Join SkyKap – It’s like a caddie in your hat
Let’s face it, to some of us golf is more than just a game. Okay, to some of us, it’s a lot more. Some of us are completely addicted to it. In fact, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat around on a Sunday and wondered just how long it was going to take that golf loving husband of mine to come home. Geez.
Maybe the SkyKap Advisor, is just the thing to get him home faster. A hands free, voice activated microcomputer GPS system contained in the brim of a regular golf hat. With some pretty amazing technology, The Advisor provides personal audio responses activated by the golfer’s commands. The Advisor gives the distance to greens, bunkers, water, boundaries and a whole lot more. Continue reading » SkyKap – It’s like a caddie in your hat
Twilighttracer Golf Ball
Love golfing and want to practice with whatever spare time you have? Well, hitting plenty of golf balls on the driving range doesn’t mean your skill would improve, and you will also spend a whole lot on balls as well. The Twilighttracer Golf Ball might offer something different to your game, where a £9.95 ‘investment’ will feature a powerful internal LED that can flash colored lights for up to 5 minutes after you hit it, easily letting you enjoy some golfing during low light conditions. This means you can even enjoy a round of golf late into the night if you are in the mood, since finding your ball long after you drive it far into the green isn’t too hard. Boasting a battery life of 80 hours, you can keep this ball flashing for approximately 1,000 strokes, now how about that? It is also legit to use in games, being the official size and weight of the U.S.G.A. and R&A, while boasting a tough Surlyn cover which prevents it from being damaged and losing its healthy glow. Each purchase will come with a couple of tees and a carrying pouch.
Weed Whacking Golf Driver for the noncommittal golfer
Let’s face it, not all golfers are the serious types. Some of them are just out for a day of goofing around with good friends. Now this Weed Whacking Golf Driver might be appalling to slip into a serious game of golf (if you could even succeed at it), but for the relaxed game your buddies might even start requesting to borrow it. After all, a little beer and a round of golf calls for a couple of short cuts throughout the game.
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Practice Green Putt Returner
If you’re the only one in your household with a love for golf, then you might want to check out the Practice Green Putt Returner since it will definitely help raise your game without requiring any assistance from your family. After all, with over 150 PGA tour professionals using this, you surely can’t go wrong, can you? This robotic ball return is capable of retrieving practice putts on your behalf, fitting nicely into any standard- or practice-depth golf hole. Whenever a putt drops into the hole, it will activate the device’s miniature catapult, which nicely returns the ball approximately 14′ (depending on green speed). Making allowance for a two-or three-fold increase in putts, the ball return will further help you practice more efficiently, while reducing the amount of back strain which results from repeatedly stooping to pick up balls. Each $59.95 purchase comes with a ball guide to redirect errant putts to the hole, making sure they are returned also. Powered by a quartet of AA batteries, the Practice Green Putt Returner is good for 12,000 putt returns before a battery change is required.
Golf Bag Alarm System
Love the game of golf? Well, for folks who are aboslutely enamoured with this sport will definitely have a great love of their golf bag as well (or bags for the real fanatic). To make sure that nobody tampers with your golf bag whenever you are not around, how about investing $49.95 in the Golf Bag Alarm System? This unique device comprises of a motion sensing radio transmitter that doubles up as a golf ball, alongside a key fob radio receiver. The ball will naturally reside in your golf bag while you carry around the key fob. Should the ball detect substantial movement, it will emit a shrill alarm while sending a signal to the receiver which beeps and vibrates. Not only that, even if someone silently drags the bag away with minimal motion, should it be separated by more than 30 yards from the key fob, the alarm will also sound.
Kangarila – A New Twist on Golf
Kangarila is new way of playing golf which I’m sure will add an extra level of frustration (as if golf isn’t frustrating enough) in a fun kind of way. Described as “Kangarila let the balls decide”, each ball is effectively a spherical dice dictating which club to use on your next shot (with a few bonus rules thrown in).
Launched early this month at the London Golf Show, there are various organised competitions you can enter (details on the Kangarila site) or simply buy the balls, read the rules and challenge your friends. Along with the fun element of playing, the game can also improve a golfers game by forcing them to use unconventional clubs for different shots.
Check out Kangarila for merchandise, events and the rule book. [Hat tip to Dave for letting us know]
Laser Alignment Putting Trainer
So Tiger Woods is human after all at the recent Masters, with Phil Mickelson wearing the Green Jacket in the end. Well, that doesn’t mean you can now quit your day job and become a professional golfer, can you? The Laser Alignment Putting Trainer could help you there though, as it is also used by by professional tour players and endorsed by golf analyst, Jerry Foltz. This putting trainer relies on a laser to show you when your putter is aligned optimally before you make that putt. An L-shaped mirror is attached to the toe of your putter in order to reflect a laser beam generated from a module which sits opposite the mirror. There are three bars on the module’s display to show whether your putter’s blade is perfectly square and level with the ground at the moment of impact or not. You will need a pair of AAA batteries for this to work, and it will set you back by a mere $59.95. Small price to improve your game, eh?
Ultraslide: For speed skaters, golfers, and extreme exercisers
My wife loves to watch The Biggest Loser, but I really can’t stand it. I suppose that I should cheer these obese people while they lose weight, but like most reality shows, The Biggest Loser has so much unnecessary drama.
The Biggest Loser also does a lot of very obvious product placement. On one episode, one of the trainers walks up to the contestants and talks about how Extra Sugar Free gum can curb their appetite. I didn’t see the episode where they showed the Ultraslide Slide Board, but it is a product worth giving a spotlight to.
You can watch the video of it in action after the jump, and you an see how the user has to make sideways speed-skating movements. This is good for “deceleration, rotation with a lateral push and energy system development for golf”.
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