Articles by Matt Holbrook

Golfband Training Aid - Feature Review

Matt Holbrook takes a look at the simple, but highly effective Golfband training aid....

Tour Tweets of the Week #2nd Dec 2012

Matt's fun and off topic look at what the Tour players are talking about this week.

Wilson Staff DXi Superlight Driver Review

Wilson introduced the DXi Superlight driver earlier this year as part of an extensive 2012 golf range to help golfer of all abilities improve their game.  Already playing the Wilson Staff Ci11 irons along with Wilson wedges I was keen to see how the Driver stacked up against my only none Wilson club in my current bag.

Golf Buddy Voice Review

The Golf Buddy Voice launched earlier this year and made a great impact offering something different in the fast growing Golf GPS market. Having not really used a GPS device before and especially one that talked I was very eager to test out this product.

McIlroy v Donald - Race to Dubai Final

So we head into the final round of the Race to Dubai season tomorrow and you couldn’t have scripted it any better. Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald share the lead and will head out in the last pairing tomorrow. Golfshake takes a look at the head to head stats..

Player of the Year Contenders - European and PGA Tour

I think everyone would agree that winning his 2nd major, 2 FedEx cup wins plus winning both money lists and being world number 1, Rory McIlroy has probably done enough to ensure he will be named as player of the year – probably on both tours.  But what about the other potential contenders that may have been overshadowed by the Irish mans brilliance ?

Tour Tweets of the Week #17th Nov 2012

Matt's fun and off topic look at what the Tour players are talking about this week.

Golf TV - The Future?

So I sat down to watch the start of the Golf Grand Slam event in Bermuda. Set my sky to auto change to Sky Sports 3 for its scheduled 9pm start and to my shock when the channel changed what I found wasn't the golf. In fact it was....

Tour Tweets of the Week #26th Oct 2012

A fun and off topic look at what the Tour players are talking about this week.

Feature Review: Son Antem

The Marriott Son Antem Golf Resort & Spa is the perfect location for golfers and non golfers visiting Mallora. Offering 2 golf courses, excellent golf facilities and the perfect retreat to relax and be pampered.

Thumb Caddy Grip Aid

The Thumb Caddy is a new, unique and quirky training aid fresh to the market in 2012 designed to help improve your grip.

Weekly Twitter round up #12th Oct 2012

Weekly Twitter round up.  See what the pros have been saying on twitter over the last 7 days.

Team Europe - Players Review

Matt takes a look at the European Team and offers is review and ratings for each of the players.  Do you think he his right ?

Interview - Why Did You Decide to Become a Caddy?

Many of you may have read my interview with European Tour caddy Richard Logue.  As a follow up to this I was given the chance to speak with Matt Middleton, who you probably wouldn't have heard of.

Parallel Clothing

If you want to be the envy of your playing partners then make your next stop Parallel Clothing.

Caddy Interview - Richard Logue

Recently Golfshake.com writer Matt Holbrook got the chance to catch up and have a chat with Richard Logue  who is currently caddy for James Morrison on the European Tour, and has been for the past 18 months.

Review: The 15th Club - Golf Training Aid

The 15th Club is new to the golf market for 2012. The simple, versatile, lightweight affordable training aid/warm up tool is perfectly designed to fit into any golfers bag.

Feature: Playing My First Competitive Game

So I'm sure many have been in this situation, for me it may have taken longer than usual 3 years in fact due to not being a club member, to play in your first competitive round of golf.

Feature Review - GoKart Golf Trolley

Golfshake recently featured some of the electric golf trolley's on the market and following on from this I got the opportunity to check out the standard speed control electric trolley from GoKart.

Groove Fix Stylish Golf Accessories

GrooveFix are taking Golfing accessories to a different level with their unique design and quality finish making them a must for any golfer.

Feature Review - GOTtheVibe

GOTtheVibe is an innovative patented damper device fitted into the shaft of any putter developed by Dave Hicks Putting (DHP).  The GOTtheVibe works by reducing vibrations in the putter head increasing the size of the sweet spot and dramatically increasing feel which results in improved confidence, accuracy and distance control and has been known to save up to 5 putts strokes in a round.