2009 Hot List: The Panelists

Meet the Hot List Judges, Scientists, Testers and Retailers 

Mike Stachura
1

Judge: MIKE STACHURA

Senior Editor, Equipment. "Gouge" of Bomb & Gouge; 10.8 Index.
 
E. MICHAEL JOHNSON
2

Judge: E. MICHAEL JOHNSON

Equipment Editor, Golf World. Golf writer for 22 years; "Bomb" of Bomb & Gouge; 5.1 Index.
 
STINA STERNBERG
3

Judge: STINA STERNBERG

Senior Editor. Co-host of "Big Break" on the Golf Channel; former golf-shop owner/operator; 12.4 Index.
 
JOHN STREGE
4

JUDGE: JOHN STREGE

Writer based near manufacturers' mecca of Carlsbad, Calif; USGA Book Award winner; 12.9 Index.
 
MAX ADLER
5

JUDGE: MAX ADLER

Associate Editor; former collegiate golfer; editor, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Golf Book; plus-0.5 Index.
 
SCIENTIST: JOHN AXE, PH.D.
6

SCIENTIST: JOHN AXE

Lecanto, Fla., 7-hdcp. 
A retired physicist, Axe studied features of solid materials and served as a technical advisor to several companies on ball-club interaction.
 
Scientist: MARTIN BROUILIETTE, PH.D.
7

Scientist: MARTIN BROUILIETTE

Quebec, 6-hdcp. 
Trained at Caltech, this rocket scientist teaches mechanical engineering at the University of Sherbrooke and researches high-speed air flow.
 
JACK HU
8

Scientist: JACK HU

Ann Arbor, Mich., 18-hdcp. 
This professor and associate dean for research in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan studies manufacturing systems.
 
Scientist: DAVID LEE, PH.D.
9

Scientist: DAVID LEE

Wenham, Mass., 28-hdcp. 
Associate professor of physics at Gordon College, Lee is an expert in advance-materials science, including golf-club parts. He owns eight U.S. patents.
 
Scientist: JOHN MCPHEE, PH.D.
10

Scientist: JOHN MCPHEE

Waterloo, Ontario, 7-hdcp. 
Teaches systems-design engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada's largest engineering school. His expertise is in design optimization and dynamic modeling.
 
November 21, 2009

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