Golf Unflitered

(BGT) was designed to help you make more putts by squaring the putter’s face more consistently, lowering excessive vibration and noise at impact. the same man who founded Adams Golf — brings decades of engineering experience to BGT and is confident that putter shaft stability is the answer to an emerging problem in golf equipment. We aren’t measuring ball speed or spin rates, I’m not looking for more distance on putts, and “stability” might be the most subjective descriptor for a product ever. Without the appropriate lab testing equipment to show face angle data, all I can say is that the putter was extremely easy to control thanks to whatever magic the Stability Shaft provided.

We switched things up this week on the podcast as Matt Saternus of PluggedInGolf.com interviews me on his great show, the Plugged In Golf Podcast! Matt and I recall the round we recently played at Medinah Country Club Course Two, specifically the outstanding renovation and restoration of a truly great design. We talk about the Longleaf Tee System that Medinah has incorporated into the design and how we feel this could be the biggest benefit to the game. In Golf on Twitter at @pluggedingolf

The new Wilson Staff C300 driver offers solid performance in an extremely forgiving clubhead. This is achieved by urethane-filled Power Holes on the sole and crown of the clubhead, which “minimize contact between the body and face while providing maximum flex and an expanded sweet spot. The small Wilson Staff shield as a sweet spot target is unneeded — it is positioned directly between the two Power Holes — but does not come across as redundant. The C300 driver didn’t provide incredible distances for me in this test, but the club’s forgiveness and accuracy was by far the highlight.

We discuss news related to Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, and I talk about my own struggles with mental health. Golf has been a saving grace for me in many ways, and serves as a means to overcome anxiety and depression. If you are struggling or having serious thoughts of harming yourself, take the necessary step of calling the National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255. If you know someone who struggles with their mental health and want to learn ways to speak to them about their health, visit MakeItOK.org to learn more.