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Rory McIlroy has switched back to long-time coach Michael Bannon, who is now allowed to travel to the United States from Northern Ireland following COVID-19 restrictions.

Technology in the advancement of the golf ball design over the past 70 years has been revolutionary for the game of golf. But, you need to take advantage of the technology that fits your game. Your swing speed is the key factor in determining the ideal ball for your game, so you should choose wisely.

In the 1950’s, golf balls normally ended their life with a deep cut through the cover. As a kid I spent hours cutting off the skin of those damaged balls, finding the end of the single strand of elastic and running out hundreds of yards of elastic banding to get to the rubber core of the ball. I was amazed at the elastic stretching and wrapping process that must have been used to create those balls.

More recently balls are made from multiple cores of rubber with various formulations for durability and flexibility. One manufacturer tried to change the manufacturing concept by using a metal ball bearing for the core of the ball. The PGA never approved that design even though the manufacturer argued that it had superior features of length and control over other balls. In my experience I could never get that ball to draw and constantly hit fades with it until I deepsixed it in a pond.

You may have seen slow motion videos where a club deforms a ball at the point of impact, but this video shows a 150 Mile Per Hour impact of a ball on a steel plate. It’s incredible that the ball returns to a round shape after this impact.

I included this video to help you understand that you need a swing speed of at least 100 MPH to compress the 3 part Titleist Pro V-1 golf ball. Bryson DeChambeau has a swing speed of 133 MPH. The typical swing speed of 20 to 50 year old golfer can be over 100 MPH. That’s the minimum swing speed needed to benefit from the 3 part Pro V-1.

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As part of this year’s golf ball test, we included the popular Reload brand of refurbished golf balls. While we know many of you are more than willing to pay the full ride for a premium golf ball, we also know that our audience is rife with bargain hunters.

There’s no shame in trying to save a few bucks and, when it come to golf balls, if golfers are buying it—particularly if it has a urethane cover—we want to know how it performs.

To that end, the Reloads were treated like every other ball in our test. The robot hit the full complement of shots at all three swing speeds for driver and irons.

While the performance was eye-opening (and not in a good way), we also quickly realized that performance was only part of the story.

Longtime PGA Tour rules official Slugger White becomes the most prominent person after Greg Norman to join LIV Golf ahead of its planned league launch in 2022.

Who STRUGGLES with downhill lies?

This quick tip will sort ya out and get you hitting LASER DINGERS.

Let me know if you do this, or will give it a try in the comment

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STRUGGLE WITH SLICING OR HOOKING YOUR DRIVES?

Try this little NUGGET to straighten out your drives and hit those DINGERS

LET ME KNOW IF THIS DRILL WORKS FOR YOU

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Struggle with bunker shots? Do this!

If you struggle with bunker shots, you should try this to help you get it out of the bunker EVERY SINGLE TIME
Trust me, this makes a MASSIVE difference for your bunker game

How To Do It

1⃣ Follow the steps in the video
2⃣ For the short bunker shot you have your weight 20/80 on your left side but you bend your right leg more and keep your center of gravity in the center even though the weight is 20/80. You also need to swing slightly slower on the way down but still accelerate through. This is the hardest bunker shot because you do the opposite of the other two bunker shots

Just give it a try, you have nothing to lose

LET ME KNOW IF THIS DRILL WORKS FOR YOU

STRUGGLE with chipping into the grain?

This little gem will make a MASSIVE difference in your chipping game

LET ME KNOW IF THIS DRILL WORKS FOR YOU

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This putting drill WILL get you addicted

A quick but difficult putting drill helps you dial in your 6 foot range This will make a MASSIVE difference to your putting game

How To Do It

1⃣ Set up stations 6 foot from the hole at 4 different locations
2⃣ Have 5 balls ready to use
3⃣ Start at whatever station you want
4⃣ You must make all 5 putts before moving on

This might seem easy but let me tell ya…it isn’t. Once you get this down and becomes automatic, increase distance by a foot or add more balls

LET ME KNOW IF THIS DRILL WORKS FOR YOU

Starting in 2022, the European Tour will be rebranded as the DP World Tour in a deal set to double the total prize money to more than $200 million.

Justin Thomas has not been shy about how he feels about his 2021 season. Aside from a win at The Players, it wasn't what he wanted. Now, he's ready for a breakout year. Plus, Greg Norman's venture needs players, a name you should remember and more.

Aces: Back-to-Back

November 8, 2021

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Faces of the NCGA: Yealimi Noh

By Barry Salberg

NCGA correspondent Barry Salberg recently caught up with Concord native Yealimi Noh, who in addition to a highly successful, busy 2021 season on the LPGA (including a triumphant 2-1-0 showing at the Solheim Cup), just relocated with her family to Dallas.

You’re now in Dallas?

It happened literally a month or so ago, I didn’t even get to go back home and do anything, I just went straight from the European swing to my new home.

The Best Products of 2021

Wondering which piece of golf equipment to add to your bag next? We’ve put together a list of the best performing golf products we tested in 2021. Rather than wading through a bunch of reviews, or searching online, you can scroll this list of our 2021 Most Wanted Winners.

Our dedicated test facility in Virginia is the most comprehensive golf equipment testing facility for consumers in the world. With hundreds of thousands of swings a year and millions of golf swing data points being collected, our job is your game.

Drivers

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Viktor Hovland closed with a 4-under 67 for a four-shot victory in the World Wide Technology Championship, making him the first repeat winner since Mayakoba began in 2007.

Steven Alker, who had to qualify for his first PGA Tour Champions event three months ago, fired a 68 for a 2-shot win in the TimberTech Championship Sunday in Florida, moving into the top 36 players who advance to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Belgian Thomas Pieters fired a three-under-par 68 in the final round of the Portugal Masters on Sunday to clinch the title by two strokes for his fifth European Tour crown.

Saying that he "fought my way through the round," Tim Petrovic birdied the final two holes for an 11-under 61 and a share of the lead with Jim Furyk Saturday in the TimberTech Championship in Boca Raton, Florida.