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GolfTest USA is the #1 source to get information, test results, reviews and ratings on all golf related products and services from a COMPLETELY independent and unbiased source. We want golf consumers to have the information they need to make informed decisions about their purchases of golf products and services.

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New Testing Facility at Canoa Ranch Golf Club in Green Valley, Arizona
As of January 1, 2008 GolfTest USA had the opportunity to move our test facility to the beautiful Canoa Ranch Golf Club in Green Valley. This move will allow us much more flexibility in our testing schedule. In past years we could only test one or two club categories at a time. We have received many comments (complaints if you prefer) from club companies and golfers alike that we consider reevaluating our testing schedule. By testing one club category at a time we found that many of the test results were old “news” by the time they were posted and no longer of use to golfers trying to figure out what new clubs would be best for them. We are now able to run testing regimens on all club categories concurrently. Club companies can now send us their clubs for testing when they are ready (instead of when GolfTest USA is ready) to introduce their new clubs so golfers can see the results of our independent golfer testing. In the past club models were on the shelves for 2 or 3 years but now that cycle has changed to ever year. We feel our new testing schedule will help us stay ahead of the curve and keep our test results relevant to the more than 2 million golfers worldwide who rely on our test results to help them make their decisions on which clubs would be right for them.

The Canoa Ranch practice area has a large expansive putting green, varied short game scenarios and a wide deep driving range. By being located in the Green Valley area we can draw from a pool of over 20,000 golfers from all age groups and demographics. In the winter months golfers from all over the country and world vacation here to play the many beautiful, challenging and reasonably priced (even in winter) golf courses located within 20 miles for Green Valley. Just a few miles down the road is the famous Tubac Country Club where Tin Cup, one of the most popular golf films of all time was filmed. Twenty miles to the north is Tucson, which has several of the top rated courses in the US.

More info on Canoa Ranch Golf Club!!!
The Canoa Ranch Golf Club (www.canoaranchgolfcourse.com) is one of the most scenic courses in the country. If you are fortunate enough to be able to play here be sure to bring your camera as each hole offers awesome views of the mountains and the desert. It is surrounded by three different mountain ranges and is cut in a series of arroyos that cause each hole to have its own unique look and feel. Many of the holes have daunting elevation changes. It is a par 70 that has 6 par threes. Only the brave and most skilled players should consider playing from the tips as the par 3’s are some of the most difficult found anywhere. Canoa Ranch brings new meaning to the term “target” golf. Any golfer who walks away with a score of 90 or less can indeed be proud of good day of golf. For the less challenged playing the course from the forward tees will decrease one’s frustration to a reasonable level.

Canoa Ranch has a sister course just a few miles away called Torres Blancas Golf Club. It is more subdued and forgiving than Canoa Ranch but still offers an enjoyable and challenging day of golf for all skill levels.

Unlike some other testing organizations we do not accept any advertising revenue from any of our clients. Thus we are able to remain completely independent and unbiased.

NEW GolfTest USA Promotion
This month’s promo will have three lucky winners. Each of the three winners will receive a set (3 clubs) of the new Bobby Jones Hybrids designed by one of the best club designers in the golf industry, Jesse Ortiz. Each of the winners will get to pick the lofts they want along with the flex of the shafts. Jesse will personally insure that the hybrids will be custom built for each winner. In just two short years these clubs have become one of the most popular hybrids around. Our testers have found them to be easy to hit long and straight from any lie. To find out more about the NEW Bobby Jones clubs go to http://www.bobbyjonesgolf.net.

Click here to have a chance to win a set of the NEW Bobby Jones Hybrids.

New GolfTest USA Lead Test Administrator!!!!
GolfTest USA is pleased to announce that Bob Barrette has been added to our testing staff. Bob has been appointed to the position of Lead Test Administrator. He has vast experience in golf starting with almost 20 years as a professional custom club builder. He is an accomplished amateur golfer having won several club championships and amateur golf tournaments. Bob knows golf inside and out and is an astute student of the game. Along with his many other duties Bob will be conducting the preliminary screening evaluations of the many golf training aids and accessories we receive to determine which ones are worthy of further testing. GolfTest USA is very fortunate to have someone of Bob’s stature and experience on our staff.

Digital Golf Partnership with GolfTest USA in 2007 was a HUGE Success!!!!!
At the beginning of 2007 Digital Golf (www.DigitalGolf.tv) announced a strategic partnership with GolfTest USA that combined top-quality testing results of golf products compiled by GolfTest USA with exclusive video product demonstrations available on the Digital Golf Website. The popularity of YouTube and other online video Websites continued to grow in the marketplace. Over 123 million Americans viewed online video at least once a month in 2007, Digital Golf is pleased to continue to provide our users and new users with video of innovative golf products combined with GolfTest USA's coveted testing results," says Scott Walker, President & CEO of Digital Golf.

Digital Golf is the premier online video source for golfers on the Web delivering exclusive content on golf courses, equipment and instruction, and provides an innovative platform for golfers to communicate and interact with players of all skill levels. Since its official launch in March 2006, Digital Golf has quickly emerged as the fastest growing interactive and online video Website for golfers.

GolfTest USA is the leading source in the golf industry in providing the most comprehensive information, test results, reviews and ratings on all golf related products and services available in the market by compiling independent and unbiased information for golfers. "We want golf consumers to have the information they need to make informed decisions about their purchases of golf products and services," says Wayne Williams, Founder & President of GolfTest USA.

Every product tested by GolfTest USA will be featured on the Digital Golf Equipment section (http://www.digitalgolf.tv/equipment) utilizing the Digital Golf patent-pending Interactive Viewing System (IVS) which allows a golfer to navigate a cursor over the product for detailed information and provides a streaming video product demonstration that gives the golfer a better look at the product in action.

"Since GolfTest USA is considered the Consumer Reports of the golf industry, the partnership is a natural fit for Digital Golf. We share the same philosophy of providing golfers with the best information on quality products that will help make informed buying decisions and that will help get more enjoyment out of the game," says Scott Walker.

About Digital Golf: Digital Golf was founded by two Stanford University alumni with the mission of serving as the premier online video source for golfers on the Web by delivering exclusive content on golf courses, equipment and instruction, and providing an innovative platform for golfers to communicate and interact with players of all skill levels. Users in more than 75 countries have viewed Digital Golf content to date.

GolfTest USA has received many comments and compliments from golf companies expressing how pleased they are to have their golf equipment tested at GolfTest USA and then a video made by Digital Golf. Golfers are able to see and hear first hand about the features and benefits of the equipment from a truly independent source which lends a great deal of credibility and validity to the claims made by each golf equipment company.
GolfTest USA has been very pleased with our partnership with Digital Golf and look forward to an even more productive year in 2008.

The GolfTest USA "Seal of Excellence"

Over the past several years GolfTest USA has had golfers evaluate many different golf products. We have created the GolfTest USA Seal Of Excellence and will be awarding it to select golf products that have undergone our testing regimen. To be awarded the GolfTest USA Seal of Excellence a golf product must be tested and reviewed by our staff of golf testers and be judged to be of superior quality, value and performance.

GolfTest USA believes that having a golf product tested and rated by real golfers in an independent and unbiased format will help golf consumers determine which golf products would be right for them. A golfer considering purchasing a golf product that has been awarded the GolfTest USA Seal Of Excellence can feel confident that it will be a quality product.