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Mike Stachura

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Senior Editor, Equipment at Golf Digest

Golf Digest, Senior Editor, Equipment. Great wife, super kids, one epically average juvenile delinquent dog. And I get to write about golf. Life. Is. Good.

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  • 1 week ago | golfdigest.com | Mike Stachura

    More and more of the quotient for success in iron design today lies squarely not in a rush toward more ball speed but in that most elusive of intangibles: feel. It’s why when we conduct our testing for the Hot List, we ask our player-testers to elucidate what they mean when they say a particular iron feels “good.” Indeed, that means telling us a lot more than that it feels “solid.” (It’s made of solid steel.

  • 1 week ago | golfdigest.com | Mike Stachura

    Anyone who knows L.A.B. Golf CEO Sam Hahn a little bit knows him to be the frenetically passionate energy behind the funny-looking putters that have grown in the last three years from cult favorite to the game-changing leader of the “zero torque” putter trend. When J.J. Spaun rolled in an electrifying 64-foot putt to win the U.S. Open Sunday evening, Hahn saw the dream of any small putter company immediately coming to mind-bending fruition.

  • 2 weeks ago | golfdigest.com | Mike Stachura

    What is the most difficult thing you’ve ever had to do? I’m not talking real human tragedy, although to hear some of the commentary from those plying their wares at brutish Oakmont during this week’s U.S. Open, one might think tour types had been beset by the biblical trials of Job.

  • 2 weeks ago | golfdigest.com | Mike Stachura

    WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: When SuperStroke, the overwhelming force in putter grips, acquired the Lamkin brand last year and its tech rich 100-year history in developing full swing grips, the big question was how the two would join forces. The answer comes this week in the REVL lineup of three full-swing grips that distinctly mix the legacy of Lamkin’s materials and knowledge with the individualistic creativity of SuperStroke.

  • 3 weeks ago | golfdigest.com | Mike Stachura

    With modern improvements in mass properties and the concept of forgiveness on off-center hits, there’s always a lot of emphasis on what’s happening in the field of drivers. Truly though, we think that developing a forgiveness quotient in irons might have a more practical effect on your scores. If you mis-hit your 7-iron and still carry the lake or a greenside bunker, that might be more meaningful to your score than missing your driver by 15 yards short, left or right.

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Mike Stachura
Mike Stachura @MikeStachura
10 Jun 25

RT @Served_Podcast: A mental, physical, and INDIVIDUAL sport- this is pure and complete athleticism 💪 https://t.co/ut5G1Ge4x3

Mike Stachura
Mike Stachura @MikeStachura
10 Jun 25

What's the deal with this turnpike running through Oakmont? A historical road block that only @ShaneRyanHere can make enjoyable. https://t.co/P7pQQThWn8

Mike Stachura
Mike Stachura @MikeStachura
9 Jun 25

U.S. Open 2025: Ben Griffin is on a heater. His equipment secret weapon is a golf ball no one else on tour plays. @EMichaelGW asks him why and how he got here. https://t.co/J8LtlMogHQ