As promised, here is the follow-up to last week’s post about understanding iron designs. Today, I’m going to tell you what to look for as you...
As we all know, the universe of iron designs is immensely diverse, with nearly every brand offering at least three or four models of each of...
One of the most important elements of optimizing your scoring range performance is to get consistent and reliable distance gapping in your prime scoring clubs. For...
If you’ve read my blog for long, you know I’m not afraid to take on things in the golf equipment world that I think do not...
Editor’s note: The featured image is of Alex Noren‘s heavily calloused hands. I’ve made a life out of watching so many recreational golfers struggle to achieve...
One of the things that drives me crazy is to watch golfers struggle around the greens, as hitting a golf ball less than 20-30 yards in...
This week’s post is somewhat of a continuation of the recent path we’ve been on, discussing the nuances of those high-loft clubs at the short end...
One side-effect of the relentless effort by major iron makers to win the “launch monitor wars” that pit one 6- or 7-iron against another is that...
An old adage in golf equipment is that the shaft is “the engine of the golf club,” and that is one old sage piece of advice...
Let’s try to cover the basics of sand play – the “geometry and physics” at work in the bunkers – and see if we can make...
One of the most frustrating things in golf has to be missing short putts. I’m talking about putts under six feet for the most part here,...
In earlier posts, I’ve put forth the notion that most of us are playing golf courses that are much, much tougher on us than the weekly...
There was an extremely romantic line from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare that professes, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” That...
As you might imagine, I get many emails from golfers asking all kinds of questions about their equipment. These range from set make-up, to shafts, to...
I am repeatedly asked about my thoughts and opinion on the best way to approach short-range scoring shots that require something less than a full swing....
I always find it interesting to watch how golfers interact with the practice range, if they do so at all. I certainly can figure out how...
Today’s post is going to seem like heresy, but I think far too much emphasis is put on distance and not nearly enough on ball-striking and...
There is no question that golf is one of the hardest, if not the hardest, games in which to become reasonably proficient. For this discussion, let’s...
In last week’s post, I dissected the wedge into its relative component parts to explore what really makes a wedge work. Like any golf club, wedges...
Having been in the wedge business for over thirty years now, and having focused my entire life’s work on how to make wedges work better, one...
Regardless of your average scores or the way you play the game, the mass appeal of this great game of golf is that you can always...
Today’s post will hopefully get most of you thinking a bit more deeply about what you really get when you purchase a new set of irons....
Having lived my entire life in South Texas, one of the things I had to learn very quickly when I went into the golf business nearly...
One of the things that really bothers me about most of the newer iron models that are introduced is the continued strengthening of the lofts —...
This has always been my favorite week of the year, well, at least since I got old enough to understand that Christmas gifts do not just...
Based on my observations and feedback from recreational golfers of all skill levels, I believe one of the most puzzling and challenging of all shots for...
Editor’s note: Snapping an iron over one’s knee is not one of The Wedge Guys’s approved keys to handling pressure. Whether you play competitively or not,...
Golf fitness has become a pretty big topic over the past few years, and not just for the guys and ladies on the professional tours. There...
I’m going to admit right up front that today’s post is an update of one I wrote almost 10 years ago, but the subject is just...
In my opinion, one of the most misunderstood areas of the golf swing is the transition from backswing to downswing, but I don’t read much on...
It is an argument that may never be resolved, but I thought I would toss this out for cogitation today. That is, which is the quicker...
It seems like I somewhat “touched a nerve” with last week’s post ‘A Defense of Blades’, based on the scoring you all gave my take on...
One of the longest-running and most active conversations in all of golf equipment is the subject of blades versus game improvement irons. Over the nearly 20...
In my experience, almost all golfers could benefit from better short iron play. The ability to hit it closer to where you are looking with your...
As I observe the vast majority of mid- to high-handicap golfers, I see the same approach to striking a golf ball, that is an over-reliance on...
At GolfWRX, we see the best hybrid as the one that lowers your scores and performs when it matters most....
Choosing the right fairway wood in 2026 remains a crucial part of building a complete golf bag, whether you need...
What’s the best driver of 2026? Well, it depends on your swing speed — and plenty of other factors, best...
