First Look: FootJoy City Shoes
Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, April 28th, 2014
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear
Tags: FootJoy
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear
Tags: FootJoy
FootJoy has a new “street” type line of shoes, crossing over between golf and daily use. The line is called “City,” as they are inspired by current popular and stylish shoe trends.
FootJoy City – Black/Mocha – click for more City images
The City shoe is available in spiked or spikeless. I’m happy to have a spikeless version, so I can wear them off the golf course.
I’m just in the initial review stages now. I’ll be posting a full review after I’ve put the City through some rounds on the course, in the office, and on the street. Until then, check out the HOG FJ City image gallery.
Golf Book: The Greatest Golf Courses in North America
This Saturday morning coffee read is a new book I just received for review titled The Greatest Golf Courses and How They Are Played: North America (Greatest Courses)
Greatest Courses of North America
Before I open it I’m thinking what courses had “better” be in there or else. So what was the first course I saw when I opened the cover? Black Mesa Golf Club, the one course that they could not miss and expect a decent review from me. I can tell I’m going to enjoy the rest of this one. Stay tuned for a full review down the fairway a bit.
Black Mesa Golf Club – Inside Cover
Golf Hackers WRX Paradise
Someone had to do it…
Golf Hackers WRX Paradise
Winds up to 70mph Rip Through Town – I Golfed in Them
Hole #4 River Oaks – saw it happen
Tuesdays are one of my two men’s league days at one of my three home courses (yes I consider myself to have three) River Oaks. “River” is a super tight course with hazards in every imaginable direction. You can’t miss a tee shot or you’re hitting three somewhere. One thing which makes the course even more difficult is the winds which are usually 1-3 clubs. This past Tuesday though, the winds were enough to shave trees off at the base. The temperatures were warm for most of the round since it was a south wind, so playing in these extreme winds was actually quite fun. Balls would not stay put on the greens and any drives which had the slightest of spin would be thrown off to oblivion.
I knew the winds were strong, but didn’t realize how strong. Some winds were clocked at 70mph in the area and roughly 10,000 people ended up without power. Another oddity to this extreme weather was the giant dust cloud which covered the valley. A slight rain added to the dust cloud producing a very gross “mud rain” which covered me, my gear, and my car.
After about 12 holes of this craziness the wind shifted from a south wind to a north wind. Once that happens arctic air hits and the temps drop. We went from 75 to 40 in about 10 seconds. Do you know what the wind chill is when it is 40 degrees with a 30mph wind? I’d define it as “go home” cold.
When I got home the lawn furniture was blown into the neighbor’s yard and all the windows of the house were covered with the rain mud.
I can only conclude that I’m nuts for playing in those conditions, but it was just a wee breeze as they say in Scotland.
By the clubhouse…
Shave an HOUR off Your Golf Round – No 15 Inch Hole Needed
Lets do a little golf math, with this 15″ hole debate as the subject. The 15″ hole debate comes from the “Hack Golf” initiative to somehow grow the game in order to help with sagging participation levels and sagging revenues across the industry.
One “benefit” of the 15″ hole is to speed up play. Hack Golf says the 15″ hole sped up play by 45 minutes. Presumably shorter rounds means more fun, and more paying customers for the golf course. If speeding up play is the way to nirvana, why not just put the hole by the tee? I digress.
Back to the time shaving concept…
Lets SHRINK our pre-shot routines and see what we come up with. Assume we have a foursome of 18 handicappers, basic average amteur golfers. Each golfer will take 90 swings, thus 90 pre-shot routines. 90 x 4 players is 360 total pre-shot routines in the group.
Now we are going to ask each player to not take five practice swings or do whatever he can to shave only TEN seconds off his routine.
360 times 10 is 3600. 3600 seconds equals 60 minutes. So by shaving those 10 seconds off the pre-shot routine, this foursome, without a 15″ hole, just shortened their round by ONE HOUR.
Think about it. #shrinkgolf
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