Padraig Harrington reckons he has two years left to capitalise on the advantage provided by his secret weapon - his shoes. The European number one is on a mission to walk away with the Masters green jacket in April. And if he manages to win his 'dream' major, Harrington insists it will all be thanks to the unique golf shoes he helped design - and could revolutionise golf.

www.silhouette.com IDEAL GOLF is a revolutionary new range of sunglasses from top eyewear and eye protection experts,Silhouette - the people that develop sunglasses for NASA. The new range has been developed specifically for golfers and is unique in that each pair of sunglasses can be completely tailored to the eye protection, performance and style requirements of the individual.

A sports car has 'low profile' tyres - they hug the road. How about 'low profile' soles for our golf shoes giving maximum grip over any sort of ground? Cotswold has developed a revolutionary new sole unit for its latest range of golf shoes which does just that.

It seems that golf courses keep getting longer and holes measuring well in excess of 500 yards are increasingly becoming the norm. But now unreachable par-fives are set to be a thing of the past, according to the makers of the Orlimar VT830 three wood.

British golfers will have the first chance to get their hands on Nike's new SasQuatch driver at April's London Golf Show. Nike is planning to launch the club at ExCeL London from April 27-30 and visitors will have the opportunity to test its use of the latest technology.

The new online range of golfing equipment and clothing from Sirris offers a wide range of Christmas gift ideas for golfers at all levels. Tour quality products at excellent, value for money prices, the Sirris range is just what you need for gift inspiration this year. Here are a few ideas:

New Lynx Predator Fairway & Utility Woods offer greater distance by smartly maximising energy conversion to the ball.Sharing similar design characteristics with the acclaimed Lynx Predator Driver, optimum peripheral weighting allows for maximum forgiveness.