The Team

By golfdigest.com

Meet the Hot List Judges & Scientists

THE JUDGES

Mike StachuraGolf Digest Senior Editor of Equipment; "Gouge" of Bomb & Gouge and Hot List 365 blogon golfdigest.com; @MikeStachura on Twitter;10.4 Index.

E. MICHAEL JOHNSONSenior Editor, Equipment for Golf World; "Bomb" of Bomb & Gouge; golf writer for 26 years, the last 15 covering equipment; @EMichaelGW on Twitter;3.3 Index.

STINA STERNBERGGolf Digest Senior Editor; author of Ask Stina column; co-host of golfdigest.com's Tips Plus;former golf-shop owner; @StinaSternberg on Twitter;10.4 Index.

JOHN STREGEContributing writer for Golf World; based in Southern California; editor of the New Stuff blog at golfdigest.com;2005 USGA Book Award winner; @JohnStrege on Twitter;12.1 Index.

JOHN AXE, PH.D.Retired physicist who studied the features of solid materials.

MARTIN BROUILLETTE, Ph.DProf. of mechanical engineering at the University of Sherbrooke.

THOMAS LACY JR., Ph.D.Associate professor of aerospace engineering at Mississippi State.

DAVID LEE, Ph.DAssociate professor of physics at Gordon College.

JOHN MCPHEE, Ph.DProfessor of systems design engineering at Univ. of Waterloo.

GEORGE SPRINGER, Ph.DProfessor of aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford.