OPENINGDRIVE
Scott MacLeod , FGM Editorial Director
Publisher/Editor-in-chief
Jeff Bauder
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Associate Publisher
Patricia Bauder
GEAR EFFECT:
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Editorial Director
Scott MacLeod
IS WHAT YOU PLAY WHO YOU ARE?
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Editorial Assistant
Joe McLean
Can you buy a golf game? Well no, not really. But that does not stop us from trying.
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Magazine Design/Layout
I have long progressed from the 1971 Spalding Star-Flites I first used when I took up the game but I am proud to
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say that most of my equipment changes have been for the sake of performance over vanity alone.
Contributors
In all my years playing golf I have always found there to be one constant among my friends as I arrive at the golf
Dean Ryan, Matt Cragg
David Brien
course for those first rounds of the year. There seems to be a tradition of checking out the golf bags to see what
”bit of magic” our fellow golfers may have acquired in the off-season. Golfers look to their equipment with the hope
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that it might just be the gateway to their golfing potential.
Kevin Haime, Gord Percy,
Paul Aitken
It doesn’t always turn out that way but it is certainly fun to try. Manufacturers have gone to great lengths to improve
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the equipment we use so there is no denying that technology has come a long way. It won’t prevent a bad golf
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swing in any way but if it can make us get a little bit more enjoyment out of the sport, then I am all for it. Golf is
supposed to be fun after all.
Chris Meechan - Regional
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Which brings us to this issue, which features our Annual Hot Picks story. There is a bounty of information out there
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these days in regards to golf equipment; the Internet is full of equipment forums and review sites, but we address
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our Hot Picks story slightly differently. The balance of you are not early adopters so often you just need a little
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summary about what equipment is out there for this season. This is where our Hot Picks comes in.
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Within our feature you will find dozens of new products. In no way are we saying these are the best products on
the market – we simply think they are notable enough that all golfers should have a longer look at what they can Flagstick Golf Magazine is published 7 times annu-
offer you. We evaluate thousands of new products and these are the ones that we think are worthy of your
ally, in Spring, May, June, July, August, September &
Fall. The contents of this publication are the property
attention. We hope you can find a “bit of magic” in them for you.
of Bauder Media Group Inc. and may not be repro-
duced without written permission from the publisher.
The opinions expressed by individual columnists are
The clubs you have in your bag, or what you achieve on the golf course, should not define you who you are.
those of the individual and not those of the publisher.
Keep that in mind but don’t let that stop you from putting that new driver into play. Just play and let the rest take
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care of itself. New or old, play what you feel is best for you (and fits, of course).
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I can assure that the clubs you see in my golf bag this year are not the same as the ones that were present when
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I put it away last Fall. That doesn’t make me a bad person...just one who hopes this golf season will be my best 8197 Parkway Road
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