Ahead’s Knit Woven Color Block
Long Sleeve Wind Shirt

Ahead’s Knit Woven Color Block windshirt is lightweight and highly water resistant and is a handsome, and even essential, piece of equipment ,and a must have for every golfer's bag. Made out of polyester-spandex construction, the knit woven wind shirt features a 4-way stretch for easy movement.

The color block style features pieced side panels with dyed to match knit rib at collar, cuff and waistband. The wind shirt is available in short sleeve and long sleeve in four colorways: sand, scarlet, black and cadet blue.

Titleist’s Updated
Pro V1 and Pro V1 X Balls

As the unchallenged leader in golf balls, look for the new versions of the most played balls to each have softer covers and be seamless. As of press time, no pricing or release date is available.

Adams Golf

Over the past few years Adams has continued to innovate and bring to market clubs that players are buying and achieving great results. They have carved out a niche by offering premium equipment at mid-level prices.

With many of the Champion’s Tour players using Adams equipment, sales have grown dramatically but more importantly, the products work, especially the Idea Tech OS Hybrid Irons.

The Idea Tech OS Hybrid Irons are possibly one of the best, easy-to-hit, premium hybrid iron sets that stretches the limits of technology and forgiveness. Built upon the heritage of the very successful Idea Hybrid Irons, Idea Tech OS integrates adjustable weight ports, titanium, composite and tungsten weighting into a cutting-edge set of four hybrids and four irons.

The Idea Tech OS delivers 11% higher MOI compared to the four top-selling, game improvement irons on the market. The CG is also located 20% lower. This combination of high MOI and low CG translates into a high and long ball flight, while maintaining consistent club-to-club yardage gapping. The Idea Tech OS set features:

Adams 3 & 4 Hybrid iWoods

These extremely forgiving hybrids are constructed with a composite crown to achieve a low center of gravity (CG) for a higher launch. A heel-biased adjustable weight port in the sole allows for swing weight and custom fitting options. Increased ball speed and greater distance is possible due to the titanium face in these hybrids.

Adams 5 & 6 Hybrids

These hybrids transition the launch conditions between the iWoods and the short irons to achieve consistent yardage gapping. The hollow design and composite back allow for maximum MOI and forgiveness. Like the iWoods, an adjustable weight port is positioned near the heel for swing weight and custom fitting options. The mid-iron hybrids are also constructed with a titanium face for more distance through higher ball speed at impact.

Adams TriTechTM Short Irons

The tungsten weight positioned in the sole achieves low CG (center of gravity) allowing for a high launch angle. The Vibration Dampening System, consisting of a multi-piece thermoplastic urethane insert in the cavity, enhances the feel and sound. The short-iron chassis is crafted with 431 stainless steel.

The Idea Tech OS hybrid irons are available in Men’s, Senior’s and Women’s. Right hand and left hand sets are available.

Additional club models are also available: 2-wood, gap wedge, sand wedge and lob wedge in graphite and steel.

Sun Mountain’s RainFlex Outerwear
– Simply the Best Clothing Item in recent years!

Riding high on their technologically superior garment, Sun Mountain has added more styles to its revolutionary new line of RainFlexTM outerwear. RainFlex is constructed from a knit fabric that is extremely light weight, waterproof and breathable. More importantly, as the name suggests, RainFlex is a flexible fabric that stretches with the golfer’s movements and is virtually silent. The RainFlex men’s line includes a long sleeve jacket, long sleeve and short sleeve 1/2 zip pullover, two styles of pants, and new for 2007, long and short sleeve v-neck pullovers.

Our testers were loved the Full Zip jacket due to its ease of use and classic styling. The women’s line includes long sleeve and short sleeve jackets, both with full-zip, and two styles of pants.

Great Divider’s Lightweight, Crushproof 3 Wheel Golf bag

Enjoy walking with a three-wheel cart? Then the Great Divider bag is the bag for you. Weighing just six pounds, this 14-way full divider bag both organizes your clubs as well as protects your clubs from banging into each other. The 3 Wheel is made with 420D Tartan Nylon 600D Polyester and has elastic tee loops, is equipped with an EZ Snap Exterior Putter Clip, eight zippered pockets, two mesh windowed pockets, two mesh pockets, a Velcro Glove Holder, dual neoprene ball sleeves, an accessory carabineer and a complimentary matching rain hood.

The 3 Wheel also features a fur-lined waterproof pocket designed specifically with your valuables in mind. It provides your valuables with the utmost protection. The 3 Wheel also has a spacious cooler pocket that is insulated and leak resistant. It’s the perfect place to keep your beverage cool or your snacks fresh.

The 3 Wheel is available in black, royal blue, fire engine red, canary yellow, pink, periwinkle and tangerine.

The Maxfli Fire Ball

Maxfli has another winner in their ball series to complement the Noodle plus it is a 3-piece ball at a 2-piece price. The Fire is a long distance ball featuring a tri-component, multi-layer construction. Its HPF 1000 speed mantle with orbicular dimple design ensures low-spin, stability and high launch with excellent feel.

The feel and distance produced by the ball equals the distance of the Noodle and compares well to Nike’s new Juice 312 balls discussed later in this article.

“Golf’s Best
New Destinations”
– a Golf Book by Brian McCallen

Over the past 15 years, hundreds of new public and private golf courses have been built all over the world and the United States. Instead of taking as gospel, the Top 50 or Top 100 courses as chosen by certain golf magazines, choose a few of the courses Brian has written about. Rest assured, you will find courses and destinations that are unique and exciting.

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Overall, 2007 is going be a banner year as the marketplace is inundated with new products in every category. At last count, there were over 75.

Watch out for TaylorMade’s new Giallo putter line, Nike’s CCI irons, Bobby Grace’s new putter with a supposedly revolutionary new insert, Titleist new 907 “D1 and D2 460cc Series” drivers and MacGregor with their new draw series of drivers and irons.

Some of the better products will be featured in upcoming articles, so stay tuned!