Virginia Golfer January/February 2014 | Page 36

Equipment by JOHN HOLMES Time to Stock Up for the Season The new-club bonanza is in full swing, with manufacturers offering variety and upgraded technologies D id Santa somehow lose your letter? Did his elves fall down on the job? Did Rudolph and the other reindeer forget to deliver the gifts you wanted most? Not to worry, because it’s just after the holidays in your local golf shops, and there’s an impressive inventory of clubs designed to hit the ball higher, farther and better than ever before. TaylorMade JetSpeed driver, fairway woods and Rescue clubs How do you follow golf clubs called RocketBallz? If you’re TaylorMade, you work with JetSpeed. The new JetSpeed driver, fairway woods and Rescue clubs continue RocketBallz’ intense focus on distance. These clubs enable distance gains via lightweight heads, a low-forward center of gravity position and mostly, a Speed Pocket. The Speed Pocket, previously found only in certain TaylorMade iro