Golf, by TourMiss

Just days after Nike Golf unveiled it’s new VR_S Covert driver and six of the company’s European Tour staff players took the club into competition at this week’s Barclays Singapore Open. It is the driver World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is expected to pack into his bag for his first event of the 2013 season – January 17th commencing Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Nike claims the VR_S Covert driver is the first in history to bring high-speed cavity back technology to a driver that conforms ...

Special report by Ryan Galicia. Keeping a Clear Shot: What You Need to Know About Sunglasses for Golf Fashion has seemingly invaded the world of sports. Athletes wear their respective gear in order to help them perform better, but fans wear their gear not only for reasons related to performance but also in making a fashion statement. And when it comes to the sport of golf, some fans of the game think that golfers wear accessories, particularly their shades or sunglasses for aesthetic purposes only.   Yes, ...

             One of the challenges coming into the Open Championship is putting the greens. After playing in the States on lightning fast greens at Muirfield Villlage, the Olympic Club, and Congressional, the slower speeds here will mean taking bigger strokes than players are used to. But that can be a problem in the strong winds they are likely to see. The wind can blow the putter off line during a big, smooth pendulum stroke. The Point Putting method can help solve the problem. By extending ...

                                                Bushnell Golf introduces its revolutionary Tour™ Z6 Laser Rangefinder. Ultra-compact, vertically configured, the new premium Tour™ Z6 offers new advanced technologies for 2012. Bushnell Outdoor Products, makers of the #1 laser rangefinder on the PGA Tour*, have this month introduced its smallest, most technically advanced golf laser rangefinder – the Tour™ Z6. With its ultra-compact size and increased ...

We are delighted in bringing you our latest in a series on putting. In this updated article Tour Miss has been in much discussion with tour players and Dr. Joe Parent the renowned founder of Zen Golf and Zen Putting. We understand Tour players are not poor putters.  It’s just that seem to be simply using the non adapted putters which can be very demanding in finding the right balance, body, alignment and, of course, putter. Studies show affixing the putter shaft to the heel of the ...

Having been present at more than 100 tournaments both in Europe and the States in recent years, I have been fortunate to study various putting techiques. I’ve spoken with putting specialists, I know many of the players and their caddies and one thing is clearly noticeable is there is as many different putting grips as there is players in a given tournament. Last week in Morocco, I witnessed Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey win the 39th Hassan II Trophy using the ‘Index finger putting ...