Equipment

Boccieri Golf: Introduces its Heavy Wedge Control Series, which includes four traditionally designed blade models that incorporate the company’s counterweight technology. With a head mass only slightly heavier than a conventional wedge, the added weight (65 grams) is positioned in the butt of the shaft, raising the club’s balance point nearly 40 percent.

Softspikes: Captures the plastic cleat count at the Northern Trust Open as seven of the top 10 finishers wore its product.

Srixon: Tour staffer Miguel Angel Jimenez played the Z-Star golf ball en route to victory at the Dubai Desert Classic.

Alidla: Wins wood and hybrid shaft counts at Nationwide Tour’s Moonah Classic.

UST Mamiya: Respective winners of the Northern Trust Open and Dubai Desert Classic play the Proforce V2 shafts.

Champ: Wins, according to Darrell Survey, the total golf spike count at the Northern Trust Open, the fifth successive brand count win on the PGA Tour. Also, 71 percent of the Dubai Desert Classic field wore Champ spikes.

Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute: Reports that more than 125 industry professionals attended its six free seminars at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, FL.

Feel Golf: Introduces a new line of Lee Miller Signature wedges that were initially debuted at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, FL.

Titleist: Introduces the most advanced generation of its NXT franchise with the new multi-layer NXT Tour and new solid technology NXT. “The New NXT Tour and New NXT deliver even higher performance and longer distance, further establishing each model as benchmarks in their respective categories,” said George Sine, vice president, golf ball marketing and strategic planning, Acushnet Company.

Srixon: Launches its new Z-Star and Z-Star X Tour Yellow golf balls, which incorporate the science of visual perception with the psychology of color effect on the human brain.

Feel Golf: Introduces a new line of Lee Miller Signature wedges that were initially debuted at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, FL.

Srixon: Launches its new Z-Star and Z-Star X Tour Yellow golf balls, which incorporate the science of visual perception with the psychology of color effect on the human brain.

Excel Golf: Signs Bubba Dickerson, Vicky Hurst and Craig Kanada to its Zero Friction staff. Dickerson plays on the PGA Tour, Hurst on the LPGA and Kanada on the Nationwide Tour.

LT Golf: Launches the EazyBag, a new take on the age-old golf bag. The bag takes ergonomics into consideration, the most notable feature being an open front that allows to clubs without having to lift them over the bag’s edge.

Mizuno: Introduces two drivers – the MP-630 and MP-630 Fast Track – that the company describes as being “tour ready” in terms of performance, looks and feel.

FootJoy: Introduces the new SPIDR2 golf glove, which is designed to optimize grip performance in a number of playing conditions.

Titleist: Launches its New DT SoLo golf ball. “The New Titleist DT SoLo provides golfers of varying abilities with soft compression solid technology, which delivers a balanced solution for distance, durability and soft feel, as well as short game control,” said George Sine, vice president, golf ball marketing and strategic planning, Acushnet Company.

Mizuno: Introduces two drivers – the MP-630 and MP-630 Fast Track – that the company describes as being “tour ready” in terms of performance, looks and feel.

FootJoy: Introduces the new SPIDR2 golf glove, which is designed to optimize grip performance in a number of playing conditions.

Srixon: Launches its new Trispeed and Trispeed Tour golf balls. “The new Trispeed and Trispeed Tour golf balls bring added performance without sacrificing distance,” said Chris Beck, brand manager for Srixon. “With these two new offerings, golfers can find an upgrade from the 2-piece ball they are currently playing without having to pay the higher costs associated with urethane balls.”