Time for some “blogging” here!
There was a span of time last Summer and Fall where golf blogs were popping up faster than acne on a teenage girl, faster than empty beer cans and out of tune vocals at a John Daly concert, faster than PGA Tour players packing it in on the Sunday back 9 when Tiger is in the hunt. That growth has slowed and some golf blogs have gone dormant.
New
Found a new one through Robert Thompson called Now On The Tee. I’m bored of blogger templates but oh well.
Speaking of Robert Thompson, he’s relocated. I was hoping for a going4thegreen.com kind of URL but instead he’s joined forces with http://www.ontgolf.ca/ from Ontario. Robert’s URL is now http://www.ontgolf.ca/site/blogs/.
HOG has got a new international friend: Fuera de Limites. I don’t read Spanish but they link to my posts all the time. Hopefully they’re linking…
Another newer golf blog is Ian Andrew’s “Caddy Shack.”
My Daily Slice is a…. oh wait. Major pop up ads.. Never mind.
My new good pal Tom Gov has started up Point 1 Golf and is doing very well.
Dead, dying, dormant
Jam Boy took the golf blog world by storm but hasn’t posted since January 7th.
World Golf Views’ last post June 23, 2005.
Musey last posted July 18th, 2005. I do miss her.
No Damn 3 Putts was a golf blog with balls. But hasn’t had the balls to blog since May 14, 2005.
I miss MJ.
Hitting the links, October 2005.
Man there are so many I may need to do a 2nd list.
My favorites
Eat Golf – Rich always has something up his sleeve that he’s pulling an “all night-er” over.
Bogey Lounge – A Greek golf blogger. What a concept.
Golf Chick just made her 100th post! Two of my favorite things. Golf and chicks…
Golf Blogger is one of the all time best.
Grouchy is one of the first and best. He’s very good at sparking a good debate.
Luke Swilor is a neighbor, golf buddy and aspiring pro.
Ok, the last one may have been a litle too easy. Name this one.
Fun with Google Earth.
Know what course this is?
What is the most crucial requirement of hitting solid golf shots? Is it a full back swing? Is it a good grip? Is it the proper ball placement in your stance? Is it keeping your left arm straight? Is it keeping your head down? Is it any of a million other swing thoughts or techniques?
No, no, no, no, no and no. It doesn’t matter if your grip is funky, you have a messed up swing plane or your stance is whacked. The most important part of hitting solid golf shots is hitting the ball with the center of the club face.
Comparing amateur golfers with PGA touring pros with regards to center hits, is like comparing a the spray of a shotgun with one pellet of a BB gun. Amateur’s shots are all over the club face, even with the putter. The few times in a round the amateur does hit a solid shot you can be sure he “got lucky” and caught the sweet spot.
Enter Golf Dust
How does one know exactly where his shots are one the club face? One way is impact tape. Impact tape is tape you place on the club face and it leaves marks on the tape where you hit the club face. Impact tape gives you good feedback but it takes a lot of tape to cover the whole face and it’s a pain to apply and remove every few swings.
With Golf DustGolf Dust you simply spray the club face and wait a few seconds for it to dry. Now your entire club face is covered with a coating with shows you exactly where you’re impacting the face. You can get feedback for several shots before you need to reapply.
When you’re done the Golf Dust easily cleans off with a wet towel.
Half an inch equals 40 yards
I was recently going through a bad spell in my game where all my shots were coming up short. It was very frustrating. My irons were one to two clubs short, and my driver was as much as 40 yards shorter than normal. One trip to the range and a few sprays of Golf Dust later I realized all my shots were about half an inch outside of center. That gave me the feedback I needed to figure out what adjustments were needed to get that half inch corrected.
Golf Dust Impact Indicator Tune-up Kit
The Golf Dust Tune-up Kit includes one 2.7oz can of Golf Dust plus 3 Top Flite Pure Distance golf balls. The 2.70 oz can is enough for approximately 150 applications and costs only $16.40.
Wouldn’t you pay 16 bucks to gain 40 yards?
Side note:
Golf Dust is also a sponsor of the Hooked On Fantasy Golf League and is providing Tune-up kits bi-weekly to the winners. It’s not too late to joing the fantasy league and have a chance at winning Golf Dust and many other prizes!
The Masters is in 26 days 7 hours and 59 minutes. Anybody want to help me out with some tickets? I met with my former ticket connection who had them taken away. He is devastated. So am I. I’ve been planning on going to The Masters for almost a year since my friend invited me.
But I’m still excited and I’m doing my month’s worth of pre-Masters preparation by watching Masters DVD’s, reading and looking at Masters.org.
The last DVD I did was the 2002 Masters. This is the best Masters DVD I’ve viewed yet. The 2002 Masters was Tiger’s 2nd victory at Augusta in a row.
These DVD’s are great. You have that “Masters Announcer” calling a quick daily play by play, the great camera shots of the course, the players, the fans and the general ambiance that can only happen at Augusta National.
Flyover
That stuff is all great. But the real reason this one is the best Masters DVD so far is the special features. The last special feature is a complete course flyover of Magnolia Lane, the clubhouse and every hole on the course. This flyover is absolutely awesome.
The flyover alone is worth buying this DVD, let along watching Tiger win his 3rd Masters.
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