Mike Stachura

Golf is not so much our profession as it is our passion at Golf Digest, and often that passion translates to philosophical, analytical, ideological and, occasionally, idiotic workplace discussions about the game. During this time of pause in our sport (and in the world at large), we decided to take these office conversations online in hopes of providing a welcome distraction.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Evnroll’s new Zero line takes on the idea of designing putters with what’s called “low-torque” with three models, the Z1 extreme-stability mallet, Z2s widebody blade and Z5s modern mallet. The concept is designed to align the shaft more directly with the putter head’s center of gravity, allowing the face to square-up more naturally. The point is to reduce the effort of the hands to rotate the clubhead during the stroke. Evnroll’s models, milled from either 6061 aluminum or 303 stainless steel depending on the design, accomplish this with a distinctive crank neck hosel that eliminates the typical forward-leaning shaft angle seen on many of the current “low-torque” or “no-torque” designs.

Newton Gravity, the putter brand formerly known as Sacks Parente, introduces a revamped line of five milled putters made of carbon steel and aircraft-grade aluminum

Question: I play a 48-inch shaft in my driver, but I’m thinking of adding a little end cap with my initials on it. But this would make the length of my driver over the 48-inch limit. Would this make my driver non-conforming?

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: True Temper, the parent company behind the No. 1 played iron shaft on the PGA Tour for decades and the largest shaft company in the game, is getting into the grip business. Its first venture is the Icon, a familiar-looking, single-material rubber grip with distinctive traction elements that the company hopes will appeal to better players, particularly those playing the professional tours.

One of the great developments with the influx of adjustable clubs is the idea that every club can be dialed into each individual golfers’ requirements for things like ball-flight preference, spin optimization and, of course, corrective positioning of the center of gravity. The idea isn’t new. Golfers have been playing around with certain kinds of weighting since the days of Old Tom Morris, and the use of lead tape or other kinds of fitter tricks is still a relatively common option to get your driver working exactly the right way for you.

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