Equipment
HOLIDAY CHEER
It's time to gift some cool gear to the golfers in your life.
by SCOTT KRAMER
BAG BOY Freestyle travel bag
Traveling with golf clubs can be enough of a
hassle, all on its own. But one way to alleviate
a lot of the stress is by using a quality, top-line
golf travel bag. Enter the new Freestyle from
Bag Boy Company, a Virginia-based brand.
“The latest luggage trend is the upright swivel
case with four rotating wheels,” says product
manager Pat Gallagher. “We took that design
and improved it by adding two additional
wheels, giving you the ability to push or pull
360 degrees upright or tilt and pull traditionally.
Swivel wheels make walking through any airport
a breeze.” $220, bagboycompany.com
ADIDAS 4orged S shoe
adidas Golf incorporates a fresh forging process to make
its new, cleatless adipower 4orged S shoe—ultimately
adding stability throughout a golfer’s swing. Based on
consumer research on how a golfer’s foot weight shifts
during the swing, adidas tapped a forging process that
heat-presses the parts of shoe that need the most
stability. It also helps keep the overall weight of the shoe
down. “Anytime we can keep a shoe lighter without
sacrificing the technology golfers need to play their best
is a huge win,” says Masun Denison, the company’s
global footwear director. “The forging process is so
efficient.” $130, adidas.com
NIKON Coolshot Pro
Stabilized rangefinder
Chances are good that if your
hands don’t already suffer from
the shakes, they will at some
point—which will render many golf
rangefinders useless to you. Except
for Nikon’s Coolshot Pro Stabilized
that is designed to reduce vibration
by at least 80 percent. It’s designed to
steady what you see in the scope from
up to 1,200 yards away. The tremble-
neutralizing effect may well blow you
away. The rangefinder is lightweight, yet
feels very substantial in your hands. And it
locks in on your target’s distance in about 0.3 seconds—
it seems instantaneous. $450, nikonsportoptics.com
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