Someone from EA Sports dropped me a line with a couple of cool Tiger Woods video ads. These clips have been circulating the web recently surrounding the release of the new Tiger Woods ’09 game. They both gave me a laugh and I’m a fan of the game, so I thought I’d share them in case anyone hasn’t seen them.
Tiger walks on water:
Tiger masters Rubik’s Cube?
Tiger Woods ’09 is in stores now.
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The most recent poll question asked that question. As of this writing, there are 266 responses that break down as follows:
No (59% – 158 Votes)
Yes (41% – 108 Votes)
Photo: charliebomber/Flickr
Poll inaccuracy aside, I’m a little surprised at the number of players that have had a hole in one. For a majority of the time this poll ran (up until recently), the breakdown has been fluctuating between 35-40% of players having done it.
I would have guessed the number to be [...]
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Photo: foxypar4/Flickr
As promised, Life in the Rough 2.0 has gone live. It’s a complete overhaul and vastly different than the old look. I was really going for clean and simple and I think I achieved that.
I owe a debt of gratitude to those who gave me feedback along the way, from friends and family who acted as sounding boards early on, to readers that volunteered feedback over the past week. In fact, that recent input led to several last-minute [...]
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The original design for Life in the Rough has served me well, but it’s time to move on. Starting on or near Monday, you’ll notice a new look here.
The old design was excellent but it presented limitations, the biggest of which is, its width was designed to accommodate users with 800×600 screen resolution. Since that represents about 5% of the readers, I felt it was time to widen it some to permit less scrolling for my epic, long-winded, wordy [...]
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Happy Birthday, U.S.A!
On July 4, 1776, the United States of America adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring independence from Great Britain. It is widely considered to be the symbolic birth of the nation, though at the time if its adoption, the War of Independence was already in full swing.
For those in the United States celebrating today, don’t forget why you’re not at work. Take a few moments to think about how this nation began, as the seed of freedom and [...]
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Most conventional teaching has a player keeping the hands ahead of the ball at address to promote a crisp, descending blow. Unfortunately, many players try to do too much of a good thing and take that bit of advice way too far. I’ve even caught myself doing it.
It’s true – when addressing a chip shot, the hands should be ahead of the ball (closer to the target). But how much? I personally use the technique that [...]
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My name is Mike Gray and I'm a software engineer pursuing my dream to become a golf pro.
Life in the Rough is a chronicle of my journey. It covers my progress, my successes, my setbacks. I'll share everything I learn and do along the way, including reviews and tips. Maybe what I learn can help you too.
