PGA Show Report

The golf industry is always trying to figure out what you want next, and this January 1250 companies showed off their new toys to retailers, golf shop owners, and our intrepid reporters at The Golfer’s Guide. (for more photos and info visit michigan.golfersguide.com)

Clubs

Adjustable shafts

They’re all the rage now with the new USGA ruling allowing you to change shafts between rounds of play. Most of the major club makers will be out with some form of adjustable shafts in ’08, the most extreme being TaylorMade’s kit, featuring three shafts, all the weights and tools, and yes, the driver head, goes for $999. www.tmag.com.

Fybrids

What? Well, if there’s one hole in the clubmaking market these days, it’s that stick somewhere between the 3-wood and the hybrids. Tiger hits a 5-wood, but Wilson and Adams are two of the leaders in the “fybrid” or fairwayhybrid. www.adamsgolf.com ($199), www.wilson.com.

Accessories

Sun Mountain’s ClubGlider

We all have to travel with our clubs, which are bulky to say the least. ClubGlider may have hit on the biggest thing in club transportation since the wheel. Wheels that allow you to steer your clubs around airports, then fold away. $299.99 www.theclubglider.com

Adidas LST Lenses

Many of us don’t wear sun protection because we can’t read the greens with shades, right? adidas has developed a golf-specific tint that intensifi es the subtle variances of green and white to allow for better reads on the green. They’ve now got a whole line of sunglasses featuring the LST lenses. Prices vary. www.adidas.com/Eyewear

Apparel

IZOD G & Tehama

Design maven and CEO of both Tehama and IZOD G, Nancy Haley (a native of Lathrup, Michigan) was named the recipient of the PGA’s prestigious 2007 Ernie Sabayrac award for lifetime contributions to the golf industry.

Tehama’s new green collection for both men and women is comprised of Vitamin C dipped pools that actually release nutrients into the wearer’s skin and provide SPF 30 sun protection.

IZOD G’s Cocona line offers fiber and yarns infused with activated carbon from coconut shells that provide moisture & odor management and UV protection (SPF 60). www tehamaic.com, www.izodg.com