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Details Category: Inside Golf Published: 2026-06-23 By Barry Lotz, J.D., Ph.D. Director, PGTAA For years, golfers have searched for the perfect putting stroke. Most missed putts are not caused by a poor stroke; they are caused by poor alignment and a putter face that refuses to stay square through impact. That is precisely why L.A.B. Golf has become one of the most talked-about equipment companies in golf.

Details Category: Inside Golf Published: 2026-06-23 By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf The most important thing to anyone heading to a new golf course, or a familiar one, is the fact that it’s a good place to play. Secondly, being welcomed with open arms by staff and other players on the course is equally important. Players teeing it up at Spallumcheen Golf & Country Club will find both of those key elements in play from beginning to end of their day at this Vernon, B.C., track.

Details Category: Inside Golf Published: 2026-06-15 By Barry Lotz, J.D., Ph.D. Director, PGTAA One of the greatest feelings in golf is unmistakable. That crisp sound at impact when you catch it flush. The sensation of the ball compressing perfectly on the face. Then you look up and watch a towering, laser-straight ball flight that seems to stay in the air forever. Better still, you barely felt like you had to work for it.

Details Category: Inside Golf Published: 2026-06-15 By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf It’s tough to say what’s more challenging: the course at Nk’Mip Desert Canyon or the proper way to pronounce Nk’Mip. While you mull that over, there is one thing for sure — this is one great golf course. Located in Oliver, B.C., and owned by the Osoyoos Indian Band, Nk’Mip (pronounced in-ka-meep, not nik-mip) is a course that has changed its design in the past while retaining its desert feel.

Details Category: Inside Golf Published: 2026-06-15 By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf Created by former PGA TOUR player Dave Barr, the Shuswap National golf course, located just outside Salmon Arm, offers up a touch of golf not normally seen in B.C., let alone Canada. Barr, who fell in love with the European style of links golf, sculpted this course that’s set among tall fir trees in a manner reminiscent of those layouts across the ocean.

Details Category: Inside Golf Published: 2026-06-10 By Barry Lotz, J.D., Ph.D. Director, PGTAA One thing we can always count on in life — and certainly in the golf business — is change. Equipment is evolving. Technology improves. Expectations rise. Nowhere is that more evident than in the modern golf travel bag market. Over the years, I have tested virtually every major golf travel case available. Some were durable. Some were functional. A few were innovative.

Details Category: Inside Golf Published: 2026-06-10 By Barry Lotz, J.D., Ph.D. Director, PGTAA One thing is certain in today’s game of golf: Technology continues to evolve at a breathtaking pace, yet very few companies have managed to blend sophisticated data analytics with simplicity and ease of use quite like Arccos Golf.

Details Category: Inside Golf Published: 2026-06-10 By Barry Lotz, J.D., Ph.D. Director, PGTAA In today’s golf apparel market, too many shirts look like variations of the same template: overly loud graphics, predictable cuts, synthetic-feeling fabrics, and styling that often sacrifices sophistication for trendiness. Then along comes the new SS26 Golf Collection from Ben Sherman, and suddenly, golf fashion feels refreshing again.

Details Category: Inside Golf Published: 2026-06-10 By Dr. Barry Lotz, J.D., Ph.D. Director, PGTAA For years, golfers chasing more distance have faced the same frustrating trade-off: Lighter shafts often produced more clubhead speed, but at the expense of stability, dispersion, and consistency.

Details Category: Inside Golf Published: 2026-06-10 By Dr. Barry Lotz, J.D., Ph.D. Director, PGTAA One of the great misconceptions in putting is the belief that the putter remains constant while the golfer remains inconsistent. In reality, both are dynamic. Your energy changes. Your tempo changes. Your confidence changes. Even your perception of balance and feel changes from round to round.