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August 25th, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf Fitness, Golf Instruction, Golf Media, Golf Reviews, Site News, Travel, golf courses from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I’m packin’ my gear now (camera, laptop and a couple of golf shirts). I’ll be landing in Vegas in time for din-din tonight and then hitting the sack resting for the PGA Show Fall Expo. I’ll be live blog-casting from the show and taking lots of photos of all the cool new golf [...]
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August 17th, 2008 — , Golf Equipment, Golf News, PGA Tour, What's in the Bag from MoneyNing @ OC Golf Course
Carl Pettersson finally gets his first PGA Tour win this year at the Wyndham Championship! His 21-under after four rounds has earned him a great paycheck at $918,000.
He was very much in control of the tournament because he was in the lead for 35 of the last 36 holes. The only hiccup was on the [...]
Continue reading → What’s in the Bag of Carl Pettersson - Winner of the 2008 Wyndham Championship
August 10th, 2008 — , Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Last year I lost two clubs in one day. My brain was checked out and somehow I left my 6-iron on the 18th tee and my Vokey Oil Can lob wedge somewhere else. Naturally some golfers with terrible karma found them and never turned them in. The 6-iron was a Hogan and the shaft was [...]
Related StoresAugust 10th, 2008 — , Golf Equipment, Golf News, Major Championship, PGA Tour, What's in the Bag from MoneyNing @ OC Golf Course
There was definitely lots of drama at the end of PGA Championship 2008 where Padraig won with a score of 3-under par. The day started where players were playing two rounds, thanks to a weather delay on Saturday. Obviously, it helped Padraig because he shot 2 sounds of 66 today to win by one stroke.
It [...]
Continue reading → Padraig Harrington Wins The PGA Championship 2008
August 8th, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf Fitness, Golf Instruction, Golf Media, Site News, Travel, golf courses from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I just booked my flights and hotel for the 2008 PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas. I’ll do anything to eat lasagna at my favorite Italian restaurant, Batistas. The show has a demo day and tournament on Monday the 25th (which I won’t be attending) and then the expo all day the Tuesday the [...]
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August 7th, 2008 — , Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment from Jack @ The Golf Slice
I have built a love for my golf clubs that only a golfer could and most people that don’t would probably say we’re all silly but after all for the amount of money we pay for golf clubs in our life time and for what they do for us, they need a bit of tender [...]
Related StoresAugust 7th, 2008 — , Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I own a couple of Eidolon V-Sole wedges designed by Terry Koehler. I’ve had these suckers in play for probably over three years now. They’re great wedges, milled, and have the patented Eidolon sole. The V shaped sole allows you to manipulate the bounce of the club depending on how much you [...]
Related StoresContinue reading → Terry at Eidolon explains the new USGA rules on wedge grooves
August 2nd, 2008 — , Golf Equipment, golf ball from Jack @ The Golf Slice
Did you know that choosing your golf ball carefully can help bring your golf score down? After all it’s the thing you’re scoring with and there are so many variations so different golf balls must mean different things!
Hard Golf Balls
You’re going for all out distance here and you’re looking to be playing this ball on [...]
July 30th, 2008 — , Golf Balls, Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews, Site News from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I’ve really loved the performance of many Bridgestone golf balls. The B330 and B330-S as well as the E5 and E6 have provided me with great performance on the course. I have a new ball to add to the list from Bridgestone, the “TreoSoft.”
Technology
The TreoSoft is a two piece ball, meaning it has a [...]
July 22nd, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment, Golf Media from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
When I saw the Clicgear golf cart at this year’s PGA Show I’d really hoped to get my hands on one for a review. That I’m working on, but for now my pal Deep Rough has a very good article on the Clicgear 2.0 golf push cart as part of the Deep Rough “push cart [...]
Related StoresJuly 16th, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Any regular reader here knows I’m about the biggest Tattoo Golf fan and endorser on the planet. I have so many cool Tattoo Golf shirts, hats, golf club covers, tees, gloves, stickers and now I’m glad to have the kick-ass Tattoo Golf Cart Bag.
Tattoo Golf QO-10 Cart Bag
The Tattoo Golf QO-10 is a monster [...]
July 12th, 2008 — , Golf Equipment from Jack @ The Golf Slice
If you’ve watched even one of the PGA tournaments on television this year you’ve noticed a rising trend of golfers wearing sport sunglasses while they’re out on the course. There are several reasons for this increase in eyewear that both pros and amateurs alike should consider for themselves.
I’m sure one of the main reasons professional [...]
Continue reading → Sport Sunglasses Are The New Trend In Golf Fashion
July 5th, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I have a small pocket towel and of course my larger golf towels and golf brushes for cleaning my gear. I’ve been spit shining my clubs for a long time. Over the course of a round or two, spit shinning and cleaning with my pocket towel results in a “not so fresh” towel. [...]
Related StoresJuly 2nd, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Seeing your golf swing on video is a great way to learn what you are doing right and doing wrong. After using my Video Caddy a few times I can see that my “granny over-the-top off plane jerky epileptic seizure on crack” swing has many issues to fix.
Video Caddy Overview
The Video Caddy is a camera [...]
June 29th, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Lamkin is famous for making great golf grips. But Lamkin now also offers very nice shoe inserts.
Easy 2-step install
1. Take out old insert
2. Put in Lamkin insert
Boy that was tough… If you pick these golf shoe inserts up, you may need to refer to my detailed installation instructions a few times. Just [...]
Continue reading → Resurrect your old golf shoes with Lamkin shoe inserts
June 18th, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I’ve owned dozens of BagBoy golf products over the years, including probably 15 different golf pull carts. I even had one with a retractable seat which was super cool. Now I have a BagBoy CLIP-LOK Stand Bag to add to my collection.
BagBoy CLIP-LOK stand bag overview
The BagBoy CLIP-LOK Stand Bag is a super [...]
June 13th, 2008 — , Book Review, Golf Equipment, consumers, disappointment, evolution, game, games, golf ball, good job, hype, little bit, new clubs, new materials, prowess, strengths and weaknesses, tap, warning signs that from CourseLadder @ Golf Course Ladder
Over the past few years, the amount of new courses in America has been dwarfed by the amount of courses that are closing. While the sport isn’t close to dying anytime soon, many are starting to see some warning signs that the industry may be struggling. There is a lot of finger pointing, but the [...]
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June 2nd, 2008 — , Golf Equipment, Golf Media, Miscellaneous from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I’ll be debuting my new golf back from Tattoo Golf at this week’s Team Challenge down in Palm Springs. While playing golf with NFL all star defensive player Michael Stahan, I’ll be showing off my new bag. Man is this thing a beauty!
More to come.
May 26th, 2008 — , Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
One of the clubs I don’t switch very often in my bag is my 3-wood. It’s difficult to find 3-woods which work well with my “granny over the top jerky off plane epileptic seizure on crack makes Jim Furyk’s swing look on plane and makes Charles Barkley look like a scratch golfer” swing. So I [...]
Related StoresMay 20th, 2008 — , Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Oh boy. Look what’s in my bag now!
I didn’t hit the driver well the first few swings yesterday because I was swinging out of my shorts. When I finally calmed down and put some good swings on the thing I blasted it over 310 yards three times. I had pitching wedge and [...]
Related StoresContinue reading → First look at the new Bobby Jones wedges and Bobby Jones Driver!
May 20th, 2008 — , Golf Apparel, Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Back in this golf blog post I wrote about the FootJoy MyJoy site where you can build your own golf shoes. After long deliberation I decided to choose shoes with my University of Utah logo.
The shoes arrived and I played my first round with them yesterday. I birdied the first hole and immediately [...]
May 13th, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I’m writing this review on my MacBook while in line at the DMV to get my driver’s license renewed. There’s nothing more thilling than seeing that you’re #510 in line and they just called "now serving #137 at window 13."
This is the 3rd and final post in my series on Tattoo Golf head covers. [...]
May 8th, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
FootJoy now has a cool site where you can “build” your own custom set of shoes, called “MyJoys.” To build your shoes, go to http://www.myjoys.com and start building them with their “customizer.”
Golf Shoes
You can choose from many different styles of shoes, men’s and women’s golf shoes. Men’s shoes include the DryJoys PRO, DryJoys [...]
May 8th, 2008 — , Golf Equipment, golf cart from Jack @ The Golf Slice
Over the last few summers I’ve noticed more and more people at my regular courses with their own golf carts. They usually haul them to the course themselves on a trailer but I’ve also heard, from time to time, about people storing their carts on the actual course themselves and paying a fee.
A lot of [...]
May 7th, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Equipment, Miscellaneous from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
OGIO is a great friend of Hooked On Golf Blog and The Golf Space. I’ve reviewed many OGIO items and it’s no new news that OGIO is my favorite company.
My friends at OGIO asked me to come and check out their facility. I jumped at this great opportunity, literally and figuratively.
A little OGIO [...]
April 29th, 2008 — , Golf Equipment, Hackers from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
The golf marathon continues
Yesterday the weather was the best of the year. My home course is usually extremely windy, but it was completely calm. I played 27 holes for the 5th day of my 7 day golf marathon. My friend "GolfUtah" kicked everyone's butt with some long putting bombs.
Today the marathon will continue with my [...]
Continue reading → Golf marathon, short game, FaceOff putter
April 24th, 2008 — , Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
One of my favorite companies, Bobby Jones, has announced that their new series of wedges is now available for purchase. Check out my interview in the video below where my buddy Jesse Ortiz tells me about these wedges he worked on along with Dave Pelz.
Bobby Jones’ Press Release
Related StoresContinue reading → Bobby Jones now selling Pelz/Ortiz wedges
April 22nd, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Equipment, Golf Media from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
There have been many large golf companies jumping on the golf blogwagon. Quite frankly, most if not all of them have been failures. All they ended up being was a rehash of their current advertisements, press releases and another outlet for their corporate double talk.
FootJoy has entered the blogosphere at http://www.footjoyblog.com and I’ve [...]
March 31st, 2008 — , Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Sonartec, one of the pioneers of hybrids, is gonzo. Their doors are shut. I haven’t seen any press releases yet, but they’re done. Their booth at this year’s PGA Show was pretty sad.
Too bad. This company had a ton of potential. I own a Sonartec 19 degree hybrid. I [...]
March 27th, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
One of my all time favorite golf companies is Tattoo Golf. Tattoo Golf makes “aggressive” golf products, most of which have the awesome skull and golf club cross bones on them.
Tattoo Golf is now branching into some new golf product categories. Add head covers to the list.
I’ve had the pleasure of using my [...]
March 16th, 2008 — , Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
After a “recapitalization” at the end of 2007, MacGregor Golf has a whole new line of clubs for 2008. The “MACTEC” line is now replaced by the “MT” line. In the near future I’ll be reviewing numerous MacGregor Golf products, from the MT line to the Face-Off putter by Bobby Grace.
MacGregor MT Irons
MacGregor [...]
March 14th, 2008 — , Golf Basics, Golf Equipment, golf ball from Jack @ The Golf Slice
When I was first starting to play golf I would lose golf balls all the time. It was terrible. It got so bad that I started playing exclusively with the range balls they sell in the clubhouse. As I eventually discovered, that only made matters much worse.
So what do you do when you lose a [...]
Continue reading → How To Take A Drop When Losing Your Golf Ball
March 13th, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
There’s a big bright burning ball in the sky which I haven’t seen in a while called the Sun. I haven’t seen this bright burning ball since around last November. Lack of sunshine, combined with the 5th heaviest Winter snow total in history here, has made it difficult to get certain product reviews [...]
Related StoresMarch 7th, 2008 — , Golf Equipment, tees from Jack @ The Golf Slice
There are really two different types of golf tees: normal and long. The normal golf tee is what you’ll see most people using. They’re generally made of wood and are, on the whole, pretty common and not exciting in the least.
I personally use the longer golf tees. They’re made of wood like normal but they’re [...]
March 6th, 2008 — , Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
OGIO has filed suit against Callaway for patent infringement on their Woode, the club organizer which is at the top of many of their golf bags. Ogio used to make bags for Callaway which had the Woode, from 2000-2005. A few years ago OGIO stopped making bags for Callaway but the Woode is [...]
Related StoresFebruary 29th, 2008 — , Golf Balls, Golf Equipment from Jack @ The Golf Slice
There’s a lot of science that goes into the construction of a golf ball. Take the dimples on the ball, for instance. The dimples on a golf ball are there to help the ball get lift into the air and to promote spin. It’s similar to how an airplane’s wings are specially built to allow [...]
Related StoresFebruary 27th, 2008 — Golf Equipment, golf glove from Jack @ The Golf Slice
I recently ran into a question over at Yahoo! Answers about the best way to clean a white Nike golf glove.
Now it just so happens I use the same golf glove myself so I feel I’m more than qualified to answer this question.
The best way to clean a white Nike golf glove is to throw [...]
February 17th, 2008 — , Bobby Jones, Dave Pelz, Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf Media, Jesse Ortiz, driver, hybrid, wedge from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Speaking of my golf videos…
I’m happy to say that my two video features with master club maker Jesse Ortiz can be found on the Bobby Jones Golf web site!
The first video (below), featuring the new Bobby Jones driver can be found here.
The second video (below), covers the new wedges which are a collaboration between Jesse [...]
Related StoresContinue reading → HOG Jesse Ortiz videos now on the Bobby Jones web site!
February 5th, 2008 — Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
JB Holmes hadn’t been putting terribly well until last week at the FBR Open in Phoenix. As you may recall, JB made some clutch putts to get himself into the playoff with Phil Mickelson which he won. The announcers mentioned his improved putting after he’d put the new TaylorMade Rossa Monza Spider in [...]
Related StoresContinue reading → First look at the TaylorMade Rossa Monza Spider Putter
January 27th, 2008 — Fantasy Golf, Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I’ve just confirmed the EEZ-Read as a weekly prize sponsor! This product was one of 3 winners at the PGA Show for best of show! Only the best for HOG Space Fantasy Golf baby!
Related StoresContinue reading → EEZ-Read confirmed as HOG Space Fantasy Golf Sponsor
January 25th, 2008 — Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Miscellaneous, golf courses from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Just what I need to improve my putting: The “Stripper Putter.”
Nothing like slobbering over at a set of DD’s for my preshot routine.
Is it cold in here?
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Related StoresContinue reading → Ridiculous items from the 2008 PGA Merchandise Show
January 25th, 2008 — Golf Equipment, golf bag from Jack @ The Golf Slice
I have a pretty steadfast rule against ever walking while golfing. Since golf cart rentals are usually so cheap I personally see no reason to lug a golf bag around and walk 18 holes. Of course, a lot of people golf for exercise (imagine that!) and they prefer to walk the course.
If you’re one of [...]
Continue reading → If You Are A Walker, Get The Right Golf Bag
January 22nd, 2008 — Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Site News from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
One of the buzzes from the recent PGA Show was the new interchangeable shafts and heads. Many sites are quoting the “first look at interchangeable shafts and heads” with articles about the Callaway i-Mix and Nickent Evolver 4DX.
While this is a valid buzz in golf, I’m going to have to poopoo sites claiming the [...]
Continue reading → The first look at interchangeable shafts? I don’t think so.
January 21st, 2008 — Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf Fitness, Golf Instruction, Golf Media, Miscellaneous, Site News, golf courses from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
In the table below is a collection of the videos I shot at the 2008 PGA Show. Click on the titles to view each video.
EEZ-Read :: 2008 PGA Merchandise Show
A cool new green reading level by EEZ-READ. UPDATE: This product won best product of the show!
2008 PGA Show :: Frogger Brush Pro
Jeremiah talks [...]
Related StoresContinue reading → 2008 PGA Merchandise Show Video Repository
January 21st, 2008 — Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I’ve reviewed the Frogger Brush Pro club brush before. The Frogger is hands down the best club brush on the market. In this video I check in with my buddy Jeremiah, president of Frogger and see what’s new.
Related StoresJanuary 21st, 2008 — Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment, Golf Instruction from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
My pal Travis at Golden Plane has made a really cool, portable swing analysis device which allows you to see your swing plane from the golf ball’s perspective. This system is much better than using vertical mirrors or video cameras as you can make adjustments to your plane while in the actual position you’d be [...]
Related StoresContinue reading → 2008 PGA Merchandise Show :: Golden Plane
January 21st, 2008 — Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Dan from Sundog Eyewear tells us about some new technology and features of the Sundog sunglasses.
Related StoresJanuary 21st, 2008 — Golf Equipment, Golf Instruction, Miscellaneous from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
My pal David shows a COOL automated driving range system. The system tees up balls, has adjustable tee heights, automated ball cleaning and distribution and more. Check it out:
Related StoresContinue reading → 2008 PGA Show Video :: Zone 22 Driving Range Equipment
January 21st, 2008 — Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Accu Length is taking advantage of the new USGA ruling allowing adjustable clubs. Now you can buy a junior club set and lengthen the clubs as your junior grows. This is better than having to buy a new set of clubs every time the player outgrows the current one.
Related StoresContinue reading → 2008 PGA Show Video :: Accu Length Adjustable Length Junior Clubs
January 20th, 2008 — Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
My new friend Alex has some very nice, high end golf shoes to show in this video.
Related StoresContinue reading → 2008 PGA Show Video :: Royal Albatross shoes