| Golf tips: How has putting changed | | Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:07:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | As part of my ongoing series on how we can learn from the great golfers of yesteryear, I would like to examine how the equipment and methods utilized in putting have changed since Jim Barnes, the first PGA Champion, put together one of the first golf instruction books, "Picture Analysis of Golf Strokes: A Complete Book of Instruction," in 1919. Perhaps no aspect of golf has changed as much as the way golfers roll the ball across the putting surface. The reason for this is that the putting greens themselves have changed drastically since the early days of golf. The legendary Byron Nelson, when asked to name the biggest improvement in golf equipment between the dawn of the game and his prime era of the 1940s and ?50s, answered "The Lawnmower." The earliest golfers teed the ball up one club length from the hole.... | |
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| | | 2007 is the year of weird geometry in golf | | Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 3:05:30 PM by Blog57 Team | | It's about to be a weird-shaped world in golf.The heads of drivers are about to be square, pizza-shaped and oblong. The idea is to increase the moment of inertia, or square the face, to allow for straighter drives. Look for square-shaped drivers from Nike (Sumo2) and Callaway (FT-i) and look for most manufacturers, including Titelist, Cobra, Tour Edge and Adams to release drivers that are different than anything you have seen. The idea is make drivers you will hit better than ever. "I think there's some truth behind the technology," said John Gamble, one of the Carolinas' most-reknown clubmakers and clubfitters and a regular Charlotte Observer consultant. "These companies have spent a lot of money researching this new geometry. I'm anxious to see if it'll help the average golfer lower his scores." Cobra was the latest company to announce a high MOI driver, in its LD (Limit Dimensions) series.... | |
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| | | Dick's to buy Golf Galaxy | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 2:59:21 AM by Blog57 Team | | An ambitious sporting goods chain and a specialty golf shop with a growing Lone Star presence are merging. Pennsylvania-based Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE:DKS - News) is purchasing Golf Galaxy Inc. of Eden Prairie, Minn. (NYSE:GGXY - News) for about $225 million. Under the agreement, Golf Galaxy common stock will be converted into the right to receive $18.82 per share in cash without interest. Dick's will acquire 11.7 million outstanding Golf Galaxy shares. The company is financing the transaction using "existing credit." "Golf Galaxy is a rapidly growing, profitable company which we believe is the best in the specialty golf category," said Edward W. Stack, chairman and CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods. "The passion with which Dick's Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy associates serve the enthusiast golfer make this transaction a big win for shareholders and golf enthusiasts alike." Golf Galaxy, which operates 61 stores in 24 states, is celebrating the grand opening of its Arlington store on Friday.... | |
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| | | TaylorMade scouts for new golfing talent in India | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 3:21:31 AM by Blog57 Team | | By Abhishek Roy, New Delhi, Nov 12 : International golf equipment company TaylorMade-adidas Golf has launched efforts to find and polish new golfing talent in India by tying up with schools.The US firm has started two pilot projects in two schools and have provided them with free accessories, guidance and a fairway to help bring out new talent. "In Delhi we have tied up with Modern School in Vasant Vihar and in Bangalore with Jain International. The response from both the schools have been overwhelming," said Dennis Allen, vice president and managing director of TaylorMade (Asia Pacific region)."We have plans to take these projects to smaller towns but it will take time," Allen told IANS.The company is currently happy with their increasing growth rate in India."I can't give you the exact figures but since we started our India operations in 2003, we have grown four times," said Allen, who was in the capital.Despite the growth rate, Allen regrets the company has not been able to rope in any leading Indian golfer to endorse their sport equipment.He said: "Ideally players like Arjun (Atwal), Jeev (Milkha Singh) and Jyoti (Randhawa) would have been good brand ambassadors for us.... | |
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| | | Digest: Carson Valley golf results | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 7:12:56 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Carson Valley Men's Golf Club hosted a four-man scramble at the Carson Valley Golf Course Sunday, marking its last tournament of 2006. The team of Jeff Schreiber, Patrick McKay, Mick Ryan and Ray Gardiol won with a score of 61. Ed Kollar, Charles Serafine, Augustine Martinez and John Elliott tied with Paul Jorgenson, Dennis Joseph and Neil Bain at 64 for second place. There was also a three-way tie for fourth place at 65 including the teams of Mike Davis, Jim Korzeniewski, John Kollar and Gerry Bing; James Howard, D. Dick, Jerry Maddox and Kelly Werth; and Terry Clore, Mary Lane, Robert Kiltz and G.J. Paulsen. For more information on the club, call Paul Lockwood at 782-6583. Hole in one Roger Cartwright of Gardnerville scored a hole in one on the third hole of the Comstock River Red course at Empire Ranch Golf Course last week during the weekly Senior Skins Tournament.... | |
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| | | $500K In Counterfeit Golf Equipment Seized In OC | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:19:48 PM by Blog57 Team | | (CBS) SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. A raid Tuesday on a San Clemente warehouse uncovered more than 1,000 high-end counterfeit golfing items offered for sale over the Internet as official gear, a sheriff's official said. The clubs, golf bags and other items are marked with such names as Titleist, Cleveland and Callaway golfing equipment, according to Jim Amormino of the Orange County Sheriff's Department. About 20 investigators, acting on a tip, went Tuesday morning to the warehouse at 934 Calle Negocio, No. B, and seized about $500,000 worth of gear, Amormino said. Interviews were being conducted, and arrests were pending, Amormino said.Thousands of items were believed to have already been sold over the auction site e-Bay, Amormino said. .... | |
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| | | Golf's majors may help fall season | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:10:46 AM by Blog57 Team | | While the PGA Tour puts together the final pieces of the FedExCup, one area that could help the seven tournaments after the Tour Championship is allowing the money list to remain active. Tour officials will decide next week whether to freeze the top 30 players in the FedExCup, which ends after the Tour Championship. But there's a chance that someone who qualified for East Lake on points might not be among the top 30 on the PGA Tour money list. Why does that matter? .... | |
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| | | Golf course approved near Ute Lake | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:04:59 AM by Blog57 Team | | The New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission approved an agreement on Thursday that allows Ute Lake Ranch to construct and operate a golf course on the shores of Ute Lake, according to a news release from ISC. The project has had strong backing from Quay County area governments as a catalyst to kindle new economic growth in the region, the release said. Several Quay County Commissioners attended Thursdays meeting and have attended past meetings in support of the project. The ISCs action serves a twofold purpose of protecting water quality at Ute Reservoir while promoting economic development, the release said. In January, officials representing Clovis and Portales voiced their concerns regarding the Ute Lake Ranch development at an ISC meeting. At that time, Clovis Mayor David Lansford, who also is chairman of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority, said that as a proponent of the Ute Water Pipeline Project which would carry water from Ute Lake to Clovis and Portales he was concerned about water quality being adversely affected by the large amount of boat traffic the development would bring to the lake.... | |
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| | | Jazz Golf Equipment Inc: Press Release | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 11:22:21 AM by Blog57 Team | | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(CCNMatthews - Oct. 27, 2006) - The Board of Directors of Jazz Golf Equipment Inc. ("Jazz") (TSX VENTURE:JZZ.A) today approved the filing by Jazz of a Proposal pursuant to The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (the "Proposal"). The Proposal authorizes the sale of the assets of Jazz to 5330319 Manitoba Ltd. (the "Purchaser"), subject to Jazz and the Purchaser entering into a satisfactory purchase agreement and subject to approval of the transaction by the creditors of Jazz and the Court. The Purchaser is a subsidiary of Ensis Growth Fund Inc. ("Ensis"), which is the largest shareholder of Jazz. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will carry on the Jazz business. It is expected that if the transaction is concluded the creditors of Jazz will be paid all or substantially all of the amounts owing to them other than the debt owed by Jazz to Ensis, which debt will be assumed by the Purchaser.... | |
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| | | Golfsmith 3Q Profit Triples | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 11:09:43 AM by Blog57 Team | | Golfsmith International Holdings Inc., which sells golf and tennis equipment and accessories, said Tuesday its third-quarter profit nearly tripled, but shares slid after market close on weak same-store sales growth. Net income grew to $3.4 million, or 21 cents per share, from $1.2 million, or 12 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue rose 10 percent to $94 million from $85.5 million last year, with the addition of seven retail stores over the year. However, same-store sales only rose 0.2 percent for the quarter compared with a 6.2 percent rise a year ago. Same-store sales measure sales at stores open at least a year, and are widely seen as the best indicator of retail performance. Operating income for the latest quarter also fell to $3.8 million from $4.1 million last year because of lower margins and higher freight costs, the company said.... | |
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