Flexie-T Review
Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Equipment • Reviews
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Equipment • Reviews
The Flexie-T is a non disposable golf tee you can use on the driving range or on the course.
Home on the range
The Flexie-T is designed to be strong enough to mount in those hard driving range mats without breaking. I personally can’t stand practicing on mats but sometimes you have no choice. The rubber tees that are set up on the mats are often the wrong height for my driver but the Flexie-T tees it up at exactly the right height for that 460cc head. Quite often there are no rubber tees at all on the range as well so having a FT in the bag can be useful in that respect as well.
The other good thing about being able to tee it up anywhere on those mats is that you can pick a spot for your stance that isn’t worn out. My feet are constantly slipping on the range when I have to stand with my feet in the same position that thousands of other people have stood.
On the course
After hours of grooving your driver swing on the range you can use the Flexie-T on the course. The good thing about using the FT is that you can tee the ball up at exactly the same height every time. Sometimes I tee up my driver and realize I’m not teeing it at the same height every time. Doubt can come into play as to whether or not I’ll strike the ball the same with different tee heights.
Is there a 5 minute time limit for a tee search?
Usually the FT stays right in the ground when I hit it but at one mountain course I lost one of my FT’s. I searched until my playing partners were clear up in the middle of the fairway ahead of me. I finally had to say adios to the FT and abandon my search after 5 minutes.
Performance
Is there any noticeable performance difference from a standard tee? Not really. There’s really no way any kind of tee can “increase distance” or “eliminate slices” legally. I didn’t notice any longer or short drives or any more control off the tee. But like I said before I did like the fact that I could tee it up at a consistent height every time.
Critic’s corner
The only critiques I have for the Flexie-T are that the tee height is only suitable for the driver. The tee is way too tall for fairway woods or irons. To my knowledge there aren’t varying FT lengths as of yet.
In some cases where I wanted to tee my driver really low for perhaps a power fade, I had to go back to a conventional tee.
Conclusion
The Flexie-T is a very useful tee on the range, especially for mats. The FT is also helpful in allowing you to tee the ball up the same way every time, increasing your comfort level on the course.
Will the FT knock you down for a 16 handicap to a 7? No. Only practice can do that I’m afraid. 🙂
Bogeyman has gone lounge crazy!
What are the two best qualities a person can have?
1. They’re Greek.
2. They’re golf bloggers.
There are only two people I know that have these two qualities and Bogeyman from Bogeylounge is one of them…
Bogeylounge has been one of the best golf blogs since the beginning of golf blogging. Now from the brain of a Greek Geek comes an onslaught of lounges. You have everything from Poplounge to Greeklounge to Lovelounge. (Perhaps given the recent changes in my marital status I need to be spending a little extra time at Lovelounge).
Here are a few loungey links for you:
Elephonkey | POP | Brand | Blog | Sports | News | PSP | Bogey | Teen | Diet | Soccer | Love | Style | Baby | Idea | Buddy | Faith | Lost | Flop
I’ve been trying to think of a few lounges that Bogeyman hasn’t registered yet and the best one I came up with was “Lounge Lounge.”
Inside Lehman
So you’re thinking this is going to be an inside scoop on golfer Tom Lehman? Sorry to disappoint you, but this is a little piece on an awesome place I visited this last weekend. The reason I missed Corey Pavin (aka The Rat) win his first tourney in around a decade was I was at Great Basin National Park.
The main attraction at Great Basin National Park is the Lehman Cave. The Lehman Cave is an amazing display of stalagmites, stalactites, helectites, cave bacon, cave popcorn and cave draperies. Google those terms if you don’t know what some of them are.
I shot down there this weekend on a last minute whim to do some spelunking.
Here are a few shots from inside Lehman Cave:
Me by a large column:
An indoor pool with some columns, stalagmites and stalactites. Look how clear the water is.
Fantasy Week 26 Results
“Bedford Golf” won the weekly fantasy competition for week 26. For his performance he wins a Golf Dust Tune Up Kit. The Golf Dust Tune Up Kit can help you make more solid, centered shots on your clubs.
Everyone click through here to the sponsors below so they’ll see some traffic and want to sponsor our league next year!
By the way, it’s still not too late to join and get in on tons of great prizes!
Reminder: Don’t do what I did last week and forget to set your team. My mistake resulted in ZERO points…
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Thoughts on the British, Wie, The Rat
Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006
Categories: European Tour • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Tiger Woods
Categories: European Tour • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Tiger Woods
OK time for my thoughts on some of the recent happenings in the golf world. I’ve been slacking…
Tiger & The British Open
I’d have to agree with Tom Watson on this subject. After reflecting on the British Open, Tiger Woods may win more of these than Masters Tournaments. Why? Because he can play a British without hitting the club that costs him the most strokes, his driver. Tiger hit one measly driver in 4 days and that was a questionable club pull.
Clearly Tiger’s weakness is his driving. How amazing would he be if he could hit a fairway? Courses are being designed tougher and the rough longer to try and combat the long ball. That means Tiger has to hit more fairways or get better and the bomb and gouge. (If I poached “bomb and gouge” from someone please forgive me.)
Wie
Finally Michelle Wie is playing against the women. And guess what? She’s in contention on a regular basis and very close to getting her first win. This is where she should be. She needs to be in the mix and learn how to win. Once she has some credible wins and some years under her belt, maybe she can take a crack at the PGA Tour. But I’d agree with Tom Gov at Point1Golf in saying that when playing against the men, Wie is no better than an average club pro at this point.
The Rat
Look who won last week! Corey WHO? Pavin? Are you kidding me? (I was out of town in the wilderness. See future post about “Lehman”).
Some people call Pavin “The Rat” because with his gray hair and his buzz hair cut he looks like a rat. Can’t say I disagree, but I still like him. He’s one of the last “shot makers” out there and I do believe shot making is an art form that unfortunately is being lost with technology and distance.
So cheers to The Rat for his victory.
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