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A lot of what will happen to and for Rickie Fowler in 2022 could be decided over the final few weeks of 2021. Plus, Hideki Matsuyama's big win, whether players will be allowed to play in Saudi Arabia and the agelessness of Bernhard Langer.

MYSLOPE provides you with individual launch dataThe R1 gives targeted yardages, plus front/middle/back GPS measurements.New MYSLOPE feature uses particles in space to calculate your distance.

Bryson may want to spend his round doing math, but most of us would rather not. Admittedly, since golf is a game is based upon numbers, there is no way to completely avoid all the computations. However, when it comes to calculating yardages, the new Precision Pro R1 rangefinder with MYSLOPE technology could possibly become golf’s TI-89.

At its core, the Pro R1 is a laser rangefinder. Once you pair it with your phone, it becomes much more powerful than a simple laser. The new app and MYSLOPE technology could allow Precision Pro to make industry leaders like Bushnell a bit nervous. The MYSLOPE feature in the R1 is potentially industry-changing.

If you don’t care about the rangefinder marketplace, what if MYSLOPE could save you a couple of strokes a round? Now I have your attention.

WHAT IS THE PRECISION PRO MYSLOPE?

The R1 is a rangefinder on steroids. It gives you yardages adjusted for slope, wind, and temperature. It also gives GPS readings. Most importantly, MYSLOPE takes care of all of the data crunching for you.

MYSLOPE is an algorithm that provides the adjusted shot yardages by taking into account weather conditions, slope, and your own personal ball flight data. Why is that important? Think of the many factors you consider before you hit a shot. Where is the wind coming from? How warm is it? Am I uphill or downhill? What club to hit? The list goes on. The reality of this is that you’re essentially guessing everything and then hoping that your guesses and estimations work out. In contrast, MYSLOPE uses real data to make these calculations, relying on real science rather than guesses.

Golfers are buying a lot of golf clubs right now. We knew that. What we didn’t know is how often golfers are getting fitted for those clubs, where they’re getting fitted, and what type of experiences you’re having during those fittings.

The goal of our 2021 fitting survey was to find answers to those questions. With the feedback of 3,000 golfers, here’s what we can tell you about club fitting in 2021.

 

How Common is Club Fitting?

Some encouraging news out of the gate – more than 95% of you said you’ve been fitted at least once.More astounding, 51% of you have been fitted this season alone.Just a bit more than 25% of you have been fitted just once. Roughly the same percentage has been fitted twice.15% of respondents have been fitted six or more times.

 

Bernhard Langer became the oldest winner in PGA Tour Champions history Sunday at 64 with a win at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic.

Denmark's Jeff Winther clinched his first European Tour crown with a one-shot victory at the Mallorca Open, holding his nerve in a closely-fought final round hours after accidentally locking himself in the bathroom earlier on Sunday.

Jin Young Ko birdied her first playoff hole with fellow South Korean player Hee Jeong Lim to win the BMW Ladies Championship on Sunday.

Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama had three birdies in five holes on the back nine and eagled the 18th for good measure for a five-stroke victory at the PGA Tour's Zozo Championship on Sunday.

Steve Flesch has a two-stroke lead over Bernhard Langer and Steven Alker in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic.

Jeff Winther reclaimed the lead at the Mallorca Open with an 8-under 62 on Saturday.

Hee Jeong Lim took a four-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Tour's BMW Ladies Championship after a 7-under 65 Saturday.

Hideki Matsuyama shot a 2-under 68 on Saturday and will take a one-shot lead over Cameron Tringale into the final round at the Zozo Championship.

Steven Alker shot a 9-under 63 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the first of three PGA Tour Champions playoff events.

Bryce Easton was leading the Mallorca Open on Friday when the second round was suspended because of darkness on the Mediterranean island.

New putter line from Inesis, Decathlon’s house golf brandIntended to be accessible and afforadable for all levels of golfersMSRP $129

Inesis is adding putters to their budget.-friendly line of golf products. Just to refresh your memory, Inesis is the store golf brand for the sporting goods retailer Decathlon. If you live in the U.S., you may not be familiar with Decathlon. As of today, the only two Decathlon stores in the United States are near San Francisco.

Should you be reading this from other parts of the globe, you are familiar with the Decathlon name. Though based in France, Decathlon has a worldwide presence.

As of May 2021, there are 1,714 Decathlon stores in 61 countries and they employ nearly 100,000 people.

Inesis=Decathlon

Decathlon is a huge sporting goods company. What separates them is their mission of selling inexpensive sporting goods that work as well as the big-name gear. I’m not going to go too deep into Decathlon since we’ve already discussed Inesis and Decathlon. Essentially, Decathlon wants to allow all people to play all sports.

To that point, Decathlon’s Inesis brand is all about access to the game of golf. This translates into providing low-cost gear that performs well in the hands of new or less-skilled golfers.

Hee Jeong Lim shot a 6-under 66 and first-round leader Na Rin An a 69 to leave the South Korean players tied for the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Tour's BMW Ladies Championship on Friday.

Hideki Matsuyama, who trailed by a stroke after the first round, took a one-shot lead after firing a 2-under 68 Friday at the PGA Tour's Zozo Championship.

Denmark's Jeff Winther carded a superb 8-under-par 62 to claim the lead after the first round of the Mallorca Open on Thursday.

2020-2021 NCGA Players of the Year

October 21, 2021 

NCGA Men’s Player of the Year—Brett Viboch

In the past, Moraga resident Brett Viboch had never really focused on NCGA Player of the Year honors.

Instead, the 38-year-old E-Club Sacramento member had entered each season targeting exemptions and a roster spot on NCGA Cup teams.

In August 2020, however, that all changed when Viboch decided he wanted to be a Player of the Year.

Are Odyssey’s Stroke Lab Shafts Changing the Game?

In 2019, Odyssey rolled out a new wave of technology, the Stroke Lab putter shaft. Billed as a potential game-changer at the time, there was plenty of buzz surrounding the multi-material golf shaft. As with any new technology, Stroke Lab brought with it promises of improvement. In putting, consistency is the name of the game. To that end, Odyssey says Stroke Lab putters shafts can improve consistency across several facets of putting, including backswing length, face angle, tempo, and velocity.

Of course, Odyssey wasn’t the only one modernizing the putter shaft, and it certainly wasn’t the only one promising better putting. For example, BGT offers multi-material models, and LA Golf Shafts offers a composite golf shaft. The same is true for Mitsubishi and Fujikura.

As a maker of the putter and the shaft, Odyssey has a leg up on its competitors and certainly accounts for the majority of multi-material putter shafts in the bags of average golfers. In that respect, it’s fair to call Odyssey the leader in the clubhouse, but it’s fair to ask if Stroke Lab putter shafts really produce better results.

We decided to take a look.

A Blast from the Past with a Twist

In 2021, Odyssey released a new lineup featuring the classic White Hot insert and an updated version of the Stroke Lab shaft. Notable in the updated Stroke Lab shaft is a shorter and stepless steel section. The change resulted in a 7-gram reduction in weight. Odyssey says the small tweaks further improve tempo, swing arc, and face impact consistency.

Japanese golfer Hiroshi Iwata shot a 7-under 63 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the PGA Tour's Zozo Championship.