Browse: Home / Golf Equipment
By Robert Thompson | February 2, 2007
It is an interesting time in the golf industry, with Callaway, [photopress:prov1.jpg,full,alignright]TaylorMade, Titleist, Nike and Ping all making significant new product announcements. I’ve spent some time lately talking to a variety of equipment companies about their new clubs, balls and shoes, and you’ll soon see much of this appear in the relaunched Ontgolf.ca with a ... read more »
|
By Robert Thompson | November 15, 2006
Review: Footjoy Reelfit (MSRP in US$225) Ecco Cool Hydromax (US$200) House of Kangaroo (CAN$235) I have strange feet. It is one of those things I’ve become used to — trying on endless pairs of running shoes to find the ones that don’t hurt when I hit 3 KM has become a regular issue once a ... read more »
|
By Robert Thompson | April 3, 2006
Well, y’all, I’m in Georgia today (as I have been since Saturday) covering the launch of TaylorMade’s new ball. A number of fascinating comments have been made over the course of the past couple of days — I’ll let you in on a few of them before I hit the range. Well, y’all, I’m in ... read more »
|
By Robert Thompson | January 3, 2006
Interesting press release below noting Jim Furyk has apparently ended his long standing relationship with the Hogan Company (really Callaway now) and has signed on with Srixon. Apparently it is for the whole package, thus the quick note that Furyk is working with Srixon to develop clubs as well. I guess the final loyalty in ... read more »
|
By Robert Thompson | May 4, 2005
Along with Titleist’s new ProV, few balls are as hotly anticipated as Nike’s Platinum release. The stories are already out there — Tiger wins the Masters with it! Tiger chips it in on the 16th! Tiger gets 20 more yards out of it! At the same time, Callaway is pushing its revamped HX ball and ... read more »
|
By Robert Thompson | April 17, 2005
Review: Callaway Big Bertha 454 Price: US$300 or $379 CDN A few months ago, the fine folks at Callaway Canada decided they wanted me to tour through their facilities and get a chance to go through their fitting process. Essentially it was an attempt to show that, following the acquisition of Hogan, Callaway is no ... read more »
|
By Robert Thompson | April 12, 2005
Carlsbad Confidential, a site run by a marketing manager at TaylorMade, has posted a fascinating story about how Nike ended up with the most sets of irons in play at the Masters on the weekend. You can go here to read the story, but the essence is that Nike paid a bunch of the old ... read more »
|
By Robert Thompson | March 21, 2005
Review: Callaway Big Bertha 454 Price: US$300 A few months ago, the fine folks at Callaway Canada decided they wanted me to tour through their facilities and get a chance to go through their fitting process. Essentially it was an attempt to show that, following the acquisition of Hogan, Callaway is no longer just a ... read more »
|
By Robert Thompson | January 5, 2005
Had a fascinating meeting with the fine folks at Nike Golf in Canada this morning. I only follow golf equipment in the periphery, but have spent a lot of time lately talking to some clubmakers. Not sure why they are all of a sudden interested in me — but it probably has something to do ... read more »
|
A bestselling author and award-winning columnist, Robert Thompson has been writing about business and sports, and particularly golf, for almost two decades. His reporting and commentary on golf has appeared in Golf Magazine, the Globe and Mail, T&L Golf and many other media outlets. Currently a columnist with Sympatico.ca and Ontario Golf, and a contributing writer to ScoreGolf, his blog, Going for the Green, was launched in 2004. 
Email Robert
Follow on Twitter
Subscribe by RSS
Recent Comments