Yesterday Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour for exposing him to public humiliation and ridicule during their 12-week investigation into his use of deer-antler spray. Reaction to the suit has been swift and largely unfavorable (to say the least).

In his open letter to Vijay, Matt Saternus suggests that Mr. Singh’s cause would be better served if he’d drop the suit, apologize, and shut up and play golf. [READ MORE]

Adding new features to something does not always equal improvement, especially if what you are improving is already an excellent product. Case in point, the critically acclaimed Bushnell Tour V2 laser rangefinder. The Tour V2 is an outstanding rangefinder. In fact, most of the people that I talk to consider it to be the go to rangefinder in the Bushnell line. But the V2 is also yesterday in the market, and yesterday just doesn’t sell, especially when talking about technology. New and improved grabs dollars, provided the “improvements” are actually improvements.

Enter the Bushnell Tour V3 laser rangefinder. Right away by the numbering, we can see that the V3 is one better than the V2. Kidding aside, what does the change in the model number actually represent? Are there new features? Yes there are, but do they really make the V3 better than the V2? [READ MORE]

For all you out there that absolutely cringe at the thought of ever playing a white driver (there seem to be lots of you) there might be some good news. I say might because right now it is just a rumor that Taylormade will be releasing a Black Version of the R1 Driver. So, we wanted to have some fun with the rumor and ask you, which would you prefer?

Black Taylormade R1 {vs} White Taylormade R1? {GO VOTE!}

Over the last year, we’ve seen a lot of companies trying to interact directly with consumers via Twitter, Facebook, and forms of social media that were actually designed for girls (Pinterest). While it’s a great trend, it’s not exactly new to Phil Talamonti. For as long as I’ve known about Talamonti shafts (about 5 years), I’ve heard stories of golfers calling Phil directly for advice on what shaft to play. It’s simply how Phil does business.

Though it may not be a name you’re familiar with, I can say without reservation that Talamonti shafts are as good as any big name graphite shaft on the market. The biggest hurdle that consumers need to overcome is the inability to demo a Talamonti before they buy it. Talamonti shafts can currently be found at authorized club fitting studios, and I’m sure the list will be growing as word gets out about the quality of this product. [READ MORE]

The introduction of the Odyssey Versa brings me back to a point that I made in the Bettinardi BB37 review; Bob Bettinardi is big enough in the industry that he doesn’t need to come up with new head styles, but because he is dedicated to his craft, he still does. Think about Odyssey in this context. They are #1 by a wide margin. It would be easy to just roll out the same heads each year with some minor cosmetic tweaks. The money would still flow.

Instead though, those wacky designers at Odyssey Golf have produced a line of putters that are a real left turn from the norm in the Versa line. Something this different really has the potential to be a huge flop if the public doesn’t “get it”, or if the claims of the Versa line don’t hold up on the course. You can forget about that second part, Versa putters have already earned millions of tournament dollars this year, and we’re only one Major deep into the season. Odyssey doesn’t get any of that tournament money though. For the Versa to be a commercial success, they need your money, and to get that, you need to get what the Versa is all about. [READ MORE]