In for review here at Hooked on Golf Blog is a pair of New Balance Striker golf shoes. I’m glad to get a New Balance product in for review. This makes the first New Balance product to be reviewed in the 14 year HOG history! I’m excited to get on it. Here are a couple of preview photos.
As most HOG readers will know, I don’t do the 3-range-ball, fly-by review. I do a quick preview post (this post) and then begin testing the product for several weeks or even months before writing the final review. As it is winter here and there’s snow currently falling outside the HOG World Headquarters, I may not get to my in-play testing of the New Balance Striker shoes very quickly. Stay tuned for the full review to appear in the spring.
In for review here at Hooked on Golf Blog is the latest and greatest golf laser rangefinder, the TecTecTec ULT-X. I’m excited to throw this unit in the bag and start testing.
The ULT-X boasts a 1000 yard range, with accuracy at that distance +/- one yard. Let’s face it, when I play 1000 yard holes I need an exact distance to the pin from the tee. With driver technology delivering more and more distance every year, I’m now hitting it 1000 yards. Seriously though, the unit is even more accurate in the 300 yard range, at +/- .3 yards.
In the box
Along with the long range and high accuracy, the ULT-X features flag-seeking, vibration (when the unit locks onto the pin), slope (not legal!), small size, and a crisp internal display.
The slope feature is enabled simply by pulling and sliding the face plate out about a third of an inch. A yellow stripe shows that the unit is in slope mode. In non-slope mode there is no yellow, just black.
Stay tuned for the HOG review of this $249 retail golf laser rangefinder.
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Ever had a hole in one? I had one on September 18th, 2002. I’ve hit a million shots since then but no dice on a second one. I’ve heard the odds of getting a hole-in-one are about 12,500 to 1. So what are the odds of getting two aces in one round? How about two aces on the front nine? This past weekend at the Coral Canyon Amateur tournament in St. George, Utah, Kirk Siddens did just that. Look at this beauty of a front nine:
Fairways Media file photo
The odds of two golfers in a group making an ace on the same hole is 26 million to 1. The odds of making back to back aces are around 50 million to 1. So somewhere in there lies the odds of one golfer getting a hole in one in four holes, or two consecutive par 3’s. I say let’s call it 37.75 million to 1.
Fairways Media file photo
Hat’s off to Kirk Siddens. To think I play against this guy sometimes in local tournaments. #nochance
Welcome to the first Hooked on Golf Blog golf product review of 2019! It’s the dead of winter here in northern Utah, and with that comes no golf. The local courses are in a five month frost delay. I am getting in a lot of skiing though. Thanks to my new Puttout Putting Mat I’m keeping my putting dialed in during these winter months. Check it out.
Puttout Putting Mat Features
The Puttout mat accommodates putts of up to six feet in distance.
There are markings on the mat at one-foot increments, helping the golfer dial in distance control from putting’s most crucial distance, inside five feet.
Along with the distance markers there are markers to help the golfer check the putter face alignment. The world’s best setup goes out the door if the putter face is off line at impact.
The fabric of the mat is very nice and rolls true. The speed feels “right” in terms of green speed. Puttout reports that the speed is a 10. I have a stimpmeter somewhere around here but I haven’t measured the exact speed to confirm.
The mat rolls true after putting it away and getting it out many times. This is due to the thick rubber backing which keeps it from creasing.
The mat rolls up easily and stores in a nice carrying bag (below). The case is supported by a dense cardboard cylinder which helps keep the mat’s shape and smoothness.
Colors
The mat is available in two color schemes, gray and green.
Final Thoughts
Higher handicap golfers lose tons of strokes by missing short putt after short putt. This $89 putting mat (Amazon) could really help those golfers stop wasting strokes and start holing out more putts.
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Happy New Year! But first, I have to post the final Hooked on Golf Blog Product of the Year Award. I caught a bug the last couple days of 2018 and it kept me from posting the final post of 2018, in 2018.
Let’s get right to the Product of the Year award in the Golf Apparel category. Golf apparel has really benefited from advancements in technology in the last 5-10 years. There are dozens of candidates for this award, from all the products which came in for review in 2017. Once again, the winner was clear; head and shoulders above the rest.
Drumroll please…
Galvin Green LARS Interface-1 Jacket
For the 2nd year in a row, Galvin Green has taken home the honors for the best apparel product of 2018 reviewed at Hooked on Golf Blog. This time it is the LARS Interface-1 short sleeve full-zip jacket. Here she is:
This jacket is a windproof, water repellant jacket which is terrific for all sorts of conditions from rain to wind, to that slight chill where long sleeves is too much. This jacket shines in windy conditions, and even has a draw string at the waist to help keep the wind out.
This jacket features such high performance, comfort, and style. It is tremendous.
Hats off to Galvin Green for doing what no other company has managed to do yet, win a HOG Product of the Year award two consecutive years. Check back at the end of 2019 and let’s see if they can make it three.
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