Aerial Photos: Soldier Hollow Golf Course in Midway, Utah

The gear I bring to golf courses lately doesn’t seem to include golf clubs or a ball. I’ve been bringing one or more of my multi-rotor copters from my golf aerial photography/video fleet. Below is a shot I captured last weekend at Soldier Hollow, home of two great courses.

Aerial Photo: Soldier Hollow Golf Courses – click for more

In the photo above the closer holes are the “Silver” course, and the farther away holes on the side of the mountain are the “Gold” Course.

Below is a shot looking back the opposite direction, including the fantastic clubhouse on the right.

Soldier Hollow Golf Course and Clubhouse – Click for more

Review: GolferPal EasyPal Auto-Folding 4-Wheel Push Cart

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, July 31st, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf Accessories • Golf For Women • Golf Gear
Tags: 4 wheel golf push cart • Golf Push Cart • Golf Trolley • GolferPal • Push Cart

GolferPal_EasyPal_Cart1 I thought I’d seen it all in golf gadgets and accessories, but until the GolferPal EasyPal auto-folding and unfolding 4-wheel push cart arrived I apparently had not! This is no regular 4-wheel golf push cart. Let’s take a look.

EasyPal Features

Motorized automatic folding and unfolding.
Unit folds into a very compact and easy to store size: 12.8″x26.4″x16.5″ folded
Weighs 16.8 lbs
4-wheel stability
Easy to push with large 10.75″ wheels
Accessory holder (car keys, phone, camera, etc)
Scorecard holder
Golf ball/tee holders
Umbrella holder (great for not only rain, but keeping you in the shade in the hot summer months)

On The Course

Before I get on course, let’s talk trunk to course. The unit is folded into a conveniently compact size at only about 13x17x26 inches. The trunk of my car is not big, but the cart fits fine along with my clubs.

After pulling the cart out of the trunk the unfolding and setup could not be easier. All that is required is to push ONE button. That’s it. That’s all folks. The unit unfolds like some kind of science fiction movie transforming robotic character. After a few seconds the unfolding is complete and you can slap your golf bag on it and be off to the first tee. I almost have more fun folding and unfolding this thing than I do playing golf. Check it out:

During the course of the round the EasyPal performs well. I have several 4-wheel push carts and it is just as easy to push as any other in my fleet (yes I have a fleet). I’ve played many rounds with this unit and still have yet to charge the battery. Obviously by the way, the battery needs to be charged before you can use it.

I’ve used the umbrella mount in rain and it does a great job. I like to use it in the hot summer with a large umbrella to keep the sun off me.

The accessory container is nice and big to hold the million things I seem to need to carry like my large cell phone, camera, golf pocket GPS, car keys, nutrition bars and so on.

When done with the round the one-button process is all that is needed to fold the unit up. One push and it folds by itself and then easily stores in the trunk of the car.

Pros

Obviously the auto folding and unfolding is a pro. The 4-wheel stability is a pro. The ease in which the unit glides over the fairways and even through some rough terrain is great. The accessory holder and scorecard holder are excellent.

Cons

This is not a motorized push cart. Just the folding is automated.

I find it funny that all these electronics, battery, charger, and extra weight are dedicated entirely to the folding and unfolding. So that the user can push this easy button, he/she then pushes around the extra weight of the battery and all the motors for 18 holes? My deal lately because of my thoughts on this has been to take the unit out, unfold it, take the battery out and leave it in the trunk while playing my round. That way I’m not hauling a battery around for miles for no reason…

The handle position is a little high on the unit and can’t be repositioned due to the folding gig. I’d like the handle to be a little lower. I’m not that tall.

Due to how narrow they are, the front wheels rub against the lower pockets in my golf bag. I have to remove the stuff from those pockets and push them down somehow to prevent the wheels from rubbing the bag.

It is important to remember to put the BRAKE on when folding or unfolding. On a hill once I started the unfolding and the cart started rolling away. I’m sure I expended more energy chasing the cart than I would have if I had to manually unfold it!

Conclusion

While unfolding this cart a gentleman in the parking lot at one of my local courses came over and inquired about it. He offered to buy it from me on the spot! There apparently is a demand for this type of thing! If you find your push cart to be inconvenient or too hard to fold or unfold, the GolferPal EasyPal just might be the answer for you. The awesome motorized features aside, it is a solid 4-wheel cart.

Top 15 Ways Jordan Spieth Can Guarantee Failing To Break Jack Nicklaus’s Major Record

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, July 28th, 2015
Categories: (British) Open Championship • Jordan Spieth • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • The Masters • Tiger Woods
Tags: Jack Nicklaus • Jordan Spieth • Tiger Woods

Jordan Spieth Masters 2015 Naturally the press has gone into a complete Spiethgasm. Let’s face it, we haven’t see a player this good since Tiger Woods and the numbers prove it. By his 22nd birthday yesterday, Spieth had racked up five PGA Tour wins including two majors, the 2015 Masters and the 2015 U.S. Open. He’s already a lock for PGA Tour Player of the Year. When Tiger Woods was 22, he had six victories to his name, but only one major championship, the 1997 Masters.

For 15 years we’ve countlessly read and heard the nauseatingly repetitive debate in the press and on social media as to whether or not Tiger Woods would break Jack Nicklaus’s major championship record of 18. Woods has been sitting on 14 since 2008 and there is no part of his current game which would lead us to believe he will win even one more, let alone five more.

So the discussion has moved to Speith. At this early age he is already one major ahead of Tiger and unfortunately, that same discussion has begun: “Will Jordan Spieth break Jack Nicklaus’s major championship record?” Puhlease. Let’s not put the golf cart in front of the golfer. Even if he won two majors every year it would take him eight more years to tie Jack. So many things could happen between now and 18 majors for Spieth.

In my sick and twisted mind I thought it would be great to produce a top ten list of ways Spieth could guarantee failing to break Jack’s record. Someone had to do it. But 10 wasn’t enough.

Drumroll please… Top 15 ways Jordan Spieth can guarantee failing to break Jack Nicklaus’s major championship record:

#15: Retire early

#14: Baseline shifts

#13: Switch to an inferior golf club sponsor

#12: Unhealthy love affairs… with launch monitors

#11: Drop F-Bombs in front of small children

#10: Trash his body

#9: Treat the press and fans like crap

#8: Become a PR and brand puppet

#7: Become “Ranger Rick,” hitting flawless and perfect golf shots on the range but not being able to take them to the course

#6: Focus too much on “release patterns” and not enough on knocking a golf ball in the hole

#5: Focus too much on “traj” and not enough on knocking a golf ball in the hole

#4: Focus too much on “spin rates” and not enough on knocking a golf ball in the hole

#3: Fire swing coach and hire new one. Break swing down completely and rebuild it from scratch to “get better”

#2: Fire new swing coach and hire a newer one. Break swing down completely and rebuild it from scratch to get better… again.

#1: Fail to activate glutes

Bushnell TourX Golf Laser Rangefinder Review

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, July 27th, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf Accessories • Golf For Women • Golf Gear
Tags: Bushnell Golf • Golf Laser Range Finder

For a few months I’ve had the Bushnell 201540 Bushnell Tour X Jolt Golf Laser GPS/Rangefinder in play. I’ve been very happy with the performance and accuracy of this rangefinder. If only I could be as accurate at hitting my yardages as this unit is at supplying them to me.

Bushnell TourX Golf Laser Rangefinder

Bushnell TourX Golf Laser Rangefinder Features

Front plate is interchangeable. One plate (red as pictured above) turns slope on (not legal for tournament or stipulated play). The other plate (black) turns slope off making it legal for tournaments and stipulated play.
Two display modes for varying conditions. One mode produces bright red numbers (my favorite) and the other black.
PinSeeker with JOLT Technology locks onto pin super fast and the unit vibrates to indicate pin-lock.
2nd generation E.S.P for fast and accurate yardages
6x magnification and accurate +/- 0.5 yards

On The Course

As the flagship laser from Bushnell I would expect nothing less than a fast, dependable, and accurate reading. That’s exactly what the unit produces. The reading is probably the fastest of any laser I’ve reviewed to date. The yardage is spot-on the first time, unlike some less expensive Bushnell units which can sometimes produce a different yardage every time the same yardage is shot.

Accessing the unit is easy in the very nice zippered case which can hang on the golf bag. An elastic loop

I tried the slope feature for a few holes but ended up switching to the non-slope mode. I record all of my rounds for my handicap and don’t want any illegally used clubs or accessories affecting my handicap.

Once again, the red plate is the not-for-tournament-play version. To be legal the black plate must be installed.

Pros and Cons

The pros to this unit are super-accurate yardages with lightning (maybe I should say “laser”) speed.

The cons are the size of the unit and the cost. This laser is larger in size than many on the market. The retail price is an astounding $680 but most street prices are at or below $499.

Conclusion

The Bushnell TourX is a case of “you get what you pay for.” This is the fastest and most accurate laser rangefinder I’ve tested to date.

Psychology 101: After Failing to Win Open Championship Day and Willett Win in Following Week

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, July 27th, 2015
Categories: (British) Open Championship • European Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf
Tags: Danny WIllett • Jason Day

Jason Day

I’ve been thinking a lot about Jason Day and how close he has come to winning majors over the last few years. The psychology of winning majors is tough. You know he has the physical tools to win one, but has yet to overcome the psychological part.

Think about the two winners this week on the PGA Tour and the European Tour, Jason Day and Danny Willett. Both of those players were on the top of the leader board in the Open Championship 1.5 weeks ago. All due respect to the RBC Canadian Open and the Omega European Masters, but I think Day and Willett won partly because there was much less pressure than in a major.

Not sure about Willett, but I do believe Day will win a major at some point. But I think the pressure and psychology of coming so close time after time make winning a major tougher and tougher.

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