Even the best golf players among us sometimes hit a stray ball and spend way too long looking for it. This happens way too often for amateurs. If you’re one of these people, there’s a new radar system out that will keep track of where your balls are at, so you won’t have to.
The RadarGold System Golf Tracker comes with a radar system, and special golf balls. These balls emit radio frequencies that communicate with the radar system, giving you an exact location of your ball. So next time you shank your driver shot and forget to watch your ball because you’re too busy banging your driver into the ground, this might be beneficial for you.
The radar system cause work from up to 100 feet away, so as long as you know the general direction your ball was hit, you’re guaranteed to find it. It can also help your overall score, because if you can’t find your ball it costs your a penalty stroke. At least this way you have a chance to save a bad shot.
The balls that come with this radar system aren’t second class by any means, but you will have to use the balls that come with the radar system to take advantage of it. Unless you’re really set on the balls you use, the radar system is a great utility for any golfer to own.
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That’s right! Greg Norman married Chris Evert in the Bahamas on Saturday. It was a small event, only 140 friends and family were invited, but it sounds fantastic.
Evert’s 12 year old son Colton was the ring bearer and sons Nicky,14, and Alex, 16, walked their mother down the aisle. Norman’s son Gregory Jr. was his best man and his daughter Morgan, 23, was in attendance.
The wedding guests enjoyed a nice day of golf (surprise), and tennis on Friday, and the couple was married on Saturday. This is the second marriage for both newlyweds.
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Her name is Inbee Park, and she finished 9 under in today’s US Women’s Open. She is the youngest women to ever win a US Women’s Open tournament.
Inbee Park is from South Korea, and she started playing golf professionally in 2007. She has had 6 other top-ten finishes, and has earned just over 1 million dollars in her short career so far.
Inbee finished four strokes ahead of the second place winner, destroying her competition his her huge victory today. She will be celebrating her 20th birthday in two weeks.
www.uswomensopen.com
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You’ve probably been there. Lining up your putt on the green and at the last second something happens, you know it happened but it’s too late to stop it. And just like that you add another stroke to your golf game.
The disorder has been viewed as a psychological issue, prompted by performance anxiety that’s so severe it makes putting nearly impossible in the most severe cases. But research carried out more recently suggests that it may also be caused by focal dystonia - a disorder characterized by involuntary, rapid muscle movements.
The root cause of this problem may actually be over-practicing. This may explain why some get relief and play successfully by changing their grip or by switching to a longer putter.
www.discoverychannel.ca
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The guys over at The Golf Blog discovered something interesting recently. Golf balls without dimples. I wrote an article about how dimples affect the flight of a golf ball, but these new Caesar Featherie balls might change my mind about the need for dimples in golf balls.
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So how does it work and who does it work for? It’s made for “regular” every-day amateur golfers. It’s great because without the dimples, the ball won’t hook or slice. That means if you aim straight, you can hit the fairway every time. As I said before, a smooth golf ball hit by a professional golfer would travel only about half as far as a golf ball with dimples does. Even with this new Caesar Featherie ball you will sacrifice some distance, but certainly not half.
From the company website itself, they say this ball isn’t meant to be used for as a long-distance ball, although it has been hit over 200 yards in tests. They say it’s great for shots into the green from 100 or so yards out, chip shots, and putting. That’s because the ball will go straight when it lands, so if you line up your shot correctly you can vastly improve your short and medium game. The Golf Blog says this ball putts better than any other ball on the market, dimples or no dimples.
I have not played with these balls myself yet, because you can only order them on their website right now. I have placed an order for one sleeve ($30 / 3 balls) and as soon as they arrive I will post a review and tell you if it’s really worth it.
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His name is Ben “Crusher” Kruizenga, and he’s becoming well known among his local golfing community. People call him Crusher because he’s able to drive the ball over 400 yards. On the 7th hole of his recent game, 3 yard under would do just fine.
Ben crushed his tee shot got a lucky bounce off a ridge, and rolled right into the hole. But Ben was golfing alone that day and didn’t think anybody saw it! When he finally got to the green, the owner of the golf course was sitting there, and she saw it. This was the first hole in one on a par-four on her course. It also doubled the old record of a 200 yard hole-in-one on a par 3.
The course owner gave Ben a big trophy, and added his name to the list of aces on that course. Callaway, the type of ball Ben was using at the time, sent Ben a big plaque and some brand new golf balls. Ben’s last ace came just last month on a long 246-yard par 3. He finished two strokes under even.
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