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Testers Wanted!

Motocaddy has long been considered a leader in the electric push cart industry, offering a wide variety of options at various price ranges, including the new M1 DHC and M5 GPS DHC. For this Testers Wanted opportunity, Motocaddy has offered several different models to put to the test!

About Motocaddy

Motocaddy is a British company founded in 2004, aiming to bring reliable and affordable electric caddies to all golfers. They have won several awards and introduced a variety of different technologies and accessories to their lineup.

The electric cart range consists of six different models, with the base model being the M1 DHC, the most simple to use but still including downhill control. With more features added, the M3 DHC and M5 DHC include integrated GPS with a touchscreen and further game-enhancing features. Finally, the M7 has two different REMOTE models with or without GPS technology.

The electric caddies also include Motocaddy’s EASILOCK technology and a host of other details such as an anti-tip rear wheel and a simple, compact folding design.

What Is Being Tested

For this testing opportunity, we will be selecting three golfers to test, review and keep one of three Motocaddy electric caddies. 

Stewart Cink made a great escape from the pine straw for an unlikely birdie and had a 4-under 67 that gave him a five-way share of the lead Friday in the Valspar Championship.

Brace yourself, golf fans. A Happy Gilmore sequel is in development, according to one of the original film's stars.

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Scottie Scheffler shares his tips for hitting a stinger off the tee, which can keep ball-flight down and increase your roll.

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On paper, Jordan Spieth’s season has looked unremarkable. But seemingly week after week, oddities have been afoot.

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GOLF Top 100 Teacher Jamie Mulligan explains how to hit a perfect bump and run shot, just like PGA Tour player Patrick Cantlay.

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Is pro golf better with a dominant player, or a core group of talented contenders? Justin Thomas had an interesting answer.

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A repeatable shot shape off the tee can improve your driving, and we're going to show you how to build a driver to help produce a power fade.

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AutoFlex, famous for its Korean Hidden Technology, has released two new driver and wood shafts for 2024: The Dream 7 and Joy 365.

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How to watch the 2024 Valspar Championship on Friday, including full Friday TV coverage, streaming info and more.

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AskMyGolfSpy is an opportunity for you to submit your questions to our experts here at MGS.

You can pass along your questions or thoughts to the team on  Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or right here in the comments section below! 

Normally we cover a variety of topics in AskMyGolfSpy. However, today we are focusing on Most Wanted Testing. Specifically, our Most Wanted Drivers 2024. Let’s dive into some of your questions.

Q. Why didn’t you test PXG 0311 Black OPS or 0311 Black OPS Tour drivers?

We did everything we could to include them in testing. However, PXG declined to submit samples in time for testing so we opted to include the PXG 0311 and 0311 XF GEN6 drivers. Neither was tested in 2023 and each one is available at retail. Both were exceptional and the best PXG drivers we have tested to date. We are encouraged and excited about how the Black OPS lineup will perform in our next Most Wanted Test.

Q. Will you be releasing swing speed articles this year?

Yes! We are thrilled with the new additions to our scoring methodologies and with these changes we will be able to execute swing speed articles for Most Wanted Driver 2024. These articles will be broken down by low, mid and high swing speeds. Stay tuned for these because they are more applicable to golfers.

Just six months ago, I was swinging my driver at around 93 mph. Now I’m around 108, sometimes 110. 

What did I do to make such a big jump? What made the biggest difference? 

(Spoiler: The answer isn’t speed training.)

Really. I did absolutely no speed training. No special speed sticks, no special training aids. Here’s how I gained 15 mph clubhead speed in a matter of months. 

My Speed Journey

Let’s start with this. I’m 6’2” and have a pretty large frame. I’ve always been pretty strong. While I’m still fairly new to golf, it’s easy to take one look at me and ask, “Why does that guy swing so slowly?”

I’ve seen Wyndham Clark’s putting routine one too many times. 

Apologies for singling out a player who has emerged as one of the top golfers in the world over the past year—he isn’t alone in this—but the way he operates on the greens goes too far for me. 

If you haven’t seen it, the gist is pretty simple: Clark relies heavily on his caddie, John Ellis, who spends ample time lining up his player. Ellis also regularly takes a wedge out to address the ball and “simulate” hitting the putt himself. 

In my eyes, the whole process goes beyond being tedious—it’s against the spirit of what the rules should be. 

It has me thinking that there should be an amendment to the current rule that limits the role of caddies when it comes to the alignment of golfers, particularly in the professional game. 

Maude-Aimee Leblanc shot a 7-under 64 and had the lone bogey-free round Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship.

Kevin Streelman has a new ball marker to help with alignment that required USGA approval before he teed off Thursday in the Valspar Championship. He had 10 consecutive one-putt greens on his way to a 7-under 64 and a one-shot lead.

There's a Kevin in first place. There's a Kevin in last place. And there are Kevins everywhere in between on the PGA Tour this week.

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Feeling pinched for time? So is our instruction editor. Here are 6 ways he's working to improve his game with a busier schedule.

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After 13 seasons on the LPGA Tour, including a pair of major victories, South Korea's So Yeon Ryu announced Thursday she will retire from professional golf next month.

Wouldn’t you like to know why you are topping shots and hitting worm burners? It really is frustrating when you know that you need to clear a pond in preparation for a perfect third shot to the green. That’s when we rush our swing and dump our ball into the pond. Thankfully, Danny Maude described the cause and fix in a recent blog.

YOUR MISTAKE: To make a mishit and top your ball, you must be swinging up and through the top side of your ball. The only way to do this is by shifting your weight to your trailing foot in your backswing and rush your downswing before you shift your weight back to your leading foot. Most recreational players make this mistake.

HOW THE PROS DO IT: Pros don’t rush their down swing so that they can easily shift their weight forward during their transition at the top and make a perfect swing down to their ball. Recreational players should eliminate swaying back during their back swing to keep the bottom of your swing arc at your point of impact and inline with your ball.

Know that your club will (a) bottom out at the bottom of your swing arc and (b) – for right handers- spray your shots right when you connect early in the radius of your swing and spray left when you connect late.

Solution
(a) Bottom Arc Correction: For iron shots (off the ground) setup so that your nose is directly over your ball and DON’T SWAY BACK in your backswing. For your driver (off a tee) setup so that your nose and club head are on a line 4 inches behind your ball and allow your club to swing up to launch your ball.
(b) Swing Radius Correction: To control the direction of your shot, the further you place your ball back in your stance, the more you need to open your stance (by moving your leading foot back an inch or two). Since your ball is forward in your stance for drives, you should close your stance (by moving your trailing foot away from your target line).

Golf has some odd traditions. Near the top of that list is how players who make a hole-in-one have to foot the bill for the impending celebration in the clubhouse after the round. 

This concept, which dates back at least 100 years, is taken to the extreme in Japan. About 40 percent of the country’s golfers—some four million people—pay around $65 USD per year for hole-in-one insurance to receive around $3,500 worth of coverage for celebration expenses. 

The expectation is that golfers making an ace should pay not just for drinks but lavish gifts like push carts, rangefinders and more for their playing partners, likely exceeding the insurance coverage. 

That level of hole-in-one insurance for individual golfers is not as prevalent in other parts of the world, but it definitely exists. Join a private club in the U.S. and it’s possible, if not likely, that the option exists to pay a small monthly fee that goes into a hole-in-one pool so there are no additional out-of-pocket expenses for the lucky golfer. A lot of clubs make the cost a part of a member’s monthly dues. 

Look, I don’t want to be a curmudgeon—making an ace is really cool and it’s a blast to celebrate them. It’s so unlikely (12,500-to-1 odds for mere mortals) that it’s worth making a big deal of every one.