Are devices that track your shots beneficial to your golf game?
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Game Golf
I currently use Game Golf as my game tracking system of choice. It’s fairly easy to use, but I find remembering to “tap” the home device, which attaches to your belt, difficult to remember. I can put shots in manually after the round for any shots where I forget to “tap” after each shot. There are several shot tracking devices out there like Arccos and Club Hub, so how do we know which one is best and if this type of system will benefit your golf game? One of the main benefits I find as an instructor is I can go into my student’s system (after they have given me their username and password) and check out their golf games strengths and weaknesses before they come to school, so I know exactly what to work on when they arrive!
David Dusek of Golfweek Mag gives us an in-depth look at what is out there and the partnerships being formed with grip and club manufacturers to help you improve your game!
This week, David Dusek explains why game-tracking systems like Game Golf, Arccos and Club Hub are beneficial to amateur golfers and golf equipment companies.
Do you have these 17 essential items in your golf bag?
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It is obvious to most golfers that these items should always be in your golf bag. However, it constantly amazes me how golfers often get caught out on the course with only one golf towel, only one pair of socks, no umbrella, and my favorite, no raingear! Below is a list of essential items in your golf bag, compiled by Joel Beall of Golf Digest for your future checklist before you go out and play. “Most Americans ride in a cart, so the weight of these products should not matter!” Go through this list and be more prepared the next time you go out to play!
Rain Gear
This includes jacket, pants, hat and rain gloves. Make sure you have a cover/hood for your bag so your sticks stay dry, too.
Umbrella
Rear view of golfer next to golf bag in the rain holding an umbrella
If you’re an avid golfer, you’re going to get end up in a storm on the course at some point. Prepare yourself in advance.
First-Aid Kit
This includes ibroprufen, bandages, wraps, lip balm, even a small knife for getting out splinters.
Gloves
Three is a good number: One for practice, one for play and one in reserve.
Wocket – A clever way to keep clubs and ball clean!
Golf Chats is a website to encourage discussions on various subjects relating to the game of golf. I am Mel Sole, Director of Instruction of the Mel Sole Golf School and SAPGA Master Professional. I invite you to enter into a discussion on this or any article on the golfchats.com website. The input is for the entire subscriber base to learn something new each time! Please post your comments below. Keep it clean and tasteful. We are here to learn from one another!
Let’s make one thing crystal clear. In no way am I involved financially or any other way with this company. I saw this going through my LinkedIn messages and thought this is such a great idea I had to share it with my readers! Very creative. A pair of pants that have a built-in towel. You watch the PGA Tour players wipe their hands or grip their club before they hit a shot because the caddie is standing right there. But, most of us arrive at our balls, and the towels are on our golf bags. Bummer! Now with this, it’s right there! I have to get some of these!
Finally, golf pants you’ll love wearing that work like gear.
Reality Is Our Inspiration.
Every sport has wearable gear that assists the player, except golf.
Quality golf and other shot making sports depend on good preparation of hands and equipment before every shot. Until now, golfers had to hassle with, reach for, carry, or go back for a towel (or worse, use their pants). This is a significant and time consuming distraction that is constantly repeated on every round, match or game.
It’s time shot making sports had wearable gear, rather than simply fashionable apparel that neglects the moment-to-moment realities of the game.
We constantly contend with dirt, water, grass, sweat, even fertilizers, yet it never occurred to anyone to make gear for us. The gear of other sports continue to advance and address the players needs.
With all the emphasis on technology and performance fabrics in athletic apparel, it amazes us that no one gets it right.
Wocket gets it right. We’ve designed a pant that looks, feels, and moves great, but addresses the realities of the game.
First, we’ve seamlessly incorporated a patented and discrete pocket with a built in microfiber towel. Always there, ready and powerful, this towel does so much more with so much less. Grooves are easy to get clean with the millions of microfibers that also pull moisture inward, so won’t get your pants wet. And it dries quickly due to the extraordinary surface area created by millions of microfibers.
We’ve gone further. We use performance and technical fabrics and anti-microbial coatings, that keep our gear looking and feeling great despite the realities of a messy sport. And we’ve added features like a marker magnet and an ergonomic glove grip that helps you keep it together and moving along during play.
Wocket will liberate your play from distraction, improve pace and flow, and maintain hand and equipment integrity quickly and conveniently. They are a joy wear.
Golf is too slow. Wocket will make your game faster, better and more fun and truly respond to the real needs of your game.
Your gift guide for the golfers in your life – These are cool gifts!
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We are often stumped for an appropriate gift for the golfer on the gift list. Golf Digest, Marty Hackel, Alex Holmes, and Ryan Herrington have put together a fantastic gift guide of 62 items that will absolutely fit each and every golfer in your life! My personal favorites are #62 (just because I love cashmere) and #62 (Golf Digest of course!) Here is a sample of the guide, go to the link below for more!
Kiehl’s Ultimate Refuel Skincare Kit
The mix of classic Kiehl’s men’s products includes body scrub soap, moisturizer, face wash, shave cream and facial scrub. kiehls.com / $46
Nike Aeroloft Vest
The front provides lightweight warmth with laser-cut perforations to keep from getting overheated. The back has fleece to protect from cold wind. nike.com / $170
Oakley Sliver Sunglasses
These frames have PRIZM lens that fine-tune vision for specific sports and environments. Three-point fit steadies lenses for precise alignment. oakley.com / $200
Bose SoundLink II Headphones
Wireless technology makes it possible to listen to music or take a phone call on the practice range without getting hogtied by cords. The battery goes 15 hours before needing a charge. bose.com / $280
Bushnell Neo Ghost GPS Rangefinder
This pocket-sized device comes preloaded with more than 30,000 courses and provides measurements to the front, center and back distances of the green along with up to four hazard/layup distances per hole. Can be worn on the golfer’s body or easily attached to a bag. bushnellgolf.com / $130
Top GPS Watches for the golfers on your Christmas List!
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Golfers are a hard bunch to shop for. Most golfers already have the clubs they want, plenty of golf balls, tees etc, so you are left with shirts, hats and other minor accessories. However, these golf GPS watches would be appreciated by any golfer (including me, hint, hint) and because Keely Levins and Golf Digest have done all the work for you, this list of the very best in GPS technology will help tremendously!
GOLD
BUSHNELL NEO XS
Half the battle of avoiding hazards is knowing how far away they are. This watch shows distances for up to four hazards a hole.Price: $200
GOLD
CALLAWAY GPSYNC WATCH
The course is a great place to ignore your phone. But in case something important happens, this watch syncs with your phone so calls and emails pop up.Price: $230
GOLD
ESN WR72
A week in advance, you can set your tee time. Seven minutes before that tee time, the watch will go into golf mode and search for the course. You just select the course.Price: $230
The very Best Golf Gifts for our Dad on Father’s Day!
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Easiest Way to Shop!
With Father’s Day about a month away, you’re wondering what to get for the golfing Dad in your life. Besides cruising your local ‘everything golf’ store, I can suggest that you peruse the offerings from frontgate.com. You can spend anywhere from $19.99 for a glass golf ball display case to $3349.00 for a Jack Nicklaus autographed Lithograph.
I like the floating golf green. I assume that the young woman is ‘not included with purchase.’
And these best golf gifts can be shopped for Dad in the comfort of your own home!
Another terrific gift idea for Dad is to purchase a 3-day golf school, where he can improve every aspect of his game, away from daily life distractions. Check out www.ritson-sole.com for locations, scheduling, and rates.
Here are some Great Golf Gadgets for every golfer!
Golf Chats is a website to encourage discussions on various subjects relating to the game of golf. I am Mel Sole, Director of Instruction of the Mel Sole Golf School and SAPGA Master Professional. I invite you to enter into a discussion on this or any article on the golfchats.com website. The input is for the entire subscriber base to learn something new each time! Please post your comments below. Keep it clean and tasteful. We are here to learn from one another!
Golf Gadgets have always been a fascination for most golfers.
Things that can either help us improve our game or at least make it more fun. At this year’s PGA Show in Orlando, these are the best of the best. Congratulations to the designers, marketers, and just plain fanatics of the game!
Do you want your child to love golf – Follow this 8 step guide!
