A look at the list of 2009 Golf Digest Hot
Whether you're a fan of golf equipment or just a casual observer of the latest offerings and trends in golf clubs and accessories, the 2009 Golf Digest Hot List is a smorgasbord of golf equipment. Of drivers, fairway woods and hybrids, irons, wedges and putters-oh, and bags and balls, too, the computer gurus at Golf Digest's ranking decompose in popularity of its annual equipment.
The process of
If you wonder how the experts rate golf equipment, for example, drivers or Callaway TaylorMade, the Excel spreadsheet with thousands of data points, hundreds of pages of technical data in the golf equipment manufacturers, scientists, part of four evaluation criteria, and a visit two weeks to a San Jose, Calif., resort to field trials.
The process is, in short, exhaustive. Golf Digest evaluated the "universe" golf clubs-471 entries, to be exact-and considered through four weighted criteria: 1) performance (40%), 2) innovation (30%), 3) search / sound / feeling (20%), and 4) demand (10%). Â
After all facts and data were collected, the judges participating in nine days of meetings that includes 800 discussions to reach the 116-club Hot List. On the road, ate a lot of takeout.
 What follows is a look at this List. year
Drivers
Golf Digest golf breaks the category of drivers in two parts: the drivers of more than $ 350 and drivers under $ 350. Then, divide the two categories of gold and silver winners.
Three of the gold winners in the category of over $ 350 are the Callaway FT-9, Ping Rapture V2 and the TaylorMade r7 Limited.
Nobody is better than Callaway in the use of multiple materials, said the judges on the FT-9. Players such as appearance, balance and carry the PING Rapture V2, which looks similar to the PING G10. TaylorMade r7 Limited is movable weights and has an Ozik shaft. Some said they produced the best feel of any club in market.Â
The gold winners in the category of under $ 350 including Speedline Adams, Callaway Big Bertha Diablo, G10 PING and TaylorMade Burner.Â
Irons
Irons is divided into three categories which correspond to the game of skill and interests: to improve the game, improved super game and players irons.
The gold winners in the game improvement category includes Callaway X-22, G-10 PING and TaylorMade Burner. One player said it would hit the Callaway X-22 irons blindfolded. Me up, he said. Callaway X-22 led in the category of demand, which is a reputation assessment, interest, intrigue and excitement. PING G-10 is a category leader for a long time, and the Taylor Made Burner irons really shined, leading in three of the four categories of trial: performance, innovation and look / sound / feel.
TaylorMade also there was a winner of gold in the super game improvement category: Burner Plus, which has a clubhead large and strong compensation to help get the ball Golf in the air.
In the category players irons, Titleist AP2 reached the top, along with TaylorMade Preferred Tour, Callaway X-22 Tour Callaway X-Forged and PING S57 models, four in total six gold winners.
Putters
Could said that there are no golf club more important than the putter. Golf Digest took a close look at two main categories: blade putters and mallet putters.
The gold winners in the category of putter blade over $ 200 includes the Odyssey Black Series I # 6, TaylorMade Daytona KIA TP-MA and Cameron Titleist Studio Select, which resulted in three of four criteria: performance, look / sound / feel and demand.
In the category of putter blade of less than $ 200, were the best teams in the Odyssey White Hot Tour 1, two models of PING Anser TaylorMade Daytona.
The gold winners in the category including mallet putter Odyssey Black Series I 2-Ball, PING iwi Craz-E and TaylorMade Itsy Bitsy Spider. And it leads to mid-mallet putter is Odyssey, Titleist and Cameron MacGregor models.
Bags
Hot List of judges took a look at lightweight carry bags and "do everything" shopping bags, the selection of their 21 favorites. Leading the list of gold winners and silver were the models of Callaway, PING, TaylorMade, Titleist, Bag Boy, Nike, Ogio, Sun Mountain, Wilson and Izzo.
Listen to what the tour pros
What professionals do top tour playing? What follows is only a sample.
Callaway: Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Annika Sörenstam,
TaylorMade: Kenny Perry, Sergio García, Paula Creamer
PING: Angel Cabrera, Lorena Ochoa, Hunter Mahan,
Titleist: Steve Stricker, Zach Johnson, Adam Scott
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