Shot of the year

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Categories: Hackers

In the midst of possibly the craziest round EVER, where I shoot +7 on par 3’s, have a double, a triple and several three putts… I shot 72. Yes, crazy. How can I be +7 on par-3’s and shoot 72? Fireworks baby.

I played the back nine first… I got to #3 (my 12th hole) at even par. I then chunk a horrible 5-iron into the lake on this par three. The air is cold and my right hand went completely numb due to the cold and the horrible contact. I hit my 3rd shot on the green, then 3-putt. It is nice to be even par, then get a triple bogey. Let me tell you.

So I get to #4, the hardest hole on the front. We have a cold two club headwind. I stripe a hybrid down the middle. I’m 171 to the pin. I have to pull my 5-iron, the same club I gagged into the lake 10 minutes earlier.

I turned to my pal Dave and said “oh man I have to hit this club again. Well I guess it has a chance to redeem itself…”

I hit a super solid high fade right at the flag. The shot looked good in the air and ended up looking pretty close to the hole. The green is just slightly elevated so it was hard to see the ball but we could make it out.

As we walked to the hole, about 75 yards short I was telling Dave that my shot looked close but might be short. We could see it and really couldn’t tell how close it was.

Then as we walked up the edge of the green and got a better look… no ball. Many shots which hit this green go long, but no ball over the green.

There was only one place the ball could be, in the hole. I turned my camera on and recorded some commentary as Dave walked up. His thumbs up signal let me know that yes, I just score a two on the hardest par-4 on the course, into a cold two-club wind.

We figured that ball had to be sitting on the edge of the cup for at least five minutes before it dropped. Good thing we walked this round and it took that long to get to the hole. If we rode in a cart, my eagle would have been a tap in birdie.

That is my shot of the week, and shot of the year.

Foo King Long golf balls are… FOO KING LONG!

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Categories: Golf Balls • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear • Reviews

So I got this box of very funny golf balls called Foo King Long. Yeah I get it. Just like the album I recorded by this guy entitled “Sofa King Lucky.”

Too Foo King Long

These balls are too long. In fact they’re Too Foo King Long according to USGA regulations. They’re not legal for tournaments or stipulated rounds. OK fine. Before you get bent out of shape for my writing about illegal golf balls just hear me out. This is a FUN product, intended to lighten a sometimes stuffy game. That they do! If you finally want to out drive the bomber in your regular group and surprise the hell out of him, just tee up a Foo King.

Not so scientific study

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Head N Home Breeze Bark Hat

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Apparel • Reviews
Tags: cowboy hat • golf hat

I’ve been enjoying a different kind of hat the latter part of this summer and fall. Rather than wearing my standard golf hat while golfing or camping and hiking, I’ve been wearing a cowboy style hat from “Head ‘N Home.” There are some famous golfers who have created quite a unique look and vibe wearing cowboy or non standard golf hats. Greg Norman is the first to come to mind, though I may be better looking (and have a better golf swing) than Greg. Shingo Katayama is another.

Head ‘N Home makes a ton of hats. As far as I can tell they may exceed 150. They range in styles from men’s, women’s, golf, outback and more.

The Breeze Bark

My personal hat is the Breeze Bark model. This one is a very nice leather hat. The medium brown color hides dirt and matches with virtually any golf (or hiking) attire I have.

The “crown” (area around the head) of the Breeze Bark hat is a 100% UV protective nylon mesh. The mesh provides air flow and cooling but still blocks out harmful UV rays. While hiking in the hot desert of southern Utah in 100+ degree temperatures, the mesh along with the shade of the hat kept me very cool. Head ‘N Home says the nylon mesh in the Breeze is bullet proof. I hope I don’t end up being a test for that statement.

There are soft inserts which slip inside the brim of the heat to size the hat just right. This is good for me because sometimes when I play good golf (not all that often) my head swells with what my pals and I call “swollen cerebral cortex syndrome.” When the golf gods reset and bring me back to reality and my head goes back to normal size, I can change inserts and still be comfortable with my Breeze Bark.

When I want to take the hat off (like sometimes when I’m shooting photos), I can just throw it off the back of my head and the string (help me here on what this is really called) hangs the hat on my back around my neck.

Advantages over a plain golf hat

Aside from the obvious advantage of getting more chicks, there is another advantage to wearing a great looking hat like this. Golf hat brims only protect the player’s face and crown from the sun. A full brimmed hat protects your face and crown of course, but protects the ears and neck as well.

Conclusion

The Breeze Bark had from Head ‘N Home is very good looking, lightweight, crush proof, protects me from harmful UV rays and is just plain cool.

Half Moon’s Hab Hot Sauce

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Categories: Golf Life • Golf Lifestyle • Reviews
Tags: hot sauce

I’m a hot sauce snob. I’ve tried hundreds of hot sauces. The latest I’ve tried is Half Moon Bay Trading Co‘s Iguana Special Blend Habanero Hot Sauce. Say that 10x real fast….

About Half Moon Bay

Half Moon Bay imports sauces from Costa Rica and their sauces are made from all natural ingredients. They use no artificial colors either. Nice.

Habanero

Habanero chiles are HOT. They’re way hotter than jalapenos. Habeneros tend to have a little darker flavor than jalapenos as well.

When I taste habanero hot sauces many taste all to similar, as the chile overpowers the rest of the ingredients. This isn’t the case with the Iguana Special Blend. The hab balances well with the other ingredients for an enjoyable taste.

Pretty darn hot?

The label on the Iguana Special Blend says “pretty darn not” but I beg to differ. This sauce has a kick, but isn’t what I’d call “hot.” Now bear in mind that I like it so hot that the waiter in the Mexican restaurant thinks I’m insane. I can drink their hottest sauce like it is water. So this sauce may be “hot” to you but it isn’t going to burn a hole in your mouth.

Sweet

This blend of salsa has a very nice sweet taste. I find it compliments everything from plain old tortilla chips to tacos to fajitas.

Half Moon’s web site is cool, well hot actually

As a web designer (for one of my other gigs) I’m often critical of companies’ web sites, or the fact that they don’t have one. Half Mooon’s web site is COOL. No complaints, except for the fact that I can’t find this particular blend of salsas in their list of products.

Golf on TV this week

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, October 5th, 2009
Categories: Champions Tour • European Tour • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Web.com Tour

Turning Stone Resort Championship
PGA TOUR
Thursday 10/1 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET GOLF
Friday 10/2 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 10/3 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 10/4 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET GOLF

Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
European Tour
Thursday 10/1 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET GOLF
Friday 10/2 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 10/3 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 10/4 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET GOLF

Navistar LPGA Classic
LPGA Tour
Thursday 10/1 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM ET GOLF
Friday 10/2 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 10/3 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 10/4 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM ET GOLF

Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship
Champions Tour
Thursday 10/1 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET GOLF
Friday 10/2 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 10/3 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET NBC
Sunday 10/4 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET NBC

Soboba Classic
Nationwide Tour
Thursday 10/1 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET GOLF
Friday 10/2 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 10/3 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 10/4 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET GOLF

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