Reviews

Mizuno JPX-800 Irons – First Look

By John Duval
Mizuno JPX-800 Irons

Mizuno Golf has long been known as a leader in forged clubs. Their forged blades have been very popular with low handicap players for many years and not many other companies can compete with the quality and feel of Mizuno irons. Recently, Mizuno has started to become a more attractive option for the mid to… »

Kikkor Golf Shoes

By John Duval
Kikkor Golf Eppik 2.0 Blue Swede on Green

Late in 2008, 25 year old James Lepp and some of his friends came up with the concept for a new type of golf shoe company called Kikkor Golf. The idea was to deliver a golf shoe for the younger crowd (or young at heart) that didn’t fit the mold of the typical adult golf… »

Tour Striker – Review

By John Duval
Tour Striker

Here at intothegrain.com, we get plenty of training aids and swing gadgets to try out. Some of them work great, and others… not so much. When I first saw the ads for the Tour Striker I thought it would be just like many golf training aids that claim to fix your swing, so I paid… »

Miura K Grind Wedge Review

By John Duval
Miura K-Grind Wedge

Not too long ago, I had the great pleasure of taking Miura Golf’s 1957 Special Edition small blades for a demo. I came out very impressed, but not surprised. Katsuhiro Miura is known as one of golf’s most skilled craftsmen, and his high-quality forged clubs reflect that. The feel and workability of his forged blades… »

Nike Lunar Control Golf Shoes – 2011 Masters Special Edition

By John Duval
Nike Lunar Control Golf Shoe - 2011 Masters Special Edition

At the start of 2011, Nike Golf debuted their new Lunar Control golf shoe. Their aim with this shoe was to combine some of the elements of lightweight shoes with those of more expensive premium high performance shoes. In order to achieve the combination that creates the essence of athletic golf, Nike Golf collaborated with… »

Gadget Guide – Spring 2011

By John Duval

The golf industry is huge. The sheer amount of companies and products that are marketed to golfers never ceases to amaze me. Many small companies and start-ups cannot afford to advertise, so they rely on social media and bloggers like yours truly to spread the word about their products.Ā Part of the reason this website exists… »

Miura Series 1957 Special Edition Small Blades – A Love Story

By John Duval
Miura Series 1957 Small Blade

Many purists and low handicap golfers prefer the feel and shot shaping control of a forged blade iron. When it comes to forged blades there are only a handful of manufacturers out there that really get it right. Any club company can forge a blade and sell it, but very few make a club that… »

Asher Gloves Review

By John Duval
Asher Golf - "Birdy"

Golf gloves and other accessories like tees and ball markers don’t excite me very much. I recently reviewed some golf tees from Evolve Golf, and while the product was very good and I recommend them, it was hard to get excited about reviewing such a product. Normally I would feel the same way about gloves…. »

TaylorMade Introduces Three New Forged Iron Models

By John Duval
TaylorMade Introduces Three New Models of Forged Tour Preferred Irons

TaylorMade Golf has re-imagined and redefined the forged iron with the introduction of three new and distinctly different models: TPMB (Tour PreferredĀ® Muscleback), TPMC (Tour Preferred Muscle Cavity) and TPCB (Tour Preferred Cavityback). The sophisticated design of each of the three new models incorporates specific features and technologies developed to promote improved superior performance. Created… »

Epoch Performance Tees Review

By John Duval
Evolve Golf Epoch Tees

When it comes to the little peg you stick in the ground to hold your golf ball, there are basically two factors that are important to me. Does the ball fall off? Can I find that damn thing after hitting the ball? That’s it. Being a blogger I get to go to industry shows and… »

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