Our guide go getting frisky on the fairway, (part of a larger feature) is on newstands in the current edition of Inside Fitness Magazine : The fussed over foliage, sparkling ponds and raked white sand bunkers make the links a romantic spot for some al fresco organ grinding. According to a recent expose on course nookie in Golf Digest dealing with the messy consequences the next morning is par for the course for groundskeepers. How to Pull it Off: Don’t even consider twilight round delight. Wait until till the course is closed and then scamper onto a choice fairway under moonlight. Playing rules still apply—clean up afterwards. No one wants to fish out a used condom out of the cup and do keep it off the greens. Butt and knee prints are a lot more time consuming to fix than your standard ball mark. Before the big round at the TPC Sawgrass Stadium course the crew hunkered down in the players locker room hoping TOUR level skills would seep into us through osmosis. Slinging Birdies' James Bond impression tees off this look at Small Blade Putter Magazine's latest Centerfold , the Miura KM-008.
While I’ve never have the pleasure of playing Miura’s 007 (sure that one's a mallet but why quibble), in Bond lore 008 is the agent known for being a more cooperative agent, adept at following M’s orders to the tee. Obedience to the boss’ whims is a trait all golfers crave in a flatstick so lets take a closer look at KM-008--the followup to the KM 350 small blade putter. FIRST GLANCE Tradition, tradition! Tradition! Sing it Fiddler on the Roof loud cause this heel shafted toe-weighted masterpiece may sport a tried and true architecture but exquisite craftsmanship and attention to the minutest details means there’s absolutely nothing run of the mill about this beguiling offset blade. Tantamount to Miura’s maniacal pursuit of balance, weight distribution and truer strike purity is their forging process where each putter begins life as a single billet of soft carbon steel then endures a rigorous process to fashion it into a truly beautiful instrument IMPECCABLE PINSIDE MANNER The KM-008 inspires confidence on the greens. No putter can make three footers feel like tap-ins but the best ones can drastically increase your stroke surety and the 008 edge extends to twenty foot putt prayers. While you might not sink any more of the latter—this is a piece of steel, not a magic staff—thanks to the brilliant weighting and balance you never feel like you have pound it to knock it really close. We'll have our video test up in a couple weeks so stay tuned for more 008. Greenville, South Carolina’s Gabriel Green has let loose a wise and worldly spirit into the wild polo kingdom with their Tusker. I demoed a selection from their sport line, a comfy and super soft poly that feels phenomenal when you pull it on.
While laying into a bucket of balls at the range the Tusker Sport did not impede my swing motion at all. There’s really zero restriction which is exactly what I’m looking for in a golf shirt. The fit is true to size but dad bod friendly with love handle forgiveness, so think more along the line of an Ashworth rather than J Lindeberg. While critter logos have been the rage in polos since back when René Lacoste was still hitting backhand slices, Gabriel Greens’ winsome elephant isn’t as cute as Vinyard Vines smiley whale or Original Penguin’s tuxedoed waddler. Smart marketing move though, otherwise GG could have been mistaken for the University of Alabama’s Big Al or even Babar. If you prefer natural fibers, their original 100% French cotton Tusker polo is also well worth a gander. Golf course familiarity runs contrary to the well tread relationship-tarring adage. Rather than contempt, playing the same courses over and over again tends to breed lower scores. After logging dozens of rounds on a track, the lay of the land yields far fewer surprises as course knowledge become encyclopedic and the confidence of experience informs club selection and other strategic decisions. Still, after a couple years of racking up rounds in your neck of the woods and seeing the same holes over and over again, many avid golfers begin to develop an itch to spread their wings, take their sticks out on the road and chase some strange. Put it this way, if course fidelity was a normative behavior and there was an Ashley Madison for guys looking to be a little less faithful to the well tread turfgrass of their local muni, it’d be as massive a success as Bandon Dunes. Are there any green monsters lurking in the nether regions of your golf bag? Before you start digging up the moldy remnants of a pimento cheese sandwich we’re talking about the balls. Monstas have a distinctive green eye stamped on their dimples. Boutique balls like Monsta are golf’s equivalent of high gravity beer and as with their bubbly brethren they can go a little buck wild with their sobriquets. Anybody remember the Lightening HL3 Smack Daddy? So what makes a Monsta pull off its vaunted green biting magic? It’s a three piece sphere 95 compression ball with a slow cured cast urethane cover. If you were to hacksaw a Monsta down the equator you’d spy a multiblend ionomer mantle and a progressive ND high energy core which like the incredible hulk performs best when ticked off--a state easily achieved by smashing one with a metal clubhead. Monsta also scares up the competition with a direct to consumer approach. By squeezing out the middleman they can deliver pure dimpled glory without saddling golfers with a premium price tag. That mutagen shade of verde on its wide open ojo sure makes your Monsta easier to find in the rough, especially when it’s looking right back at ya. You’ve probably either used or heard the yuletide pickup line, whenever I’m around you it feels like Christmas…in my pants. But have you ever seen a pair of Christmas pants?
Holiday parties are full of sweaters you wouldn’t be caught dead in outside of December but south of the equator you rarely see designs wild enough to jingle any ones bells. So, next shindig when everybody else is donning their festive apparel, break from the crowd and keep your top staid and ho hum and leave the ho, ho, ho down below. While Jolly St. Nick kitted out in a tam o' shanter and golf knickers looking a lot like a tubbier Old Tom Morris is one of the most endearing images on these busy pants, the funniest scene is Santa at the bar with Blitzen and Comet nursing a bloody Mary. Along with brightening up a room like a walking Christmas tree, these 97% cotton and 3% spandex slacks feel fantastic whether your actually playing golf in them or giving them less of a workout, lounging by the bar at the office party. Pick up a pair here If you've got a case of three putt-itus, there is a "Cure." We get physical with the RX 6 above. Tap here for our written review published over at AM.
Jordan was feeling extra "Happy" at the Grapefruit Pro-Am playing alongside country crooner Jake Owen and gave his ball a little extra Yee-Haw with a running start.
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Mike Dojc
When Mike isn't repairing impossibly large divots or alphabetizing his impressive ball marker collection, he’s slinging copy for a diverse range of editorial and corporate entities. Clients have included Nike, AAA, Maxim, Esquire.com, Metro, Inside Fitness, Sharp, Huffington Post + tons more. Reach Mike at dojcster@gmail.com Archives
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