First Look: Tattoo Golf Flask

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, April 24th, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf Accessories • Golf For Women • Golf Gear
Tags: Father's Day • Father's Day Golf Gift • golf gift • Tattoo Golf

In for review, the latest awesome item from Tattoo Golf. This could be the most important club in the bag.

A Flask For The Ages

This next golf accessory review is going to take some dedication and plenty of time in the testing phase. I can already guarantee this would be a great Father’s Day gift.

First Look: Pitchfix Twister Divot Tool

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Gear
Tags: divot tool • Pitchfix

One golf accessory which has seemingly never changed is the basic divot tool. It is a fork, usually with two blades, sometimes three or more. I’ve got a bout 14.2 billion of them. For the first time I can say I’m intrigued by a whole different concept in green repair tools as you can see below, the Pitchfix Twister.

Pitchfix Twister Green Repair Tool

The Twister is retractable and has three prongs which shape a triangle, not a fork. I’m anxious to see how this works and will be testing soon.

If they don’t work out on the golf course, I can use them to hold hot corn on the cob.

First Look: Mizuno MP-T5 6006 Lob Wedge – The Seve Wedge

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear
Tags: Mizuno • Mizuno Golf

Sniff sniff… This is my newest and already most sentimental club, yet to be hit (2:30 tee time today though). This is my “Seve” wedge, also known as the Mizuno MP-T5 6006 lob wedge.

The “Seve” Wedge

This is a 60 degree wedge with six degrees of bounce, thus the “6006.” Mizuno offers custom stamping on these wedges of up to six characters and 12 different colors.

I chose “Seve” for a couple of reasons. First, my 2.5 year old son’s name is Seve. I can think of him every time I hit this club. It will give me a nice perspective. Second, the club is a small tribute to the late great Seve Ballesteros. I hope this wedge helps channel some of the Houdini-like escape skills of Seve Ballesteros. With all the places I seem to hit golf balls other than the green, I need those escape skills.

I will be putting this wedge in play right away and posting a review soon. Stay tuned for that.

This wedge is a match for my 56 degree MP-T5. Here’s the link to my Mizuno MP-T5 wedge review.

Volvik White Color S3 Golf Ball Review

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
Categories: Golf Balls • Golf Equipment • Golf For Women • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Golf Balls • Volvik

Volvik “White Color” S3 Golf Ball

Ya gotta love how funny the language barrier can be sometimes. Case in point is this review of the “White Color” S3 Golf Balls from Volvik. Volvik, I believe a South Korean company, is a maker of very colorful golf balls. I’ve seen Volvik’s transparent models, brilliantly colored models, chrome models… you name it. I guess when you make so many varied and unique colors, you have to call the white ball a white ball.

Features

The white color of this ball is vibrant and glows in light unlike other golf balls due to a hint of pearlescent blue color mixed in. The ball is easier to spot on the course than a typical other white ball.

White isn’t the only feature of this golf ball. This is actually a “tour” quality ball, meaning it is high performance with high spin and feel. The outer layer or cover of the ball is made of the material most top golf balls use, urethane. Urethane is where the ball gets its stopping and short game spin and softer feel around the greens.

The inner cover is the 2nd layer of three in this ball. This layer provides some distance qualities and also helps produce controlling spin.

Finally the core or center of the ball, yes like the core of the earth, is the power center. The elasticity or rebounding effect of the core gives the ball its distance and solid feel off the driver.

On The Course

I’ve enjoyed playing many rounds with the White Color ball. I poke fun at the name and tell my friends who are looking for my ball in the bushes to look for the “white color” one. It provides us some clean entertainment.

Seriously though, the ball performs very well in both the distance and control categories. It is a solid all-around ball.

Feel-wise the ball is a little harder and heavier than balls I typically play, but that is likely why the ball is so durable. Despite the soft “tour” cover these last forever. You’re more likely to lose one in the bushes or a lake long before you could wear one out.

Conclusion

I’d rank the White Color ball’s performance at about 80-90% of Titleist ProV1’s, Bridgestone B330’s, and other high-end golf balls. Close but not equal. The White Color S3 is a solid golf ball for mid to lower handicap golfers.

HOG World Tour Visits Mesquite, Nevada With Some Extra Gear

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, April 20th, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf Courses • Golf For Women • Golf Life • Golf Videos • HOG World Tour • Miscellaneous • Travel
Tags: Arnold Palmer • Mesquite

The Hooked On Golf Blog World Tour made a quick stop to enjoy the very warm weather of Mesquite, Nevada this past weekend. After enduring the largest snowstorm of the year in Salt Lake, it was time to get out of dodge. The golf was a side-trip though, as I was in town to attend and honor a golf buddy and disabled Iraq war veteran at a local fundraiser.

This trip there was more than golf gear in the HOG Tour Van. Along for the ride this time was the big hexacopter (drone) I built for capturing photos and videos of golf courses from above. I managed to snap some nice pictures ahead of the morning groups Saturday, as well as some nice video clips like the par-5 5th hole video below.