O'Meara won The Masters with a multi-layered ball.
A solid trend in golf balls
Mark O'Meara turned more than a few heads when he switched from a wound ball to a multi-layer ball just four years ago. Turns out he was a trend setter. More and more professionals are switching to solid construction golf balls, leaving the future of the popular wound balls in question.
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What's new?
Looking for an audience
As the annual PGA International Show in Las Vegas, manufacturers were rolling out new products that they hope will catch on with the golf community. There was a noticeable lack of club manufacturers, but that didn't meant a deficiency of action and hot new product introductions.
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Accessories
Coming clean
Even if your swing doesn't resemble a pro's, you still can look as sharp as anyone on Tour. The key is in how you care for what you wear.
• Optical solutions
All in the family
Titleist's 975F fairway woods weren't getting the same attention as the companion 975D driver -- used by one Tiger Woods -- so they've been completely reworked. The weight distribution of each club was altered so they now behave -- producing a flatter trajectory -- and sound more like the driver.
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