Tag Archives: Ed Travis
2020 Equipment Special Section: Drivers
By Ed Travis Distance sells, or more accurately, the Hope of More Distance SELLS. Every club and ball manufacturer at the PGA Show was exhibiting a new product design that would help add yards to every golfer’s game. Sophisticated materials, scientific engineering and the newest computers aid club designers in this quest for a […]
Honma’s Newest Game Improvement Clubs-XP-1
By Ed Travis A year ago, golf industry executive Mark King former TaylorMade Golf CEO was hired as a “strategic advisor” for Honma Golf. The Japan-based golf equipment company wanted a bigger presence in the equipment industry. King has since moved on to the top spot at Taco Bell, but he left his imprint […]
Simply Improve Your PUTTING With: The Putting Arc
By Ed Travis One of the basic truths about golf is even when a putt is hit online with the correct speed it sometimes doesn’t go in. Don’t ask why just accept it and move on. This doesn’t mean however we can’t improve our chances by training ourselves to produce a stroke that […]
Monday After Royal Portrush – Lowry Triumphant – Tiger Irrelevant
By Ed Travis Rain, Fog, Sunshine, Wind, Tucked pins, Fescue, Gorse, Rough, Bumpy and Firm fairways, Texas wedges, Raised greens, Gigantic runoff areas and Fast putting surfaces are just some of the reasons The Open Championship is the favorite major for many golf fans and at least some players. The Open Championship provides, […]
Total Golf Trainer Review
By Ed Travis The road to success is always under construction………..Arnold Palmer A Google search revealed over 158,000 golf training aids. Online retailer, Amazon offers more than 1,000 items alone. The game we play can be very rewarding, but it can also be the most maddening and frustrating activity, we can inflict […]
Ed Travis Gives Golf Equipment Update on Back 9 Report TV
Golf Equipment Guru, Ed Travis talks about recent trends in the golf equipment business on Back 9 Report TV.
Chip Better With Bridgestone Tour B XW-1 Wedges
By Ed Travis For 2019, Bridgestone Golf has introduced a new line of wedges, the Tour B XM-1 series, that produce increased spin rates for control and soft feel. Weekend golfers often are in a quandary about wedges. They don’t understand the need for precise gapping of lofts, or how to solve the […]
Golf Equipment Company’s Third Quarter Economic Report
By Ed Travis There is a danger in reading too much into the financial results of a company over the short term especially a publicly traded company whose management is judged on interim results. If the company is in a stagnant or slow grow industry, such as golf equipment, growth only comes from […]
Fuzzy Thinking, Let’s Look at the Facts
By: ED TRAVIS “Fuzzy thinking, even by well-known and respected GOLF people is still fuzzy thinking.” When the topic of, “How FAR a Golf Ball Flies,” comes up in locker rooms and 19th hole discussions. “Fuzzy Thinking” quickly results in a call to, “We must do something before the game is RUINED!” Respected icons of […]
Ten Rounds with the Tour XDream
A friend, who handles publicity for several golf equipment companies, called to say he had just taken on a new putter company and would like me to test their product. My first reaction was, “Oh goodie, another putter.” I have lost track of the number of putters I have tried over the years, many of […]