Golfcross with Ricky Fowler
Guess when you’re the reigning PGA Tour rookie of the tear, show everybody up at the Ryder Cup, and aren’t afraid to wear all orange, you’re sort of like, well, the MAN. And that comes with more than a few perks. Not the least of which – so it seems – is being able to bring your ‘bike’ out on the course. Yes folks – here he is – Ricky Fowler showing off a few of his motocross talents (though... [ Read Full Article ]
Miracle on 54th Street
Golf needs more driving ranges. Simple as that. If you want to grow the game, the masses need a non-intimidating place to start. A place where one can tee it up in flip flops and, by appropriate lack of design, never miss a fairway. And on that note, here is a very cool timelapse video of just that, albeit temporary. As part of TaylorMade’s whiteout campaign, they staged an exhibition on 54th Street in New York. Sergio Garcia and... [ Read Full Article ]
Aim for the Pigeons
As if their last escapade wasn’t enough of a gong show, those social media savy Europeans are back with another interesting golf shot. Why not take dead aim at a few clay pigeons – and see whether the iron is equal to the barrel. Over a million views on youtube isn’t too shabby. That’s about 3x more than the audience for Golf Channel’s opening episode of The Haney Project. Sort of makes one want to compare production... [ Read Full Article ]
Bubba from the Deck
Pretty cool shot – driver off the deck – from Bubba Watson during the first round of the first event out on the PGA Tour this year. Also pretty good proof that the no guts, no glory approach is always worth watching. And, in this case, watching again. Thanks to the stylin’ folks at Travis Mathew (Bubba’s apparel supplier), by way of the PGA TOUR video archives, for the ‘forward‘. AKPC_IDS += "7274,"; Read More →
Video: Three and One
Got time for a little inspiration? Manuel De Los Santos’ plays to a handicap of 3. Pretty impressive in its own right, right?. And probably better than the vast majority of us reading this right now. Yet the really impressive part is the fact that he has accomplished it all – wait – without the use of his left leg. We’d say that Manuel doesn’t really play to a handicap. In fact, we don’t even like that... [ Read Full Article ]
Favourable Second Apology
The apologies continue from the Bundaberg Distilling Company over their initial advertisement and then, subsequent, botched apology. Seriously, this is not serious at all. In fact it’s all just good irreverent fun at the expense of a commercial prop (some very well put together paper mache) in the shape of the story’s antagonist. Pretty good campaign in our opinion. Hope golf course creatives everywhere are taking notes and trading... [ Read Full Article ]
Highway of Heroes
Lest We Forget One of Canada’s finest rock’ n’ roll outfits, The Trews, have written a poignant song about our soldiers aptly titled – Highway of Heroes. It’s a great song, and even those with the heaviest of hearts can say that this, November 11th, is a great day. A great to remember the debt of gratitude we, as proud Canadians, owe to so many. And perhaps to remember that with thanks comes inherent responsibility. Make... [ Read Full Article ]
Favourable Apology
It seems that more than a few activist groups were outraged by the Bundaberg Distilling Company’s advertisement prompting the company to offer up this public apology. Clearly those who thought that Bundaberg was insensitive and or irresponsible with respect to the plight of the golf course alligator have never been one down with one to play. And what does all of this have to do with the price of green fees? Nothing. It’s just better... [ Read Full Article ]
Favourable Lie
Top Shelf Thinking – indeed. Staring down an unfavourable lie? Australia’s Bundaberg Distilling Company brings us a few of MOvember’s finest to demonstrate an explosively creative way to ‘man’ handle alligator troubles. No drop required. Additional shots at own discretion. Please play through responsibly. We really like the old guys. Pretty Funny. Huzzah! (No golfers were harmed in the shooting of this video) and... [ Read Full Article ]
The Texas Fairway Massacre
Unless you’ve been caught in the bottomless fescue somewhere you’ve probably noticed some significant changes in the way that club manufacturers are launching / marketing new products nowadays. The days of reliance on the long form press release are gone. Sure they’ll still post them for the folks in media, but the impact strategy seems to be trending towards the creation of – dare we label them ‘viral’ –... [ Read Full Article ]
Tiger’s New Swing
For those who may be following any changes to Tiger’s swing. Here it is in Wales at the 2010 Ryder Cup. Down the line and in super slow motion. You can learn a lot from watching his swing at this seemingly suspended speed (like the serious vertical drop that initiates the downswing). Because at full speed tilt – forget about it. Now all we need is a little Sean Foley frame by frame narration and we’d really be onto something. AKPC_IDS... [ Read Full Article ]
LOL: Locked and Loaded
Here’s a very funny and extremely well done parody of the seemingly infinite number of ever-changing swing techniques, either currently available, or forever coming soon, out there in the golfosphere. And check out the shorts on the well intentioned instructor – not sure they’d pass the Country Club test but they certainly did get our attention. Enjoy. Be sure to LOL for LAL. Internet Finders fee goes to Flagstick Golf AKPC_IDS... [ Read Full Article ]