Hot List 2008

Your search for the game's hottest new equipment starts here. Take a look at the categories below to see the judges' choices. Golf Digest's annual equipment review — a year's worth of work, some two thousand clubs and balls hit over and over again — reveals the 130 most significant products in the game right now.
• Build your dream bag: Use our Drag & Drop tool to create your Hot List dream bag
• Your player profile: Take this quiz to help you choose the right clubs for your game.
• Category leader photos: Performance | Buzz | Technology | Function | Value
• Video: Watch how we made our choices at the CasaBlanca Resort in Mesquite, Nev.
• More Hot List video: Editors | Instructors | The Scientists | Panelists' Perspective
• The Hot List: The Process | Panelists | Finalists | Rating System | Bomb & Gouge
2008 Hot List Drivers

Drivers

The Tee

With the USGA limits on drivers, who knows what we'll see during the next decade. Why should you wait? The future is now.

Woods/Hybrids

The Fairway

No two clubs are more prone to changes in shape and size than the fairway wood and the hybrid.
• Hybrids | Woods

Irons

The Approach

We've broken irons into three categories geared to your game: Super Game Improvement | Players | Game Improvement

Wedges

The Bunker

There isn't a club causing more consternation than the sharp-grooved wedge. The latest models offer something for everyone.
Putters

Putters

The Green

Mallet or blade, tricks we haven't seen since the days of Merlin make the classics and the new play better than ever before.
Hot List Golf Balls

Balls

The Hole

Two piece? Three piece? A standard ball? For now, we continue towards the path of optimization for the individual golfer.
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Hot List 2008

Build Your Own

We unveiled our top picks in the February issue, now we invite you to sort those recommendations by the Hot List criteria that matter most to you. Then "drag and drop" your favorites into your own Hot List.
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