When one of Dave Kendall’s friends learned that he was one of the new owners of Washtenaw Golf Club in Ypsilanti, he bluntly asked, “At your age, what in the world are you doing buying a golf course?” The good-natured Kendall, well-known as the celebrated golf instructor at Kendall Academy at Miles of Golf, took…
Detailsby Justin Pahl, Club Fitter Mizuno has always been known for their irons. More specifically the way their irons feel. Their irons are played by many tour pros who are “free agents”. These “free agents” don’t have any club contracts so they are free to play what they want. With this said, it’s very flattering…
DetailsBy Dominic Choma, Club Fitter Feel is a word that gets thrown around a lot in the golf industry. A major reason being is that the joy that most golfers derive from the game of golf comes from how the game makes them feel. Golfers love to talk about that one shot they hit a…
Detailsby Dominic Choma, Clubfitter Golf club manufacturers are always looking for ways to make their clubs go farther and be easier to hit. The reason for this is simple: if a golf club goes farther and straighter, more players are going to want to use that club. There are many ways that companies will attempt…
Detailsby Derek Skidmore, Club Fitter The year of 2019 so far has been a very exciting year for driver fittings. With the amount of fittings we have performed this year at Miles of Golf we can honestly say there is no one driver that has truly separated itself from the pack. Callaway believes that it…
DetailsBy Nate Lammers On April 30th 2019, the Miles of Golf staff had the pleasure of listening to Mr. Bob Vokey speak about his history, the wedge, and how it should be properly fit to a player. This was our experience and an in depth description of the Vokey SM7 and how it all came…
DetailsBy Shawn Zawodni, Club Fitter Cobra has been on the leading edge of innovation, and pushing the envelope of what’s acceptedin the equipment industry for a while now. With Lexi Thompson, Ricky Fowler, and BrysonDechambeau leading their tour staff, you can tell they’re targeting a younger, edgier, more openminded group of golfers. It’s no secret…
DetailsMIZUNO ST190 & ST190G Mizuno has always been known for the smooth impact, great feeling, and the clean look of their MP series iron and awesome forgiveness and thin top line of the JPX lineup. They have not always been known for their drivers and metal woods, even though they have always produced a high…
DetailsMiles of Golf: Still Leading the Way in Club Fitting by Terry Moore, Michigan Golfer News ================================================================== So a guy walks into a bar that also doubles as a club fitting center and says, “Give me a beer and a driver that I can hit straighter than mine.” Although Miles of Golf in Ann Arbor…
DetailsThe first thing that comes to mind for most people when they hear the name Srixon is their golf balls. This makes sense, as Srixon has been a leader in the golf ball market for years now, and their golf balls are recognized as some of the best in the game today. The hard part…
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