Review: Dunning Solid Mesh Contrast Collar Signal Polo

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear • Golf Lifestyle • Reviews
Tags: Father's Day • Father's Day Golf Gift

Dunning Golf makes fantastic apparel items, from underwear to pants, shirts, and outerwear. The line is some of the best of the best in golf apparel. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to review Dunning’s offerings and let my readers know about this wonderful apparel company.

Today’s piece is the Dunning Solid Mesh Contrast Collar Signal Golf Polo. Yes, it would be better with a longer name, but we can only go with what they give us.

Dunning Solid Mesh Contrast Collar Signal

Style

This polo is a high high contrast green and gray. It’s hard to describe the color of green but the best way I can describe it is vibrant or perhaps electric. Despite how vibrant the green is, it is still very classy and not too over-the-top. Not sure how they manage that but they do.

When wearing this polo with a pair of gray Dunning shorts, the color scheme is tremendous. In fact, it made me want to redesign my website with the same color base? What other golf blogger has an outfit that matches his/her website?! Seriously.

This polo makes me look much better than I normally do…

Comfort/Care

The fabric in this polo is 100% polyester. I’m a big fan of “polys” and not so much a fan of cotton anymore. Polys are so much easier to care for, don’t wrinkle, don’t shrink. They last forever and are very strong and durable.

Despite being a poly, the polo is as comfortable as any golf shirt I’ve worn.

Performance

The flexibility and fit of this great polo lend themselves to a free and unrestricted golf swing. The mesh fabric helps keep the player cool and wicks moisture away.

Conclusion

Hard to write 2,000 words on a shirt review so I’m not going to try. One final word comes to mind on this one and it rhymes with Dunning:

STUNNING.

This Dunning polo would make a fantastic golf Father’s Day gift.

First Look: Tattoo Golf Flask

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, April 24th, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf Accessories • Golf For Women • Golf Gear
Tags: Father's Day • Father's Day Golf Gift • golf gift • Tattoo Golf

In for review, the latest awesome item from Tattoo Golf. This could be the most important club in the bag.

A Flask For The Ages

This next golf accessory review is going to take some dedication and plenty of time in the testing phase. I can already guarantee this would be a great Father’s Day gift.

Golf Joke Book Review: Two Golf Balls Rolled Into A Bar

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, December 1st, 2014
Categories: Golf Books • Reviews
Tags: Christmas Golf Gift • Father's Day Golf Gift • Golf Gifts • Holiday Golf Gift

This is a perfect book for me (no not a picture book). It is the kind of book I can grab and read a page or two and glom some mild entertainment from.

I played golf with a masseuse. She rubbed me the wrong way.

and…

I played golf with a midget. He had a great short game.

These are a couple of highlights from the golf joke book Two Golf Balls Rolled Into A Bar

Golf Joke Book

This is a fun book to have sitting around at the office, on the coffee table, or by the commode.

Suggested Jokes for Volume 2

“You know you’re a bad golfer when you need to re-grip your ball retriever.”

“A blind squirrel humps a broken military clock twice a day (obviously more to this story).”

“Golf is 90% mental. The other 10% is in your head.”

“I asked my caddie if I could hit through the tree saying ‘trees are 90% air.’ He said, ‘so is a screen door.'”

Bobby Jones Baby Alpaca 1/4 Zip Sweater Review

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, November 24th, 2014
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Lifestyle • Reviews
Tags: Bobby Jones • Bobby Jones Apparel • Christmas Golf Gift • Father's Day Golf Gift • Golf Apparel • Holiday Golf Gift

This is one of my quicker review turnaround times. I haven’t had the Bobby Jones Baby Alpaca 1/4 Zip Sweater for more than a few weeks, but after wearing it nearly every day since the temperatures dropped, I’ve logged more than enough miles to post my review. I wanted to be sure to get this review done before Thanksgiving and all the hubbub with Black Friday later this week. This is without a doubt the nicest, most comfortable, best looking sweater I’ve ever worn. No comparison. If you’re shopping for a golf sweater for yourself or for the golfer on your Christmas list, your search ends here.

Bobby Jones Baby Alpaca 1/4 Zip Sweater

Highlights

Retail Price: $225.00
100% Baby Alpaca
12 gauge cable rib detail
Suede piping at front zip placket closure
1×1 rib at neck, cuff and bottom trims
Super soft baby alpaca hand feel

Style

The cable rib pattern and charcoal color of this sweater exude style and class. The suede piping around the front zipper is very sharp. The fit, cut, and ribs on the trim are so sharp.

Bobby Jones Baby Alpaca 1/4 Zip Sweater

Comfort

The baby alpaca fur is so soft. I want an entire outfit, down to the undies, made from baby alpaca fur. I want my bed sheets and comforter made from baby alpaca fur. There is NO itching like one might expect from a wool sweater. The sweater is mega-soft and the fit is perfect.

Performance

This is not a super-heavy sweater. I’d recommend it for fall and spring. Very cold temperatures in the winter might be too much for this piece, unless wearing a jacket or outer layer.

The smooth fur and great fit of this piece do not bind, stretch, or restrict the golf swing. I can swing in full comfort.

Conclusion

No, the $225 price tag for this Bobby Jones Apparel piece is not cheap. Neither is a Mercedes.

CarveOn Leather Golf Yardage Book Cover

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf For Women • Golf Gear • Golf Lifestyle • Reviews
Tags: Carve On • Christmas Golf Gift • Father's Day Golf Gift • Golf Gifts • Holiday Golf Gift

CarveOn is a company based in County Kildare Ireland which makes handcrafted personalized leather goods like wallets, books, purses, keychains, and more. CarveOn also makes a few golf related leather goods. Today we are looking at their yardage book cover, which can also double as a golf scorecard holder.

Carve On Yardage Book Cover

With its fine leather and combination of old school and modern construction, the CarveOn yardage book exudes class. Add the Hooked On Golf Blog skull logo and it goes beyond classy to a realm beyond imagination.

The yardage book cover has several customizable areas. First you can see on the front cover of the first image that there is the HOG logo, plus at the bottom you can see my name. On the inside top of the cover (image below) you can see more custom text.

Carve On Yardage Book Cover Inside

I wondered how the HOG logo would translate to this unit and I’m very impressed. The logo and customization look to be laser etched from the leather with very high precision and superb quality.

The leather itself is very plush and soft. I pet it occasionally…

The packaging CarveOn put into this is quite amazing as well (image below).

Carve On Product Box

The outside of the box is also laser etched, and the inside sports some very cool protective and artistic layers. The packaging along with the actual product would make this a fantastic holiday, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, birthday, or Christmas gift.

Conclusion

This is not an everyday inexpensive yardage book cover. At about $125 USD (79 pounds) the CarveOn is no for everyone’s budget. If you have the dough to spend for yourself or as a golf gift, and want the highest quality and classiest yardage book cover you can get, this is the one for you. Customization makes it even better.

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