Everyone has a sone or something in their head before they tee off. For me, it’s a Konica Minolta Bizhub Swingvision movie from youtube from Ernie Els, which you can find over here. It’s not really the movie clip itself, it’s those commentators who are going through my mind. It makes me relax and focus before i tee off.
So my question to you is: “what goes on in your head before you tee off?”
Found this sign of Michelle Wie at the Sony open 2007 on another colleague wordpress bloggers site…
http://garran.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/2007-sony-open-round-two/
Bit harsh, but i can understand the reaction.
Today, we went to take a look at the 27 hole golf course of Durbuy in the Ardenne mountains in Belgium. From our home, it’s just a 2 hour drive, but the atmosphere was great. A lot of level changes, because of the mountains. The only thing missing was the sunshine. But an interesting golf course, with not many people today playing.
The golfcourse is part of the Dutch Burggolf company, where we are a member. So the membership brings us to another country, and much more challenges to play with.
Stay tuned for more reviews of this golf course.
Demonstrate your golfing skills and challenge your friends to a mini golfing challenge from the comfort of your desktop. No expensive green fees to pay and no strict dress code to adhere to! Just plug and play!
Plug your Putt Returner into your computer’s USB port. This will automatically activate the game. Place the ball on your desk a short distance away from the Putt Returner and carefully line up your putt. Strike the ball smoothly with your miniature putter. If you hole your putt the ball will be sent right back to you!
Vary the distance and angle of your putts for a never-ending challenge!
When you get the ball in the hole, after a couple of seconds the Putt Returner will shoot it right out again!
No batteries required! Just plug it in to any USB port!
Works with all PC operating systems including Windows Vista™.
Pack Contains:
1 USB Putt Returner with flag
2 Miniature putters
6 Miniature golf balls
Dimensions:
Putt Returner: L 160mm W 70mm H(with flag) 88mm
Golf Clubs: L 75mm W 28mm
Golf Balls: Ø 12mm
USB Lead: L(approx.) 1100mm
Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren will take the World Cup back to the home of golf for the first time after beating the United States on the third hole of a sudden death playoff on Sunday. A fourth par of the day at the 18th proved enough for the Scots to defeat overnight leaders Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum, pick up a cheque for $800,000 each and make amends for their own playoff defeat by Germany last year.
“To come back after a playoff loss last year and win is superb, particularly as my playoff record is rubbish,” Montgomerie told reporters after finally getting his hands on the John Hopkins trophy at the ninth attempt.
The Americans had looked set for victory when the Scots twice found the sand on the first extra hole but Warren nailed a 12-foot putt for par and Slocum just missed a seven-foot birdie effort.
Slocum had successfully drained a birdie putt just two feet shorter at the same green to force the playoff, giving the Americans a five-under 67 to match the Scots, who had shot a superb six-under 66, on 25-under for the tournament.
Both teams missed long birdie efforts at the second extra hole before Weekley failed with a 15-footer when he was putting for par to keep the match alive.
The Americans, both making their debuts in the 54-year-old tournament, had led by a shot after all three previous rounds in their pursuit of a 24th World Cup victory for their country…
For the distance-obsessed golfer who needs extra yards with every club in the bag.
Features: The HX Hot is equipped with not only a hexagonal dimple pattern for improved distance, but also a polymer mid-layer to ensure optimal spin with the big stick and around the putting surface.
Advantages: The HEX dimple pattern works wonders for splitting the wind, and the Ionomer cover helps to minimize excessive spin with the driver for the utmost in both carry and roll.
Benefits: Moderate to fast swingers who get a kick out of ripping it past the rest of their group.
What We Like: It’s cool to see a durable, multi-layer distance ball that performs well. Nice!
Lineup: Warbird, Big Bertha, HX Pearl, HX Hot, HX Tour 56, HX Tour
Construction: Multi-layer
Cover: Ionomer
Core: Polybutadiene
Midlayer: Dupont HPF polymer Dimple
Design: Hexagonal
Distance: High Trajectory: Mid
Spin: Low
Feel: Soft
…when the days are short and the temperatures are getting cold.
Last weekend me and my wife experienced the effects of winter time. The sun was shining very strong during the day, but when the sun went away around 5.00 pm the temperatures dropped immediately! Still, better than rain!
Progressive iron sets are all the rage. They come from the obvious, but belated, realization that a nine iron is not just a shorter four iron. Now in addition to varying loft and length, designers are repositioning weight, resizing soles and shifting offset to make each club as playable as possible.
When I started making clubs, the pro I worked with told me that in every set, there is one “favorite” club. That was the club where the length, loft, lie, swing weight, sole width and weight distribution came together perfectly. The goal of designers now is to make every club the “favorite” club.
The new Nike Slingback 3d Irons are a case in point. The slingback—which has been used in other successful Nike designs—is positioned differently in each club to create a specific ball flight. The long irons feature wider soles for a higher launch, while the soles on the short irons are thinner for greater control. Finally, progressive offset is designed to make each club as accurate as possible.
Today the weather was excellent. No wind only sunshine. Just about 7 degrees.
We went to the Gendersteyn golfcourse just 15 minutes from Belgium. We did 18 holes and we just made it before the sun went down. I tried my new Taylormade R7 golf bag for the long 18 holes and it’s a winner. Excellent bag, great balance. Tomorrow again?
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