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By Mike StachuraWhat if the groove rule, that much maligned restriction announced by golf's ruling bodies in 2008 in an effort to diminish the spin producing capacity of certain iron and wedge groove designs, the rule...

Wednesday, 10/17/2012 at 6:32PM

Posted by Mike Stachura

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Golf Equipment / Hot List 365

By Mike StachuraIn my recent post comparing the statistics of the vaunted 1981 U.S. Ryder Cup team to its current edition, I suggested the U.S. team's performance in driving accuracy was relatively poor vs. the '80s...

Wednesday, 9/26/2012 at 5:16PM

Posted by Mike Stachura

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Golf Equipment / Hot List 365

As we all wait for the weekend and whether Sweden's test of a shorter golf ball will either fuel or douse the flickering flame of a ball rollback, I am reminded of the last golf...

Friday, 6/1/2012 at 10:34AM

Posted by Mike Stachura

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Golf Tours & News / Equipment

The subject of the recently released Deane Beman: Golf's Driving Force says Congressional typifies one of golf's woes: courses stretched to accommodate today's equipment

June 27, 2011

By E. Michael Johnson

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Golf Tours & News / Equipment

USGA Senior Technical Director Dick Rugge has said it'll take three years to fully know the impact of modified grooves, but thus far the numbers suggest very little change

June 20, 2011

By E. Michael Johnson

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Golf Equipment / Hot List 365

Max Adler is staff writer at Golf Digest, former associate editor for equipment and a talented player who qualified for the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship last year. Like many elite players, he's just beginning...

Wednesday, 5/11/2011 at 2:56PM

Posted by Mike Stachura

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Golf Equipment / Hot List 365

Entries for the 2011 U.S. Open close six weeks from today, and apparently some folks are still confused. Or maybe they're just reverting to their natural state: petulant children. A recent column in Sports Illustrated's Golf...

Wednesday, 3/16/2011 at 2:50PM

Posted by Mike Stachura

keywords:: Dynacraft,; Golf Digest,; Mizuno,; Snake Eyes,; Titleist

Golf Tours & News / Web-Extra Video

Golf World writers and editors discuss the 2010 Newsmakers of the Year list.

December 2010

keywords:: newsmakers,; Tiger Woods,; Graeme McDowell,; Dustin Johnson,; groove rule

Golf Tours & News / Equipment

The USGA and R&A sought feedback from equipment manufacturers at a recent meeting. How they act on it is still to be determined

December 01, 2010

By E. Michael Johnson

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Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

This week marked the official end of the PGA Tour season and with it the first year the pros played with the new, less-aggressive grooves. What was the impact? Judging by the statistics and after...

Friday, 11/19/2010 at 10:00AM

Posted by Sam Weinman