John Letters bags for equipment reviewers

Ping G2 driver

David Bailes is making a third and final attempt to master the game of golf - and thanks to a Ping G2 driver reckons he may, at last, have cracked it.

The 55-year-old construction industry contracts manager from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, submitted a winning user-review during January to claim one of two John Letters Wallace carry bags we gave away. He told us about the club he bought to replace the Ping G5 and how it has transformed his game.

"With the G5, I thought I had found the ideal 460cc driver but what a disappointment. I even had a lesson to see what was wrong with my driving, " said David, who travels to South Yorkshire regularly and also calls in to the Pete Cowen Academy to practice.

"Then I noticed an 11-degree Ping G2 with a lightweight, regular shaft, took it out for a round and got on fantastically with it. I did a straight swop and even bought my wife one.

Bettinardi C series putter and headcover

"For me, the feel and the Mizuno build quality of this putter is very impressive even when it is sitting in my bag waiting to be let out, with its standout white, padded headcover," says Gary, a 16-handicapper at Forest Park who has been playing for five years.

"I previously had a two-ball steel putter but could not get the right feel. But with this putter I can tell straight away that it's working for me."

Hawkstone Park clubhouse

Throughout February and March, every comprehensive product review submitted by March 31 (not just a rating!) will give its reviewer the chance to win one of three great prizes we're giving away.

First prize is an overnight bed and breakfast break for two at Hawkstone Hotel in Shropshire with the chance to play both of its celebrated Hawkstone and Championship courses.

Two runners-up will each be offered rounds of golf at Mere Golf and Country Club in Cheshire, one of the finest parkland courses in the region.