By Barry Lotz
Top Ten Golf Products – 2018
- 2 GG Apparel – www.2ggapparel.com
- 18Birdies Golf App – www.18birdies.com
- Callaway Chrome Soft X – www.callawaygolf.com/balls
- Cleveland RTX-4 Wedges – www.clevelandgolf.com
- Club Glove Travel Bags/ Scheyden Golf Glasses – www.clubglove.com www.scheyden.com
- Cobra King F9 Driver & F8 One Length Irons – www.cobragolf.com
- Odyssey O-Works EXO Seven SL Putter – www.odysseygolf.com
- PING Sigma 2 Tyne & Fetch putters – www.ping.com
- Seven Dreamers Shaft – www.golf.sevendreamers/en
- TPT Golf Shafts – www.tptgolf.com
Each category below contained exceptional products. In addition to those products listed above, which drew the most “buzz”, we have listed below, in no general order, top brands and models in their respective categories.
Drivers:
PING G400/LST/SFT/MAX, Callaway GBB Epic/Sub Zero, Cobra F9, Titleist TS2/TS3, XXIO X, Epon AF-105, Tour Edge EXS
Fairway woods:
PING G400/SFT/Stretch 3, Callaway GBB Epic Star & Rogue, Cobra F8/F8+, Tour Edge Exotics CBX
Hybrids:
PING G400, Tour Edge Exotics, Callaway Rogue, Cobra King Oversize, XXIO X
Irons:
Callaway Rogue, PING G400, Tour Edge Hot Launch 3 Triple Combo, Cobra King F8/One Length, Titleist AP1 718, Cleveland Launcher HB, XXIO X, Epon AF-Tour CB
Wedges:
Bettinardi Golf, Callaway Mack Daddy 4, Cleveland CBX, S.I.C. Custom wedges Titlest Vokey SM7, PING Glide 2.0
Putters: This group had too many models to list from or to pick the top 5, suffice to say, there are many excellent models to choose from each of these manufacturers.
Bettinardi Golf, Scotty Cameron, SeeMore, Odyssey , Evnroll
Shafts: Stability Putting Shaft, Graphite Design Tour AD DI shafts
Golf Grips: This group had too many models to list from or to pick the top 5, suffice to say, there are many excellent models to choose from each of these manufacturers.
Garsen Grips, Golf Pride, Lamkin, SuperStroke
Golf Balls: This group had too many models to list from or to pick the top 5, suffice to say, there are many excellent models to choose from each of these manufacturers.
Snell Golf, Bridgestone, Callaway, Titleist, Vice
Golf Gloves:
Callaway, HIRZL, PING, Titleist/Footjoy
Golf Bags:
OGIO Alpha Convoy 514 Cart Bag
Golf Apparel:
Jamie Sadock, Bald Head Blues
Shoes:
Jack Grace, Footjoy, New Balance
Barry Lotz, J.D., Ph.D. is the director of the Professional Golf Teachers Association of America. Visit www/facebook.com/PGTAA to see all the latest mental strategies and equipment reviews. He is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and serves both as a Consultant and Mediator to the golf industry. He is also the author of numerous books, including “333 Best Web Sites for Golfers” and his previous book, “How to Build Business Relationships through Golf”, updated for 2011, is still in the Top Ten Golf Business Book’s best seller list. His latest book, “The Right Mind for Golf”, is now in its 7th reprint is available on Amazon and at the Torrey Pines golf course.