New HOG design coming soon

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, October 18th, 2010
Categories: Site News

You may see my new mascot in the upper left.  His name is HOG.  HOG is a combination golfball & skull.  I’m just putting the finishing touches on a new layout here, which incorporates HOG and the new color scheme.  I also have a version of HOG where he has a bit of a growth coming out of his head.  It seems his head is a golf green and he has a flag coming right out of his cranium…

Stay tuned.


MegaChomp takes a bite out of reviews

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Categories: Miscellaneous
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Those who have followed Hooked On Golf Blog and The Golf Space know that I’ve reviewed everything from golf clubs to golf courses to spaghetti sauce to lifestyle to golf travel destinations.  Somehow I got on the BBQ sauce rotation and have had no less than 30 different BBQ sauces submitted for review on a golf web site!   I now eat BBQ for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  I’m starting to get used to putting BBQ sauce on my Frosted Flakes in the morning.  You should try it.  It is tasty good.

Since I get so many food submissions and requests to try everything from salsa to BBQ sauce to wines to pre-made freeze dried complete meals, I decided to branch off the edible/drinkable content to a new web site.  That new site is now up and running and is called MEGACHOMP.

MegaChomp’s format will be simple and quick.  Down and dirty.  A photo or two and a couple of quick paragraphs.  I’m not going to go deep into the “technology,” specifications and manufacturing process of BBQ sauce and write 2500 words like I do with golf gear.

This evening I’m “testing” out three items for MegaChomp:  Spicey Mike’s Nuclear Gourmet Ketchup, Alamo Salt Works Southwest flavor rub/spices and a 2008 Pinot Noir from Bouchard Aine & Fils.

I look forward to chomping on many subjects and posting my quick takes on them at MegaChomp.com.  I’ll occasionally post links to chomps from here or cross post chomps which are relevant to golf.


Good luck to my buddy Rocco Mediate in today’s final round of the FRYS.com

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Categories: PGA TourPro Golf

I’m sending out all my positive vibes to my pal Rocco Mediate.  He’s got a three shot lead coming into today at the FRYS tournament.

GO ROCCO!


State of my game – October 2010

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Categories: GolfGolf LifeLife

My Game Is Coming Back

Despite this being about the most crazy busy summer I can ever remember on a personal level; despite not playing as many rounds as I would have liked so far this year, I’ve gotten the handicap down to a two again.  For several years played as a 1-2 (even got it to a .9), but the last year or two I’ve been in the 3.5-4.5 range.  Thanks to some quality rounds and low scores I’ve improved it a bit.

Despite getting my handicap down to a very low level, I can still shoot high scores like anyone’s business.  But when it all comes together and those low scores hit (like this year’s 69, 70 on tough courses) it is very fun and satisfying.

Biggest Improvement

My putting has gotten better, but the ball striking has really improved this year.  Mid-summer I made some good adjustments and started hitting much better iron shots.  I started to hit more greens in regulation.

Needs Work

Still, the short game is in need of some serious work.  It can shine sometimes, but my short game is not close to consistent enough or dependable enough.

Mental Freedom

I think much of the progress is due to my mental state improving, as those things which had been mentally and emotionally weighing on me over the last few years have come to a relative conclusion.  My mind has been able to get back on track and I don’t get frustrated quickly or “lose it” like I did last year or the year before.  I know I have the physical ability to hit shots and make putts.  Most of the issues were/are mental.


Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-17

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, October 17th, 2010
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