Birthday wishes to a special lady
2nd day in a row of birthday wishes to a special lady. Yesterday’s special lady was the USA. Today’s special lady is my lady! Big 40 for her. Unfortunately for me she’s in NYC, 2000 miles away but she’ll be back tomorrow and the big 40 bash is coming up soon!
Happy Birthday USA!
Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, July 4th, 2009
Categories: Life • Miscellaneous
Tags: 4th of july • USA
Categories: Life • Miscellaneous
Tags: 4th of july • USA
Happy Birthday to the USA!
My best friend checks in from St. Andrews Scotland!
Just got off the phone. The call was from St. Andrews SCOTLAND. My best friend, who just celebrated his birthday a few days ago, was calling.
He was having a pint with my pal Boynie! Boynie is a friend I’ve met online through The Golf Space. He’s a caddy at St. Andrews. Boynie and my friend will be doing 36 holes on The Old Course TOMORROW! Talk about cool! I can’t wait to hear about it and to see the pictures.
My buddy put Boynie on the phone and he sounded just like I’d hoped and dreamed. In other words, his accent was so great I could only understand about half of what he said! I loved it!
UPDATE 6:35ET: I’m on the phone RIGHT NOW with Alan. He’s WALKING THE 1ST FAIRWAY.
Alan: “I’m touching the 1st tee with my hand.”
Me: “Take a picture.”
Alan: “Every great the game has seen in its history has stood at this spot.”
Me: “Ooooohhhh.”
SUMI-G Divot Tool
Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: golf divot tool • sumi-g
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: golf divot tool • sumi-g
The SUMI-G divot tool is not for every golfer. For golfer’s on a budget, a cheap plastic divot tool will do. After all, we just want to make more putts and have better greens. But for the discerning golfer, the $24 SUMI-G divot tool is as elegant as it is functional. In fact, it is a dead heat. As a bonus, you can store it in the accessory box of your Porsche.
Forged?
You’ve heard of forged golf clubs? They have the best feel and performance. How about having a forged stainless steel divot tool? There’s nothing like the feel of forged on the course, when you fix that ball mark right on the sweet spot. Ahem.
Built in ball marker
If you own certain other SUMI-G products like say, the mega cool Dormy or Stymie belts like I do, you can use the interchangeable ball marker. The divot tool’s included ball marker secures to a magnet on the head, as well as magnets in the super-hip SUMI-G belt buckles. And once again, the use of said ball markers or SUMI-G gear is called “SumiGizing.”
On the course
The forks on the SUMI-G divot tool are bent inward and downward to provide the perfect angles for fixing ball marks. My pal Marius, the brains behind SUMI-G, rubbed together the massive gray matter inside his cranium and figured this out somehow. That’s why he’s a pioneering golf inventor and I’m not.
The tool is light in my pocket. It doesn’t weigh down my now “falling down” pants, since I’ve dropped a few LB’s this season. My pants would completely fall down if not for my SUMI-G belts as a matter of fact.
Critiques
Mark this down. This is the first “critique” I have regarding a SUMI-G product. As awesome as Marius’ products are, it may be the last as well.
On very hard greens the tool is tough to use. There isn’t quite enough length to get good leverage. The corners on the top of the tool can painfully poke the palm of my hand.
Keep in mind this is really a stretch. I’ve encountered conditions like this in one round out of close to 40.
Conclusion
Man this tool is sexy and shiny too! I love shiny toys.
This is a unique piece which will last longer than you will, with its stainless steel forged design. The magnetic ball marker is very convenient and interchanges with SUMI-G belts. The greens and your fellow golfers will be thankful you ponied up the bucks for a great divot tool.
Related links
Buy SUMI-G products online at The Golf Space SHOP and at the SUMI-G home site.
I have a few images of the SUMI-G divot tool and other SUMI-G products in the HOG SUMI-G gallery.
SUMI-G headcover review. Do your headcovers have a “rigid exoskeleton”???
The Club Caddy keeps your grips dry
Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Club Caddy • Golf Accessory
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Club Caddy • Golf Accessory
If you only knew how many golf gadgets I have in my house… It is tough to pick which one I’ll try out each day I go to the course. With all the rain here lately in Seattle Salt Lake it has been a good opportunity to put The Club Caddy into play and I’ve been quite satisfied with the results.
The Club Caddy is basically a spring loaded “Y” shaped clamp which attaches to the shaft of a club and provides two of three legs of a tripod. The third leg is the club shaft. The unit elevates the club grip off the wet grass and keeps the club easily accessible, especially good for those with bad backs like myself. It also serves as a reminder not to forget a club.
The footprint isn’t exactly conducive to putting in your pocket or storing inside smaller pockets of your golf bag. But the unit comes with a bag clamp to attach it to. You don’t really need to do that though, as you can attach the “Y” to the shafts of clubs in the bag, bag straps etc.
As you can see by my 2nd image, I’ve managed to use The Club Caddy to not only keep my clubs dry, but my playing partner’s as well.
Conclusion
It is tough to write a 2000 word review on something like this so I won’t even attempt it.
I was skeptical before I started using this thing. You can even ask The Club Caddy inventor David Jones. In one of my email responses to him I told him it wasn’t likely I’d use it. That being said, I’m pleasantly surprised at the usefulness of this device, having dealt with a ton of rain and soggy conditions on the golf course lately. I really don’t like trying to hit shots with wet grips.
I’m not the only one who likes this unit either. It won the Golf Channel program “Fore Inventors Only.”
Golfer’s love to buy toys but in today’s economy that can be tough. The price point of The Club Caddy is reasonable at $14.99. I think going beyond the $15 level for an impulse buy golf gadget is a tough sell.
Related links
I have a few more shots of The Club Caddy, including the shot of it with the bag attachment, in the HOG Club Caddy gallery.
The Club Caddy is available to purchase at The Club Caddy web site and I hope to soon have it availabe in The Golf Space SHOP.
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