2009 Hot List: The Panelists
Meet the Hot List Judges, Scientists, Testers and Retailers
February 2009
Judge
Mike Stachura
Senior Editor, Equipment. "Gouge" of Bomb & Gouge;
10.8 Index.
Judge
E. Michael Johnson
Equipment Editor, Golf World. Golf writer for 22 years; "Bomb" of Bomb & Gouge; 5.1 Index.
Judge
Stina Sternberg
Senior Editor. Co-host of "Big Break" on the Golf Channel; former golf-shop owner/operator; 12.4 Index.
JUDGE
John Strege
Writer based near manufacturers' mecca of Carlsbad, Calif; USGA Book Award winner; 12.9 Index.
JUDGE
Max Adler
Associate Editor; former collegiate golfer; editor, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Golf Book; plus-0.5 Index.
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
Quebec, 6-hdcp.
Trained at Caltech, this rocket scientist teaches mechanical engineering at the University of Sherbrooke and researches high-speed air flow.
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
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
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.
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