Divot tool on spring loaded retractable belt mounted cable - click for more images
Golf inventors have so many ideas and gadgets that I could spend the rest of my life reviewing all of the ones which have come in to HOG Lab. The divot tool (sorry, green repair tool) has been reinvented more times than the wheel.
Another reinvention to the divot tool list is the Divot Up. This is a fairly nice divot tool, attached to a retractable and spring loaded cable which mounts on the player’s belt. This is great for those middle aged Harley dudes who like to attach their keys to their belt I suppose. Or perhaps the golf gadget addict who has everything else already.
The product is manufactured well and is very sturdy. The tool does in fact do a good job of fixing ball marks. Included with the green repair tool is a magnetic ball marker which can be customized.
Would any serious player wear this? Probably not.
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Nike 20XI-X golf ball - click to read my review
The new Nike 20XI series golf balls should be available today in your local golf shop. There are two models in this series, the 20XI-X and 20XI-S. The 20XI-X is the distance ball and the 20XI-S is the spin ball.
Be sure to check out my Nike 20XI-X golf ball review if you aren’t sure which one is right for your game.
Dream54 keeps putter square and stroke on straight line - click for more images
For those of you who want to keep your blade square, and also keep your putter on a perfect straight line during the putting stroke, here’s an aid which may help.
Dream54 Putting Aid
Industrial Putting Technology is the maker of the Dream54 putting aid. This aid features two bars which attach to two different stand options. The first option sits on top of the ground or your floor in your house. The 2nd stand option is a set of spikes which you can put into the putting green to mount the unit for practice on a real surface.
A guide unit mounts onto any putter with the main wing sliding between the rails. Once setup, about a minute or two, you can work on the “straight back and straight thought” stroke and also keeping the putter face square.
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For you Tiger Woods fans, or people who just want to harass him, he’s answering questions on Twitter right now.
He doesn’t quite have the hang of how Twitter works obviously. He’s retweeting questions but not answering some of them.
I asked a question. If he posts an answer I’ll let you know. #doubtit
Spent a bunch of time on the practice range yesterday, working on short game, putting, full wedges and lots of long irons. The practice made a difference as I played well today in my Thursday money game at Bonneville Golf Course (pictured below).
8th tee at Bonneville with snow capped Mount Olympus in the Background. Click for LARGE version!
I smoked it with the putter on the front nine, needing only 11 putts. On #1 I hit a hybrid to about five feet and had a tricky slider downhill for eagle. That missed but I had a tap-in birdie. I had 3 birdies and a double to finish -1 on the front. The winds picked up on the back and my putting cooled off though, and I shot +6 on the back. Boo. But 77 is the 2nd lowest score of the year (76).
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