YES! Golf To Introduce Three New Putters This Fall: Naomi, Courtney, Jennifer
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YES! Golf will add three new ladies to its putter line-up this fall. The new putters – two blades and one mallet- will feature C-Groove technology.
- Naomi – A cavity back MOI tour blade featuring a tungsten back.
- Courtney – A cavity back blade with 304 Stainless steel.
- Jennifer (shown)- A center-shafted high MOI mallet.
The putters will be available in December and the suggested retail will range from $300-$360.
Add Dramatic Contrast To Your Putting Game for $49.99: Tour Edge’s Backdraft GT+ putter
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With the Backdraft GT+ putter white is back and better than ever. The high-contrast head and jumbo size grip are unique technologies never before combined in putter design. These performance enhancing features deliver unprecedented level of accuracy and forgiveness to every golfer’s game.
The King of Contrast
The Backdraft GT+ uses Optic Technology to increase the contrast between the golf ball and the green. The difference between our GT+ putter and darker putters is a higher level of contrast that helps you focus on the Backdraft’s leading edge and alignment aids, giving you the best possible visual presentation for accurate aim. The more contrast, the easier an object is to see, and the easier it is for you to focus. The inherent feeling of being focused promotes confidence; and believing in your putting stroke just might be more important than any other aspect of putting. In addition, the Backdraft GT’s color eliminates distracting reflections off the club head allowing golfers to concentrate on setting up the perfect line.
Jumbo Grips Are Hot
All of this alignment technology is only half the story, the GT’s jumbo grip helps prevent the golfers’ wrists from breaking down making it easier to create a pure and fluid putting stroke. In addition, Jumbo grips reduce grip pressure and minimize club head rotation for a softer touch and more pure putting stroke.
The new Backdraft GT+ features four designs with a jumbo grip all for $49.99, a third of the price of competing products. It is an outstanding way for golfers to try jumbo grips without re-gripping their favorite putter. The club comes with Tour Edge Golf’s 30-day play guarantee and lifetime warranty. It comes in a blade and two mallets styles and is available in right and left hand.
For a store near you visit www.touredge.com or call (800) 515-3343.
Never Compromise’s “Be the Man” Sweepstakes (ends 9-15-10)
Never Compromise is running a sweepstakes promotion giving you and three friends a chance to win Never Compromise putters for each player. Here are the details (contest ends September 15):
Now is your chance to “Be the Man” in your foursome. Enter for a chance to put a Never Compromise in your foursomes bags. You and three friends will receive any one of the featured Never Compromise putters. Whether you prefer the full mallet NCX-RAY Alpha or the half mallet NCX-RAY Tau, the choice is yours! Get the rest of your foursome to enter to increase your chances of winning.
You must be a Fan of Never Compromise on Facebook to win! Simply click the “Like” button at the top of our Never Compromise page on Facebook.
PGA Fall Expo Preview: Redemption Golf
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Redemption Golf (Booth 834)
What happens when you combine an award winning automotive design team, world class robotic 5 axis CNC machining, a little common sense and analysis of the masters of the game? You get the birth of Redemption Golf and a new paradigm in the art of putting. Students of the game and golf aficionados cannot resist picking up the putter and putting a roll on the ball. The typical response is a 25 foot putt to 12 inches and “I think you’ve got something here!” Designed in Canada and milled in the U.S.A the Redemption putter integrates favorite performance features of the world’s putting masters and never before seen design elements including the following features:
- hosel and grip facilitate enhanced release of the putter head
- center of gravity is perfectly positioned on every stroke
- completely milled from solid block aircraft grade aluminum
- only putter with convex sole for enhanced capabilities from the fringe
- heavier than traditional weighting to facilitate a smooth stroke
- industry unique alignment markings hug the ball
- designed to release through the ball like your favorite short iron
- U.S. patent in place
- artistically sculpted and visually pleasing allowing it to be easily noticed in today’s challenging retail environment
PGA Fall Expo Preview: Starting Time
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Starting Time Makes Golf Accessible and Kid-Friendly with My mini Golf Learning and Development Game Helps Improve Putting Skills, Anytime, Anywhere, and Encourages Children of All Ages to Enjoy Golf
Starting Time, the exclusive distributor of My mini Golf in the U.S., will introduce the first and only indoor/outdoor golf putting kit for individuals of all ages at the PGA 2010 Fall Expo [Booth 937] being held at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada from August 16-18, 2010.
Golf conjures up notions of pricey green fees and long days on the course, not a sport that appeals to children or those looking to try it out for the first time. However, My mini Golf makes golf accessible and fun, attracting a younger audience as well as adults. Less intimidating than an 18-hole golf course, My mini Golf can lead non-golfers in generating an interest in the sport, while helping more experienced golfers perfect vital skills that will turn bogies into birdies.
My mini Golf, manufactured in Germany, has won prestigious awards and become a hit across Europe. Starting Time is now the exclusive distributor of the game throughout the United States and Canada.
“My mini Golf is unlike any golf product on the market today,” said Hugh Penton, president, Starting Time. “The multitude of functions, from getting children interested in the sport, to helping avid golfers perfect their game, makes the product extremely appealing and fun.”
My mini Golf appeals to audiences everywhere. Golf instructors can use the set to help students strengthen putting techniques in a fun way. Retirement communities can provide My mini Golf to senior residents to bring home a long lost pastime, and preschool programs can give children another option beyond the playground to have fun. From five to eighty-five, this golf game appeals to all ages.
My mini Golf transforms golf into an activity someone can pick up and play anytime, anywhere. The 19-piece set includes 13 My mini Golf shapes, a putting disc, children’s rubber putter, score card, two balls and mesh storage bag. The products are made out of weather-proof durable plastic, can be played on any smooth surface, outdoor or indoor. From backyard to basement, there is no excuse for the short
game to get rusty or for children to be bored when the weather does not permit for a day out on the course. The pieces come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, making the game exciting and preparing golfers for any green.
For more information about My mini Golf and Starting Time, visit http://www.startingtimegolf.com.
PGA Fall Expo Preview: Foresight Putter
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Foresight Putter (Booth 830 )
This putter is called the Foresight putter because it helps give the golfer ‘foresight’ on his or her swing path before striking the ball. This is accomplished by the unique design of the putter head coupled with the fiber optic strip, giving the golfer instantaneous visual feedback.
- Designed for ultimate visual feedback
- A fiber optic strip to enhance visual feedback
- USGA conforming for tournament play; patented.
- Excellent training aid for both indoors and outdoors
- Dramatically improves golfers confidence level when addressing the ball.
Bettinardi Golf to appear on the Science Channel TV Series “Factory Made”
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Here is your chance to see how a Bettinardi putter is milled from a single block of Mild Carbon Steel.
Viewing Schedule:
Where: The Science Channel, “Factory Made” – Season 2-Episode 25
When: August 6th, 2010
Time: 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Please check your local TV/Cable listings for time and channel.
Each Bettinardi Putter is 100% CNC milled in the USA using Bettinardi’s One-Piece Technology™ from a block of Mild Carbon Steel. Using the finest materials and cutting edge manufacturing techniques available, every Bettinardi putter is produced to the tightest tolerances in the golf industry. Each and every putter passes through no less than 10 sets of hands in the manufacturing process to ensure the each putters meets the exacting standards that Robert Bettinardi demands. The final step in the process is the application of our Honeycomb™ face, the flattest surface possible to provide the highest level of performance. Please enjoy the show!
- Photo Slideshow
- Related: Bettinardi Golf Putters – Bob Bettinardi on Manufacturing Process | Factory Tour
“Tom Watson: Lessons of a Lifetime” Two-DVD Set Reaches a Milestone
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World Golf Hall of Famer Tom Watson’s comprehensive two-DVD set, “Tom Watson: Lessons Of A Lifetime,” has reached 10,000 units sold in the first 6 weeks of its release, it was announced today by the eight-time major championship winner and Tom Watson Productions.
“Selling 10,000 copies of “Lessons of a Lifetime” in the first 6 weeks is not only an amazing milestone, but also a true testament to Tom Watson’s popularity with golfers everywhere,” says Director Terry Jastrow, award-winning president of Jastrow Productions.
That impressive figure includes strong sales on Tom’s website, the recently debuted and informative www.tomwatson.com.
The two-DVD set—filmed at the famous Greenbrier Resort located in White Sulpher Springs, WV, where Watson is the Golf Professional Emeritus—is the golfing superstar’s first-ever instructional program and represents the culmination of more than 50 years of playing the game and learning from others.
The two-DVD set’s approximately three hours of content provides the ultimate Tom Watson learning experience, covering all facets of the game—from the grip to full shots, to chipping, confident putting and effortless-looking drives, plus specialty shots including those required in strong wind conditions. Watson shares lessons learned from his childhood through competition, and gifts from the great teachers he has encountered. Watson—who has played with and against some of golf history’s greatest players during his 38-year career—shares lessons he learned from his father and from longtime club professional Stan Thirsk, as well as many professional golfers such as Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Ben Hogan and Bryon Nelson.
Watson has long-standing professional relationships with Adams Golf, Golf Digest, The Greenbrier Resort, MasterCard Worldwide and Polo Ralph Lauren.
The two-DVD “Tom Watson: Lessons of a Lifetime” set is now available for $49.95 at select golf and sporting goods retailers, pro shops and at www.tomwatsondvd.com. The set is also available to purchase by calling 1-800-993-5589.
Oosthuizen dominates Open Championship
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Pronounce him the winner of the Open Championship.
The odds stacked against him, Louis Oosthuizen (WHUST’-hy-zin) baffled pundits — and anyone trying to pronounce his name. Instead, he smiled his way across the Old Course at St. Andrews, posting a 16-under total for a commanding seven-shot victory. Fellow PING staff player Lee Westwood finished solo second at 9 under. The world’s third-ranked player has finished in the top three in four of the past five majors.
Oosthuizen moved to 15th in the world with his 1-under 71 playing a new set of S56 irons and Tour-S Rustique wedges. In winning his first major at age 27, nothing could unnerve the smooth-swinging South African. “My biggest goal of the week was to keep calm,” said Oosthuizen, who led the tournament since early in the second round.
On the pivotal par-4 ninth on Sunday, standing over a 50-foot putt for eagle, the only thing flapping in the St. Andrews gales were his trousers. He drew back his Redwood Anser putter and calmly rolled it in. “That got me started.” For the Open, he tied for third in putting.
He sealed his win on the 12th, where his closest pursuer drove into the gorse and made triple bogey. Meanwhile, Oosthuizen found the fairway, hit the green and rolled in one of his 20 birdies for the week. The four-shot swing gave Oosthuizen a dominating eight-stroke advantage.
The man his friends affectionately call “Shrek” led the field in driving accuracy and tied for fourth in driving distance. He was dialed-in with his new irons and wedges, tying for eighth in greens in regulation.
Oosthuizen’s flawless execution with his Rapture V2 driver over 72 holes prompted one TV commentator to enthuse, “It was one of the finest displays of driving I’ve ever seen in a major tournament.”
RoboCup Reintroduced: Fine Tune Golf Launches The New Generation Of RoboCup
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Fine Tune Golf has announced the relaunch of its RoboCup ball return robot. A new level of engineering, combined with the meticulous quality that awarded RoboCup the title of Best NEW Product – 2009 PGA Merchandise Show, continues to raise the bar for this invention. With a dynamic new shape, the RoboCup elevates its mission of saving time, golfers’ backs and bringing the fun back into putting practice.
The new RoboCup archetype features a cutting-edge shape that releases sand down the sides of the apparatus to create a clean and quick return. Another complementary addition since its launch is the Caddy Cord, a ‘missed putt return guide’ placed behind the golf hole. Golfers can rest assured that even missed putts fire right back to them, as the Caddy Cord now comes bundled with the RoboCup. This new RoboCup generation continues its legacy of unparalleled quality with ongoing support from avid golfers and 150 tour pros and counting.
In addition to being a great year-round gift, RoboCup offers annual indoor and outdoor usage, with batteries lasting for more than 12,000 putt returns. Designed exclusively for serious golfers, it is the only ball return device designed to work on every practice green with a practice or full-depth cup. When a putt drops into the hole, RoboCup’s innovative design automatically shoots the ball right back. RoboCup runs on 4 AA batteries and will return the ball up to 14 feet or more, depending on green speed.
MSRP: $59.95 (with Caddy Cord)
With a record year in the works, RoboCup still brings that ‘wow’ factor to the course. “It’s always fun to watch the expression on golfers faces as they see the ball popping back to them,” says Keith Foley, co-founder and inventor of the RoboCup. He adds that another great RoboCup feature is that it is portable. “Consumers can use it on their backyard green, or take it to the practice green,” says Foley, who works constantly to enhance the quality of his creations. “Keith is always striving to make things better, even if they are already coined as the best,” says co-founder My Le Foley, who attributes a large part of RoboCup’s success to Keith’s innate attention to detail.
RoboCup continues to receive great attention from green grass, off-course retailers, teaching pros, and distributors (domestic/international). For more information surrounding RoboCup, or other Fine Tune Golf creations, including the G-Clip and Line-M-Up, visit: www.finetunegolf.com.
