The Solheim and Ryder Cups are just days away and we’ve marked these two classic international golfing battles with the launch of a special collection of PuttBANDIT souvenir Team Europe and Team USA markers.Captain’s top six picks And then we thought, why stop...
Image: Chipping over a stymie ballWhen Jack Nicklaus started playing golf in 1950 at the age of ten, he didn’t need to put a ball marker in his pocket. It would be another two years before there was any need to mark a ball on a green, thanks to the ending of the...
During April, our team of volunteer product reviewers put the new PuttBANDIT LP golf ball marker to the test. Our customer review team averaged 10 rounds per reviewer on a range of golf courses across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Bermuda...
Every summer we survey all our customers to learn more about how our PuttBANDIT ball markers are being used, the impact they are having on putting performance, and product improvement suggestions. First came colours In the summer of 2021, our customers suggested we...
There’s a good reason why golf equipment brands spend a fortune on getting tour pros to use their gear. It all helps drive revenue. Who doesn’t want to drive like Rory? Surely, using the same TaylorMade driver is a sure-fire way to get another 20 yards down the...
Drive for show – putt for dough. Is Bobby Locke’s famous observation on golf really true? And does that explain why every big golf brand is showing off their new driver models in January? Happy new golf gear The big brands have released their shiny new improved...
Historically in the winter, when the phone rings and those words ‘Fancy a round of golf today’ emanate from someone’s lips, my usual response would always have been ‘I’m busy’. It’s cold and the air's damp, the course is wet and muddy, the bunkers are hard, the...
It is with great sadness that after 27 years of faithful service, I have to announce I have finally laid my favourite golf shoes to rest. It’s time to move on. But how do you choose a new shoe? Spikes go soft It was in 1995 that I met my old friends in the pro shop...
Oh what to do without golf during lockdown? We’re getting PuttBANDIT up and running as soon as possible, despite the challenges that lockdown brings. But outside of that, I’ve worn a groove in my living room carpet, not just from putting, but by practicing my very...
Last week the R&A and USGA released ‘The Distance Insight Report,’ delivering a comprehensive 102 pages of research data and analysis about the contributors to, and long-term impacts of, hitting distance in golf. 100 long years If you pride yourself on your...
It’s the twenty first century and data, statistics, digital platforms and devices are increasingly influencing our everyday lives. So thank goodness we can leave that all sciencey stuff behind on the golf course to take a break from all pervasive big tech. Or can...
What’s found its way into your golf bag during the Autumn, other than mud covered clubs? As we move through the seasons to the winter months, I like to reassess all those things I've stuffed in all those huge pockets that the modern golf bag provides. Here are some...
