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Callaway Golf Clubfitter Gerritt Pon on My Swing

Jeff Wallach — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:30:25 +0000

Somehow he managed to talk about it without saying anything negative. Or laughing. The new Callaway Razr X Irons, Jaws Wedges, Odyssey Putter,

Somehow he managed to talk about it without saying anything negative. Or laughing. The new Callaway Razr X Irons, Jaws Wedges, Odyssey Putter, Razr Hawk Woods, and a secret weapon I'm not allowed to talk about yet arrived today. Be afraid, Scottsdale. Be very afraid. http://youtu.be/ZsLK0baW9bs ...

Get Fit Like Phil

Jeff Wallach — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:09:34 +0000

Callaway Golf’s Gerritt Pon talks club fitting at the undisclosed location where Phil goes to get fit.

Callaway Golf's Gerritt Pon talks club fitting at the undisclosed location where Phil goes to get fit. http://youtu.be/stL9_MBsDH4 ...

Peter Kessler Demonstrates the Adams Six Hybrid as Great Chipping Club

Jeff Wallach — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:49:15 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XUOL7s3T6c ...

Ben Smith, London Times Writer, Tests Adams Four Hybrid

Jeff Wallach — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:37:50 +0000

Okay, so he’s misidentified as Ben Windsor, because Windsor is actually where he’s from. But Ben Smith most certainly does not play

Okay, so he's misidentified as Ben Windsor, because Windsor is actually where he's from. But Ben Smith most certainly does not play golf like a journalist-- he actually has game and kills the ball off the tee. And he can parse a sentence like nobody's business. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-WAoSDalPw ...

Jeff Wallach Actually Making A Good Golf Swing– And It’s Captured on Video

Jeff Wallach — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:56:59 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjKD8tG9UIA ...

Peter Kessler Speaks Out About Adams Golf, at Carne Golf Links

Jeff Wallach — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:48:56 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kQbH4QqArM ...

Carne Golf Links and Adams Golf #2

Jeff Wallach — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:11:29 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oij0P3u0Pg4 ...

Carne Golf Links and Adams Golf: #1

Jeff Wallach — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:17:28 +0000

The golf road warriors take their custom set of Adams Golf hybrid irons to one of the most remote golf links in Ireland– Carne in the

The golf road warriors take their custom set of Adams Golf hybrid irons to one of the most remote golf links in Ireland-- Carne in the northwest corner, a land of high dunes and sheep, wind, fog, and other elements all working to evoke the most rugged aspects of the game. The clubs were originally built for fellow-traveler Peter Kessler but an injury prevented him from field testing the clubs so the other members of ...

Nike VR Pro Driver– ahh, distance! ooh, accuracy!

Jeff Wallach — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:43:23 +0000

Earlier this year Nike introduced the VR Pro Driver to follow their irons of the same name. The pear-shaped driver allows for more weight at the

Earlier this year Nike introduced the VR Pro Driver to follow their irons of the same name. The pear-shaped driver allows for more weight at the optimal center of gravity and delivers a hotter launch with optimal spin for better players. The club also includes a Variable Compression Channel of different thicknesses across the clubhead, increasing speed and delivering greater distance on draws, stingers, high cuts, fades, and other go-to shots that are intentionally hit ...

TaylorMade Golf’s New Poster Child? You’re Looking at Him.

Jeff Wallach — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:22:10 +0000

I am the TaylorMade Golf Poster Child. Not Dustin Johnson. Not Martin Kaymer. Not Justin Rose or Sean O’Hair or Sergio Garcia or any of the

I am the TaylorMade Golf Poster Child. Not Dustin Johnson. Not Martin Kaymer. Not Justin Rose or Sean O’Hair or Sergio Garcia or any of the other super-talented touring pros TaylorMade uses in its ads-- guys who could hit 300 yards off the tee swinging a 2 x 4 at a grapefruit. Me-- I'm the poster boy. With my 11.1 handicap index and a swing so ugly you wouldn’t buy it a drink if it was ...

Martin Kaymer, Dressed Like Old West Outlaw, Loses in Shootout

Jeff Wallach — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 03:34:16 +0000

If you were to refer to the Match Play Championship, held at Tucson’s Dove Mountain recently, as “a shootout,” then runner-up

If you were to refer to the Match Play Championship, held at Tucson's Dove Mountain recently, as "a shootout," then runner-up Martin Kaymer was dressed for the part. Wearing a "Buff"-- a sort of scarf/facemask combo that could prove as popular with bank robbers as it does with fishermen, mountain bikers, skiers and other outdoorsmen-- Kaymer rode off into the desert sunset with a powerful new fashion statement for golf. Even if he didn't take ...

Jason Zuback and Jack Nicklaus Can’t be Wrong . . .

Jeff Wallach — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:44:10 +0000

I am more likely to grow antlers than be caught on the driving range with a hula hoop or a giant rubber medicine ball or any of the other million

I am more likely to grow antlers than be caught on the driving range with a hula hoop or a giant rubber medicine ball or any of the other million dumb-- and even dumber-LOOKING-- swing aids invented to embarrass golfers so completely that they encourage harder swings just so you don't look like a total pussy. I'm also a born skeptic when it comes to fast-track methods to accomplish something that can really only ...

Get a Grip

Jeff Wallach — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:00:51 +0000

In a world full of dumb and complicated swing aids and other golf products, I was happy to encounter the new Grip Lock Golf Glove at the PGA Show

In a world full of dumb and complicated swing aids and other golf products, I was happy to encounter the new Grip Lock Golf Glove at the PGA Show in Las Vegas last week. Simply put, a standard golf glove has been re-engineered with additional Velcro on the backs of the last two fingers. An additional strip (pictured left) inserts into the regular Velcro closure then wraps around the entire hand-- while it's holding the club ...

Marking Your Ball– Literally

Jeff Wallach — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:45:54 +0000

Just in case you need another example of golfers’ general lack of imagination (and if you are wearing khakis right now this especially

Just in case you need another example of golfers' general lack of imagination (and if you are wearing khakis right now this especially applies to you), consider the marks most players put on their golf balls to help identify them in case of a tournament mishap: these marks generally run the entire gamut from one dot all the way to two dots. Okay, some players draw a line through the name of the ball, and ...

Non-Conformist Drivers Still Conform to USGA Rules

Jeff Wallach — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:11:38 +0000

One time while I was visiting Bandon Dunes resort I went into the bar to meet up with my friends and looked around the room and for the life of me

One time while I was visiting Bandon Dunes resort I went into the bar to meet up with my friends and looked around the room and for the life of me could not tell one group of skinny grey-haired white guys with collared logo shirts and pulled-down golf hats from another. I had to walk from table to table trying to distinguish my pals from every other guy's pals. Even though I had dinner with ...

Sports Drink or Hangover Cure? It Depends on Who’s Drinking It. And When.

Jeff Wallach — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:40:53 +0000

When I was last in Australia there was some hilarity among our hosts about a product called Berocca, which they looked upon as a magic potion

When I was last in Australia there was some hilarity among our hosts about a product called Berocca, which they looked upon as a magic potion combining the best properties of Gatorade, speed, and Viagra. The Aussies partied mercilessly knowing that tomorrow they could reach for the elegantly shaped tin, pull a lozenge of Berocca out, drop it in water, and watch it miraculously alchemize into like six months of prior healthy consumption of vegetables, ...

Clic-ing on All Cylinders: The Clicgear Model 3.0

Jeff Wallach — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:38:54 +0000

You’ve just got to love an engineer who redesigns a part of his product so that you won’t spill your beer. At this year’s PGA

You've just got to love an engineer who redesigns a part of his product so that you won't spill your beer. At this year's PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, I met Kevin Kimberley, who invented-- and has now vastly improved-- the best bag carrier in golf: Clicgear's new 3.0 model. In 2007 the original compact three wheel golf cart won the Best New Product award at the show. But that wasn't enough for Kimberley, and ...

Aye, Robot

Jeff Wallach — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:28:17 +0000

If you thought the motion-capture technology used in such movies as Lord of the Rings and King Kong was cool, now you can serve as the model for a

If you thought the motion-capture technology used in such movies as Lord of the Rings and King Kong was cool, now you can serve as the model for a motion picturing starring, well, you. The bad news? It’s a golf movie. Filming could take place at the TaylorMade Performance Lab located in Portland, OR (as mine did) or at an increasing number of other such labs worldwide. In Portland, cordial and amusing PGA pro and golf-teaching ...