52018 was blessed with some of the nicest Northern California weather ever. So we layered up and hit the coast for the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Jordan Spieth was  defending his 2017 title, and as an AT&T sponsored player, his likeness was everywhere. The giant Spieth sign, where you could stand in the middle as the "I", was a big hit.   ...

Looking for more forgiveness and a little more help out of the bad stuff? Cleveland has a wedge for you. I am not give clubs to review, I review clubs I own, so when I change my wedges, it’s a big deal for me. If you look back in my blog you’ll notice that I had Cleveland wedges, went to Mizuno, a few seasons ago, and now I am back to Cleveland...

You asked for it, you got it. Head to head testing with ProV1x vs Chrome Soft-X vs B330s vs TP5x. I did the testing in November/early-December, in the California Central Valley over 5 rounds at about 60°f. I know those of you in the snow have no sympathy, and you shouldn’t. Here is how I rank the balls above based on my personal sense of...

Well, it’s official, the Shankster and Shankstress are heading to Pebble Beach for the 2018 Pro-Am. Got the week passes confirmed, hotel booked, should be fun as always.n n

The Taylormade line of golf balls is getting better every year. The TP5 and TP5x balls for 2017 are no exception. I really like these golf balls, and I was actually surprised that I liked the firmer TP5x just a little more that the TP5, for me. Both balls have 5 layer construction, something that Taylormade has used since the older Penta...

It has been a while since I have written anything. Never good for a blog, but it gives me a chance to reflect on how much the clubs in my bag change in a season. While I still have the 2016 M2 driver in play, I have added a 2017 M1 3HL (3 wood). I will review that one shortly. The other change for me is a return to hybrids.nWay back in 2006, when...