Continuing on with my random pictures posts (yes I’m working on a photoblog eat…)
What about this new brand of golf ball?
You never know when you’re going to find a gem in the used/lost & found bucket at your local course. I found this awesome “lob wood” today. It even had a label on it saying it was a lob wood.
As I mentioned before in an earlier article, Callaway is in the eyewear business now. They have a new division called “Callaway Golf Eyewear.” Callaway calls their eye wear “serious equipment designed to enhance your competitive edge.”
There are three product lines in the Callaway Golf Eyewear offering:
1. Sports Series
2. Collection Series
3. X-Series
I’m going to be doing a review on one product from each of the Callaway lines!
This review will cover the Collection Series line. The model from the Collection Series I’m covering today is the C401-ORGN.
Looks
The C401-ORGN’s (401 for short) are a pair of more traditionally styled sunglasses, as are all of the models in the Collection Series. The frames are very thin and very flexible. They bend quite a bit and snap right back into shape.
This particular model style is more of what I’d call a “country club” model or perhaps a “driving glasses” style model. Many golf sunglasses have a very high tech and almost alien look to them, but the 401’s are far from that. They’re classy and clean looking. Very suitable for not only golf, but just about anything.
Technology
The lenses of the 401’s (and the Callaway line in general) are made of a patent pending material called Neox. Neox blocks 100% of the harmful blue rays while letting more of the visual spectrum in. Your eyes don’t have to work as hard so they don’t fatigue as easily. The Neox tinting technology also allows you to see more detail on the course and even read the greens better.
The frames are extremely thin and flexible. You can twist, bend or tweak the frames so they fit your head just perfectly. No real tweaking needed with the 401’s though. They fit perfectly.
Accessories
The 401’s come with a great hard case. I don’t really get companies that give you a soft case for eyewear. What’s the point of that? So when they break the soft case contains all the broken glass?
The hard case is spring loaded and seals tight to keep dust out. Obviously the folks at Callaway where thinking because you need a hard case as a golfer. I don’t like putting my glasses in my golf bag without protection. A stray ball could hit the bag, it could take a hit going in and out of the trunk or even a crazed player who loses it could throw a club and hit your bag (that has happened to me before).
Along with the hard case you get a soft slip case. This case is made of special fabric designed for cleaning the glasses.
On the course
The 401’s are so light you don’t even know they’re on your head. Though these aren’t “wrap around” glasses, you don’t really notice the outer edge of the lenses. I want to have full peripheral vision so I can focus and not be distracted and that’s no problem with the 401’s.
I found reading the greens and the contours of the course was great with the Neox lenses in the 401’s.
Careful
If you like to wear your sunglasses on your hat (presumably to protect your hat from all the harmful UV rays), the 401’s may not be perfect for you. The light nature of the glasses and the very flexible frames make it hard for the glasses to stay on your head or hat. In fact if you take a full golf swing with them on your hat they’ll likely fall off.
I forgot I had them on my head a couple of times due to how light they were. I was reminded when I accidentally knocked them off my head!
I know the high tech materials in the 401’s are probably quite strong, but I seem to think these are delicate just because of their thin footprint.
UPDATE: Though I searched all over the Callaway Golf Eyewear site I couldn't find what material this model was made of. My buddies at Callaway have gotten back to me to let me know that this particular model's frames are made of an exremely strong beta titanium. So though the frames are thin and flexible, you could probably jack up your car with them.
RX
Callaway Golf Eyewear has an RX program available for many of it’s models, including the entire Collection Series. Click here for RX info.
Conclusion
The Collection Series eyewear is very classy and sharp looking. The performance on the course is excellent. These $160 glasses are another winner from Callaway Golf Eyewear.
Here are a few Father’s Day ideas for you.
Your dad could use some golf fitness training from Mike Pedersen. Click here for Mikes Father’s Day Sale.
Another unique gift item for dad would be a Green Friendly golf belt.
Perhaps he needs a rules tune up. Get him this cool game.
Perhaps a unique rain cover from Rain Wedge would do the trick.
If pop just doesn’t seem to hit the center of the club face perhaps some Golf Dust would help.
If dad is a “gamer” then perhaps True Swing Golf would do the trick. You’ll need a DS too.
Perhaps you could get dad a subscription to Hooked On Golf Blog. Oh, I guess the best things in life are free.
Michelle Wie came up short on her bid to be humiliated at the men’s U.S. Open.
I’ve just about had enough of Michelle Wie and men’s events. Either her father or some stupid publicist is making her do this but in the long run it’s going to hurt her. She’s wasting time that she could be WINNING on the LPGA Tour. And each time she comes up short the public becomes more numb and the novelty wears off even more.
And what happens when and if she does make a cut on the PGA Tour? A tie for 94th place probably. She’ll never actually WIN on the PGA Tour IF she makes a cut. (I know she made a cut against the men on th e Asian tour. Whoopty doo.)
Wie essentially done NOTHING in her pro golf career except collect dough from her sponsors. No wins, nada, zilch. It’s time for Wie to focus her game on what she should be doing, which is winning on the LPGA Tour.
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