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I’ve said here many times there’s nothing better than having clean balls. Clean balls inspire confidence, increase performance and can lead to better scores. BallBrite is a ball cleaning pouch which hangs from your golf bag or your belt loop, which does a great job insuring just that.
How it works
You wet the inside of the pouch and slide your golf ball inside. Once inside you can rub the outside of the pouch, working the ball around inside. The ball comes out clean, leaving the dirt and grass inside the pouch. The pouch is waterproof so it doesn’t leak onto your clothes. When you get home, you can wash the pouch with your laundry.
On the course
Rather than spitting on my ball and rubbing the grass and dirt with my hands, increasing bacteria and dirtying my hands, I use the BallBrite.
I’m not big on carrying a large golf towel to the green. And I’m not big on having items attached to my waist when I’m playing. So I’ll hook my BallBrite with the attached loop to my putter cover, which has a hole for attaching small towels. That way I have the unit with me on or near the green.
I love putting with a perfectly clean and shiny ball and I often wonder how my performance on full shots can be effected if the ball has dirt or grass debris on the surface. The BallBrite cleans the ball very well and assures me of top performance. Being waterproof, the unit allows me to have clean hands and clean clothes.
Conclusion
The BallBrite is a nice accessory which is simple, effective and well made. The unit will last a long time and provide many years of clean balls. For less than $20 I can be sure my balls are rolling and flying true. That $20 can be made up quickly in prize money and bets!
Chromax Golf makes some fun 2-piece golf balls in all sorts of shiny, reflective, metallic colors.
I’m packin’ my gear now (camera, laptop and a couple of golf shirts). I’ll be landing in Vegas in time for din-din tonight and then hitting the sack resting for the PGA Show Fall Expo. I’ll be live blog-casting from the show and taking lots of photos of all the cool new golf products I find.
I haven’t attended this show and I’m sure it won’t be close to as big as the main PGA Show in Orlando. That being said, this will be a good chance to do some research with companies and individuals who may not make it to Orlando.
Meeting Tuesday at 3:00
HOG readers and The Golf Space members who are attending the show will be getting together at 3:00 Tuesday! We’re meeting at the “Swingreminders” booth, #962.
See you there!
I just booked my flights and hotel for the 2008 PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas. I’ll do anything to eat lasagna at my favorite Italian restaurant, Batistas. The show has a demo day and tournament on Monday the 25th (which I won’t be attending) and then the expo all day the Tuesday the 26th and Wednesday the 27th. For more details about the show click here.
I’ve really loved the performance of many Bridgestone golf balls. The B330 and B330-S as well as the E5 and E6 have provided me with great performance on the course. I have a new ball to add to the list from Bridgestone, the “TreoSoft.”
Technology
The TreoSoft is a two piece ball, meaning it has a large core and an outer cover. The core employs some very cool and innovative technology. Rather than being one density throughout, the core changes in density from center out. This “soft gradational compression” results in more energy transfer at impact and helps moderate swing golfers gain more distance. Despite having what some would call a “hard” cover, I can attest that this core gives the TreoSoft an extremely soft feel.
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Just what I need to improve my putting: The “Stripper Putter.” Nothing like slobbering over at a set of DD’s for my preshot routine. |
Is it cold in here? |
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Cart top luggage carrier, for all those extra golf balls I need when playing courses with lots of hazards. I know some players who could sneak a TON of beer onto the course in one of these. |
Terminator 5 Rise of the golfers. |
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Tiger Woods’ secret golf practice routine is finally revealed! |
Swing thoughts on your shoe. Um, ok…. What messages would you put in this thing? |
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This unit gives you the feel of losing your footing with one foot. Very useful. |
Exactly what I was looking for at the "Professional Golfers Association" merchandise show: Wooden model airplanes! |
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Um… ok. |
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A big rubber ball between your forearms in the golf swing. Yup, that’ll help. |
NO PICTURES! After snapping this shot a guy got in my face and put his hand over my camera and said "no pictures." I then infomed him that this unit was on display at a trade show and 120,000 people were going to see it… DUH! |
In the table below is a collection of the videos I shot at the 2008 PGA Show. Click on the titles or the video thumbnail to view each video.
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A cool new green reading level by EEZ-READ.
UPDATE: This product won best product of the show! |
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Jeremiah talks about the best golf brush on the market.
UPDATE: This product won best product of the show! |
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Royal Albatross golf shoe video from the 2008 PGA Merchandise Show.
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With new USGA rulings, adjustable clubs are now legal. Acculength makes adjustable shafts/clubs for
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2008 PGA Show :: Jesse Ortiz talks about the new Bobby Jones driver.
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Zone 22 makes cool golf range ball distribution machines.
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Cool feature in Bag Boy golf bag prevents noisy clubs when huffing it.
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In this video from the 2008 PGA Merchandise Show, we see some new technology from Sundog Eyewear
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2008 PGA Merchandise Show: Jesse Ortiz talks about the new wedges he's doing with Dave Pelz
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My buddy Clay Long shows off new gear from Nicklaus Golf at the 2008 PGA Show
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Ogio's designer shows some of their new designs for the golf world in 2008.
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Funny EZGO golf cart demonstration from the 2008 PGA Merchandise Show
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My pal Travis at Golden Plane has made a really cool, portable swing analysis device.
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This really cool putter has an analytical computer in the head of the putter!
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The 2008 PGA Merchandise Show - Fashion Show
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Wow am I tired. My knees are shot. My feet are shot. The blister on my foot I mentioned last night, burst tonight… ouch.
Today was a very long and productively enjoyable day. I shot over 110 pictures of the show which can be viewed in the Hooked On Golf Blog 2008 PGA Merchandise Show gallery.
Personal highlights today
1. Met the president/ceo of OGIO. He’d apparently been dying to meet me. Apparently he often reads off my quotes about their gear on the company PA system. He invited me to visit their facility, which is 5 minutes from my house. Done deal.
2. Had the first ever Golf Space member meeting. It was very cool to see actual human beings to put with those profile usernames. Later I had dinner with Ed from Basic Golf Co., maker of some nice golf shirts I’ve reviewed.
3. Met some vendors finally who I’d only communicated with online before: Sun Mountain, Hi-Tec golf shoes, Fat Bastard Golf, Golf Video Perch, Zero Friction Tees and more…
4. Hung out at the CBUK party and met Ali, the person who has been getting me their gear to review.
5. Hopefully I’m prepared for my 2nd appearance on ESPN radio tomorrow morning for my report from the show.
I need to hit it earlier tonight as I have to get to the show early. I only get a half day tomorrow before I have to head to the airport… Gnite.
My favorite golf book: Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime of Golf  |
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