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The Golf Network

January 31st, 2007

There’s a new network for golf, targeting viewers in golf retail outlets. This network is called “The Golf Network.” “TGN”’s is the first and only digital television network to go into golf retail shops. Their press release below says there’ll be 4,000,000 eyeballs watching monthly. Now does that mean 2,000,000 viewers since each one has presumably has two eyeballs? I digress.

TGN won’t be broadcasting golf tournaments, but it will have golf related features and can even have specially targeted broadcasts for particular audiences in specific areas. The cool thing is that golf retailers can make sure they have content they like being broadcast in their stores, without having their competitor’s ads in it!

TGN’S PRESS RELEASE BELOW
Read more…

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Media, Site News

HOG Space Fantasy Golf PRIZES ANNOUNCED!

January 31st, 2007

Thanks to this year’s sponsors! Please CLICK THEIR LINKS BELOW AND SUPPORT THEM! (Still working on 2nd place)

Drum roll please…

Grand Prize

A custom engraved alligator skin golf belt with built in ball marker and repair tool from Green Friendly Golf valued at $1000 (yes a $1000 golf belt!).

1st & 2nd Half Prizes
1st Half Winner
A G.R.I.P. Sweetness putter courtesy of
Golf Research In Play
.
2nd Half Winner
A G.R.I.P. 3-wood courtesy of
Golf Research In Play
.

Runner-Up Prizes
2nd Place
Still working on this one!
3rd Place
An RX Hybrid from Alpha Golf Clubs.
4th Place
S200BK golf sunglasses courtesy of Callaway Golf Eyewear.
Weekly Prizes

Velocity Wipes
club cleaner

The Shoe Tool
shoe cleaner
The Floppy
indoor golf ball

Flexie-T
golf tees

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Fantasy Golf, Site News

HOG Space Fantasy Golf – Week 4 Results

January 31st, 2007

Is somebody going to stand up and give “Good Good” some competition? He just won his 2nd week in a row against roughly 200 opponents! Come on folks! For his efforts Good Good will win one of the prizes listed in the prize grid below under weekly prizes.

Click the “more” button below the prize grid to see the total standings so far for both HOG Space fantasy golf leagues.

If you want to join, go to http://www.hookedongolfblog.com/fantasy

Grand Prize

A custom engraved alligator skin golf belt with built in ball marker and repair tool from Green Friendly Golf valued at $1000 (yes a $1000 golf belt!).

1st & 2nd Half Prizes
1st Half Winner
A G.R.I.P. Sweetness putter courtesy of
Golf Research In Play
.
2nd Half Winner
A G.R.I.P. 3-wood courtesy of
Golf Research In Play
.

Runner-Up Prizes
2nd Place
Still working on this one!
3rd Place
An RX Hybrid from Alpha Golf Clubs.
4th Place
S200BK golf sunglasses courtesy of Callaway Golf Eyewear.
Weekly Prizes

Velocity Wipes
club cleaner

The Shoe Tool
shoe cleaner
The Floppy
indoor golf ball

Flexie-T
golf tees

FULL FANTASY STANDINGS BELOW
Read more…

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Fantasy Golf, Site News

Luke Swilor is on a roll

January 31st, 2007

My very good pal Luke Swilor is a local guy who is working his way up to the PGA Tour. He’s playing mini tours and trying to pay the bills with dough he makes as a pro golfer.

TWO in a row!

Luke Just notched his 2nd 1st place finish in a row so I raise my frosty beverage in a toast to Luke’s continued success.

New Lukeation

Luke’s blog has moved to a new location. If you have him on your blogroll be sure to update it to http://blog.lukeswilor.com/ and if you don’t have him blogrolled, do so now!

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Miscellaneous

POLL: Do you buy the square driver hype?

January 30th, 2007

Nike is coming out with the new Sumo SQ Sasquatch square driver. Callaway has the square FT-i driver. Many other golf companies which I visited with at the PGA Show are rushing to the CAD station to draft up square models of their drivers and woods to jump on the bandwagon.

callaway ft-i square driverSquare Driver

Does square really make a difference? The club face is still the same isn’t it? How much better can the balance, the MOI, the COG and other technologies in a driver (or other club) head get without breaking USGA and R&A regulations?

Thus the newest Hooked On Golf Blog poll has been posted:

Do you believe square drivers perform better than standard drivers?

VOTE NOW.

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Site News

FedEx Cup Poll Closed – The Pundits Have Spoken

January 30th, 2007

The latest Hooked On Golf Blog poll has closed. Though the top 31% of the voters understand the FedEx Cup, that leaves 69% who either don’t understand it or somewhat understand it.

Do you understand how the FedEx Cup works?

  • No clue (17%)
  • Sort of (27%)
  • No (25%)
  • Yes (31%)

Total Votes: 150

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Site News

2007 PGA Merchandise Show Video Summary

January 29th, 2007

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Ogio Shling
01:15

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Towel Tote
00:57

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Lucky Tee
01:11

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Grip Dry
00:44

 

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf Videos, Miscellaneous, Site News

TaylorMade Burner Driver

January 29th, 2007

I just found one more video from my time at the TaylorMade booth in the 2007 PGA Merchandise Show. So this one is the final TaylorMade video I have.

In this video Brian explains the TaylorMade Burner driver. The Burner is the “bomber’s” version of their two drivers and the brother to the TaylorMade r7 SuperQuad driver.

There are also still pictures of the TaylorMade Burner and TaylorMade r7 SuperQuad in the HOG Photo Gallery.

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf Videos

TaylorMade MATT system

January 29th, 2007

The final of my TaylorMade videos from the 2007 PGA Merchandise show. My pal Brian explains the “MATT” indoor fitting systems.

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Accessories, Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf Videos, Miscellaneous

Line Up Pro

January 29th, 2007

This is a nice system for marking your golf ball. You can do several types of marks and the tool even comes with a sharpie.

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Accessories, Golf Balls, Golf Equipment, Golf Videos