What are the golf products or brands you believe in the most?

[GolfSpy_APH]

From full brands, to shoes, tees, grips, gloves, bags or whatever else. There are often those brands that hook us and make us believers in what they do and make. 

For you, what are those products or brands?

[mpatrickriley]

The answer is PING. The 1b answer is Titleist.

[Shankster]

Same as my last answer.

Titleist.

I’ve tried to get away from them with Taylormade, and other brands.  There is just something about the brand that I really like.  They either have a really good marketing team that has brainwashed me, or they produce some of the best golf equipment around.  

There is a reason why the ProV1 is the standard to which other balls are tested right?

Second would probably be cobra.  Although, their current and future options aren’t my favorite, they’ve made some really good equipment in the recent past.

[Bang60]

Mizuno hands down equipment technology and pricing, I had a Ping fitting with the ping 430 irons and NO improvement whatsoever in fact dispersion was better with my Mizuno 921 irons $6000 NZ dollars was outrageous tried a smoke 7iron of a playing mate and 4-5 yards more distance was also further left and I couldn’t fade it even though it’s std setup….

[RichL85]

Adidas shoes. I've tried other brands, but Adidas just always ends up being the most comfortable for me. 

Srixon irons. Ever since the I-701, and probably even before that, they just make really, really good irons.

Other brands make great stuff, but those two are ones I can always rely on to make a solid product and they are always on the list to try before I decide to buy anything. 

As far as balls go, Titleist is #1 for a reason and by a pretty wide margin, and if cost wasn't something I looked at, I would have no reason to look anywhere else. I know exactly how a ProV1x is going to react and play every time. In the real world, I'll use mostly the Maxfli Tour X because the performance difference between the two is not equivalent to the cost difference for me. 

[SWINGWEIGHT]

All of them, with the exception of Mizunon,  are crooks.
They write fairy tales that are  misleading and dishonest.
As for example :
- Ping with its 1O K MOI driver which " eclipses the 10,000 g-cm² combined MOI threshold"  . Which threshold ? And their announced 10000 g-cm2, which simply couldn't exist, suddenly  becamed a "combined "MOI after  they were threatened to be sued. But well , by measuring MOI around 2 or 3 more axis, they could, as any other manufacturer , easily reach 50 K and more...
- Taylor Made same as Ping
- Titleist with a " powerful new engine inside" their GT 2024 drivers... 'meaning ou get the best possible distance and outcome from every swing" !!!
- Callaway with its  false and misleading "unmatched distance and  15% reduced dispersion" for their Paradym , and  their AI Smoke irons which, no doubt, "increases distance by 6m, and reduce lateral dispersion by 15 %"
Then , their every year announcement of technological progress  which improves perforlmance is absurd. COR (now CT) ann MOI is limited by the USGA , and those limits have been reached years ago. 
So, OK, all those big brands divers have good heads , but this is not what matters. What will make the differences will always be , not the head, but the good fitting , for each golfer, of the 10 parameters that can be fitted on a driver.

[tony@CIC]

Every golf ball "manufacturer" that labels their balls straight and long. 

 

[jaskanski]

Nothing until it's been validated!

Genrally though, most of the major OEM's make decent enough products IF you can make them work for your game. The quest is finding and deploying them - once it works and there isn't a tangible difference in better performance in another product, then I guess you can swear by them.

If you can get a long time servant that you're happy with - success! The biggest problem is every product cycle sows the seed of 'is this better?'

Generally though (for me) things that you can probably swear by are:

• Ping putters
• Dynamic Gold shafts
• Titleist woods
• Titleist/Bridestone golf balls
• Wooden tees
• Golf pride grips
• Adidas shoes
• Tour Preferred gloves
• Coin ball markers

The rest is always up for whatever works when it's required or you fancy a change.

[Hoyoymac]

Caddy Daddy Claw gloves are comfortable, breathable, insanely durable, washable and very grippy.  Love them.

Martini tees and SuperStroke grips are a constant.

Maxfli Tour golf balls provide me the feel, flight, spin, trajectory and distance that I’m looking for at a great price and with consistent quality.  I would play them even if they cost more.

Tour Edge Exotics have had a spot in my golf bag for a long time.  My best success has come from their fairway woods, hybrids and driving irons.  

Cobra drivers, fairway woods and hybrids have been excellent as well. 

Never thought that any putter could beat my Odyssey number 7.  Then the Edel Array F2 putter came along.  It is easier to aim and starts the ball on my intended line more consistently.  It hasn’t been in the bag very long but it is so good that it dislodged the club that had been in the bag longer than anything else.

BGT Stability Tour and ZNE shafts have been dynamite for me.

KBS steel shafts have been in my irons for over a decade.  The $-Tapers have been in my last three sets of irons.

TPT Golf shafts were new to me this year courtesy of @MyGolfSpy and they have been a revelation.  Best combination of performance and feel I’ve ever had for my Driver, Fairway wood and hybrid.  That is saying something from a self confessed shaft Ho.

Footjoy golf shoes and clothing just work for me.  They fit me well.  The shoes especially.  Have dabbled with other brands but keep coming back.

As a club building hobbyist, buying Corey Paul wedge heads and building the clubs myself have been the closest thing to getting one off custom clubs. The raw forged steel construction is easy to bend and to grind.  Each of my wedges are tweaked to deliver what I want and need. They feel great too. Add in the stamping and finishes he puts on them and they are really something special.

These are the things and companies that spring to mind.

 

[Rob Person]

Being as it's my first set of jumbo grips, and I love love love them, StarGrips. However, JMX seems to also be another one that is getting alot of praise.

 

[Norman May]

I love circle 15 gloves. It’s the best glove I have ever worn. It last for ever and when you buy there bundle pack of 5 $69.00 on Black Friday deals. 

[sirchunksalot]

I've always gotten along with Cobra having used two sets of both fairways and irons and have gotten great performance out of both. I love their willingness to go outside the box with their 3D printed putters and irons. 

I haven't had a lot of experience with Titleist with the exception of Vokey wedges and they'll always be at our near the top of my list when I go to buy a new set. 

I like FootJoy, Adidas, and Skechers when it comes to shoes. They're both comfortable, stable, and offer wide widths. 

MaxFli balls are my go to, they're affordable for a urethane ball and perform well for my game. 

Mizuno irons, buttery soft feel and great performance. 

[Josh Parker]

Long term tried and true, Titleist.  They continue to stay with a look that is classic and I appreciate that.  Don't get me wrong, I like a ton of other brands and looks, but if I had to pick one..

[joe Tkacz]

Callaway has been proven to me time and time again! Still working on my favorite ball. I do like TaylorMade tour response with the fat stripes (gives me a bigger line on the ball for putting and it's distance is amazing off the tee!) I've actually taken strokes of my game with these. I like the vice ball to the "drive" is my favorite. I currently swing the mavrik and. I'm getting close to 300 per drive with it. 

[Rantings]

Right now? Eleven Golf.

[John Bachman]

I generally trust most major brands whether I’ve had success with them or not, but for clubs I trust Mizuno the most. Footjoy for shoes and gloves and Titleist for balls. If something works for me I don’t concern myself too much with the brand name. I have 5 brands in my bag now. 

[Flashjordan]

For me it’s always been Titleist or Ping. 

[drb1956]

As far as footwear, I wear FootJoy. But, I wear the more conventional type shoes, because they fit well, and are true to size, especially with wide widths. With clubs, I believe in Cleveland wedges, especially the CBX line of wedges. They really work well, and I believe they would work well for anyone that has a fair short game. Up and downs are almost automatic with my CBX2 wedges! I also love my Cleveland HB SOFT(1st gen.)11c putter. Fairly stress free putting.. I currently use a Ping g410 SFT driver, and for me the "SFT" part is important, as it is very forgiving if your swing is not quite what it should be. You WILL be in the fairway a lot more.. Currently using Maxfli Softfli gloss yellow golf balls, which ARE a good value, for those of us that lose a few balls a round. The Softfli plays as well as the Callaway Supersoft IMHO! I have played the SS, which is a great ball, for a few seasons, but found these at DSG, and have played them since. Same compression, same soft feel, great distance. The 2fer deals make the Softfli a great deal.. The gloves I use are the PGASS store brand, PGA Tour gloves, which are a good value, and made well, and are very durable. Have been using these for quite a few years. I can usually get about 2 seasons for me out of a glove, as I only play about 20 rounds a sesaon. The ones I retire are usually still in pretty good shape, and I use them for practice on the range, or stretch them over another  glove when it gets chilly.. I have a couple of Snake Eyes Viper hybrids, in 18*, and 21*, that I will probably never part with. They have been in my bag since like '03 or '05, can't remember. First clubs I played with "weighted" technology in them. You can set them neutral, draw, or fade bias. I actually bought them as components from Golfsmith, and put them together myself. They are still in one piece, and I have not changed, or had to to reassemble anything on them, except the grips. Set at a draw bias.. I don't buy into a lot of marketing hype with the equipment I choose. I do a little reading from the mfg., and read a lot of reviews, and go try them at a brick and mortar myself, when possible. It could take a few months before I make a decision to buy a piece of equipment, unless it is a brand that I trust, and even then, I do my homework first...

[Flashjordan]

Asher for their gloves is becoming a new favorite. 

[tschott]

21 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

From full brands, to shoes, tees, grips, gloves, bags or whatever else. There are often those brands that hook us and make us believers in what they do and make. 

For you, what are those products or brands?

I'm a big believer in LAB Putters and their technology. Has helped my putting improve. Also SUB 70 great product and the best customer service in the business

[Davemoto9921]

Callaway, quality, consistency, fit feel and service all great  

[Rob Person]

If someone said I had to pick right now, based off of just what I have experienced, looked into, and researched... 

Putter- Lombardi, Odyssey

Driver- Titleist, then Ping 

Shafts- Ventus,  then TPT

Grips - Star Grips, JMX

Gloves- CaddyDaddy, Red Rooster

Irons- Titleist, with Srixon being a very close 2nd

Hybrid Irons- Cleveland

Fairway woods- Titleist, Ping

Hybrids - Cobra, Taylormade

Shoes - Footjoy, Skechers, Squairz

Balls- Callaway, Vice, Maxfli

Tees - no preference 

Push cart - Franken-cart V2.5 !

Electric Cart - KamKaddie, ClicGear

Bags- Any deluxe hybrid stand bag, SC130 or Ogio for standard cart bag

Rangefinder- no preference 

Head covers- CMC

 

 

 

 

Edited November 29 by Rob Person

[Shannon Severson]

For me it is Ping and Titleist for clubs. Callaway is pure fluff for Drivers. Taylormade is hit or miss. However, when you do find a good Callaway or TM, stick with it. But that is the problem, they focus on Volume vs Quality. I have Callaway 5 and 7  woods, Big Bertha Titanium that you will never get away from me. They are almost 20 years old, but every time I try their drivers I either crack the face or they just don't keep the pop they have right away. TM, if you can hit their drivers I guess you stick with them. It really comes down to material. It seems anything made by anyone using Titanium seems to stick, but if they are using other materials, that is where you see the best. That would be Ping, Titleist and Mizuno Irons.....

[Cosmic Duffer]

The top end of my bag is all Callaway clubs - Driver and Woods for many reasons. And since I play lofted fairway woods #5 through  #11 , there's more than a few reasons. 

My scoring irons and wedges are all Cleveland - iron through wedges.

And my putter is an Odyssey two ball original white hot- the best club in my bag and another Callaway product.

My regular season ball is the solid Titleist Trufeel and my competition ball is either Titleist ProV1 or Callaway Chrome Tour or Chrome Soft. ( All preferably in optic yellow) 

These companies and their products have withstood more than a few years of game conditions and delivered on the only place that matters: the scorecard. 

[MajorCavalry]

Callaway driver and fairway woods.  Forgiving, long, accurate and just seem to fit my game.  Tried TaylorMade and Titleist. Just didn’t work.

Miura CB 57 irons.  Beautifully made, wonderful feel and fairly forgiving.  10 yers old and going nowhere.  

Best Grips leather grips.  Costly initially but well worth it.  Tacky and stable in the worst humid weather. Less taper. Not exaggerating but these grips are the same age as my irons.  10 years old and over 650 rounds and still perform like new. Have a nice patina.

Edison wedges.  No question about it. Very accurate and forgiving.  

LAB Mezz 1 putter. Custom fit.  Staying in the bag, but just bought a Odessey Square 2 Square Jailbird for my second bag. We will see.

Odds and ends. Squarz shoes. Nothing more comfortable or stable.  Used to be a Foot Joy devotee but these are so much better. Maxfli Tour X golf balls.  Extremely close to my favorite Pro V 1 X at half the price.  Kirkland gloves.  At six dollars a glove I don’t feel bad tossing it out when needed.
 

 

[Jean D]

Cobra- I was a total TaylorMade guy, then I started playing Cobra's FW and hybrids (LTDx) and currently awaiting FedEx to drop off my new Darkspeed 6Hybrid! Really wish my fitter had put Cobra in the lineup last year.

For ball: was Bridegestone Tour B RX, now loving the Titleist ProV1x.

 

[russtopherb]

Callaway and Cleveland. Quality is always great across the board with both.

I'll also add Titleist to the list - I don't play their stuff often, but when I do, I'm always impressed with the quality.

[acura1]

Vice is a brand I was strongly behind because of price and quality of all the products they sell. Recently maybe last year or so I have noticed the prices keep creeping closer to the bigger brands and that will ultimately make me choose a different direction to buy products. They seem to be sponsoring more and more youtube style golfers and not sure if that is the reason they have increased price or just because they have more of a main stream following and feel like they can charge more.

[Chip and a Putt]

Titleist for balls and gloves, Srixon for irons, Callaway for driver and fairway woods.

[Dukhook52]

Mastergrip Gloves!  Been using them for 30+ years.  Great quality, comfortable, last a long time, great price!