TaylorMade unleashes Zero Torque putter on domestic market
It's designed to give golfers of all abilities increased stability and consistency on the greens through its high moment of inertia (MOI) design that utilises multi-material construction, onset hosel configuration, extreme perimeter weighting and precise centre of gravity (CG) placement, said director of Product Category, Product Creation Andrew Oldknow.
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The Star
28-06-2025
- The Star
TaylorMade unleashes Zero Torque putter on domestic market
TAYLORMADE Golf have added a new Spider to their family of putters – the Zero Torque (ZT). It's designed to give golfers of all abilities increased stability and consistency on the greens through its high moment of inertia (MOI) design that utilises multi-material construction, onset hosel configuration, extreme perimeter weighting and precise centre of gravity (CG) placement, said director of Product Category, Product Creation Andrew Oldknow.
The Star
14-06-2025
- The Star
Timeless tradition meets modern technolgy in new mini driver
The all-new R7 Quad Mini driver is now locally available. TAYLORMADE Golf have introduced their all-new R7 Quad Mini driver. Inspired by one of the most popular drivers in the company's history, the R7 (and R7 SuperQuad), the R7 Quad Mini driver pays homage to what's come before, while creating its own modern identity in the same breath. 'The R7 Quad Mini driver is one of those projects that got everyone excited from the initial concept, and being able to bring back one of the most iconic clubs in TaylorMade history – the R7 driver – was a dream come true,' said TaylorMade product manager Product Creation Chandler Carr. 'We couldn't be more excited to continue setting the pace in the mini driver category. 'We recognised the popularity of mini drivers both on the PGA Tour and for amateurs and wanted to further push the envelope of what's possible in terms of both tech and performance,' added Carr. 'To do so, we looked back on what's worked in the past and found inspiration from the R7 driver.' Released in 2004, the R7 was one of the most popular drivers in the game and captured over 30 wins worldwide, including the 2004 US Open. The R7 driver was also the first driver to incorporate TaylorMade's Movable Weight Technology, which influenced the way the industry thought about adjustability. The R7 Quad Mini driver incorporates that same technology, allowing golfers to dial in spin, distance, trajectory and shot shape with precise centre of gravity (CG) placement. The Quad Weighting System includes two 13g and two 4g weights with two ports at the back of the clubhead, and one each on the toe and heel. 'By moving weight and CG towards the front of the club, golfers experience a penetrating ball flight that's ideal for maximising distance,' said Carr. 'Conversely, golfers find enhanced control and ease of use from the deck by placing more weight in the back of the club and moving the CG in that direction.' 'Additional weights can also be purchased for an even greater range of adjustability. A key element in designing the R7 Quad Mini driver was minimising mass in the top of the head. 'The incorporation of a satin Infinity Carbon Crown allowed our engineers to not only save weight but relocate it to other parts of the head where it's used more efficiently,' added Carr. 'Visually, the Infinity Carbon Crown presents a clean, elegant profile that inspires confidence in the playing position.' The R7 Quad Mini driver is available in 11.5° and 13.5° lofts. The lie angle is 57°, the head measures 305cc and the length is 43.75 inches. for more information follow @TaylorMadeGolfMalaysia on Facebook and Instagram, and for upcoming demo events, product highlights and more. The R7 Quad Mini driver is now locally available nationwide and comes with a price tag of RM3,000 a piece.
The Star
11-05-2025
- The Star
Singapore inventor builds lightsabers, web-shooters in bedroom; sells movie gadgets to over 1,000 customers
With a 3D printer, LED strips, and thread, content creator Jacob Uy built fully-working replicas of movie gadgets like a web-shooter and a lightsaber. - ST SINGAPORE: Lightsabers and web-shooters have long been in the realms of science fiction, but 25-year-old inventor Jacob Uy has turned these ideas into reality on a workbench in his bedroom. With a 3D printer, light-emitting diode (LED) strips, some thread and a vivid imagination, the Singaporean has built fully working replicas of iconic movie gadgets: a Spider-Man-style web-shooter that launches a retractable cord, and a lightsaber that extends and retracts. Uy's bedroom desk – cluttered with cables, cutters, soldering tools and dismantled parts from earlier prototypes – is where the magic has been taking shape over the last six years. He is now working on the sixth iteration of the lightsaber prototype, a project that started three years ago. With each upgrade, the lightsaber prototypes have become sturdier, more compact and retract faster to more closely resemble its look and feel in the films. He uses a magician's cane – a narrow spring-steel strip that folds into a lightsaber hilt and extends out to full length within three seconds using a small motor. The cane is lined with ultra-bright teal LED strips, which fold and extend with the retracting cane to create the look of Cal Kestis' lightsaber from the Star Wars video games. Uy's homemade lightsaber goes beyond most toys found on department store shelves. The usual versions are plastic cylinders that collapse into the hilt, and the sturdier replicas used by lightsaber martial-arts enthusiasts do not retract at all. Work on the lightsaber started as a passion project among movie geeks whom Uy met in Olin College in Needham, Massachusetts, in 2022. They responded to his e-mail calling for peers in the engineering school to work with him to build a real-life lightsaber. Uy, a movie fanatic since his childhood, said building a lightsaber was 'a dream come true'. He has long built movie-inspired gadgets and structures out of Lego as a child, and takes inspiration from his favourite movie characters, who have all been inventors of sorts. Uy said: 'Spider-Man makes his own web-shooters. Tony Stark builds his own suit, and even Luke Skywalker built his own lightsaber... You can describe engineering in many different ways, but for me, engineering is the bridge between science fiction and reality.' Also on his workbench is a Spider-Man inspired web-shooter. The watch-sized gadget houses a cartridge holding a spring-loaded thread that launches up to 3m when a string is pulled to release its stopper. A magnet fastened to the end of the string attaches to magnetic surfaces, allowing users to channel their inner Spidey and yank items towards them. Uy said he is working on a refined version of the web-shooter with a mechanism to retract the string, saving users the trouble of coiling it into the cartridge. A 2018 video of his early web-shooter prototype drew roughly 41 million views, launching Uy's career as a full-time content creator. Topping 300,000 subscribers, his channel supplies most of the income for his company, HeroTech, which he has since registered in Singapore. Aware of copyright issues, Uy is mindful of what he lists for sale. Over the past six years, more than 1,000 customers have purchased versions of the US$349 (S$450) thread-shooter – one of the few prototypes he lists for sale as it is unlikely to infringe copyright. 'There's no copyright over things that shoot out string,' he said. But he is more careful with the lightsaber, which he is not planning to sell for now. Uy said he identifies first and foremost as a YouTube content creator, who makes videos about how sci-fi gadgets can be brought to life safely. Earnings from the thread-shooter are channelled back into keeping his company afloat and on materials to improve upon his prototypes. Soon, he plans to hire engineering interns to assist with building more gadgets. 'HeroTech's main thing is about making these designs and sharing the process on social media so that other people can learn from it,' said Uy. - The Straits Times/ANN
