Equipment

Harrison Sports: Introduces the Shotmaker, a rules conforming golf shaft insert that helps stabilize the tip section and dampen impact vibration to decrease the amount of golf ball side spin.

WSH: To launch Hello Kitty Golf, an official Sanrio North American licensee, that will feature a complete line of children’s and women’s golf equipment and accessories.

Rife Putters: Abaco, Aruba, Cayman Brac and Trinidad putters make Golf Digest’s 2012 Hot List in the blade category.

Sepia Products: Introduces the Golf-Link Travel Clubs that travel lighter and easier than traditional clubs. “Until now,” said Pat Brady, company president, “any time you messed with the shaft or hosel, you basically destroyed club performance. We’ve conquered that with a patented design that allows the golfer to travel with a more compact bag, containing just one shaft and 14 club heads, including putter.”

Mizuno: MP-59, JPX-800 Pro and JPX-800 receive gold medals in Golf Digest’s 2012 Hot List.

WSH: To launch Hello Kitty Golf, an official Sanrio North American licensee, that will feature a complete line of children’s and women’s golf equipment and accessories.

Rife Putters: Abaco, Aruba, Cayman Brac and Trinidad putters make Golf Digest’s 2012 Hot List in the blade category.

Mizuno: MP-59, JPX-800 Pro and JPX-800 receive gold medals in Golf Digest’s 2012 Hot List.

Golf Pride: Unveils its new swing grips for 2012, including the New Decade MultiCompound Whiteout, which provides responsiveness to the lower hand and moisture management and traction to the upper hand.

Golf Pride: Unveils its new swing grips for 2012, including the New Decade MultiCompound Whiteout, which provides responsiveness to the lower hand and moisture management and traction to the upper hand.

STX Golf: Introduces the Sync 7 Belly and Sync 8 Blade Putter to the 2012 Sync Series putter line.

Ping: Leads Golf Digest’s 2012 Hot List with 11 gold medals and receives an Editor’s Choice award for its i20 iron.

Elmer Golf: Introduces the Power Cone hybrid, which features a proprietary Power Flex hybrid-specific shaft.

Nike Golf: To introduce its new Nike VR_S family on Feb. 3. The line, an extension of the VR franchise, places an emphasis on speed and features the company’s NexCOR club face technology.

Ping: Leads Golf Digest’s 2012 Hot List with 11 gold medals and receives an Editor’s Choice award for its i20 iron.