2014 Golf Product of the Year Awards Coming Up!
Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, December 29th, 2014
Categories: Golf • Miscellaneous • Site News
Tags: Golf Products
Categories: Golf • Miscellaneous • Site News
Tags: Golf Products
New for this year and years to come will be the Hooked On Golf Blog Product of the Year Awards. I get to test so many amazing pieces of golf equipment, golf apparel, and golf accessories, that I thought I’d produce the products of the year to show what I consider the best of the best.
The current Product of the Year categories:
- Best Golf Club(s)
- Best Golf Course (HOG World Tour)
- Best Golf Apparel Item
- Best Golf Accessory
- Best New Golf Product
I may do others or cut something out, but that’s the template for now. Suggestions welcomed.
To qualify for these awards, the golf product must have been featured or reviewed here at Hooked On Golf Blog in the last calendar year.
The next post will have the first 2014 Product of the Year award winner! Stay tuned.
Forbes Article on Most Expensive Golf Clubs a Total Hack-Job
In my news feed today I read an article on Forbes.com regarding the world’s most expensive golf clubs. While the subject of $76,000 clubs is interesting, the writing is a complete hack-job.
“In the game of golf, talent alone won’t get the ball very far. While spiked shoes, collared shirts and cigars are synonymous with the game, all you really need on the course is a club. And while there’s no promising that using a more expensive club will lead to a lower scorecard, there’s not harm in checking out the world’s most luxurious options, is there?”
Let’s try to digest this double bogey…
“In the game of golf, talent alone won’t get the ball very far.”
Yes, we golfers are constantly trying to “get the ball very far.” In fact, TaylorMade’s next advertising slogan is going to be “Get the ball very far, guaranteed.” Book it.
“While spiked shoes, collared shirts and cigars are synonymous with the game, all you really need on the course is a club.”
Yes, spiked shoes, circa 1985 when shoes had spikes. And who needs more than “a club” to play? Not me. I only play with “a club.” Who needs golf balls? Makes it easy to travel.
“And while there’s no promising that using a more expensive club will lead to a lower scorecard, there’s not harm in checking out the world’s most luxurious options, is there?”
Right. Who does not want a “lower scorecard?” Screw those idiots trying to lower their scores, they could just lower their scorecards! After reading the second half of that sentence a few times my brain is tied in a pretzel.
Conclusion
One club, getting the ball far, spikes, and a low scorecard! Forbes knows golf!
2014 Christmas Classic
Yesterday, Christmas day, was a blast. Once again a few buddies and I continued on the annual “Christmas Classic” golf tournament, where we hit the 12 Balls of Christmas. The winner is the player whose ball is closest to the pin. Usually we pick a par-3 hole, or as was the case yesterday, we make one up.
The competitors left to right: Robert, Kevin, Dan, Tony (me) – Click to see more photos…
Yesterday’s hole for the championship featured the teeing area of the par-3 3rd hole. From there we hit back over the bridge to the par-4 2nd hole green. The shot was about 147 yards, with a light snow flurry blowing from left to right (a north wind of course).
The competition was fun and when we arrived at the green to see who the champion golfer of the year would be, my friend and really good guy Dan was the winner. He knocked a shot to about two feet!
2014 Christmas Classic Champion Dan! Well Played! Click to see more photos…
Congratulations to Dan, the champion golfer of the year. That’s a fine shot, old chap.
Stay tuned for the video highlights soon.
Last Minute Christmas Golf Gifts and Stocking Stuffers
Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, December 22nd, 2014
Categories: Golf • Golf For Women • Hackers
Tags: Christmas Golf Gift • golf gift • Golf Gifts • Holiday Golf Gift
Categories: Golf • Golf For Women • Hackers
Tags: Christmas Golf Gift • golf gift • Golf Gifts • Holiday Golf Gift
You’ve procrastinated just about long enough, now you’re not sure what to do for the golfer on your Christmas list! Here are a few quick ideas for you, most of which you should be able to pick up just about anywhere golf equipment and accessories are sold, or at your local golf course.
Golf Tees
Fill your golfer’s stocking up with golf tees. Seriously. We golfers can never have too many.
I suggest checking out the Tornado Tee, Champ Zarma Fly Tee, or Frogger Green Monsters.
Ball Towel
I love having a wet/dry towel in my pocket. It is great to have when I get to the green and realize my ball needs some cleaning and my large towel is far away from me off the green.
I suggest a Frogger Amphibian Ball Towel, which should be available in big box golf stores.
Golf Glove
If your golfer wears a glove, pick up one or two. Golf glove wearers can never have enough. If you’re not sure what size or brand to get, sneak a peek inside your golfer’s bag and check out one of his/her gloves in there.
I’m quite fond of Asher Golf Gloves.
Golf Balls
Just like golf tees, we golfers can NEVER have enough golf balls! Not sure what brand your golfer likes? Just like the glove gig above, take a peek in his/her bag and see what balls are in there. If it’s a mixture or you’re still not sure, I’d go with a Bridgestone Golf ball.
If your golfer is a low handicap go for the B330 or B330-S, and for a mid-handicap go for the B330-RX or B330-RXS. Higher handicaps perhaps the Bridgestone E-Series balls would be good.
Lessons from a PGA Pro
A gift that will keep on giving for a long time would be some lessons. Any golfer, no matter the ability level, could greatly benefit with lessons from a PGA Pro.
Head to your golfer’s home course or a nearby course and pick up a gift certificate or buy them a set of lessons.
Golf
While you’re at your local course, pick up the golfer on your list some GOLF. Most courses sell gift certificates, or even multi-round punch cards.
Pick up the golfer on your list a five or 10 golf round punch card, or perhaps some buckets of balls on the practice range.
Bacon
If all else fails above, pick up some bacon for the golfer on your Christmas list.
Why? Because: BACON!
Winter Wine Whine
Majestic…
As I sip (maybe gulp) my cheap French wine, I pen the season’s first winter golf whine, sure to not be journalistic brilliance. Then again, I’ve never done that anyway…
Wine Whine
I’m still alive. Thanks for your concern. Haven’t posted in a few days. I’m alive, but my golf game has begun winter hibernation. Haven’t played a round of golf in 10 days and the round before that was 7 days. That’s like Back9Network going five minutes without posting a photo of Amanda Dufner or Paulina Gretzky. In other words, an eternity.
It’s cold here in northern Utah now. We don’t have snow on the ground and the golf courses are still “open,” but there’s nobody on them except crazy people. Now is the time to play if you want to finish a round quickly, and don’t mind the occasional mis-hit long iron stinger which makes your hands go numb for 10 minutes, or exactly the length of time before you hit the next one. Ah yes, the time of year we golfers have to wear five layers, looking like the Pillsbury Dough Boy swinging a golf club. Hard to hit good shots that way. The only good shots of the day typically come from a flask of scotch.
Boo.
Maybe I’ll head south to St. George, Utah or perhaps Mesquite, Nevada. That’s only a 4-5 hour drive. Would love to hit Vegas. Those trips are fun, but the rust is so bad by the time I’m desperate enough to drive 500 miles to play…
Even more irritating is that I just got some new Mizuno irons. Only logged three rounds with them and in that third round, hit a couple of them decent. Just started to get used to them perhaps?
Who knows. Won’t matter next March or April when I drag the clubs out of the garage and try to figure out which end to hold and which end strikes the ball.
First world problems.
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