HOG Space Fantasy Golf Standings Through Week 35

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
Categories: Fantasy Golf • Site News

Grand Prize

A custom engraved alligator skin golf belt with built in ball marker and repair tool from Green Friendly Golf valued at $1000 (yes a $1000 golf belt!).

1st & 2nd Half Prizes

1st Half Winner
A G.R.I.P. Sweetness putter courtesy of
Golf Research In Play.

2nd Half Winner
A G.R.I.P. 3-wood courtesy of
Golf Research In Play.

Runner-Up Prizes
2nd Place Dual Point Hybrid from Nicklaus Golf	3rd Place An RX Hybrid from Alpha Golf Clubs.	4th Place S200BK golf sunglasses courtesy of Callaway Golf Eyewear.

Weekly Prizes
HOG & TGS branded A-Balance Golf Tees	The Shoe Tool shoe cleaner	The Floppy indoor golf ball	Flexie-T golf tees

2007 "HOG Space" Fantasy Golf
Overall standings through week 35. Two weeks to go!
Overall		League
Rank	League	Rank	Team	Total
1	Hog 1	1	shaderunner	5388
2	Hog 2	1	Apollo Hookers	5355
3	Hog 1	2	Good Good	5343
4	Hog 1	3	The Peoples Champ	5340
5	Hog 2	2	Freddies army	5295
6	Hog 1	4	Springboks	5204
7	Hog 2	3	Todd’s Try	5199
8	Hog 1	5	Golf Grouch	5169
9	Hog 1	6	Jeff	5165
10	Hog 1	7	Cincy_Ham	5161
11	Hog 1	8	KaosGolf	5146
12	Hog 1	9	Tee_It_Up	5136
13	Hog 2	4	MALMÖ EAGLES	5123
14	Hog 1	10	Bow X-18`s	5090
15	Hog 1	11	Eatgolf	5066
16	Hog 1	12	big stix	5014
17	Hog 2	5	Leia’s Linksman	5011
18	Hog 1	13	Bundy’s Ball Busters	5004
19	Hog 1	14	acehole1	5003
20	Hog 2	6	Parman	4999
21	Hog 2	7	Crazy Canuck	4989
22	Hog 2	8	gold tee	4972
23	Hog 1	15	Golf On	4952
24	Hog 1	16	San Diego Hackers	4945
25	Hog 2	9	jd_hill1	4939
26	Hog 2	10	ForeMyEntertainmation	4929
27	Hog 2	11	No Messin with my Sasquatch	4914
28	Hog 2	12	Deep Rough	4877
29	Hog 1	17	Buggsey	4849
30	Hog 1	18	Perfect Drive	4821
31	Hog 1	19	Onedayoneshot	4798
32	Hog 1	20	The Golfnuts	4759
33	Hog 2	13	Hunter	4749
34	Hog 1	21	rolltidegolfva	4743
35	Hog 2	14	Shanks!	4704
36	Hog 2	15	Putt for D’oh!	4668
37	Hog 2	15	Jack GA	4668
38	Hog 1	22	Golfblogger	4649
39	Hog 1	23	Theyearingolf	4575
40	Hog 2	17	Ted Rhodes	4569
41	Hog 2	18	New2Golf	4553
42	Hog 1	24	Calamity Janes	4500
43	Hog 1	25	Silverscots	4493
44	Hog 1	26	Bump & Run	4442
45	Hog 2	19	C-Bogey	4397
46	Hog 1	27	Backdoor Duffers	4395
47	Hog 2	20	Imsocrabby	4329
48	Hog 2	21	klumwatcher	4318
49	Hog 2	22	Tony	4261
50	Hog 1	28	Tony	4261
51	Hog 1	29	Dave’s Duffers	4252
52	Hog 1	30	NE Bobblehead	4243
53	Hog 2	23	zenkar	4182
54	Hog 2	24	MUFFLERMAN24	4181
55	Hog 1	31	Zealousgolfer	4129
56	Hog 2	25	focustofast	3997
57	Hog 1	32	the_DUFFERS	3984
58	Hog 2	26	Laxw09	3958
59	Hog 2	27	Par’s 69	3679
60	Hog 1	33	DRoZ Golf	3596
61	Hog 1	34	BigD	3229
62	Hog 2	28	jordans ellite	3144
63	Hog 1	35	Leon’s ‘Puter Putters	3123
64	Hog 2	29	Golf Junkie	3068
65	Hog 2	30	CHILLYDIPPN	3016
66	Hog 1	36	Furyk	2797
67	Hog 2	31	Putt for Dough-nuts	2562
68	Hog 2	32	No Gimmick Golf All Stars	2546
69	Hog 1	37	William	2512
70	Hog 1	38	Point1golf	2419
71	Hog 2	33	Aces High	2254
72	Hog 1	39	GetThere	2062
73	Hog 2	34	The Killer Furry Bunnies	1938
74	Hog 2	35	wormburnin	1920
75	Hog 1	40	Surf Club	1815
76	Hog 1	41	golfchick	1757
77	Hog 2	36	Bash	1630
78	Hog 1	42	lumpzawid	1490
79	Hog 1	43	golfgolf	1483
80	Hog 2	37	Emerald Isle Eagles	1475
81	Hog 1	44	Saratoga Marauders	1473
82	Hog 2	38	janey3putt	1439
83	Hog 2	39	Team Fore	1436
84	Hog 2	40	Beaker	1360
85	Hog 2	41	Aussie	1358
86	Hog 2	42	gotwoods-n-07	1292
87	Hog 1	45	Aces	1280
88	Hog 1	46	Miles Away	1255
89	Hog 1	47	raehtz10	1253
90	Hog 2	43	GolfNomad	1239
91	Hog 2	44	man i wish i was good at golf	1231
92	Hog 2	45	Mo’s Misfits	1220
93	Hog 1	48	Cuppers	1159
94	Hog 1	49	bogeypro	1151
95	Hog 2	46	Hall’s Ryders	1113
96	Hog 2	47	Team Ramrod	1105
97	Hog 2	48	Mors Ab Alto	1098
98	Hog 2	49	MyGolfBuddy	1097
99	Hog 2	50	Team Royale	985
100	Hog 1	50	GolfDiscussions	959

HOG Space Fantasy Golf Weeks 29-35 Results

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
Categories: Fantasy Golf • Site News

Here are the results for weeks 29-35. Those who have won prizes and haven’t given me your shipping info please do so. The season ends in two weeks and I hope to have all weekly prizes shipped by then.

Week	Winner	Prize
29	klumwatcher	Flexie-T
30	The Golfnuts	HOG/TGS A-Balance Golf Tees
31	Silverscots	Shoe Tool
32	Bundy’s Ball Busters (4 way playoff)	The Floppy
33	Shaderunner	Flexie-T
34	Parman	HOG/TGS A-Balance Golf Tees
35	Backdoor Duffers	Shoe Tool Shoe Tool

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Phil Mickelson takes the FedEx Cup lead

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, September 3rd, 2007
Categories: PGA Tour

Wow what a great Sunday… I mean MONDAY this week. Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods traded heavyweight punches in the ring and Phil finally broke through and beat Tiger with his final round 66.

Two weeks to go in the “playoffs” and here are the top 20 in the standings below. If Phil Mickelson can win this week at the BMW Championship, he’ll close out the $10,000,000 deal. But he may not win, since he still hasn’t decided if he’ll be playing.

Rank	Player	Events	Points
1	Phil Mickelson	2	108,613
2	Steve Stricker	2	106,200
3	Tiger Woods	1	103,733
4	K.J. Choi	2	102,900
5	Rory Sabbatini	2	102,388
6	Vijay Singh	2	99,108
7	Jim Furyk	2	98,963
8	Geoff Ogilvy	2	97,954
9	Adam Scott	2	97,827
10	Zach Johnson	2	97,623
11	Aaron Baddeley	2	97,400
12	Woody Austin	2	97,023
12	Charles Howell III	2	97,023
14	Ernie Els	1	96,967
15	Mark Calcavecchia	2	96,914
16	Sergio Garcia	2	96,827
17	Brandt Snedeker	2	96,632
18	Scott Verplank	1	96,341
19	Hunter Mahan	2	96,225
20	Boo Weekley	2	95,621

S&J 18th Tee makes cool golf apparel for juniors

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, September 3rd, 2007
Categories: Golf Apparel • Reviews

junior golf apparel PGA Tour players like Tiger Woods, Aaron Baddeley, Sergio Garcia, Camilo Villegas and Ian Poulter aren’t the only golfers who can dress in hip, stylish golf clothes. Now with the cool threads from S & J 18th Tee, juniors can look just as stylin’ on the golf course.

S & J makes many different color combinations of shirts and pants made from 100% knitted pique cotton or their new microfiber and dri-fit materials.

S & J’s mission

“S & J 18th Tee Inc. will provide affordable and quality junior clothing line while promoting an uplifting and enjoyable atmosphere.”

Color coded

A very cool thing S & J does for the younger players, is color coding their outfits. This way they player can easily tell if a pant/shirt combination matches. Hey I could use this for my adult golf clothes. I finally just went to black outfits to be sure they match!

Adjustable

S & J’s golf pants provide a highly needed flexibility due to the extreme variations which can be found in youngsters’ bodies. Some kids are very skinny and some are heavy. Each pair of S & J pants has an inner strap which provides an adjustable waist for all those varying sizes.

junior golf apparel

Magnetic ball marker

A cool feature S&J builds into their junior golf pants/shorts is a front flap with a magnet inside. The magnet provides an easy access place for a ball marker. No more fishing around in your pockets for that elusive marker.

Velcro secured pockets

To help prevent the junior player from losing score cards or having things fall out of their pockets, the pockets in the S&J pants/shorts are extra deep.

junior golf apparel ball marker
Left: Adjustable pant strap Right: Magnetic ball marker and flap

Critic’s corner

The only issue I’ve had with the S&J products is fitting them. Each shirt and pant is sized according to age. I found many of the cuts to be on the small side. For instance, for my 11 year old son I had to get sizes in the 14 or 16 range for him to feel comfortable.

Conclusion

When I saw S&J’s booth at the 2007 PGA Merchandise show I was very excited. I thought it was really cool to see a company dedicated to helping junior golf and helping the players look and feel good on the course.

S&J’s products are hip, cool looking, durable, thoughtful and well designed.

S&J photo gallery

There are many more photos of S&J’s junior golf apparel in the Hooked On Golf Blog S&J image gallery.

Putt Right Training Aid

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, September 3rd, 2007
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Videos • Reviews

“Straight back and straight through.” These are words you often hear with regards to a “good” putting stroke. The Putt Right training aid helps teach you a straight back and straight through stroke.

putt right putting aid training golf How it works

The Putt Right is essentially a Bullseye (Brassmaster to be exact) type putter head with two holes in the face for the training rails to be inserted into. The rails give you a visual representation of the target line. More importantly for the Putt Right concept, the rails give you feedback and knock the ball off line if your putter face isn’t square.

Fine tune the rails

I wondered at first why the rails were bent at the end. I figured it was because the end of them may dig into the ground due to the angle of the face at the peak of the back swing. That may be. But the main reason is to give the player the ability to fine tune the opening between the rails.

The more grooved you get your putting stroke, the more you can bend the rails into a “closed” position where the opening is smaller. If you are able to keep the ball on line and prevent it from hitting the rails in the more closed positions, the better your putter is going straight back and straight through.

Right or left

Being a Bullseye style putter and since the holes for the rails go all the way through, a person could mount the rails on either side of the face. Therefore this putting aid can be for right or left handed players.

Videos

Video of Putt Right assembly.
Video of Putt Right disassembly.

Bring it onto the course

Practiced enough with the rails? When you’re confident in your putting stroke, you can take out the rails and bring the putter onto the course.

Critic’s corner

You have to be of the belief that the “straight back and straight through” theory is the way to putt if you want to use this aid. Many great putters however, do not employ this theory. Ben Crenshaw, one of the greatest putters ever, does not have a straight back straight through stroke. Crenshaw and many other great putters employ the “swinging gate” style putting stroke, where your putter rotates like the a door on hinges. I tried the swinging gate stroke with the Putt Right and that’s a fun way of playing golf ball pinball.

Conclusion

It can be quite shocking to see how far off line or how far from square your putter face is when you try the Putt Right for the first time. If you have a hard time keeping your putter on the right line, the Putt Right may be a good tool for you to try.

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