Pivot Garage 25-Round Audit | Are the Apex MB Irons Really as Forgiving as They First Appeared? Category: Pivot Garage | Round 3 of 25 The First Round Was Encouraging. The Next Two Added Some Reality. After the first round with the Callaway Apex MB irons, I walked away pretty impressed. For a true muscle…
Pivot Garage 25-Round Audit | Has the Cobra DS-ADAPT X Become the Ultimate Confidence Club? Category: Pivot Garage | Round 20 of 25 Twenty Rounds Later… This Isn’t Leaving the Bag One of the biggest goals of the Pivot Garage 25-Round Audit is separating equipment that’s simply good from equipment that becomes indispensable. Some clubs…
There are golf courses that challenge you. There are golf courses that intimidate you. And then there are golf courses that simply make you smile from the moment you step onto the first tee. Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley Golf Resort is one of those places. By the time our group reached the final morning…
Callaway Apex MB | Round 1 of 25 First Round Complete… And I Already Have One Big Surprise When most golfers hear the words muscle back, the same thoughts usually come to mind. Beautiful. Pure. Demanding. Unforgiving. That’s exactly why I wanted the Callaway Apex MB to enter the Pivot Garage. On paper, these irons…
Pivot Garage 25-Round Audit | Does Better Data Lead to Better Decisions? Category: Pivot Garage | Round 3 of 25 Three Rounds In: The Small Details Matter One of the reasons we created the Pivot Garage 25-Round Audit is because golf products rarely reveal their strengths or weaknesses during the first round. Sometimes the honeymoon…
Pivot Garage 25-Round Audit | Does the Phantom 7.5 Earn a Permanent Spot in the Bag? Category: Pivot Garage | 25-Round Audit Final Review Twenty-five rounds. One putter. One final verdict. One of the core principles behind Pivot Garage is simple: Great golf equipment proves itself over time, not in a launch event, not on…
When golfers plan a trip to Sand Valley Golf Resort, they usually spend months talking about Sand Valley, Mammoth Dunes, The Lido, or Sedge Valley. Rarely does the conversation begin with The Sandbox. It should. Because by the time our trip was over, The Sandbox wasn’t just another round on the itinerary—it had become the…
Can a True Muscle Back Offer Any Forgiveness? Every golfer reaches a point where they ask themselves the same question: “Am I good enough to play blades?” For years, muscle back irons have represented the pinnacle of shot-making. They’re beautiful to look at, rewarding when struck purely, and brutally honest when they aren’t. That’s exactly…
Can a Near Face-Balanced Blade Deliver the Feel of a Scotty with the Stability of a Mallet? The Pivot Garage Promise At Pivot Golf, we don’t believe a putter earns a recommendation after one practice session or a single round. Every club that enters the Pivot Garage is evaluated under our 25-Round Audit, where performance…
Fifteen rounds into the Pivot Garage 25-Round Audit, the Cobra DS-ADAPT X 7 Wood has moved beyond the “impressive newcomer” stage. At Round 5, it was showing flashes of potential. By Round 10, those flashes had turned into repeatable performance. Now, through fifteen rounds, I’m asking a different question: Can I find a reason to…
