The Power Issue

Michael Harris is Golf Monthly magazine's editor and you can email your thoughts and opinions, some of which may appear in our Letters section, to michael_harris @ipcmedia.com

Golf Monthly February issue

I have yet to meet any golfer who wouldn't like to be able to hit their drives further. Everyone, no matter what their playing ability, delights in unleashing a long tee shot and while we all know that being able to hit big drives is no guaranteed route to a lower handicap, being five or ten yards further up the fairway towards the flag certainly will not do your chances of carding a lower score any harm.

So, to help you reach your true power potential, we have assembled what we believe to be the most comprehensive guide to power driving ever published. There are a total of 37 pages of great content covering everything from technique to equipment, and we are confident that if you read and act upon the advice in the magazine, you will hit longer drives.

In fact, we are so confident about what's on offer inside that the February issue of Golf Monthly magazine comes with a money-back guarantee! So, if after trying all our tips you can prove you haven't gained any distance then we'll refund you the cost of this issue. Now you can't say fairer than that, can you?

Golf Monthly 1911-2011

This February issue of Golf Monthly represents the first of the 13 issues we will publish within what is our centenary year. This title was founded back in 1911 by double Open and quadruple Amateur Champion, Harold Hilton, and it is now the world's oldest golf publication still in existence. My staff and I are immensely proud to be the current custodians of such rich golfing history and we are determined to make this centenary year one to remember for all our readers. Our centenary editorial tees off with a feature on page 40 of the magazine that focuses on the 29 UK and Irish golf clubs that share their centenary year with us.

We have a host of other exciting things planned for the year, including the launch of the Golf Monthly Centenary Society that will be completely free to join and which offers readers endless benefits and opportunities during 2011. The society launches in the March coverdated issue, on sale from January 27, 2011. I hope you sign up and take part in a little bit of golfing history.

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Mike Harris
Content Director

Mike has been a journalist all his working life, starting out as a football writer with Goal magazine in the 1990s before moving into men’s and women’s lifestyle magazines including Men's Health, In 2003 he joined Golf Monthly and in 2006 he became only the eighth editor in Golf Monthly’s 100-plus year history leading the brand until July 2023. He is now Content Director overseeing Golf Monthly and two other iconic sports brands, FourFourTwo and Rugby World.

His three main passions in golf are courses (he's played over 500 courses worldwide), equipment (he's always in search of something shinny to give him an edge) and shoes (he owns more pairs than he cares to mention!).  

Mike’s handicap index hovers at around 10 and he is a member of four golf clubs: Hartley Wintney, Royal Liverpool, Royal North Devon and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.


Mike's current What's In The Bag? 

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus+ 9° - Fujikura Ventus Blue 5S

Fairway woods: TaylorMade Sim Max 3/15° - Fujikura Ventus Blue 6S & TaylorMade Stealth 7/20° - Fujikura Ventus Red 6S

Utility Iron: TaylorMade Stealth UDI 3/21° - Aldila Ascent 90HY

Irons: TaylorMade P790 (5-PW)  - Nippon Tour NSPro 950S

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 50°, 54° and 58° - KBS Tour Hi-Rev s2.0 hafts

Putter: Evnroll ER2B (Gravity Grip) 

Ball: TaylorMade Tour Response (Yellow)