18/08/11…..Could a 33-in-1 golf tool ever replace a full set of clubs?

TO find out, Thamenews.net took two local golfers along to the Oxfordshire to play a round of golf on its beautifully manicured green to test out the latest of this type of gizmo, the Divnick, 33-In-1 golf club.

Nick Kilner, a Farrier based in Chinnor, and Ian Jones, an expert in explosive devices who lives in Thame, agreed to test drive the Divnick, alternating with it and the appropriate golf club to make comparisons with the feel, range and accuracy.

Before we find out what conclusion Nick and Ian came to after four and a half hours of playing on one of the best kept greens in the area, on one of the most beautifully sunny mornings all summer, here are the technicals.

The Divnick works by adjusting to 33 different loft angles, enabling you to carry more than twice the number of allowable clubs in one hand. A gear system inside the heel tilts the clubhead in 1/2-loft increments, allowing golfers to choose from five putters, two drivers, three fairway woods, 14 irons, or nine wedges, with the twist of a dial.

The maker claims that the club has the look and feel of a classic iron but its adjustable head quickly transforms it from a 64