deal with the company. … Lofty doings: Brandt Jobe, who ... http://www.pingg5.com/the-bag-room/ Woods opens his season by making equipment changes Woods had plenty of chances to use his 5-wood at Torrey Pines. Photo: J.D. Cuban ALTHOUGH it's not unusual for players to start the year with new equipment, Tiger Woods usually wasn't one to do so -- until last week, that is. Woods ... http://www.pingg5.com/tigers-new-gear/ The new r7 quad 425 has 28 grams of movable weight screws, and Odyssey's new putters seek to offer increased stability with a ring that connects the heel, toe and back. Photos: Jim Herity TaylorMade's r7 quad driver and Odyssey's 2-ball putter line receive dramatic face-lifts The r7 quad driver from ... http://www.pingg5.com/extreme-facelifts/ Cobra's Speed drivers feature a sloped crown and repositioned sole weighting to accommodate the deep (nearly 2.25 inches) face. Photographs: Jim Herity Bigger and better Making it big Cobra's new driver comes in three versions A driver with a bigger face works like a larger trampoline. That's good. Moving as much weight as possible ... http://www.pingg5.com/new-looks/ Scattered pictures of this year's major winners include their equipment. If they had the chance to do it again, would they? Only if they were carrying these bats and balls. Clockwise from top left: TAYLORMADE r7 TP fairway wood. Phil Mickelson tapped the Jack Nicklaus plate in the 18th fairway at ... http://www.pingg5.com/major-memories/ Launch monitors could be new key to perfecting your pendulum stroke The putter used to be an instrument of romance and art more than logic and physics. Times change. Just as the launch monitor has become the cool -- and, more important, the correct -- way to get yourself fit for ... http://www.pingg5.com/time-to-change-putters-2/