We’re giving away this brand new Taylormade Burner 3 Wood – an ideal present as Christmas is fast approaching!
All you need to do is answer the following golf question – to answer just add your response as a comment to this article making sure you include your email address so we can contact the winner (don’t worry we won’t email you unless you win):

In order to win this brand new Taylormade Burner 3 Wood (normal retail price £119 – check it out here) answer the following question – NOTE ALL CORRECT ANSWERS WILL GO INTO THE DRAW AND WINNER WILL BE PICKED RANDOMLY)

The Worlds Longest Drive was hit down which airport runway:
A. Upington Airport – South Africa

B. London City Aiport – England

C. Frankfurt Airport – Germany

The Competition closes December 1st 2010 – Good luck!!!

It’s not often that we cover complete golf sets but today we did. So there.

I’ve scoured the main golf websites to find deals on golf sets which include 3 golf woods in most cases. Here is a list of the best ones worth checking out and a breakdown of what they include:

1. Wilson MOI Complete Golf Package – Most suited for a beginner – £219 includes a bag, full set of clubs, and 12 free golf balls!

2. TaylorMade Burner Junior Set (7-10 years old) – One to get the kids into golf – £229 includes hat, towel, bag with stand and full set of clubs!

3. Callaway Ladies Solaire 9 piece Golf set – One for the ladies – £385 top end set of clubs and bag includes set of callaway golf balls to boot!

Thought I’d include a cheap and chearful option too…

4. It looks like a mega bargain if you’re thinking of getting into golf. Priced at £99.99 it includes a bag, putter, and several clubs – this to me is the ultimate christmas golf gift. Go take a look I say!

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Not a golf wood review but worth bringing to your attention if you work in the City of London. If you don’t, let me know if one of these exist in your nearest city as they’re brilliant and rather hidden if you ask me! Essentially we’re talking about a  driving range, on two levels, in the middle of the most built up commercial area of the UK. I stumbled upon it whilst going to grab a sandwhich in Shoreditch, London and found a astro-turf based driving range (note the astro makes your chipping very interesting – watch the bounce!)

Here’s a picture of it and map, worth a shout for anyone in the City who fancies hitting a few balls.

The website is www.citylimitsgolf.com and you can find them here:
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Each year our family get together for 3 days of golf and excessive drinking. This years ‘family golf trip’ took place over the Ryder cup weekend and proved to be my best yet. Not only did I come painfully close to winning the whole thing (out of 12 players – 1 point from the leader), I played some consistent golf, scoring 38 points the first round and 40 the second. To top it all off I won the longest drive, outdriving two pro golfers who played! The drive was in part due to a new driver that had its first outing, the Taylormade R9 driver. I’ve managed to track it down at close to half price from Golf Gear Direct  it was £329.00 but in the sale you’ll Save: £160.00 at the clearance price of £169.00.

The Taylor Made R9 Driver is available in Mens right hand and mens left hand specifications. By altering the loft, lie, face angle at address and the center of gravity on the driver you can promote up to a 75 yard difference in your normal shot pattern.

In short this driver is going to be remembered by me as the one that won me a golf umbrella and proved that amateurs can sometimes get the better of pro’s!

I played nine holes this morning at a course called Mill Ride in Ascot, Berkshire. I scored badly, losing quite a few balls to water and woodland. It started to rain on the 5^th hole and I had no umbrella. I 3 putted more often that I care to mention. Golf is a hard game, which feels a lot harder in the rain…

However, there is a twist to this sad tale which brought sunshine to an otherwise depressing 2 hours.  On the 6^th hole (pic below) I hit the best tee shot I’ve ever struck carrying 280 yards deadly straight. It was fantastic! What wood do I have to thank for that? It’s the Callaway ERC2, which have been around a couple of years. I’m not even sure if you can buy them new, but worth checking the Callaway section of the shops or go direct to what appears to be a second hand callway exchange in the US Callaway Pre-owned

The 6th hole:

The ERC2 has a massive head looking and feeling impressive. When (like today on the 6^th) I take my time and strike the ball with a firm right hand I can hit shots well below my handicap. If only I could reproduce that shot on every long hole…

On balance the Callaway wood is cracking and worth getting hold of if you can. Here are links to the Callaway sections for the major golf retailers:

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JJB

Let me know what you think of the ERC2, Mill Ride, or playing golf in the rain!

Before trying this club I was put off by the sheer volume buzz words used by JJB to describe it. Here are but a few examples “Its traditional profile and rich, black Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) finish will inspire confidence in your game.” Now I don’t know about you, but my Physical Vapor Deposition is a private matter that I only discuss with my GP or the wife. It goes on to tell you it has ‘9 point face technology’ – does that mean you’ll save 9 shots per round – in which case, I’ll take two! Then succeeds in completely baffling me with its Adjustable Flight Technology (AFT) – my head hurts.

Well, despite the ambiguous, nonsensical description of this wood (what I now like to call ‘black beauty’) I tried it today at the driving range. Granted the range is not the best test as it doesn’t take into account the nuances of water or sand of which I spend far too much time with on a typical round. It does however give you a chance to hit 50 balls with a wood and get a feel for the sweet spot, weight, and flexibility. The Cobra S2 SN is fun, lightweight and gives great distance.

However, it didn’t give me any extra forgiveness and I found many drives going off to the right. Overall, it’s a shiny new toy that’s worth getting your hands on if you get the chance. When my swing permitted this club gave me an extra 15-20 yards onto my normal drive which is definitely worth the price tag.

Despite the description JJB have the Corba S2 on at a good price and it comes with a free head cover and towel (pics below).

The Titleist Driver is a golf wood range that offers great feel and consistency and the new 909D Comp is no exception. The classic pear shaped head gives the golfer confidence at address and provides forgiveness on those off centre hits. The design in the 909D Comp suits a golfer who is looking to achieve a higher launch and ultimately a flight that will increase their carry distance.  The superb Xcon 5 shaft will keep the spin rate down allowing the ball to maintain its flight even in strong winds.

Golfwood.co.uk found this cheapest at Click Golf. For many other golf woods like this keep posted and if you find a golf wood cheaper anywhere please log it for others to see.

Callaway Big Bertha Fairway 3 Wood

This fairway wood boasts a stainless steel head that is both low profile and powerful. The VFT technology in the head also provides increased forgiveness on any off centre strikes. The wood also comes with the option of a draw biased head. Any golfer with a slice as there bad shot, should opt for this head to ensure a straighter ball flight.

Golfwood.co.uk found the Diablo fairway 3 wood cheapest here

Looking for a high performing fairway wood with a low profile clubhead, desirable looks and incredible forgiveness? Then look no further, the brand new Ping G15 Neutral Graphite Fairway Wood features an elongated club face to expand the clubface giving more forgiveness and playability allowing you to hit those high towering approaches from the fairway.

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This encouraging larger clubhead promotes confidence at address inspiring you to make solid golf swings and hit much cleaner golf shots. The addition of an external weight pad on the sole of the clubhead helps re-adjust the weight lower and further back in the clubhead for a higher launch increasing carry and overall distance. A great golf club for the mid handicap golfer looking to play a more established fairway wood and excel their game to new heights.

Ping Golf have worked together with their R & D department to create this new line of impressive fairway woods, a classic black finish matched against a new dark red tone make these fairway woods as impressive to look at as well as to play. Dont hesitate and purchase the Ping G15 today and excel your game to new heights and lower scores.

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The latest addition to the R9 range from Taylormade, the “Supertri”, is lighter, more powerful and more forgiving than the previous models, it is also the first 460CC driver they have released which utilises both FCT (Flight Control Technology) and MWT (Movable Weight Technology).

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The R9 Supertri has 24 different flight options to choose from, so whether you hook or slice the ball, there will be a preset for you. Your game can be utilized to the full extent with a wide variety of settings that allows you to pick and choose the ball flight you desire to not only match the conditions but also the course.

A new, deeper clubface and deeper centre of gravity means that the R9 Supertri launches higher and stays straighter than ever before. Combine this with a new Fujikura Motore 60 gram shaft and you have an exceptionally forgiving driver which you can customise to your own preferences to help you play your game, your way.

TaylorMade have been associated with producing the best drivers on tour for many years now and the TaylorMade R9 SuperTri #1 Driver is no exception, change your long game today, with TaylorMade Golf.