Author & Founder
Paul Liberatore is the founder of Golfers Authority and a former four-year golf gear contributor to Sports Illustrated. He tests golf equipment hands-on to help golfers make better buying decisions.
You’ll see the same three brands dominating every PGA Tour leaderboard: FootJoy, Nike, and Adidas. Justin Thomas wears FootJoy, Scottie Scheffler rocks Nike Victory…
Use hybrids whenever you’re facing a shot over 180 yards, especially from thick rough, uneven lies, or when you need a high, soft-landing approach…
The biggest myth in golf is that you need to “develop your swing” before getting fitted; that’s backwards thinking that costs you strokes. You…
You’ll see the biggest wave of new golf clubs drop every January, timed around the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. PING, TaylorMade, Titleist, and…
The biggest differences between women’s and men’s golf clubs come down to five key specs: women’s clubs are about an inch shorter, 10-50 grams…
Don’t just toss your old clubs in the garage; you’ve got options that range from cold hard cash to a nice tax write-off. Start…
Offset golf clubs feature a clubface positioned slightly behind the hosel’s leading edge, giving your hands extra milliseconds to square the face before impact.…
Modern golf clubs are made from titanium or stainless steel for club heads, graphite or steel for shafts, and rubber or synthetic compounds for…
Here’s the straight answer: if your driver swing speed falls between 85-95 mph, you need regular flex; speeds of 95-105 mph call for stiff…
Hybrid and rescue clubs are the exact same thing; TaylorMade simply trademarked “rescue” in 2003 as a marketing term, and the confusion has plagued…
Don’t let the marketing fool you; Titleist Pro V1 and Callaway Chrome Soft perform nearly similarly despite their different constructions. You’ll see ball speeds…
The real difference between graphite and steel shafts comes down to your swing speed and physical needs, not marketing claims. If you’re swinging under…
