Golf Training Aid Review: Golf-Grip

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, May 20th, 2013
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Golf Training Aid

Golf-Grip In Action!

The golf grip is the one place where the player connects with the club. This is where it all starts in the golf swing. If the grip is bad, all sorts of corrections in other parts of the golf swing and setup are required to compensate. Starting with a proper grip makes the rest of the swing fall into place, just ask Ben Hogan.

Golf-Grip – Golf Training Aid

Golf-Grip is a very cool golf training aid which goes on the player’s own clubs and helps him/her establish a proper grip.

My grip is a bit skewed, with one hand strong and the other weak. That must be what produces my “granny over-the-top dual chicken wing” swing. After a few practice sessions with the Golf-Grip I’m trying to get the feel of where my hands should be and what relationship they have to each other. It is hard as I’ve learned some bad habits.

Setup

Setting up Golf-Grip is easy. Slide it on any golf grip on any club in the bag except the putter, line up the white alignment line and put your hands on it.

If you want to strengthen your grip to promote draws or hooks, rotate the Golf-Grip clockwise on the grip. If you want to weaken the grip to produce fades or slices, rotate it counter-clockwise.

Conclusion

At around $20, Golf-Grip could really help players get their connection with the club setup properly. More experienced players could rotate the grip to get the feel of draw and fade grip setups.

Related Links

Hooked On Golf Blog Golf-Grip images

Golf-Grip website

Rukk Net – Portable Golf Practice Net

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, May 17th, 2013
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf For Women • Golf Gear • Golf Videos • Miscellaneous • Reviews

Rukk Net Golf Practice Net

If there’s one thing I need almost as much as a round of golf at Augusta National Golf Club, its practice. The problem with my now very busy schedule along with the months of winter when there is snow on the ground, is that I can’t go to the driving range very often. So I get rusty and my golf muscles atrophy. Fortunately this past winter I had a new golf practice net from Rukk Net by Rukket, setup in my basement. I was able to make some full swings with real golf clubs and real golf balls in my house over the winter. I can feel the benefits this spring already! Lets take a closer look at Rukk Net’s golf practice net.

Size

When setup, the Rukk Net is seven feet high and about 10 feet wide, roughly five feet deep. There’s an outer net for the frame and an inner net which catches the balls. When properly setup (not on long grass as in my video) the net will return the ball back to the player hitting the shot!

The net sets up in, just estimating here, 3-5 SECONDS. Teardown is a bit more tedious, clocking in at perhaps around TEN seconds, unless you include stuffing it into the included carrying case, then the teardown is a whopping 20-30 seconds. In short, it is about the quickest and easiest setup and teardown of anything you’ll ever have.

Hit Balls In The Basement, Back Yard, Parks….

When in its carrying/storage case the net is about the size of a big drum cymbal. It is flat and easy to store. As mentioned I had it setup in my basement, even with eight foot ceilings. I couldn’t swing drivers because the club would hit the ceiling, but I could hit wedges and short irons. The unit could easily be taken anywhere and setup quickly for practice on the beach, the park, the back yard.

Video

Here’s a video showing two types of shots into the net. Some question if the net is tall enough to catch high lofted shots. The first two shots in the video are my 56 degree sand wedge. The next two are my driver. Bear in mind this is a golf net demonstration, not a golf swing clinic! Enjoy my granny swing…

Conclusion

At $199 retail and a street price of around $179, the usefulness of a practice net can pay for itself quickly. Around here a bucket of 30-40 balls is $8 and a jumbo is $10. Two weeks or practice at 50-100 balls per day on the rang would pay for a Rukk Net. Beyond that would be gravy. The benefits to one’s game and confidence are an even bigger payoff.

Rukket’s golf net would make a great Father’s Day gift for the golfing father in your life.

Related Links

HOG Rukk Net photos

Rukket Website

Golf on TV This Week: HP Byron Nelson Championship, Volvo World Match Play Championship, Mobile Bay LPGA Classic

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Categories: European Tour • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf

PGA Tour
HP Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Golf Course, Irving, Texas

Thursday, May 16 3:00-6:00p Golf Channel
Friday, May 17 3:00-6:00p Golf Channel
Saturday, May 18 1:00-2:30p Golf Channel 3:00-6:00p CBS
Sunday, May 18 1:00-2:30p Golf Channel 3:00-6:00p CBS

European Tour
Volvo World Match Play Championship
Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort, Kavarna, Bulgaria

Golf Channel Airtimes
Thursday 7-11 a.m.
Friday 7-11 a.m.
Saturday 6-11 a.m.
Sunday 5-11 a.m.

LPGA Tour
Mobile Bay LPGA Classic
Crossings Course, RTG Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove, Mobile, Ala.

Golf Channel Airtimes
Thursday 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Friday 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Saturday 5-7 p.m.
Sunday 5-7 p.m.

all times eastern…

Fantasy Golf – THE PLAYERS Championship Winner

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Categories: Fantasy Golf • Miscellaneous • Site News

Wells Fargo Championship Winner: fdringo

2013 Fantasy Golf is brought to you by Hooked On Golf Blog and The Golf Space.

SPONSOR UPDATE

The following four sponsors have been confirmed for 2013!

Nike Golf – Nike Covert Driver
FootJoy – Shoes/Apparel
Bridgestone Golf – Bridgestone Golf Balls
Tornado Tee – Very cool golf tees (weekly)

I’m still hammering out prizes and arrangements for coupon codes to claim the weekly prizes. Stay tuned!

It is never too late to join HOG Space fantasy golf FREE. Follow the easy instructions below:

1. Go to www.buzzfantasyleagues.com
2. Create an account if you don’t have one
3. Click on “Join an Existing League”
4. Enter League ID 233, and Season ID 335
5. Create your team, enter league password “HOG”

: Nike Covert Driver Grand Prize

Sponsors Wanted

If you wish to sponsor 2013 Fantasy Golf, let me know. Sponsorship would mean providing prizes in exchange for weekly air time, banners and links to your web site via the fantasy golf updates.

Discussion

HOG Space fantasy golf is a dual effort between Hooked On Golf Blog and The Golf Space. Official fantasy golf forum discussion thread is in The Golf Space Forum here.

Golf Accessory Review: Home Striker – Golf Ball Parachute

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Gear • Reviews

Home Striker Golf Ball Parachute I have so many golf accessories kicking around my house. I can’t get to them all. I’ve been blowing off trying the Home Striker because I thought it was another cheesy and useless golf accessory. Something told me to give it a shot, so to speak, and now I’m glad I did. This this is kind of fun!

Home Striker Concept

Hitting full shots with real golf balls in one’s back yard is not realistic, unless of course you are Tiger Woods and have a small golf course on your property. Hitting whiffle balls is lame. They fly crooked and break, and they don’t have the feel of a real golf ball. Enter Home Striker!

Home Striker Video

Home Striker is literally a golf ball with a hole drilled in it and parachute attached. In the case of mine it is a Nike Golf ball. I poo-poo’d this idea at first, but after whacking the parachute around my back yard for a while I’ve changed my tune. This thing is fun! No it doesn’t fly like a real ball and I can’t really tell if I’m hitting cuts, draws, hooks or slices. But I can take full swings in my yard without worrying about killing the neighbor’s dog. Hmmm. On second thought, those two damn yelping poodles next door just might benefit from a Titleist to the cranium at 167 miles per hour….

Conclusion

Yeah the Home Striker is a bit cheesy, but I like it. I’d put this one on the Father’s Day golf gift idea list.

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