Thought I Was Joking Did You?
The sponsorship offers are rolling in… just working out the details before I make an official announcement…
That’s Just Wrong
I’m planning to spend all day with the wife and when she asked me what we should do, I suggested hitting the range to hit a few balls.
I forgot that she doesn’t play golf.
Oops.
TaylorMade’s Neat Custom Fitting Web Site
TaylorMade.com has a very slick (but who knows how good) custom fitting application on their web site. They let you plug in tons of stuff like typical distance, shaft type and accuracy (you drop balls on a fairway, err, in the rough). Once you finish, you click the recommendation button and voila.. time to buy a new driver!
The site is suggesting that I get the r7 CGB Max, 9.5 loft. Yea, not this year (unless TaylorMade wants to be my first sponsor and sends me one)…
Loft
r7 CGB MAX players who generate average distance with their driver typically achieve the best results in terms of distance with a medium-to-high degree of loft, which delivers the optimum combination of high launch angle and low spin-rate.
Shaft
The shaft and its specific performance characteristics are recommended based on your swing style and skill level; on your current shaft’s flex and weight; and on your current driver distance, trajectory and shot-shape.
Shaft Flex
Based on your current shaft’s flex and on the trajectory, shot-shape and distance delivered by your current driver; this recommended flex will offer you the optimum combination of clubhead speed, control and feel.
Shaft Weight
Based on your current shaft’s flex and on the trajectory, shot-shape and distance delivered by your current driver; this recommended flex will offer you the optimum combination of clubhead speed, control and feel.
This club is $299 at Golfsmith… maybe next year.
I Want A Sponsor
As I was reading this post on The Grouchy Blog about Tilghman and Faldo being corporate shills, I decided that I’d like an official golf sponsor.
I offer several key sponsor benefits:
- Complete coverage on my blog that includes gear review, ads and more
- I’ll wear or play with whatever you send me (and blog and twitter about it). I play about 25 rounds a year on various CT and Myrtle Beach courses.
- You get great PR for sponsoring perhaps the worst golfer possible.
Here are, then in top 10 form, who I’d like be be sponsored by… (but I’m not picky)
10. EA Sports (how much more can I blog about golf video games?)
9. Adams Golf
8. Microsoft, Google and/or Yahoo! (how fun would that be)
7. Adidas
6. Oakley
5. People’s Bank (that’s my bank)
4. Titleist (c’mon, I’ve already blogged about how I mark my ball!)
3. Callaway
2. TaylorMade (I already have TaylorMade irons!)
1. Nike
Which is Harder?
Golf is Hard (the blog) is wondering and opining (is that a word?) which version of golf is actually the hardest.
1. Real golf.
2. Tiger Woods 08 on the Wii
3. Fantasy Golf
Which is harder?
Real Golf
Real golf is pretty darn hard. I’ve been playing for about 10 years and have yet to break 90. Umm, 95. It takes dedication, talent and tons of time to get better at real golf. I’d say out of 10 stars (10 is Tiger Woods), It’s a 7.
Tiger Woods 08 on Wii
Not that hard at first – but I tried my game on Doral and shot +15. In real life, I’d probably shoot +35. Real golf is harder for sure. I’d give Tiger 08 on the Wii 4 hard stars out of 10.
Fantasy Golf
So here’s the deal with fantasy golf. It’s super easy when Tiger is playing, otherwise it’s hard. Really hard. Not harder than real golf, but I’m giving it a solid 5 hard stars out of 10. Take this past week for instance… I had to change my lineup on Sunday because just about everyone else I had picked either “MC” (missed the cut) or was playing horribly. I stuck Allenby in just before the deadline and nabbed 14 quick points. Thanks to the weekly preview, I managed to give Luke Donald the start.
So there you have it.. real golf it turns out is quite a bit harder than Tiger 08 on the Wii and Fantasy Golf.