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Brandon Hagy and Chad Ramey avoided the worst of the wind Thursday afternoon, each with a 6-under 65 to share the lead in the Bermuda Championship.

For the first time in nearly six years, Mitsubishi unveiled a new family of shafts. The surname, Kai’li, is meant to evoke a sense of “deep power” associated with the consistent ebb and flow of the tides.

If you want to go a bit deeper, I suppose that predictable power juxtaposed with a blue ocean of yet-to-be discovered advancements, works as well. If you’ve kept track of Mitsubishi shafts over the years, Kai’li likely sounds familiar. Over a decade ago, it was the model name of the Blue Board (mid-launch/mid-spin) shaft in the Diamana family. This Kai’li isn’t that Kai’li, but yes, it’s the exact same name. Something like when Run D.M.C. quipped, “not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good.”

All that aside, this is a pretty big deal for Mitsubishi Chemical. Its Tensei line launched in late 2015. And though the brand generally ranks in the top two in PGA TOUR weekly shaft counts, it’s still a what have you released to me lately sort of industry.

KAI’LI DESIGN OBJECTIVE

Every product is a solution to a problem. Or, put another way, an opportunity to give golfers a better answer to an existing question. In this case, the design objectives were two-fold.

Wouldn’t it be nice to score a round of golf where you could play a MULLIGAN every time you miss-hit a ball? I’m NOT talking about a shot that is a little off-line or short of your target. I’m talking about drives into the woods or fat fairway shots or thinned chips over the green. If you could cut out those miss-hits, you could shoot in the 80’s or even the 70’s. We have some suggestions to get you on track to avoid those miss-hits. [I wish we could totally eliminate miss-hits but I believe practicing as often as the pros could do the trick.]

Every successful shot has 4 DISTINCT STAGES. Don’t skip one: Preparation, Practice Swing, Mental Focus and Rhythm. Take your time and get these right to eliminate those miss-hits.

1/ Preparation
Take your time to chose the right club to reach your target and to setup on the right target line. Knowing your normal draw or fade or the slope break on a green are all critical to making a good shot on the right target line. Don’t try for the high risk shots. Hit a layup if you know your shot will not hold the green. Get rid of your dumb thoughts while you have plenty of time to sort this out.

2/ Practice Swing
After you choose your target line, take your practice swing stance. Make a perfect full practice swing with the exact backswing, lag and cadence that you need in order to hit your target line. Build confidence that you will swing with power for your drives; brush the grass with your fairway woods & hybrids and impact your ball before turf with your irons.

3/ Mental Focus
Establish your confidence by remember past excellent shots with your club, which were caused by a full backswing, smooth release and a balanced finish. Be confident that you are about to duplicate that amazing feeling. [NO negative thoughts.]

MyGolfSpy Ball Lab is where we quantify the quality and consistency of the golf balls on the market to help you find the best ball for your money. Today, we’re taking a look at the 2021 TaylorMade TP5. To learn more about our test process, how we define “bad” balls, check out our About MyGolfSpy Ball Lab page.

About the TaylorMade TP5

Of the two balls in the current TP5 retail family, the TaylorMade TP5 flies a bit higher and spins considerably more through the bag than the TP5x. It’s a bit softer too and while we don’t condone choosing your golf ball based on feel, it’s definitely a reason why some will choose the TP5 over the TP5x.

The TP5 remains the only five-piece ball on the market from a major manufacturer. While its competitors would no doubt dispute it, TaylorMade’s position is that more layers provide greater opportunity to tune spin performance throughout the bag.

In today’s episode the MGS team talks ball fitting, Trackman ups their ball game, and what would we do with a million dollars?

0:00 Intro4:56 The Ball Fitting Process9:11 Same Fit, Different Reasons16:02 You may be surprised what you fit into22:10 Takeaways for the consumer26:45 The Trackman Ball35:21 MAILBAG – If I had a Million Dollars

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A lot of what will happen to and for Rickie Fowler in 2022 could be decided over the final few weeks of 2021. Plus, Hideki Matsuyama's big win, whether players will be allowed to play in Saudi Arabia and the agelessness of Bernhard Langer.

MYSLOPE provides you with individual launch dataThe R1 gives targeted yardages, plus front/middle/back GPS measurements.New MYSLOPE feature uses particles in space to calculate your distance.

Bryson may want to spend his round doing math, but most of us would rather not. Admittedly, since golf is a game is based upon numbers, there is no way to completely avoid all the computations. However, when it comes to calculating yardages, the new Precision Pro R1 rangefinder with MYSLOPE technology could possibly become golf’s TI-89.

At its core, the Pro R1 is a laser rangefinder. Once you pair it with your phone, it becomes much more powerful than a simple laser. The new app and MYSLOPE technology could allow Precision Pro to make industry leaders like Bushnell a bit nervous. The MYSLOPE feature in the R1 is potentially industry-changing.

If you don’t care about the rangefinder marketplace, what if MYSLOPE could save you a couple of strokes a round? Now I have your attention.

WHAT IS THE PRECISION PRO MYSLOPE?

The R1 is a rangefinder on steroids. It gives you yardages adjusted for slope, wind, and temperature. It also gives GPS readings. Most importantly, MYSLOPE takes care of all of the data crunching for you.

MYSLOPE is an algorithm that provides the adjusted shot yardages by taking into account weather conditions, slope, and your own personal ball flight data. Why is that important? Think of the many factors you consider before you hit a shot. Where is the wind coming from? How warm is it? Am I uphill or downhill? What club to hit? The list goes on. The reality of this is that you’re essentially guessing everything and then hoping that your guesses and estimations work out. In contrast, MYSLOPE uses real data to make these calculations, relying on real science rather than guesses.

Golfers are buying a lot of golf clubs right now. We knew that. What we didn’t know is how often golfers are getting fitted for those clubs, where they’re getting fitted, and what type of experiences you’re having during those fittings.

The goal of our 2021 fitting survey was to find answers to those questions. With the feedback of 3,000 golfers, here’s what we can tell you about club fitting in 2021.

 

How Common is Club Fitting?

Some encouraging news out of the gate – more than 95% of you said you’ve been fitted at least once.More astounding, 51% of you have been fitted this season alone.Just a bit more than 25% of you have been fitted just once. Roughly the same percentage has been fitted twice.15% of respondents have been fitted six or more times.

 

Bernhard Langer became the oldest winner in PGA Tour Champions history Sunday at 64 with a win at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic.

Denmark's Jeff Winther clinched his first European Tour crown with a one-shot victory at the Mallorca Open, holding his nerve in a closely-fought final round hours after accidentally locking himself in the bathroom earlier on Sunday.

Jin Young Ko birdied her first playoff hole with fellow South Korean player Hee Jeong Lim to win the BMW Ladies Championship on Sunday.

Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama had three birdies in five holes on the back nine and eagled the 18th for good measure for a five-stroke victory at the PGA Tour's Zozo Championship on Sunday.

Steve Flesch has a two-stroke lead over Bernhard Langer and Steven Alker in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic.

Jeff Winther reclaimed the lead at the Mallorca Open with an 8-under 62 on Saturday.

Hee Jeong Lim took a four-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Tour's BMW Ladies Championship after a 7-under 65 Saturday.

Hideki Matsuyama shot a 2-under 68 on Saturday and will take a one-shot lead over Cameron Tringale into the final round at the Zozo Championship.

Steven Alker shot a 9-under 63 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the first of three PGA Tour Champions playoff events.

Bryce Easton was leading the Mallorca Open on Friday when the second round was suspended because of darkness on the Mediterranean island.

New putter line from Inesis, Decathlon’s house golf brandIntended to be accessible and afforadable for all levels of golfersMSRP $129

Inesis is adding putters to their budget.-friendly line of golf products. Just to refresh your memory, Inesis is the store golf brand for the sporting goods retailer Decathlon. If you live in the U.S., you may not be familiar with Decathlon. As of today, the only two Decathlon stores in the United States are near San Francisco.

Should you be reading this from other parts of the globe, you are familiar with the Decathlon name. Though based in France, Decathlon has a worldwide presence.

As of May 2021, there are 1,714 Decathlon stores in 61 countries and they employ nearly 100,000 people.

Inesis=Decathlon

Decathlon is a huge sporting goods company. What separates them is their mission of selling inexpensive sporting goods that work as well as the big-name gear. I’m not going to go too deep into Decathlon since we’ve already discussed Inesis and Decathlon. Essentially, Decathlon wants to allow all people to play all sports.

To that point, Decathlon’s Inesis brand is all about access to the game of golf. This translates into providing low-cost gear that performs well in the hands of new or less-skilled golfers.

Hee Jeong Lim shot a 6-under 66 and first-round leader Na Rin An a 69 to leave the South Korean players tied for the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Tour's BMW Ladies Championship on Friday.