Equipment

Hot List 2009
What's that you say? Your handicap hasn't budged since the first Bush Administration? Maybe the problem is that the contents of your golf bag haven't changed. What better place to start than the 2009 Hot List. Golf Digest's annual equipment review and analysis -- a year's worth of work -- has yielded 116 exceptional products in 12 categories, the most exhaustive review ever of the game' top clubs. Take a look at the categories below to see the judges' choices.
THE PRODUCTS: Drivers: Over $350 | Under $350 | Fairway Woods | Hybrids | Wedges
Irons: Game Improvement Irons | Super Game Improvement Irons | Player's Irons
Putters: Blade Putters $200+ | Blade <$200 | Mallet | Mid-Mallet | Women's Clubs
CATEGORY LEADERS: Performance | Innovation | Look/Sound/Feel | Demand
VIDEOS: Intro to the Hot List | The Process | The Categories | The Coolest Job
Digital Caddies

Electronics

Digital Caddies

Looking for a GPS device? Want to know if they can change your game?
New Looks: Putters

New Looks

World of Choice

With so many putters to choose from, how do you find the right one?
Anthony Kim

Anthony Kim

What's In My Bag?

Look inside his bag and see what clubs Anthony Kim's been winning with.
New Looks - Iron Soles

More New Looks

Digging Down Deep

Big, honking soles not only boost the performance of the mass properties by redistributing weight, but overcome chunks. Then what's the downside?
Driver Faces Get Bigger

Club Design

Driver Faces Get Bigger

Today's drivers may have stretched the limits of shape and volume to approach mailbox dimensions, but it's the club face that does all the work.
 
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January 06, 2009

Blogs

Bomb & Gouge
Editors Mike Johnson and Mike Stachura report on this year's Hot List.
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What's In My Bag

Stewart Cink
See what he brought to this year's Ryder Cup.
Justin Rose
Justin Rose
Find out what clubs Rose brought to the Open.
Angel Cabrera
See what's in this former U.S. Open Champion's bag.

WHAT'S IN MY BAG ARCHIVE

Equipment on tour

Putters On A Roll

Clubhead size and modern materials give designers the green light to move the center of gravity on putters to a position lower and farther back

Frank Talk

Frank Talk
Frank Thomas
This week Frank discusses golf ball performance and protecting your graphite shafted irons
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