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6 News 16 Golf technology
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Aldila launches Voodoo • Ion-mask from Hi-Tec • TGI’s fight Satellites, lasers, biofields, minus-ions and computerised
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against the counterfeiters • Update on the Srixon-Cleveland gloves – it reads like the props list from Star Wars but this is
partnership • Ecco sticks with Velcro • Abacus extends golf in the 21st century
Solheim Cup agreement • Green tees made from paper
Editor:
18 Spherical Blade
Robin Barwick
robin@barwickmedia.com
12 View from the industry It sounds improbable, but the new putters from Spherical
Lodewijk Klootwijk is chief executive of the European Golf Blade are curved from heel to toe and from the top to the
Publisher:
Course Owners Association, and he talks about challenges bottom of the clubface, and they work. Duncan Lennard met
Paul Ryder
facing club owners in the build-up to the EGCOA’s annual managing director Ian Smith to find out more
pryder@datateam.co.uk
conference
Tel: 01622 699105
20 Fashion update
14 PGAs of Europe Autumn-winter ranges for 2008 are still going strong, but
Contributing Editor:
Good news from Golf Pride • Looking forward to Golf Europe already orders for Spring-Summer 2009 are being taken by
Duncan Lennard 2008 • Heads up for Heads of Training • Nominations some brands. We take a look at the clothes turning heads
required for the ProSport Media Awards now, and the ones that will do next year
Origination:
Steve Bevis at
30 Golfsmith 26 Open report
Design & Media Solutions, Maidstone Golfsmith managing director Douglas Poole takes us through Robin Barwick reports from the Open, where it was easy to
the fundamentals of shaft fitting, and emphasises the find the Merchandise Pavilion, but not so the Exhibition tent,
Secretary:
importance of getting the weight right from the start so he spoke to R&A commercial director Angus Farquhar
Laura Goodhew
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Circulation & Subscriptions:
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