It’s that time of the year again! Christmas is nearing and if there is an avid golfer in your life, then we have some great gift suggestions for you! Golf gear is always improving, so there is always something that a golfer will “need” in their life!
Take a look at our 2016 Holiday Guide for Golfers in the list below – make sure to let us know what you think or what you’ve decided to pick up as gifts in the comments below!
Golf Equipment Fitting
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In today’s game, the importance of club fitting can not be overlooked. Golfers understand that in order to improve, they need equipment to fit their unique swing, from woods to irons and even putters. With facilities in both Toronto and Vancouver, Modern Golf is the leader in golf equipment fitting in Canada. They offer a complete brand agnostic, five star experience that we’ve been fortunate to experience. Visit Modern Golf and see improvements to your yardage, dispersion, distance control, ball flight and more!
A fitting, particularly at Modern Golf, would make the perfect gift for a golfer looking to understand their equipment and their game. More on Modern Golf here.
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While we’re on the topic of equipment and fitting, a new putter is from TaylorMade’s TP Putter collection or the new Scotty Cameron Cameron & Crown collection would make great gifts as well.
The TaylorMade TP Putter Collection are precision milled and features Taylormade’s Pure Roll inserts. With 45° grooves and a softer polymer that increase topspin and improve forward roll, the putters in the TP Collection will help the ball start and stay on its intended line. The Cameron & Crown putters offer four of the company’s most-trusted models (Select Newport 2, Select Newport M2 Mallet, GOLO 5 and Futura X5R) precisely crafted at 33 inches and specifically weighted for players who prefer shorter putters.
We also recommend testing and gifting the TaylorMade Golf M2 drivers and fairway woods. These are some of the best equipment in the market and played by some of the world’s best including Rory McIlroy, who put these in the bag at the WGC-HSBC Champions in China and even Tiger Woods, who has recently been spotted testing these on the driving range at Medalist Golf Club.
Fashion in golf changes as rapidly as the equipment. In terms of footwear, we’re huge fans of FootJoy and their DNA line. The original DNA is one of the most comfortable and functional pairs of golf shoes we’ve ever worn, and the 2016 version is just as good.
Another pair of shoes that we’re looking forward to is the new Nike Lunar Control Vapor, which will be available in the United States in limited colorways via the Nike+ App on November 22. Additional colorways will launch on Nike.com a few days later on November 25. The Nike Lunar Control Vapor features a new spike-less traction system known as the Articulated Integrated Traction outsole. Its design was inspired by the tread on a snowmobile and it was was first introduced in the Nike Flyknit Elite.
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To match the golf shoes, you’ll need some new golf apparel too! Fashion in golf changes almost as quickly as equipment. One of the leaders in golf apparel is Nike Golf. Throughout the year, they introduced lifestyle items from their other sports and ranges and have adapted them for golf. Most recently, they’ve released the Nike Golf Club Winter Rules Collection. For shorts (or pants), we recommend the Adidas Golf Ultimate Short which we’ve been wearing all season – it features micro-mesh pocket bags for secure storage and airflow, moisture-wicking stretch fabrication to keep you cool and for full range of motion and water resistant finish for easy care and durability.
Smaller apparel brands such as Bunker Mentality also offer great, fashion forward apparel for the modern golfer. Bunker Mentality is a British golfing brand that we have had the opportunity to feature and review the past couple of years. They offer great, modern fit clothing for the new generation golfer. Designs are bold, colours are bright and the fit is tailored! You’ll definitely stand out among your group wearing “Bunker Style!”
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For those golfers that love their gadgets, we suggest several items by Bushnell, one of the leaders in golf technology, that will bring their game next season to the next level. The first is the Bushnell NEO Ghost which is a lightweight, wearable, pocket sized, easy-to-use Golf GPS, preloaded with information on over 33,000 golf courses. The Bushnell NEO iON is another great option for a portable Golf GPS device. It is Bushnell’s lightest and thinnest golf watch, has been redesigned to meet the ever-changing needs of golfers wanting wrist-mounted devices and comes pre-loaded with more than 35,000 courses in over 30 countries. One charge will give your more than three rounds of battery life and provide you with a shot distance calculator, pedometer, odometer and the ability to decipher up to four hazards per hole.
For something a bit more powerful, the Bushnell Tour V4 and V4 Slope Edition will be the ultimate gift. It’s 30% smaller than it’s predecessor and more ergonomically designed to increase the ease and accuracy in acquiring yardages. The Tour V4 Slope Edition uses patented, Tour trusted technology to provide compensated distances for elevation changes, which can be turned on and off. JOLT Technology is also available in this line of Tour V4 Laser Rangefinders.
Last, but not least, you could always buy the gift of golf grips! Golfers are encouraged to switch their grips every season – when we switch grips, we go with the Golf Pride MCC (New Decade MultiCompound) grips. It is an innovative hybrid grip that fuses the positive performance of rubber and cord. The MCC boasts the Golf Pride exclusive Brushed Cotton Cord in the upper hand area for firm all-weather control, and a performance rubber material in the lower hand for ultimate feel and responsiveness. The MCC Plus4 is another tour-proven, hybrid golf grip featuring a larger lower hand and softer rubber material. The MCC Plus4 simulates 4 additional wraps of tape on the lower hand to encourages lighter grip pressure, reduced tension, and increased power.
This concludes our 2016 Holiday Guide for Golfers! Hopefully, it gives you some ideas as to what to give that special golfer in your life. Let us know what types of gifts you’re thinking of getting in the comments below!
