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Meet the Hot List Judges & Panelists

Photos by Charles Laberge

February 2008

Our group of panelists include scientists, retailers, teachers and players

Judge

Mike Stachura

Senior Editor, Equipment. At Golf Digest since 1992; "Gouge" of Bomb & Gouge; 11. 2 Index.

Judge

E. Michael Johnson

Equipment Editor, Golf World. Golf writer for 21 years; "Bomb" of Bomb & Gouge; 4.2 Index.

Judge

Stina Sternberg

Senior Editor, Golf For Women. Host of "Golf with Style: Global Challenge"; 12.4 Index.

JUDGE

John Strege

Golf Digest equipment writer based in Southern California; 2005 USGA Book Award winner; 12.9 Index.

COORDINATOR

Max Adler

Assistant Editor, Golf Digest. Organizes Summit; played at Washington and Lee Univ.; 1.6 Index.

SCIENTIST

John Axe, Ph.D.

A semi-retired research physicist, Axe, 74, spent nearly 30 years at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, N.Y., where he studied neutron and X-ray scattering studies of elastic and magnetic properties of materials. "My prediction," says Axe, a 6-handicap who lives in Florida, "is that in less than five years, balls with seams will be in museums along with 3- and 4-irons."

Scientist:

Martin Brouiliette, Ph.D.

Brouillette, 45, is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec. He earned his doctorate in aeronautics from Caltech, where he was also the assistant men's golf coach.
"Most manufacturers know what they are doing, or at least are very good at manufacturing. The rules, however, are making their design space quite reduced."

Scientist

David Lee, Ph.D.

Professor of Physics at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. Before teaching he spent 12 years directing research and development in advance materials, focusing on metastable alloys and other novel functional inorganic materials.
"Driver technology has improved greatly. Anyone with a driver more than four years old should upgrade."

Scientist:

Douglas Matson, Ph.D.

Matson, 51, is a professor of mechanical engineering at Tufts University with expertise in materials processing. He has worked with the International Space Station, planning flights for satellites.
"Driver technology has gone about as far as it can within the allowable window. Thus production techniques will drive price as the final differentiator."