SWEETSTUFF Garsen Grip
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olfers have long had a very personal relationship with their putters—especially the grips that over the years have come in all shapes and sizes—and might have as much to do with how well one putts as anything. Garsen Golf, a boutique putter grip company based in Miami, Florida, has developed a reputation for some unique grip designs since it was founded eight years ago by Bernard Garsen. His creations have now helped to win 31 professional tournaments world-wide, including the 145th British Open won by Henrik Stenson with the 72-hole scoring record for a Major Championship-and the most recent with Abraham Ancer winning the Australian Open. Two of his latest creations—The Max and the Quad Tour—provide a unique feel and hand placement that many players will find helps them with the proper stroke mechanics on the green. The unique shape does not have a flat front— the ridge on the top side of the grip is mounted in line with the putter face, creating an angled front profile. The Garsen Golf G-Pro Max Putter Grip is the first putter grip with a revolutionary, patented, two-sided design. It places your hands in a position, so the palms face each other, and the wrists are in a neutral position. It turns your elbows into your body and sets your shoulders back. This relieves arm and shoulder tension, inhibits wrist action, which takes “the hands out of the putting” and promotes shoulder rotation, creating a solid putting stroke, which will give you a one-piece feel, leading to a more consistent stroke. This grip also comes in a 15-inch model for longer putters and is offered in seven color schemes. The QUAD Pro grip gives you the benefits of the MAX but places your hands in a traditional position but also turns your elbows into your body and sets your shoulders back. This grip comes in black. To learn more visit www.garsengolf
30 Golf Vacations • February 2020
Wilson Duo Soft Ball
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ilson Sporting Good’s latest entry into the golf ball arena has loads of new features in both the performance and the looks department. The new DUO Soft+ is being labeled by the company as the world’s softest and longest twopiece golf ball. The new Velociticor™ technology at the center of the ball provides good distance featuring advanced materials to extract and amplify every ounce of power from a player’s swing, providing increased distance. The notable aspect of this ball is that it still has a soft feel off the putter and around the greens, with plenty of stopping power on chips and short shots. “DUO Soft+ was engineered to give players the ideal blend of longer distances and exceptional feel,” said Frank Simonutti, Global Director of Golf Ball Innovation at Wilson. “In our testing of DUO Soft+, the Wilson LABS team found that when using a driver, the initial velocity of the ball increased by two miles per hour (based on testing with a 90-mph swing speed). With our
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