02/12/2007
- The 2007 PGA Show Wrap-Up – Let's Go Shopping!
Best of the 2007 PGA Show
Twelve hundred and fifty vendors, 500,000 square feet of exhibition space and just 3 days to see it all - a guaranteed mission impossible!
Of all the years attending “The Show”, this was by far the best. There were so many excellent and innovative products, both in hard goods and soft goods, that a whole magazine issue could be devoted to cover all these products. The magnitude of the show and products is simply mind boggling.
TaylorMade, Nike and Callaway took center stage in every category. Their products are so technologically advanced. Yet, there were many of the lesser known companies that also had excellent products.
Technology again was ubiquitous from Ahead clothing to Zelocity Flight monitors and everything else in between, most especially in the use of GPS systems and performance fabrics.
In attending and identifying the best products at a PGA Show, one faces a major hurdle – time to visit and talk with the inventors and sales teams. This year the Show organizers scheduled both a demo day for retailers and club manufacturers, as well as an indoor testing area. Both were extremely well attended.
The Show was alive and the “vibe” was palpable. Top participating golf manufacturers included: adidas, Fairway and Greene, Callaway Golf, Club Car, Full Swing Golf, Nike Golf, Sport-Haley, Orlimar, TaylorMade Golf, Tour Edge, Wilson Golf, Nickent and Yonex, to name just a few.
Upcoming articles will feature specific categories in detail – drivers, irons, shafts, wedges, balls, teaching and training aids, accessories and clothing. This year, to try and present a glimpse of all the fine products exhibited, we have created a Top Product quintuple matrix that sums up the best of the best. | 
Photo by Jim Herity
