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The Equipment RoomGolf equipment and attire, ranged aisle by aisle

Ranged by aisle and material

An independent review of golf equipment and attire

The room, ranged aisle by aisle

An independent review of golf equipment and attire: gloves, shoes, bags, belts and cloth, ranged by aisle and by material. Nothing is sold here.

14 aisles · 14 entries · ranged by material and use on the course

01-14The aisle index

Every aisle of the room, ranged by what the gear is and where it sits in a bag.

  1. 01

    Gloves

    Cabretta, synthetic and mesh-backed gloves, sized and read by wear.

  2. 02

    Hats & Caps

    Structured caps, visors and buckets, read by brim and sweatband.

  3. 03

    Sunglasses

    Lens tints and frame grip for a round that starts and ends in low light.

  4. 04

    Bags

    Stand, cart, staff and travel bags, weighed and read by cloth.

  5. 05

    Belts

    Leather and web straps, buckled and stitched, clubhouse to course.

  6. 06

    Shirts

    Polos read by collar, placket and the knit underneath.

  7. 07

    Shoes

    Spiked and spikeless shoes, uppers and outsoles, wet morning rules.

  8. 08

    Outerwear

    Rain shells, wind layers and knits, read by membrane and seam.

  9. 09

    Pants

    Twill trousers read by weight, taper and waistband.

  10. 10

    Shorts

    Shorts read by inseam, rise and the pocket a glove rides in.

  11. 11

    Accessories

    Towels, tees and markers, ranged on the small rail.

  12. 12

    Head Covers

    Knit and leather covers, driver to wedge, tagged and shelved.

  13. 13

    Ladies Apparel

    Polos, skorts and layers, read by cut, cloth and sun coverage.

  14. 14

    Men's Apparel

    The parent head: shirts, trousers and layers read as one outfit.

By material

LOGThe ledger

Every entry the review publishes, dated, across the aisles and the materials.

  1. A team travel golf bag lying open on a locker room bench beside a stack of folded towels and a pair of shoes

    · Rubric · College golf

    College golf: the team bag and the travel season

    A semester of vans, dorm rooms and shared practice grounds. The gear college golf actually keeps, and what it replaces.

  2. A golf bag standing open on a clubhouse floor with gloves, tees and a rolled towel laid out beside it in a packing row

    · Rubric · Club championship

    Club championship kit: a weekend packed once

    Thirty six holes in two days. What goes in the bag, what stays in the car, and the spare that saves a round.

  3. A row of five identical team golf caps hanging on a wooden rail above five folded cardigans in the same colour

    · Rubric · Ryder Cup

    Ryder Cup attire, the uniform of the week

    One week where clothing is decided by committee: colours, singles day outfits and the ritual of dressing alike.

  4. A championship locker with two pressed golf shirts on hangers, a cap on the shelf above and polished shoes on the floor below

    · Rubric · Majors

    Major championship gear, read like a rail

    Four days, one wardrobe rulebook. What a major week asks of cloth, collars and shoes.

  5. A care shelf with saddle soap tin, a stiff brush and a damp cloth laid beside a golf shoe and a folded towel

    · Material · Care

    Care by material: hide, weave and membrane

    One shelf of care, three rules. What leather is fed, what mesh is brushed, and why a membrane never meets a radiator.

  6. A brimmed visor and a rolled sun sleeve laid on a wooden bench in hard midday light, sharp shadows falling between them

    · Material · Sun

    Sun protection: cloth first, then lens

    UPF in cloth, sleeves that roll, brims that reach. The round is four hours long and the sun is overhead for three.

  7. A pale polo shirt sleeve stretched between two hands on a workbench, the fine knit structure visible as it returns to shape

    · Material · Performance

    Performance fabrics: movement, moisture and a collar that holds

    What a synthetic knit actually does: carries sweat out, stretches through the swing, and keeps a collar flat.

  8. A macro view of khaki twill cloth with the diagonal weave sharp, a pair of trousers folded behind it on the table

    · Material · Twill

    Twill: the diagonal weave most of the rail hangs on

    Read the diagonal and you have read the trouser, the short and the structured crown of a cap.

  9. A folded cream wool sweater beside two knitted golf head covers on a shelf, ribbed cuffs and stitch patterns in focus

    · Material · Knit

    Knit: mid layers and head covers, one craft

    A mid layer for the cold half of the season, and the covers that ride the bag all year.

  10. Two golf shoe outsoles facing the camera side by side, one with screw in spikes and one patterned with rubber lugs

    · Material · Soles

    Soles and spikes, read from below

    Turn the shoe over and the whole argument is visible: spikes, lugs, and the ground they were shaped for.

  11. A close view of an open glove palm beside the rubber grip of a club resting on a workbench, both lit from one side

    · Material · Grip

    Grip: what a glove palm and a club grip share

    Two surfaces, one job. What a damp hand actually holds, from glove palm to rubber cap.

  12. A rain shell sleeve under a running tap with water beading in droplets, the taped inside seam turned out beside it

    · Material · Waterproof

    Waterproof: membrane, seam and the number on the label

    A membrane stops water, taped seams stop the joints leaking, and only one of the two is printed as a number.

  13. A grey mesh shoe upper held against window light beside a cap with a mesh back panel, the honeycomb weave visible in both

    · Material · Mesh

    Mesh: the ventilation panel, read by weave

    The same open weave in three places: a shoe upper, the back of a cap, the panel under a sleeve.

  14. A leather workbench with a glove laid flat beside a coiled belt strap and a bag shoulder strap, an awl and thread spool between them

    · Material · Leather

    Leather in the bag: gloves, belts and straps

    One hide, three jobs. The glove takes the most handling, the belt the least, and the strap sits in between.

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Leather in the bag: gloves, belts and carry straps

One material across three aisles, and why a glove wears out long before a belt does.

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