Annika Sorenstam announced today that she’s going to have a 2nd baby:
Mike and I are happy to share that our family will be a foursome by early summer. Ava is ready to be a big sister.
HOG congrats to Annika and Mike.
Yet another classic case of the tough golf writing gig I have. Today’s tough test is to evaluate Vino Solo, a “wine on the go” concept recently launch by KDM Global Partners.
What is Vino Solo?
Vino Solo is a small (187ml) bottle of wine, which comes with its own drinking flute (drinking glass). For reference, a standard wine bottle is 750ml. The bottle, cap and flute come as one very light and conveniently sized package which is great for 1-2 servings of wine on the go.
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Acer XF Black Driver - click to view larger version
Recently I pointed out that all white putters and all black drivers are the rage in golf equipment right now. I’m still waiting for all purple with green polka dots to come into vogue, then I’ll be happy. Until then, black will work just fine.
Acer XF Titanium Driver
If you’re looking for a new all black driver, take a look at the Acer XF Titanium driver by Hireko Golf. Like the white putter article previously posted, this is a cost-effective way to jump on the black driver bandwagon, but the performance level is that of drivers costing up to $300 more than the $99 sticker price.
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If there is a larger golf-only web image gallery on the net I’d like to know about it. With recent uploads of some golf courses in Los Cabos, Mexico and a few gear review photos, The Hooked On Golf Blog golf image gallery has now gone over 13,000 images!
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To access the gallery you can click the link in the main HOG menu and that will show the sub categories of the gallery. Popular galleries include Tiger Woods, Golf Courses, Golf Equipment…
Have you been salivating over the new “white” putters lately? Entertaining fad. Right now the hot golf items are white putters and black drivers. Personally, I’ll wait until the fad is purple with green polka dot putters and black/yellow zebra striped drivers. Better yet, let’s just put skulls on all the gear. Then I’m in…
If you are an aspiring white putter guy who wants to jump on the bandwagon, but the economy isn’t quite treating you right, read below.
Bionik 101 Nano White Blade
The Taylormade Daytona white blade putter runs about $130. It is a nice putter. But if you want to save $100 and get a blade putter similar, then check out the Hireko “Bionik 101” putter in white. Their price, with grip and shaft (assembled) is under $30 (below).
I putted with a Bionik 101 yesterday and it is actually a good putter, despite being so inexpensive. The head of the putter is made out of zinc, and the insert is aluminum a milled pattern in the face which gets the ball rolling nicely.
Bionik 105 Nano White Mallet Putter
If you are the guy above, the white putter guy, but you like mallets then you are also in luck.
The Taylormade Rossa Corza Ghost putter is a nice white mallet which will set you back $160. You’ll be the “cool guy in the group” if you own one. But if you’re a bit tight on the funds, probably from not making putts and losing bets on the golf course, you should look at the Bionik 105 Nano White mallet putter (below). They’re only $27.95 so you can save over $130 over the TM Ghost.
The 105 also has a milled aluminum insert in the face, but this pattern is a little different than the pattern in the 101.
I played with this putter yesterday as well. I put it in play on the 3rd hole. By the 5th hole I had the feel down and drained a 60 foot downhill birdie putt with it. It works, unfortunately for my golf opponents whose skins I won with this putter. Three holes later I drained about a 30 foot birdie.
The 105 works. If you miss putts with it, I’d bet $30 it is operator error.
Related Links
Hireko web site
More Hireko white putter images
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