Father’s Day Golf Gifts Under $50

Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, June 9th, 2018
Categories: Golf Gear
Tags: Father's Day • Father's Day Golf Gift • Golf Gifts

It’s time for the long awaited Hooked on Golf Blog Father’s Day gift guides! This year I’m going to break the guides into two categories, golf gifts under $50 and golf gifts over $50. Let’s roll on the under $50. To get more details about the product, click the bold/blue heading.

Aris Urethane Covered Golf Balls $24-$28

These balls are roughly half the cost of Titleist ProV1’s, but employ similar materials and provide similar performance.

Zero Friction Supertubes

Fun packaging. Comes with golf balls, tees, and a golf glove!

MyCharge AdventureMax Portable Charger – $49

Dad has a cell phone, golf GPS and probably other devices he needs to charge. This is a rugged portable USB charger capable of keeping dad’s batteries topped off.

Grip Boost Grip Enhancement Products $9-$15

If your hands slip, you need a better grip! Get a grip with Grip Boost.

Nicklaus Staydri Polo $24.99 – Nicklaus golf shorts – $29.99

I wore this outfit yesterday. It’s a great summer setup with light fabric which is comfortable and wicks moisture from the body.

Wallaroo Shelton Sun Protection Hat – $48

Summer is here. Keep dad protected from the sun with this comfortable had from Wallaroo hats.

Golf Jet – Monthly subscription from $37

Golf Jet – Jet Pack

This is slick, a monthly subscription to Golf Jet which includes high quality golf balls, tees, glove and more.

Wilson DUO Soft Golf Balls

Soft golf balls are the rage right now. Wilson has the softest golf ball on the planet in the DUO Soft. Soft golf balls are easier to compress for golfers with slow swing speeds.

First Look: INDI Golf Stingray TT Wedge

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, June 8th, 2018
Categories: Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf For Women • Golf Gear
Tags: golf wedge • INDI Golf

In for review is an interesting lob wedge from INDI Golf called the Stingray TT. The Stingray TT spins 25% more according to, well, Stingray. Yet, the club is legal for play in competition.

The wedge features “ScoopBack” technology which adds forgiveness. The face is tall, with much of the weight of the club higher and more toward the toe. You can see that extra mass when you look at the toe in the photo above.

The grooves cover nearly 100% of the face’s surface area.

The club features a KBS Tour Wedge shaft.

I’ll be putting this wedge through the rigorous HOG test battery soon. My only worry with this one is the bounce is 8 degrees and I’m accustomed to a 6 degree bounce in my lob wedge. Who knows, maybe that will help more than hurt.

Stay tuned for the full review.

First Look: Tommy Armour TA1 Adjustable Driver

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, June 7th, 2018
Categories: Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear
Tags: Dick's Sporting Goods • Tommy Armour

Remember the old Tommy Armour 845’s? Those were the days. Dick’s Sporting Goods is behind the Tommy Armour line now, and I’ve just received the new Tommy Armour TA1 adjustable driver for review. Check it out.

The TA1 is designed in partnership with Designworks, a BMW Group company. Hey the driver was designed by the same group that designed my car? The driver has a cup face which helps make the ball speeds high across the whole surface. The crown is made from carbon fiber, making it super light.

The sole has tungsten weighting to get the center of gravity low, which optimizes forgiveness and helps the ball launch high.

The driver comes in a crazy nice wooden box (above).

Review Pending

I’ve got another driver in the review queue and when that review is complete I’ll be testing out the TA1. Stay tuned for the full review.

Father’s Day is coming up. The TA1 looks to be a great Father’s Day gift idea for golfers.

Grip Boost – Golf Grip Enhancing Products

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, June 6th, 2018
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf For Women • Golf Gear

Now that spring is over here we are in the “unbearably hot” portion of the golf season. Add some moisture and walking a hilly course like I did today, and we have a recipe for sweaty hands and grips that slip. I had a bad one today. The driver nearly flew out of my hands.

Perfect timing that a box of samples from Grip Boost came in for review. They make a special towel for golf grips, special gloves, and a spray for grips and gloves to enhance traction.

Above left: Grip Boost spray. Middle: Grip Boost towel. Right: Grip Boost Second SkinV2 golf glove.

Keep these in mind for Father’s Day, which is coming up soon.

First Look: New Level Golf 1031 Forged Irons

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, June 6th, 2018
Categories: Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear
Tags: New Level Golf

I’m extremely excited to share that I’ve got a set of New Level Golf’s 1031 Forged Irons in for review. New Level Golf is a new company which makes three different sets of dead sexy irons, as well as offering a wedge line (hope to review those as well).

Manufacturing Process

New Level irons are different from many other forged clubs in that they’re forged from one piece of steel, then CNC milled to their final appearance. Look closely at the milling in the images. I did my best to try and capture the fine details of the milling in the photos.

I hurt my arm this past weekend in a tournament. I think it is a quick, bad flareup of golfer’s elbow or some extremely strained muscles.

I’m trying to find my old tennis elbow brace so I can try and give Wednesday league a go this week. It’s going to be painful not to try these beauties, but I hope trying them isn’t painful. That would be a shame. UPDATE: Found it!

Stay tuned here and on the Hooked on Golf Blog Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for some more “live” updates from my testing on the range and the course with these beauties. I’ll be testing for several weeks, then posting my full review.

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New Level Golf website

New Level photo gallery

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