Blog Babble: What Happens When Costco Makes A Golf Ball?

Call me old fashioned, but I’m not jumping on the Kirkland Signature Golf Ball like so many other budget golfers are right now. If you want to know why, I’ll tell you, but you might not like my answer. I mean, for the most part, people have loved these things as much as their TaylorMade…

Budget Beater: Don’t Let Wet Ruin Your Round

Making winter play happen isn’t always easy, but if you live somewhere that isn’t covered in that white stuff for the next 3 months, you can use a few of these little tips to make the most of a wet weather round – whether it’s falling from the sky or embedded in the fairway. Get…

Blog Babble: A Shameless Plug For Essential Oils

A few years ago, my wife got involved with one of those groups that convinces you to purchase some miracle cures for just about anything can be found in a little bottle of liquid. Needless to say, I let her order a few hundred dollars of this stuff just to see what all the hub-bub…

The Journey To Scratch: It’s Time To Get In Shape

Wow, what a year it has been. From getting back into golf to spend some time with my dad to overhauling my game and shaving 12 points from my handicap, it’s been a crazy journey. Now, with my game almost back to where it needs to be, it’s time to make myself over to where…

Stroke Saver: Tee It Higher In Wet Weather

During the summer months, I tee the ball pretty low to the ground, especially with irons. This is a great plan when I’m running a 3 iron out 220 yards off the tee and want a bit of roll out of it, but during the wetter months, everything seems to shorten up a bit and…

Equipment Deals: Save $15 On GolfPad Golf Tags

I’ve been speaking the spoils of the GolfPad Golf Tag system for quite some time now. For those that don’t know what they are or what they can do for your game, click here to read my first impressions of them and then onward through the summer months to see how well they have worked…

Playing A Round: The Golf Club At Echo Falls–Snohomish, WA

I’m changing up from my usual Friday Budget Beater this week in favor of getting in a quick nine holes. I love sneaking in a round when I can, but it doesn’t happen that the weather lines up with some time off, but it just happened to today. It’s always fun to get in a…

Stroke Saver: Pinch The Ball To Get More Stick

During my weekend round on Sunday, I made a conscious effort to begin moving the ball a touch further back in my stance on my wedges. The results far exceeded my expectations. Not only did the move back create a descending blow into the ball, which creates more spin, but it also changed the trajectory…

Stroke Saver: Learn To Chip, Pitch And Lob To Lower Your Score

This weekend, Padraig Harrington won for the first time in over 8 years. He managed to put together one of the most ridiculous stats in European Tour history in doing so – he made managed to make it off the green in 51 shots in 25 attempts. That included 2 chip-ins and a holed out…