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Cavity Back minus Cavity equals Muscle Back?

  • Categories: GTI Exclusive, Golf News, Golf Opinion, Golf Patents, Golf Tech Talk, Industry Insider, Japanese Golf, Manufacturer Focus, New Equipment, Special Promotions, Uncategorized
  • Posted on: April 22nd, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer

Have you ever given any thought to as how impact would feel if there was no cavity design in your cavity back iron?  I did while working on a couple of new design prototype irons in Japan.  The iron in the picture above is fully forged of S25C.  Each head is about 10 grams heavier [...]

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Would you Sacrafice Shaft Durability for MORE Distance?

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  • Posted on: February 24th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer

We have been speaking with many Japanese Shaft manufactures recently and they have concerns about how some Americans abuse their golf clubs as well as the capabilities of a large portion of U.S club makers.
The .350 tip size is used in the states mostly to increase durability. Often golfers use the driver as support when [...]

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Could this be the New Nike VR Driver?

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  • Posted on: August 18th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

 
Last week Nike released word on the new Nike Method Putter line set for release in 2010 and at the same time rumors are abound that a new Nike VR Driver, VR Fairway Wood, and VR Hybrid could be in the works as well. Just days ago Nike submitted some crazy new patents showing what [...]

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Nike’s Insane New Iron & Driver Patent Application!

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  • Posted on: August 11th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

( source golf-patents.com )
Nike Gets Crazy!
We can pretty much say Nike fell a bit short when designing the new adjustable Nike Dymo drivers when compared to the Taylormade R9.  The Dymo just doesnt contain as many adjustable features or for that matter the overall design of how we make those adjustments to the club head.  Now Nike [...]

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Bridgestone’s Latest Golf Ball Patent!

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  • Posted on: July 17th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

( Written by David Dawsey of Golf-Patents.com )
 
I Bet You Have Never Seen a Dimple Like This
Golf technology, and the associated research and development, never cease to amaze me. Today Bridgestone had a golf ball patent issue on a dimple pattern designed specifically to maximize distance under low spin conditions. The Bridgestone patent issued as [...]

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PING’s latest Vibration Dampening Design

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  • Posted on: July 3rd, 2009 by: Golf-Patents.com

PING Golf Co. recently submitted a new vibration dampening patent featuring a design that has an insert to absorb vibration. We have seen this before in several brands and most notably to TourSpecGolf is TourStage’s  Turbo Rubber which TSG  later found to be a rubber very similar to an ear plug or more specifically a [...]

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New Ping G15 & Ping i15 Patent Update

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  • Posted on: July 2nd, 2009 by: Golf-Patents.com

New Ping G15 Update!
The New Ping G15 & i15 appears to be inching its way closer to the real as time slowly goes by.  Yesterday David Dawsey of Golf-Patents.com gave us an update about the revisions ping has made to its patent application for what we can only assume is the G15 driver. We still have our fingers [...]

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Ping Working on an IPOD Holding Bag Strap?

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  • Posted on: June 20th, 2009 by: Golf-Patents.com

 
Listen to Tunes while you Play!
(source: Golf-Patents.com)
 
For anyone who plays golf alone with a carry bag or enjoys listening to their favorite tunes on while playing It appears PING Golf may have something for you in the near future.  In a patent application that published this week as US Pub. No. 20090152144 titled “Golf Bag Having [...]

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