My short game needs all the help it can get. Last night I had a Ouija board in action, summoning my short game demons in hopes of exercising them. That was before the shaman came over and burned some sagebrush and did an out-of-body gig. If those procedures don’t work, perhaps this new Mizuno wedge is the ticket…
Mizuno MP-T5 Wedge
In for review here at Hooked On Golf Blog is the new, and very sharp looking Mizuno MP-5T wedge. The flavor du jour is a 56 degree with 10 degrees of bounce. That’s perfect for my setup, and great for the sand.
I’ll be testing soon. Stay tuned for a detailed review, not a fly-by like other websites do…
I have a few more photos of this wedge in the Hooked On Golf Blog Mizuno MP-T5 photo gallery.
A short drive (pun intended) north of HOG World Headquarters is the fabulous Valley View Golf Course. Valley View is a public course which rivals many local private courses in terms of design and course maintenance quality. I’ve played more rounds than I can count at Valley View.
Take a wide stance, open the sand-wedge up, take a full swing, and hit a few inches behind the plane to get it out of the bunker…
Below is a video covering a small plane crash at Valley View this weekend. The plane ended up in a bunker.
Tiger Woods
Yeah, I’m bored. No, I’m not looking at “hot wives and girlfriends” of PGA Tour players for entertainment. I’m certainly NOT watching the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. I find it better for my golf health and sanity to NOT watch Chris Berman’s golf swing or listen to the horrid kazoo music that is Kenny G.
I thought I’d analyze the year Tiger Woods had in 2014. According to Forbes Tiger pulled in roughly $61 million in 2014. That figure includes tournament winnings and endorsements. 2014 was less than half of what Tiger had made in his top earning years. It is interesting to look at these numbers in a few different ways.
Dollars Per Shot – Tiger Woods 2014
Tiger hit a total of 1522 shots in tournament play in 2014. Dollars made per golf shot: $40,078.84.
If I made that much money per golf shot, I’d make $2.92 million in ONE ROUND of golf at my average score.
Tiger played 378 holes of golf in 2014. Dollars made per golf hole: $161,375.66.
Tiger played 21 official rounds of golf on Tour in 2014. Dollars made per round: $2,904,761.90.
Tiger played in seven, yes seven, events in 2014. Money per event: $8,714,285.71.
Tiger’s best finish in 2014: Tied 25th at the WGC Cadillac, a no-cut event with a limited field.
Tiger Woods Compared to an Elementary School Teacher
For contrast, I’m looking at Tiger’s earnings in 2014 as compared to an elementary school teacher. This teacher is SO important the development of our kids and the future of our country. The average elementary school teacher in the USA makes about $41,000.00 per year. These statements are crazy…
It would take an average american elementary school teacher one year of work to earn roughly the same money Tiger Woods made in ONE golf shot in 2014.
It would take an average american elementary school teacher four years to earn what Tiger Woods made in one golf hole for 2014.
It would take an average american elementary school teacher 70 years to earn what Tiger Woods earned per golf round in 2014.
It would take an average american elementary school teacher 212 years to earn what Tiger Woods earned per golf tournament in 2014.
It would take an average american elementary school teacher 1,487.8 years (let’s just call it 1488) to earn what Tiger Woods earned in 2014.
Has Tiger lost his bite?
I’ve had this post in draft mode for a couple of days. It was going to be my big Friday stunner piece this week. Yeah, right. Then Tiger made a statement yesterday. He said he was taking a leave of absence from golf to get his game straightened out. His team must have hacked into the HOG server and read the list below, and advised him to hang it up for a bit, to prevent his game from getting worse…
So many golf pundits have the diagnosis and the solutions to Tiger Woods’s golf problems. They’re all failing to look at the most frightening angle of the Tiger Woods struggles. There’s a very true statement in golf (which I coined but there’s no way I’m the only one to coin it):
“No matter how bad your golf game is, it could always get worse.”
Tiger’s game could get worse. How? Here you go…
Top 13 Ways Tiger Woods’s Golf Game Could Get Worse
- The chipping yips get worse, or even move into other parts of his game, such as putting
- Obsession with TrackMan numbers
- Obsession with “traj”
- Attempting to regain distance loss
- Glutile dysfunction – failure to properly activate glutes
- Analysis paralysis: becoming over-technical, over-analytical and not relying on talent and feel
- Too many “reps.” Too few “reps.”
- Legal/divorce issues cause loss of focus
- Surgery to repair (insert body part here)
- Lindsey Vonn (or other women)
- (Hires new, hires old, tell all book written by) swing coach
- More teeth knocked out by Italian videographers
- Tiger goes out for a night on the town with Robert Allenby
If you have more ways Tiger’s game could get worse, comment them in here, on the HOG Twitter, my own Twitter, or on the HOG Facebook.
I’m happy to report some pending golf apparel reviews of several Dunning Golf products. Dunning is a brand I’ve grown to really love, and have reviewed many products in the past. Just type in the word “Dunning” into the search here at Hooked On Golf Blog and you’ll get many search results.
Dunning Solid Mesh Contrast Collar Signal
The first preview is the new Dunning Solid Mesh Polo with “Contrast Collar Signal.” I think the English translation for that is, “shirt with different colored collar.”
As with every Dunning product I’ve reviewed, this one is very classy and stylish. Can’t wait to put this one through the ringer, so to speak.
Stay tuned for the full review soon, as well as posts on several other Dunning Golf apparel items.
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