The Perfect Switch for your Putter

HONMA Golf Co. Ltd., Sakata, JAPAN-An all-new putter from HONMA: The Perfect Switch. Three putters in one, each with a different feel, all-in-one package! The Perfect Switch includes three different heads varying in MOI, one torx wrench, two spare screws, two covers and a shaft with a laser grooved face. Face provided is a CNC processed 304 stainless steel and laser grooved for more consistent roll. Each head is finished with alumite treatment.

Three different heads are comprised of the following:

I-35 model has a shallow center of gravity provides excellent maneuverability and a great feeling at impact.

• Center of gravity depth: 11.5 mm
• Moment of inertia: 3,500 g/cm

The I-35 design allows for greater feel, helping deliver the optimal stroke on fast greens and challenging undulations. Extra perimeter weighting was added to the toe and heel to help enlarge the sweet spot.

D-39 model was designed for perfect stability, the mallet design makes setup incredibly easy.

• Center of gravity depth: 15 mm
• Moment of inertia: 3,900 gram/sq. cm

The D-39 provides a deeper center of gravity-plus weight re-distributed to the toe and heel-help ensure the ball rolls truer to reduce distance loss on poor putting strokes and better consistency. The beautifully curved shape helps the golfer get the most natural address possible.

T-42 model has an optimal center of gravity designed to help keep the ball online for those players with the yips.

• Center of gravity depth: 16 mm
• Moment of inertia: 4,200 g/sq. cm

The T-42 design helps boost visibility for better orientation, the dynamic T-shape facilitates a smooth stroke. Featuring a highest moment of inertia of the three models, this model is ideal for slower greens or long putts because it cuts distance loss when the ball is hit off-center.

Created with the most loving care by the SAKATA craftsmen, each of these clubs embodies all of our passion for our art, and the gratitude to our customers over the last 50 years. The SAKATA Factory, one of the largest golf club manufacturing facilities in the world where each and every golf club is painstakingly handcrafted, passing through hundreds of hands and taking as long as six months to produce the most beautiful golf club on the planet.


Web: www.honmagolf.com or www.honmagolf.co.jp

Golf Weather Forecasts Wherever You Play With The New Bushnell® Golf FXi

OVERLAND PARK, KS. (June 2009) - Bushnell Outdoor Products has introduced the new 7-Day wireless Golf weather forecaster. Designed and engineered with Internet-driven technology, this device provides accurate and reliable weather information for over 16,000 U.S golf courses directly from Accuweather.com®. The forecast information is sent to the Golf FXi wireless display using a USB transmitter connected to the user's PC and is updated continuously throughout the day - no sensors, subscriptions or wires are required. The set-up is easy, simply download the software and select your five favorite courses for quick and easy viewing. Change your selections anytime you need detailed weather information wherever you play. The new product will debut in June 2009 at select retailers for $99.99. 960071C - Golf fxi

The new Golf FXi represents the latest in outdoor technology with the ability to provide current weather conditions and-at-a-glance real-time weather forecasts that can be viewed from your PC or your wireless display. The unit is portable and conveniently provides morning, afternoon and evening forecasts for today and the next three days. With the touch of a button you can view up to seven days of future golf weather forecasts to help you plan your week. Current, RealFeel®, and forecasted Hi and Low temperatures, along with an exclusive AccuWeather GolfCast™ rating summarizes today's weather conditions for your course. The information appears instantly and is updated around the clock via Internet transmission to the unit. Live weather messages are also displayed for up-to-date conditions. A color changing backlight indicates changes in current temperature at-a-glance.

Other product features include:

* USB transmitter, power adapter, CD software and stand included
* AC or battery operated (4 AA's, not included)
* Additional information provided on the device includes: UV Index, chance of rain, wind speed and direction and lightning alerts
* Alarm and snooze function
* Dimensions 7.3" x 4.25" x 2.75"
* Weight is 13.54 oz

For more information on Bushnell products, including the new Golf FXi, visit the company's website at www.bushnellgolf.com.

Mickelson's New Hybrid

The Callaway prototype hybrid that Phil Mickelson used at the U.S. Open is the only one in existence, created with input from Mickelson about his need to hit more consistent shots from the rough.

A new hybrid that Phil Mickelson helped design gave him an edge out of the soggy rough at Bethpage State Park's Black Course, but he was unable to capitalize on it for a U.S. Open trophy.

The prototype hybrid from Callaway was designed with Mickelson's input to conquer the thicker, longer rough common on U.S. Open tracks. He's been working on it with Callaway engineers since early in the 2009 season.

"We went up and spent time with Phil in Los Angeles at Riviera," said Jeff Colton, Callaway's senior vice-president of research and development. "In the course of a practice round, (we) talked to him and listened to him about his needs from different types of lies, and his need to get more consistency with distance out of the rough.

"Basically he wanted his hybrid to play more like an iron. So this hybrid has features that are iron-like as far as where the center of gravity is placed. Also, it has a very unique sole shape which allows him to use it out of a variety of different lies in the rough."

The club features a C-grind, common on Callaway's wedges, that relieves the turf interaction on both heel and toe, as well as a more iron-like trajectory and iron grooves that run up the full face of the clubs. The grooves conform to the USGA's new requirements for V-grooves in competition.

"It has relief in the back, meaning it's shallower in the back, which allows him to really open up the clubface and hit down on the ball while minimizing the turf interaction," Colton said. "So it gives him the best of both worlds in a hybrid, meaning wood-type distance with iron-type turf interaction."

The 18-degree head was machined from a block of steel at Callaway's southern California R&D department and is the only one in existence.

Colton said that because Mickelson lives close to Callaway headquarters, he was able to be closely involved with the club's development.

"Phil really led the design process," Colton said. "He told us what he wanted to see and the type of functionality he wanted, and our designers translated that. From sketch to wax to finished product he's been involved. He's seen it in all the different stages of design and development. In fact, we made modifications to the original prototype that we had because we had it in wax. He played around with it, looked at it and had some suggestions and those modifications were taken into account."

At Bethpage Black, Mickelson, a U.S. Open runner-up for a record fifth time, used the prototype to hit a variety of shots from the rough, including a 146-yard lofted shot on Saturday and a tough shot to the green on No. 15 Monday.

"It's a good example of how we listen to the tour players," Colton said. "There are no plans to commercialize this product, but we might given the way it performed this week with Phil. We still have some learning to do about who it is best for and how it behaves ... We plan to build a broader set of prototypes that we will do more testing with."

Colton expects that Mickelson will turn to the club again when he's faced with a course that has longer rough.

"Phil configures his bag very situationally, depending on the venue," Colton said. "He has different driver shafts that he uses, he's got different hybrids that he pulls in and out, mixes with long irons and fairway woods, so it's all course dependent. I would imagine that any place where the rough is of decent length, this would be in the bag."

Driver: Nike SQ Dymo 380 (10.5 degrees; Mitsubishi Diamana Whiteboard 83g shaft)
Fairway Woods: Nike SQ2 3-wood (13 degrees; Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 103g shaft); 5-wood (19 degrees; Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 103g shaft)
Irons (3-PW): Nike Forged Blades (True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts)
Wedges: Nike Victory Red (56 degrees) and Nike SV (60 degrees)
Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist Newport 2
Ball: Nike One Tour
Footwear: Nike Air Zoom TW 2009 (Champ spikes)
Apparel: Nike Golf Tiger Woods Collection

Driver: Ping Rapture (9 degrees)
Fairway Woods: Ping G10 3-wood (15.5 degrees); 5-wood (18.5 degrees)
Hybrid: Ping Rapture V2 (20 degrees)
Irons (4-9): Ping S57
Wedges: TaylorMade rac (48, 52 and 58 degrees)
Putter: Ping iWi B60
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Footwear: FootJoy (Softspikes Pulsar cleats)

Driver: Adams Speedline (9.5 degrees; Graphite Design Purple Ice shaft)
Fairway Wood: Adams Insight 3-wood (12.5 degrees; Graphite Design Purple Ice shaft)
Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro (18 degrees; RT Technologies Midas shaft)
Irons (3-5): Hogan Apex
Irons (6-PW): Adams Idea Pro Forged
Wedges: Cleveland 588 (56 degrees); MacGregor V-Foil (60 degrees)
Putter: Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball Long
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Footwear: Adidas (Softspikes cleats)

Driver: TaylorMade R5 Dual (9.5 degrees; UST Mamiya ProForce V2 82 shaft)
Fairway Wood: TaylorMade Tour Burner 3-wood (13 degrees; Fujikura Motore F1 shaft)
Irons (4-PW): TaylorMade 320
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design
Putter: Odyssey Tri Hot 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Footwear: FootJoy (Softspikes Pulsar spikes)
Glove: Titleist

Driver: TaylorMade Tour Burner (8.5 degrees; Fujikara shaft)
Fairway Woods: TaylorMade Burner 3-wood (14.5 degrees); TaylorMade Burner 5-wood (17.5 degrees)
Hybrids: TaylorMade Burner Rescue (19 and 23 degrees; Graphite Design shafts)
Irons (5-PW): TaylorMade Tour Preferred
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design (52 and 58 degrees)
Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport 1.5
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Footwear: Nike (Champ spikes)
Glove: Titleist
Grips: Golf Pride
Apparel: Adidas
Eyewear: Oakley