First Look: James Sieckmann’s Your Short Game Solution: Mastering the Finesse Game from 120 Yards and In

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, March 2nd, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf Books • Golf For Women • Golf Instruction • Instruction
Tags: Golf Book • James Sieckmann • Short Game

Click to buy book…

Just what the doctor ordered, a short game book. Somehow I managed to finish the 2014 season with a 1.5 handicap and a save percentage of somewhere between 25-30%. Saves meaning I missed hitting the green in regulation and managed to get up-and-down for par or better. In other words, if I had a short game I could be a hell of an amateur golfer.

My next read (after Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex
haha) will be Your Short Game Solution: Mastering the Finesse Game from 120 Yards and In by James Sieckmann.

I’ve thumbed through and picked a few random pages to check out quickly and I can already tell the depth and detail of this book is great. In randomly picking a couple of pages I’ve already learned some valuable short game tips and information.

I’m excited to dive into this one. Full review soon. Let’s see what happens in 2015.

Kid Rock Gives Tiger Woods Advice on Personal Hygiene – List of Other Musicians Now Advising Tiger

Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, February 28th, 2015
Categories: Boneheads

Kid Rock gives Tiger personal hygiene advice…

Wow the copycat golf sites are blowing up with this incredible news that Kid Rock gave Tiger Woods advice. I love how they all type the same story. Giving Tiger advice seems to be the hippest thing anyone can do now. I’m sure the advice Kid Rock gave to Tiger was all regarding personal hygiene…

Since about 100 golf sites have written this same story I decided to dig deeper for the REAL Tiger Woods advice story. There are actually quite a few musicians who are offering up their advice and expertise for Tiger. See this short list below.

Keith Richards is giving Tiger Woods advice on how to stay attractive as he grows older.
Lady Gaga is giving Tiger advice on how to wear a meat suit.
Pete Townshend is giving Tiger advice on what it is like to be a woman trapped in a man’s body.
Kenny G is giving Tiger Woods advice on how to play the kazoo.
Madonna is giving Tiger advice on falling down, and a bonus bit on how to have sex with Dennis Rodman.
Coldplay is giving advice to Tiger on how to create sappy, mind-numbing gutless music that induces suicidal reactions from listeners.
Hootie and the Blowfish are giving advice to Tiger on how to be completely vanilla.
Pearl Jam is giving Tiger advice on how to make whiny mumbling nasal “Seattle” rock.
Black Eyed Peas are giving Tiger Woods advice on how to fake EVERY single thing they do in a performance.
Miley Cyrus is giving Tiger advice on how to twerk.
Yoko Ono is giving Tiger Woods advice on how to ruin the best band the world has ever seen.
Dave Mathews band is giving Woods advice on how to croon like a drunk Kermit the frog. (Thanks to Jeff Weis).
Phish gives Tiger Woods advice on making his fans believe he’s good.
Justin Bieber gives Tiger advice on how to be irritating.
Creed gives Tiger advice on producing one product and repackaging it into the same product, year after year.
Michael Jackson gives Woods advice on prescription medication and entertaining young boys.
David Bowie gives Tiger apparel advice. Now working with Nike Golf on Tiger’s apparels scripts.
Lynard Skynard gives Tiger advice on redneck culture.
Grateful Dead… no matter how bad they are, just like Tiger, fans continue to show up and watch them.
Prince gives Tiger advice on being tall.
Bruce Springsteen gives Tiger advice on how to sing entire albums without even mistakenly hitting a right note.
U2 gives Tiger advice on arrogance.
Amy Winehouse gives Tiger advice on wasting immense talent.
John Mayer gives Tiger Woods advice on being insufferable.

I’m sure there are more… comment in your own! It’s fun!

Putting a Cork in My Putting…GRIP

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, February 27th, 2015
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear
Tags: Cork Tree • Golf Equipment

“The club I regrip the most is my ball retriever. Is that bad? ” ~Tony Korologos

I don’t change putter grips often but they do wear out once in a while, usually due to putting in and taking out of the golf bag. Sometimes the grips just seem to die a slimy death, when the materials give way to the elements.

I’m going to be testing a new putter grip from Portugal, made of cork leather from Cork Tree. It’s a bit fatter than my old grip, but that’s fine by me. It will help prevent the wrists from breaking and hopefully promote an even better (I am proud of my putting) stroke.

I’ll be getting the grip put on today and as soon as weather permits start putting this baby into action. Stay tuned for my full review of the Cork Tree putting grip soon. More info is below in the press release.

Cork Tree Press Release

FROM CORK TREE – THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN PUTTER GRIP TECHNOLOGY NOW AVAILABLE

SAO BRAS DE ALPORTEL, PORTUGAL – There’s a brand-new golf grip material quickly gaining popularity. The Cork Tree has debuted four new putter grips made of cork leather.

Why cork? It’s proven to be the perfect complement to leather in a grip. Cork leather putter grips provide an overall user experience that cannot be achieved with any other putter grip material known to man.Cork is 100% natural, feels soft in the hands, and improves its playability well beyond other materials when a golfer’s hands are hot or sweaty — as well as in humid playing conditions.

“That means the grip won’t slip in your hands — regardless of how moist your hands are,” says company co-founder Marc Boggia, a British PGA member. “That lets you confidently putt away without any tension in your hands and arms, promoting a more fluid stroke. Once you try it, I know you’ll agree that it feels amazing. Plus, it cleans very easily — dirt wipes away with a wet cloth.”

Cork Tree putter grips are designed and used by Championship winning Tour professionals who make their living from playing golf. There are currently more than twenty PGA Tour players using Cork Treecork leather putter grips including the winner of the recent Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa. A multiple major winner on the PGA Tour is also using the Cork Tree putter grip.

Cork’s honeycomb cell structure is key. Each cell is a 14-sided polyhedron filled with air, making it an extremely strong and flexible membrane that’s waterproof and airtight. Cork bark is about 89% air, giving it a low density. But when it’s compressed, air isn’t squeezed out, because the cell membranes won’t release it. So it returns to its original shape when the compression is removed.

The four initial putter grips include the Midsize ($39.95), Feather Light ($39.95), Parallel ($39.95) and Tour ($39.95) models. They’re all extremely durable, absorb any impact vibration and are impermeable to water.
About Cork Tree

The Cork Tree — the world’s first company to produce golf products in cork leather — was co-founded by Nuno Nascimento and Marc Boggia. From an early age, Nascimento went with his grandfather to the Portuguese familycork oak forest learning all the tricks that nature presents. He studied and tested treesto find the best cork bark, and then transformed it into cork products suitable for commercialization.

The Cork Tree mission is to maximize performance, increase confidence and ultimately improve putting statistics for every golfer using the Cork Tree putter grip. Cork Tree also strives to be a contributor to a more eco-friendly world and cork leather offers this while adding functionality, durability and quality.

Today, the Nascimento family continues to sell cork bark to the cork stopper industry from its own 500 hectares cork plantation. Conscious of its hereditary property, The Cork Tree family continues to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in developing, protecting and maintenance of the properties. Beyond cleaning and fertilizing the cork oak forest, the plantation continues to grow with some 40,000 new corktrees being planted in the past eight years.

Boggia, an Englishman, has been a member of the British PGA since 1981. He’s a golf course owner, partner and creator of Asia’s largest indoor golf teaching facilities, managing director of a made-for-TV golf tournament, distributor of golf product and head instructor of the John Jacobs’ Golf Schools. As a youngster, he practiced, played and competed near the very cork forest that’s now become the source of raw material that fuels his business venture.

The Cork Tree’s golf bag was awarded the first place award at the Golf Europe 2013 show in the golf bag category and lead to the launch of the cork putter grips.

See all products from The Cork Tree at www.corkputtergrips.com

First Look: Greg Norman Collection Long Sleeve Polo

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, February 26th, 2015
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear • Golf Lifestyle
Tags: Greg Norman

Here’s the first look at the soon-to-be-reviewed Greg Norman Collection Long Sleeve Polo. The fabric in this polo is amazingly soft and it is super sharp looking.

Features:

3 button placket
V hem
Tailored Collar
Brand logo right cuff
92% Polyester, 8% Spandex

I’ll be doing my rigorous testing battery soon, as in wearing it and playing golf. Yeah it’s tough duty. Stay tuned for the full review.

WITB Week – What’s In MY Bag (WIMB)

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, February 25th, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf Balls • Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear
Tags: WITB

What’s In The Bag/WITB Week Continues! So fun…

Previous WITB Week Posts:

The Truth About What’s In The Bag Photos/Articles

Why Is This Boring? What Does WITB Really Mean?

What’s In My Bag? Thanks for asking…

I field many requests asking what’s in my personal bag. Because I review so many clubs throughout a given season, my bag changes often. There are positions in my bag which are very solid, and it is doubtful that a new club will replace them. That does not mean a particular club will not be given the opportunity to oust a starter from the gamer lineup. The most solid position is the putter. Mine is hand-made by Grant Mackay in Dornoch, Scotland. I’m in the middle of reviewing an entire set of irons, a new wedge, and a new driver. Therefore my WITB is in a test mode. I’ll post both versions of my WITB below, the first being my 2014 gamer set. This is a valid WITB because of the WRX watermark. Don’t be fooled by imposters. Real WITB photos must have a watermark, since they’re such valuable assets and one must protect them from theft or misuse.

WITB – Tony Korologos 2014 River Oaks Club Champion

The Gamer Bag Above Features

Driver: Cobra Amp Cell
3-Fairway Metal: Tour Edge Exotics XCG7 Beta Fairway (Hooked On Golf Blog’s product of the year for 2014)
Hybrid: Cobra Baffler XL
Irons: Hogan Apex Edge Pro circa 2002
52 and 56 degree wedges: Eidolon V-Sole
60 degree wedge: Titleist Vokey 60-04
Putter: Dornoch Putters Bird Dog One by Grant Mackay
Golf ball: Bridgestone B330 (backups include 3UP, Monsta Golf, The Ball)
Shoes: FootJoy D.N.A.

The Current WITB with test clubs includes the following below:

Driver: Powerbilt Air Force One (currently testing, not gamer status yet)
3-Fairway Metal: Tour Edge Exotics XCG7 Beta Fairway (Hooked On Golf Blog’s product of the year for 2014)
Hybrid: Cobra Baffler
Irons: Mizuno JPX-850 Forged (currently testing, not gamer status yet)
52 degree wedge: Eidolon V-Sole
56 degree wedge: Mizuno Mizuno MP-T5 Wedge (currently testing, not gamer status yet)
60 degree wedge: Titleist Vokey 60-04
Putter: Dornoch Putters Bird Dog One by Grant Mackay
Golf balls currently being tested: New Srixon Z-Stars, Vision Pro Soft, New Bridgestone e-Series
Shoes currently being tested: FootJoy Hyperflex