Tag: Tour Van

  • Win The Ultimate Fitting Experience On The TaylorMade Tour Van

    TaylorMade is having a contest! If you want a chance to receive a full fitting experience for you and three of your friends, just register your products and enter the contest using the link below.

    Our Next Tour Stop: Your House

    TaylorMade staff will pick you up in the TaylorMade Tour Van, drive you to your local golf course to show off, and build you a full set of clubs to your specs. I’ve had a chance to hit most of their latest offerings and I can tell you that TaylorMade is one of the few companies out there that made top line equipment for every spot in your bag. I just put their R11 TP 3-wood in the bag and it’s pretty darn good. The R11 driver is one of the hottest sellers on the market, and the xFT wedges have been around for a while and probably don’t get their fair share of attention in the very competitive wedge market. Check out the video below and register for your chance to win!

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  • Inside the Cleveland Tour Van!

    WEB_DIS_0120I visited the driving range and putting green yesterday at Disney’s Palm and Magnolia courses to snap some pictures and peer into a few golf bags to see what’s new and hot out on tour. The resort is hosting the tour’s final event – the Children’s Miracle Network Classic. I also stopped by the Cleveland Tour Van to snoop around a bit. Cleveland has been very generous in sending us clubs to test out and has granted me a level of access to their products that is normally reserved for tour players and staff and the benefit is passed on to our readers! Let’s take a rare look inside the tour van and see what’s going on…

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    The Cleveland tour van is equipped with everything one would need to build and repair clubs, including a bending machine, grinders and gripping station and much more. The trailer is shows up early in the week and leaves before the first round on Thursday. While on site, it is powered by a generator, and along with the other manufacturer’s vans combines to make the area smell like a bus station.

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    In the photo below, you can see a small sample of the clubs they have to build for their tour players. On the far left is the new Launcher DST Tour driver, which has garnered lots of attention and buzz, and several Cleveland staff players have already switched. The next two clubs are tour-only versions of the new CG15 Wedges which differ from the consumer level product in two main ways: The tour wedge has the new USGA conforming grooves, and it has a raw finish which will rust over time rather than the chrome finish. For a closer view, visit the photo gallery. On the far right is a similar tour-only wedge with raw finish, but it’s the popular GC14 model.


    WEB_DIS_0119 The photo at the right shows an open drawer filled with wedge heads of different models and lofts. There is something for everyone, and if not, the bending machine can be used to quickly make adjustments. The staff in the tour van can assemble a playable wedge in a matter of minutes, and the fast set epoxy they use sets fully in about an hour. There are several other drawers like this one that hold iron heads also. The CG7 Tour heads I saw are similar to the current offerings available to the public, but they have a different color scheme and smaller blade profile combined with less offset and a thinner top line, and of course the new USGA conforming grooves. Check out the pic of the CG7 Tour irons from the bag of PGA Tour star and major winner David Toms below: [caption id="attachment_1077" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="CG7 Tour irons in the bag of David Toms"]WEB_DIS_0100[/caption] I want to quickly disclose that intothegrain.com is in no way affiliated with or being paid to promote Cleveland/Srixon Golf and its products. We strive to provide unbiased and accurate information and reviews, and we always send back all the demo clubs we receive, as required by the manufacturers.

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  • Photo Gallery & WITB @ Disney!

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    Rickie Fowler practices at the range

    This week at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, the PGA Tour season comes to an end with the Children’s Miracle Network Classic. There are many good stories to tell this week, like David Duval sitting at 125th on the money list, trying to keep his playing privileges. There is also the story of Rickie Fowler, fresh off his near miss in the desert, needing a good week to wrap up his tour card for 2010 without having to go through Q-School in December. Several pros took a few seconds when walking by to check out the former amateur sensation and his swing. Seems many players wanted to see what all the fuss was about. For many, this week is the last chance to salvage a season or cash in a large check. Kevin Streelman holds a two stroke lead in the Kodak Challenge, and if he can hold on to win he will pocket one million in cash for his trouble.


    I visited the driving range and putting green at Disney's Palm and Magnolia courses to snap some pictures and peer into a few golf bags to see what's new and hot out on tour. I also stopped by the Cleveland Tour Van to snoop around a bit. Those of you who frequent this site will notice several articles on Cleveland products, and you will soon see many more. Cleveland has been very generous in sending us clubs to test out and has granted me a level of access to their products that is normally reserved for tour players and staff. I feel it's necessary therefore that I disclose that intothegrain.com is in no way affiliated with or being paid to promote Cleveland Golf and it's products. We strive to provide unbiased and accurate information and reviews, and we've invited several companies to participate. Once they agree to send us equipment to review, you can be sure we'll post it! Now - on to the pictures!

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