Sorry for the lack-o-communication last week! While attempting to climb Mt. Everest, I was caught in an avalance and had my leg trapped under a rock. It took me a couple days, but I was able to chew off my leg and make it to safety, just in time for the PGA Merchandise Show and…
Senior Golf Rule Changes for 2009
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Effective Immediately. Applies to all golfers ages 77 and up. Senior Golf Rule Changes for 2009 Colleagues: The AARP has negotiated with the PGA to modify the rules of golf for seniors. Rule 1.a.5 A ball sliced or hooked into the rough shall be lifted and placed on the fairway at a point equal to…
Golf’s Crash Course in Humility
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I found a really good article about the golf industry over the last century, sort of a recap on where it’s been and where it appears to be heading. It was written by Mark Frost over at WSJ. Golf’s Crash Course in Humility When the Scot’s first built golf courses, they were built as public…
Little Linksters – Week One
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Last Saturday, my son had his first lesson of the Little Linksters Golf Program. If you recall, I posted an earlier post discussing the specifics of the program which can be found here Little Linksters junior golf comes to Lake Mary Prep. Brendon Elliott and his wife Melisa started this program to serve a usually…
Eidolon Wedges
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A couple weeks ago I wrote about how psyched I was to discover that one of the OOBGolf.com Mystery Bags, I purchased and received contained three Eidolon V-Sole Wedges and how to my dismay they were for all those wrong handers. See OOBGolf Mystery Bags II for the full article. I contacted Eidolon and Terry…
Golfest 2009
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Every year prior to the PGA Merchandise show, there’s a two day event open to the public called Golfest. It’s $10 a person and as far as I know, it’s sort of a dry run for the folks who are participating in demo day. This years Golfest 2009 is taking place out at Orange County…
GolfSmith 70% off Clearance Sale
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Just received this email and figured I’d pass it along. GolfSmith is having a semi-annual store wide clearance sale, with goods up to 70% off. This sale is going on until late February. They’re selling a lot of their own products but they’ve got some good name brand stuff on the list. One of my…
Obama is a lefty!
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Found this article about president elect(?) Barack Obama. Barack Obama: The New First Golfer Turns out, not only is he a golfer, but a lefty golfer! The stars and moons have aligned to finally bring us a leader who can sympathize with the “right” handed folks of the world! Praise Allah! (ok, ok, I know,…
Sugarloaf Mountain -Orlando Golf Course Review
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A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to play Sugarloaf Mountain in Orlando and write a golf course review. I first heard about it from an avid golfer friend of mine who had just played it and he said “Dave, you’ve got to check this place out, it is an amazing course to play!” …
Orlando Area #424 Golf Club
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Hey Guys! If you are looking for a FREE golf club to join, Stracka.com has afforded it’s members the opportunity to do so. They have local area golf clubs for pretty much all of the US. These golf clubs, once approved provide their members with official USGA Handicaps. I’ve been asked and accepted to be…
The top 100 players to watch in 2009
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Happy Monday! I found this tidbit on PGATOUR.com. They’re listing from 1 to 100, the top players to watch in 2009. Can you guess who #1 is? 🙂 Strangely his world rank and his placement are the same. Top Players in 2009 They break them down by regular season rank, playoffs rank and bonus money…
Happy New Year!!
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Welcome to 2009 baaabie! As I sit here nursing a pretty sizable hangover I can’t help but feel like I’ve started this year off on a bad foot. 🙂 It’s a pretty strange custom we’ve adopted here, we focus more on the going out of the last year and don’t consider how our first day…
Closing Down 2008
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Hey Everyone! I just wanted to take a moment to say thanks for reading, contributing and coming back! It’s been an interesting year to say the least. I’m still trying to iron out the final draft of my new years resolutions which I plan on posting tomorrow (hangover pending). I’ve got some interesting new content…
“Little Linksters” junior golf comes to Lake Mary Prep
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Hey Everyone! Belated Merry Christmas! Hope you had a wonderful one and got everything you wanted! 🙂 I know I did! Check out the article below! If you live in the Orlando area and you have some kids, consider checking this out. My three year old son Aiden will be in attendance. 🙂 -Dave “Little…
Sports Genetic Testing For Your Children
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I recently read a series of articles about a new sports genetic test that they can perform on your children. This test, with the relatively low price tag of $149 is offered by a company called Atlas Sports Genetics. The testing is simple, take a cotton swab, run it inside your child’s cheek and across…
Fortune Shines Upon Me!
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A couple days ago I wrote a post about the awesome swag I received from OOBGolf.com’s mystery bags. In one of the bags I received three Eidolon V-sole wedges that I can’t use because they are wrong-handed. Well good news my friends! I sent them an email detailing my plight and much to my elation,…
Golf Humor
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My snow covered friend Lonewolf over at Wolf Paw Road posted up a pretty funny golf story. Take a look 🙂 Castaway – Golf Edition Thanks for the joke! I’ll be thinking about you whilst I’m freezing my butt off on the golf course this Friday, they say the low is supposed to be 56…
OOBGolf Mystery Bags part II
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A couple weeks ago, I purchased two of the OOBGolf mystery bags. Here’s the original post for those that missed it. OOBGolf Mystery Bags Came home last night and much to my excitement, my swag had arrived! I received two packages, one long, triangular and skinny and one standard size shipping package. Inside the smaller…
The world is left hander biased.
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I virtually “stumbled upon” this site. 🙂 Lefty Golf Pro When I first saw this, my giddy heart lurched and I thought “FINALLY! The gods have answered our lefty prayers” but after going through the site, I concluded that yes, the gods are a humorous bunch and once again lefty’s are at the butt. It’s…
PGA Merchandise Show Orlando
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It’s almost that time of year again! The PGA Merchandise Show will be in Orlando from January 29th to January 31st, 2009. It’s going to be located at the Orange County Convention Center. There’s a demo day happening January 28th over at the OCN Golf Center & Lodge. It’s only for golf professionals & invited…