The best players don't need to announce their arrival. Keep your talents understated and under wraps with the Aruliden Paddle Case. Made by hand in Canada from supple black English Bridle leather, it's the ideal carrier for the paddle of a man whose game speaks volumes without him saying a word.
They might not be household names like Federer or the Williams sisters, but the accomplishments of brothers Bob and Mike Bryan are no less impressive. The all-time leaders in professional doubles games, matches, tournaments, and Grand Slams won, they're teaming with longtime sponsor Prince to give you a chance to hit the same racket they use in competition. The Prince Bryan Bros Edition Tennis Racket has a vintage vibe to it, with a clean 95 square inch head, a little more heft than many modern frames, and a simple brown leather grip. Limited to just 999 examples, it comes with an old-school leather case.
Snowshoes. Splitboards. Cross country skis. They all have their drawbacks when heading into the backcountry. Drift Boards borrow elements from each to give you the best way to reach remote powder. Handmade in the USA from lightweight carbon fiber — each pair weighs less than four pounds — they have steep nose ramps and built-in skins to help with both traction and gliding. The aluminum bindings work with any boots you choose, the riser bars offer two height options, and the stainless steel hardware ensures they'll hold up year after year.
DT's original Smart Putter was more of a training tool than a club you'd put in the bag, with a built-in surface level meant to help you read the greens. The new DT Premium Putter removes the level but leaves the solid feel intact. Its high-grade stainless steel head features a large opening that helps with balance and makes alignment a little easier, while the rubber grip provides secure handling even in less-than-ideal conditions. It's available for both right- and left-handed players and arrives with an embroidered leather head cover.
With a clever name and striking angular form, the Mackenrow Ping Pong Table encourages you to move your matches from the game room to your main living space. Crafted by San Luis Obispo's Jory Brigham Design, the regulation-sized table is made primarily from Walnut, including the base, net hardware, and playing surface. It's finished with brass inlay, an orange side accent strip, and Danish weave netting.
Often "bespoke" is just shorthand for "fancy and expensive." In the case of Franco Snowshapes Snowboards, its real meaning applies. As part of their Ride + Shape Experience, you'll spend a couple of days riding with company founder Mikey Franco, who will observe and learn your style. You'll then spend the next few days with him as he selects the wood mix, flex, and shape for your board, all culminating in two days of enjoying your new ride on the pristine powder of Jackson Hole.
Inspired by classic Viking longships, the Forge Drakkar Skateboard is a rugged yet refined take on a traditional longboard. The main deck is built from black walnut, with the edges left rough and high-end hardware underneath. A piece of hand-sculpted brass on one end provides a finishing touch, and thanks to a collaboration with Crucible New York, also supports a small company of Ghanese artisans. Limited to just 100 pieces.
When Casper entered the mattress market a few years ago, they changed the mattress industry. And now, after 30 engineering improvements and nearly half a million happy customers, the Casper mattress is more breathable and comfortable than ever. Each mattress is made of multiple layers of foam, including one for support and pressure relief, and one to make sure you sleep cool and comfortable. It's all wrapped up in a durable woven cover, and shipped right to your door in a box that's easy to maneuver into even the smallest homes or apartments. You get 100 nights to try it out and can return it for free if you're not satisfied.
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Available in four different lengths, the HYLETE verge II short is the next best thing to custom tailored performance apparel. Inseams range from long to the shorter quad-cut allowing you to choose your perfect length. Each pair is made from the same flex-woven fabric, providing a lightweight, sweat-wicking barrier, while flex-knit panels stretch to accommodate your range of motion. They are finished off with a waistband that has a 4" stretch, two-way drawstring, and zippered side pockets to keep valuables in your pockets. Additional colors available.
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The worst four-letter word you can utter on a golf course isn't even a curse word: it's "yips." These involuntary tremors and spasms just before impact can destroy your putting stroke seemingly overnight. The Tyche T1 Golf Training Tool is designed to defeat them. It consists of a base unit, shaft-mounted sensor, and virtual coaching app, all of which work together to help you regain your stroke. The base unit lets you perform various exercises to regain lost feeling, unlearn bad behaviors, and build back your confidence. All the while it's analyzing data from both the club sensor and an optoelectronic sensor in the base to figure out just what you need to get your game back.
From the basketball courts of 1997 to the courses of today comes the Air Jordan 13 Golf Shoe. Based on the classic Tinker Hatfield design with its signature cat's paw outsole, this updated take keeps the high-top silhouette but adds articulated plastic spikes for stable footing, a full-length Lunarlon midsole for comfort, and a waterproof upper for protection in wet conditions. Available in white with black or red accents starting May 19.
After lending their design expertise to the world of indoor table games with their beautiful ping pong, pool, and foosball tables, Adriano Design is ready to tackle home exercise equipment. The Fuoripista Exercise Bike is the fruit of their labor and is a piece that would look more comfortable in a museum than it would in a gym. Constructed using wood, glass, and polished chrome, it also includes a stand for your tablet to track rides or entertain during a workout. The bike's first destination is SaloneSatellite: an event that showcases work from some of the best young designers in the world.
The result of a collaboration between the high-end ski maker and tire manufacturer, Blossom x Pirelli Rubber-Infused Skis promise reduced vibrations and thus improved performance. Pirelli engineers, working alongside Blossom craftspeople at their Val Chiavenna workshops, worked to incorporate a layer of rubber alongside the various materials used in the skis' sandwich construction. The result is up to a 60 percent reduction in vibrations from the piste to the ski, leading to faster times and a more comfortable ride down the slope. Available in seven colors and limited to just 110 pairs each, one for every year Pirelli Motorsport has been in operation.
Bushnell's slope technology is great for getting a more accurate read on how far you need to hit the ball. Unfortunately, it's not always legal for tournament play. The Bushnell Pro X2 Rangefinder makes it easy to swap between compensated and standard measurements with a side-mounted switch. It also has faster acquisition, Jolt technology that vibrates to let you know you're locked onto the pin, 6x magnification, and readings down to a tenth of a yard, or so close you have no one but yourself to blame for not hitting it pin-high.
The product of a collaboration between surfing legend Bob McTavish and pro Harrison Roach, the Deus Ex Machina Sherpa Surfboard is designed to be a do-it-all board suited to any conditions. It mixes elements from many classic board designs, including a hint of concave on the nose, a semi pointed outline, and a pair of baby side bite fins to allow for added stability in the mid-length, subtle diamond-shaped tail. The result is a board that can ride the tube, generate and carry speed, turn on a dime, and keeps you from needing to lug around a full bag of different boards. Available in five different lengths to suit your size and style.
If you're serious about skiing, you know how important the right pair of skis is for your next trip down a Black Diamond slope. Wagner Custom Skis are made to line up with your exact skiing needs, using an algorithm that takes into account height, weight, and ski preferences from a consultation. They take that information and choose the best materials to produce your skis, which typically are finished in two to three weeks. Then, they use a design-and-build process that blends 21st-century technology with old-world craftsmanship. The result is the best pair of skis you've ever had, with improved balance, comfort, control, power, and efficiency.
One of Nike's most iconic silhouettes comes to the course for the first time with the Air Jordan 1 Golf Shoe. The waterproof leather and textile upper performs in less than ideal conditions, and six rubber and TPU spikes combine with a Free-inspired flexible outsole to ensure stable footing on any surface. Available in two classic colorways.
We heard there's a big game this weekend. So we went to our friend Paul Cunningham at Leather Head to see if he could build us something special — something like a high-quality all-black football that would both stand out on the field and look beautiful on a shelf. For our Leather Head x Uncrate Football, we decided on our signature shrunken bison leather, which has a natural texture and ages beautifully. Like all of Leather Head's made-in-the-USA footballs, it's perfectly sized for mere-mortal-hands and impromptu backyard games. Available in extremely limited quantities.
This is not the type of pendant lighting you get at the local hardware or big box home store. The stainless steel pendant is sourced in the Midwest and powder coated, then added to Conway Electric's signature braided cloth cord with the addition of an in-line rocker switch for easy usage. It can be plugged directly in to a three-prong outlet or hardwired for more serious integrations. A standard medium base allows for bulbs, including LED, of up to 70 watts. With 12-feet of cord to play with, add it to the workshop to instantly have the most sophisticated and moveable lighting source to find tools or put extra light on a project. Available in solid black or ACDC white and a two-tone cord.
When Nike announced it was no longer making golf clubs, one of the first questions people had concerned what Tiger Woods would use instead. Now we have our answer. Starting this week, Tiger will join thousands of golfers around the world by adding the #1 selling TaylorMade M2 Driver to his bag. The 2017 model offers several improvements over last year's, including a Geocoustic design that has a sunken sole made from 9-1-1 Titanium. The move freed up extra volume, which was then used to make the head and face larger, making the club look and feel more forgiving. The design also results in a fantastic sound, and the newly-designed, more flexible Speed Pocket ensures performance, whether you're a 14-time major winner or an occasional winner of your weekly skins game.
Rolling a ball with your hand is generally more accurate than hitting it with a board. It's a simple observation, but one that the Odyssey O-Works Microhinge Putter applies to golf for the first time. Its special insert is covered with tiny hinges that flex and rebound independently, sending the ball on a smooth roll just like an army of tiny hands. Behind it sits a layer of soft thermoplastic elastomer for outstanding feel, and the bottom is home to two weights that help keep your stroke on line. Available in four blade models, as well as four mallets.
Long name, long drives. The Callaway Great Big Bertha Epic Driver is the company's newest flagship, using clever technology to improve performance. During impact, a typical wood's crown bulges upwards while the sole moves downwards. The Epic and its Tour-ready Epic Sub Zero counterpart use a pair of parallel bars — dubbed Jailbreak Technology — to keep these pieces from flexing, instead transferring that energy to the face for faster ball speeds, added distance, and lower scores.
Contrary to what the salesman at your local pro shop would have you believe, the hardest part of putting isn't finding the right putter. It's learning to read the greens. The DT Smart Putter helps you do exactly that. It has a surface level built right into the hand-molded stainless steel head that helps you get an immediate read on even the most severe slopes, teaching you where to hit the ball so that when you step out on the course for real, you'll be ready.
The Reigning Champ One For One Soccer Ball looks great, with a mostly black design that's far preferable to white-and-black affairs. Yet it's what happens after you buy it that makes it special. For every one you buy, the company donates another one to a community sports program somewhere in North America. As for the ball itself, it's a regulation size 5, with a traditional 32-panel design, and arrives in a mesh carrying bag.
Unless you have expensive pro-level hardware, you're probably not getting as much out of your pitching sessions as you could. The Strike Smart Baseball gives you access to a wide variety of stats using nothing more than some sensors tucked inside the ball. With a full-grain leather cover and the exact same size, weight, and number of stitches as an official MLB ball, it feels just like any other. But when you throw it, it collects metrics like speed, spin rate, location, and rotation axis, then uses all this to give you a 3D trajectory of each pitch. It charges wirelessly, connects over Bluetooth, and lasts up to 12 hours per charge, so your arm will wear out long before it does.
We know how important it is to wear a helmet while biking, but most are ugly, cumbersome, and uncomfortable. As a result, your helmet often gets left at home instead of keeping you protected. The folks at Thousand Bike Helmet have created a helmet you'll actually want to wear, featuring two sets of interior padding for a custom fit, a great looking rubberized matte finish, and eco-friendly leather fit straps with a magnetic lock. But what might be most impressive is the PopLock technology and their bike thief guarantee. When you leave your helmet behind, just pop the top and lock your helmet to your bike, and if it's stolen while locked, Thousand will replace it.
Presented by Thousand.
Originally founded in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1912, the Northland Ski Manufacturing Company played a key role in the winter sport's rise to popularity in the U.S. Now you can own a pair of your own. Northland Skis may look old-school thanks to their traditional wood top sheet, but an exclusive Tri-wood core, combined with sheets of Kevlar, carbon fiber, triaxial weave fiberglass, and carefully-considered camber and sidecut give them modern performance. Made by hand in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Tiger Woods is finally ready to make his return to professional golf. So is his signature shoe. The Nike TW '17 Golf Shoe won't be available to the public until next spring, but it'll be on Eldrick's feet this weekend. Developed over the last year and a half, the prototype takes into account how Tiger's swing has changed since surgery, employing a dual strap system to keep him (and you) stable and secure through each swing of every round.
Mixing elements of the company's Con Artist and Flight Attendant designs, the Burton Family Tree Skeleton Key Snowboard strikes an ideal balance of aggressiveness and versatility. The directional shape has an increased waist width that helps you carve the snow and camber for added speed, making at home on a variety of surfaces. The FSC Certified Super Fly II 700G core is joined by a recycled sintered WFO base Triax fiberglass, and the board is hand-shaped at Craig's in Vermont.
This year's baseball season is almost at a close, but no matter: you wouldn't want to log too many innings with an object as unique as the Killspencer Baseball Glove. True to the brand's style, it's made from black full-grain leather with black bullhide accents and black sheepskin interior lining. If you'd like to add a personal touch, you can get a custom monogram — up to eight characters — hand-stitched onto the thumb panel in contrasting white.
The result of a collaboration between artist Laith McGregor and architect Murray Barker, the Monolith Ping Pong Table is meant to become a permanent part of shared public areas. It comes in a set of three, and is built in Melbourne from a mix of concrete and stone aggregates, with varying finishes and copper inlays that will patina over time. Limited to just three sets, it's supplied with bead-blasted stainless steel nets.
You're not going to find them on the shelves of your local Dick's anytime soon, but if you pay attention this weekend, you just might see them on your TV. These special Adidas Yeezy Football Cleats will be on the feet of DeAndre Hopkins of the Houston Texans as they open the season against the Bears Sunday afternoon, while Broncos LB and Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller wore a pair last night in a rematch against the Carolina Panthers. They're not duplicates, as Miller's were inspired by the 750, while Hopkins' Turtle Dove lows are based on the 350; no word on when they might go on sale to non-professionals.
"Drive for show, putt for dough" is more than just a tired cliché — a good day on the greens can lower your score dramatically, while a bad day can sabotage an otherwise solid round. The DT Smart Putting Training Aid is designed to help you have more of the former and less of the latter. Integrated into its stainless steel head is a surface level that will show you the slope of the green simply by setting it flat on the ground. Just adjust your stance based on the break, and hit. Over time you'll get better and better at reading greens, which will translate to lower scores and, if you're the betting type, maybe even some extra "dough" in your pockets.
