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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!

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Golf Courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Fitness, Golf Instruction, Golf Media, Golf Reviews, Site News, Travel

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.

Contact me at the flashing email address below for an appointment if you’d like to meet with me at the show! I’ll be at the show for the full duration of the Tuesday & Wednesday sessions.

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Golf Courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Fitness, Golf Instruction, Golf Media, Site News, Travel

SPECIAL SECTION:
2008 PGA SHOW BLOG

400 PGA SHOW PHOTOS
2008 PGA SHOW VIDEOS
Sundog Eyewear Video
PGA Fashion Show
DiXX Blue Computerized Putter
Golden Plane
Zone 22 Range Equipment
Accu Length Junior Clubs
Royal Albatross Golf Shoes
Bobby Jones Driver Video
Bagboy
Bobby Jones Wedges Video
Day 2 recap
Puma Golf Shoes
EEZ-Read Green Reader
Ontic Golf Video
Day 1 recap
I met Greg Norman
Jesse Ortiz /Bobby Jones
Nicklaus Golf
OGIO Video

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Golf Courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Fitness, Golf Instruction, Golf Media, Site News

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.

	EEZ-Read :: 2008 PGA Merchandise Show A cool new green reading level by EEZ-READ. UPDATE: This product won best product of the show!
	2008 PGA Show :: Frogger Brush Pro Jeremiah talks about the best golf brush on the market. UPDATE: This product won best product of the show!
	2008 PGA Show :: Royal Albatross Royal Albatross golf shoe video from the 2008 PGA Merchandise Show.
	2008 PGA Show :: Acculength Junior Clubs With new USGA rulings, adjustable clubs are now legal. Acculength makes adjustable shafts/clubs for
	2008 PGA Show :: Jesse Ortiz – Bobby Jones Driver 2008 PGA Show :: Jesse Ortiz talks about the new Bobby Jones driver.
	2008 PGA Show :: Zone 22 Driving Range Equipment Zone 22 makes cool golf range ball distribution machines.
	2008 PGA Show :: Bag Boy Golf Bag Cool feature in Bag Boy golf bag prevents noisy clubs when huffing it.
	2008 PGA Show :: Sundog Eyewear In this video from the 2008 PGA Merchandise Show, we see some new technology from Sundog Eyewear
	2008 PGA Show :: Jesse Ortiz & Dave Pelz Wedges 2008 PGA Merchandise Show: Jesse Ortiz talks about the new wedges he's doing with Dave Pelz
	Nicklaus Golf :: 2008 PGA Merchandise Show My buddy Clay Long shows off new gear from Nicklaus Golf at the 2008 PGA Show
	OGIO :: 2008 PGA Merchandise Show Ogio's designer shows some of their new designs for the golf world in 2008.
	2008 PGA Show :: EZGO Funny EZGO golf cart demonstration from the 2008 PGA Merchandise Show
	2008 PGA Show :: Golden Plane My pal Travis at Golden Plane has made a really cool, portable swing analysis device.
	2008 PGA Show :: Dixx Blue Computerized Putter This really cool putter has an analytical computer in the head of the putter!
	2008 PGA Show :: Fashion Show The 2008 PGA Merchandise Show – Fashion Show

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

This is an automated post.

Today I’m on the plane from the frozen tundra of Salt Lake, to the warmth of Orlando and the 2008 PGA Merchandise show. My blog is automatically posting this note while I travel.

Starting tomorrow (Thursday the 17th) I’ll be BLOGGING LIVE FROM THE PGA SHOW for three straight days. Stay tuned here for blogs, pictures and video of the newest releases and news in the golf world.

Also, I’ll be doing a live radio broadcast on Saturday morning with Mike and Billy of Golf Talk Radio on ESPN Radio 1280 from Bakersfield, California. You can listen live at http://www.espnradio1280.com/ by clicking on the “Listen Here” button located in the upper left hand corner of the page.

Meet me, HOG friends and The Golf Space members at the show!

Where: “Zone 22″ BOOTH #3305
When: 3:30PM-4PM FRIDAY
Click here for more info.

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Golf Courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Fitness, Golf Instruction, Site News, Travel

SPECIAL SECTION!
2007 Masters Blog

Augusta & Masters Photos

2007 Masters Finish
2007 Masters Sunday Blog
Fuzzy Zoeller F-Bomb
2007 Masters Saturday
2007 Masters Sunday Pairings
Masters.org Sunday Coverage

2007 Masters Friday Carnage
2007 Masters Thursday!
Arnie starts, I cry
Mark O’Meara Wins Par 3

2007 Masters Photos!
Thurs & Fri Pairings
Palmer ceremonial starter
Phil Mickelson’s Club Setup
Vote for your favorite hole
Augusta National Score Card
Masters Blogger Leaderboard
Masters.org Tuesday
Masters Video Chat 1
Masters.org Monday
Masters Quiz
2007 Masters Field

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Today is the last day of 2007. I’m going through the year’s posts and highlighting by month, some of the best subjects of the year.

January 2007

January 2007 saw me at my first PGA Merchandise Show and I got a ton of hits, comments and thousands of video views of my interviews. I even had people from the pga.com staff watching me kick their butts delivering info from the show. In their words, “you’re doing in minutes what would take us days to do.”

When TaylorMade introduced the new Burner and Superquad drivers, Hooked On Golf Blog had the #1 and #2 spots on Google’s search results for those keywords, even over Taylormade’s own web site!

January 2007 also saw the first decent press for Tadd Fujikawa.

February 2007

February 2007 had some miracles and some tragedies.

In the miracle department, Spiro from Bogey Lounge had is first child.

In the tragedy department, a close friend of mine had most of his family killed by a drunk driver.

Titleist introduced the new ProV1 and ProV1x golf balls.

Tadd Fujikawa won the Hawaii Open.

Ernie Els switched to Callaway.

March 2007

I tried to drive a golf ball through a 32 inch Sony TV from point blank range.

Tiger Woods signs a ball retriever endorsement contract.

Nike admitted to selling illegal drivers.

Arjun Atwal under investigation for street racing death.

Sergio Garcia shows how classless he is by spitting into the cup at Doral and then brushing it off in a “Clintonesque” fashion in a post round interview. “I didn’t spit, I just let it go down anyway. It’s no big deal.”

April 2007

My Ping Zing putter, the best putter EVER, was stolen.

Phil Mickelson switches to swing coach Butch Harmon.

The Golf Space social networking site, celebrates its one year anniversary.

THE 2007 MASTERS:

Tiger Woods stops his full driver swing when a bird flies over him.

Tiger Woods breaks a club which would eventually cost him the Masters victory. He needed that club to reach #15 in two but didn’t make it and went in the drink.

Arnold Palmer is the ceremonial starter for the 2007 Masters. I can’t hold back the tears!

Zach Johnson wins the 2007 Masters.

Read more…

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Anyone in my area? You may want to visit the Salt Lake Golf Show. I’ll be there checking out the booths and equipment. Comment in here and let me know when you’ll be there.

* Friday, Mar. 23rd – 11am to 6pm
* Saturday, Mar. 24th – 9am to 5pm
* Sunday, Mar. 25th – 9am to 4pm

South Town Exposition Center
9575 S. State Street
Sandy, UT 84070
801-565-4490
Driving Directions

* $9 adults | $5 Students (13-17) | Kids under 12 free

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There’s a cool new feature on PGA.com called “Ask the PGA experts.” Go to the PGA.com home page and scroll down to the bottom. There you’ll see the experts themselves and links to ask a question and to read the answers.

I submitted a question just to see what would happen and the experts replied! I picked a question relating to my game, specifically my fight with golfer’s elbow:

Are there specific ways to adjust your swing or technique to prevent or reduce “golfer’s elbow?”
Tony K.

– Dave Phillips, PGA Professional – Titleist Performance Institute

I actually didn’t think there was a solution to my problem, which was part of the reason I picked that question. I simply thought the stress of impact on my aging elbows was the problem. But apparently I have something to look into. I don’t think my swing path goes outside in, but I DO know that a problem I have is early release on my wrists. Fixing the early release will not only increase my power but apparently help my golfer’s elbow problem. I’m very glad to hear this information.

Head to PGA.com and ask your question!

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Fitness, Golf Instruction, Golf Media, Hackers, Miscellaneous, Pro Tips

We haven’t seen Phil Mickelson since the Ryder Cup. He went into super secret training. He worked hard in his off-season on conditioning, doing cardio and weights about 6 days a week. He’s dropped 25 pounds and thinks that being in better physical condition will help his game. He said he was fatigued and it hurt his game down the stretch in tournaments etc.. I can buy that, sort of. Well, maybe not.

Mentally Fit?

Though Phil has had times when he was a little overweight, that’s never been his problem in my opinion. Despite his body fat level he’s always had the game, the shots, the skills, the talent.

What needs to be more “fit” for Phil’s game to be at it’s best is his MENTAL side. Phil (and his caddy for that matter) need to work even more on course management and decision making. There was a period of time during the last couple of years where it looked like he’d done just that and what happened? Major victories.

Perhaps if Phil believes being more physically fit will help his game, his mental side will tag along too. Sort of a placebo effect of sorts? Whatever works. Time will tell.

Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Fitness, PGA Tour