First Look: Rose & Fire Driver Cover

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, February 5th, 2014
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Gear • Site News
Tags: Rose & Fire

Boy do I have a lot of golf equipment to test when the snow melts…

In for review is a nice looking driver cover from Rose & Fire. The materials are solid and this looks to be nicely designed and constructed as well.

I’ll put this baby into the review queue and start testing as soon as the snow melts. Thanks for your patience.

First Look: Puma Monolite Hybrid Golf Shoes

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear
Tags: Puma

Puma Golf Monolite Shoes

It is full-on winter here. Two more inches of snow on the ground this morning. I have a lot of golf gear to review, but I’m afraid any real rounds of golf here are going to be a month or two away. Maybe we’ll get lucky and a heat wave will come. Come on global warming…

In for review are some sweet Puma Monoite hybrid golf shoes. Hybrid means they’re wearable on the course or off the course. The only testing I’ve managed with these so far is wearing them to the office and around town. So far great results. No golf swings yet. Stay tuned for my full Puma Golf Monolite golf shoe review when the weather breaks.

Nice treads…

Until then you check the HOG image gallery for a few more Puma Golf Monolite golf shoe photos.

Super Bowl 48 – Denver Shanks One OB on the First Tee, Erin Andrews Phallic Microphone

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, February 3rd, 2014
Categories: Miscellaneous

Erin Andrews phallic mic – Nice play Fox Sprots audio crew!

Yesterday’s Super Bowl was entertaining on a few levels. First, thanks to my brother-in-law for pointing out how phallic the microphone sideline reporter Erin Andrews was using and posting this pic to Facebook. As a former audio engineer and recording studio owner, I’ve never seen a microphone windscreen shaped like that. Great joke by the Fox audio crew. Nicely played Fox Sports!

Sometimes my golf game is like the performance the Denver Broncos put on Sunday. From their first snap, which went over Peyton Manning’s head and eventually ended up as a safety for the Seattle Seahawks, Denver was far from on their A game. I looked at it like shanking the first shot out of bounds in a big tournament and never recovering.

So for fun I posted this question on my Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus social networks:

What is the golf equivalent to the Denver Broncos performance in the Super Bowl?

The responses are quite entertaining:

Twitter

Brian Remsberg ‏@BRGolfer
Bubba missing a 3 ftr AFTER blowing lead? “@TheGolfSpace: What is the golf equivalent to the Denver Broncos performance in the Super Bowl?”

Ryan David ‏@RDGolfMedia
@TheGolfSpace Kevin Na carding a 16 on #9 at the Texas Open? #neverhadachance

Golf2Work ‏@golf2work
@TheGolfSpace Gregg Normans Masters loss to Faldo

Ryan Young ‏@Front9Back9
@TheGolfSpace Tiger completely crapping the bed at Torrey two weeks ago.

Rob Braun ‏@ropabr11103
@TheGolfSpace Rory on Sunday at Masters a few years back

Breadchick ‏@Breadchick
@TheGolfSpace Sergio’s play on the 17th hole at Players last year?

Curtis Stock ‏@CurtisJStock
@TheGolfSpace rained out

Adam Fonseca ‏@ChicagoDuffer
@TheGolfSpace Tiger at second Masters? Rory at PGA? Tin Cup at Monday qualifier?

Google Plus

Darrell Williams
A crop dusting flaming shank ….. LOL

George Sealy
Well I thought that the Shark pretty much caved in that Masters that Faldo won.

Anthony Heling
Munson’d!

Giovette Foster
ryder cup or masters

Tom Munguia
Rory blowing the Master’s on Sunday

John Watson
Jean Van de Velde’s meltdown at the 1999 British Open at Carnoustie

Chris AdamsYesterday
Calcavechia at the War by the shore,91 ryder cup

stefan wirz
The Open 1999 – van de Velde’s 72nd hole!!

Donald Schramm
van De Velde in ’99

Facebook

John Retzer John Daly with his 18 on the par 5 at Bay Hill?
11 hours ago · Like

John Retzer Or Kevin Na’s 16 out of the woods at the Valero?

Dan Smith
Tiger missing a cut.

John F Duval
That would be like Tiger shooting a pair of 80s at Augusta to miss the cut.

John Retzer
A little more research: Tommy Armour made a 23 on a par-5 at the 1927 Shawnee Open.

Scott Holm
Greg Norman…

Liana N Fraser Moreland
Jean van de velde, cause just like the Donkeys,he shit himself…..

Dave Ewart
Shooter mcgavin……lol

Jay Flemma
Stephen Ames 9&8

Debbie Dahmer
Vandevelde

Francisco Garcia
Tigers post injury Grand Slam record. about an hour ago

Jeff Bricker
Most rounds by John Daly back a few years ago

The most popular analogy seemed to be Van De Velde’s meltdown in the British Open at Carnoustie. Not sure that’s the best analogy as he blew the lead and should have won. Denver never seemed to get off the tee and never had the lead.

Feel free to continue the conversation by commenting here or on the social networks lined above!

First Look: Rose & Fire Camo Putter Cover

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, January 31st, 2014
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Gear • Site News

In for review here at Hooked On Golf Blog are some neat looking golf head covers from a company called Rose & Fire. Here’s the first look at the camo putter cover:

More photos of this cover and other Rose & Fire head covers are in the HOG Rose & Fire image gallery.

When the snow melts I’ll be putting this cover to the test and posting my review shortly after. As much as I dig this cover, I already plan to give it to a very good golf buddy of mine whose bag is all camo. He’s a wounded veteran of the Iraq war. I think he’ll really dig it.

Move Quickly – Link to Free Golf Club From TaylorMade

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, January 31st, 2014
Categories: Contests/Giveaways • Golf Balls • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear
Tags: TaylorMade

Don’t ever say I don’t take care of the HOG patrons! (Just like the Masters, readers here are “patrons,” not readers). Here’s a chance to get your hands on a free golf club from TaylorMade. As part of their launch of the “SpeedBlade” line, they’re giving out, a.k.a. seeding 20,000 6-irons for people to try out. Obviously they are expecting the golfers who use those 6-irons to be blown away by the club and buy a whole set, and will post about their great experience on their social networks.

Soon I’ll be doing a SpeedBlade fitting myself, getting tested in a TaylorMade Performance Lab and fitted for an optimal set of SpeedBlades. Then I’ll be posting a SpeedBlade review after that. Stay tuned and have fun with your new 6-iron.