DVD Reviews

Aug
24
2010

DVD Review: The Story of Golf

I love golf. I love history. Naturally, I really love golf history.

That’s precisely what The Story of Golf delivers. This three hour documentary has an ambitious purpose. Namely, it aims to adequately cover a sport whose rich history literally spans centuries.

Hosted by Golf Channel personality Rich Lerner, The Story of Golf starts at the very beginning, exploring the birth of the game and moves forward through time covering changes in the game that include everything from advancements in equipment to [...]

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Jun
06
2010

Fitness Review: G2 Golf Stretch Fitness Program

Interestingly, the G2 Golf Stretch Fitness Program by G2 Lifestyles is really a product and a program. The product is an eco-friendly (100% recyclable) stretching mat and the program is a group of stretches meant to maximize range of motion and flexibility for the purpose of increasing stability and swing speed which, obviously, is intended to help play better golf.

We’ve all heard many times how much benefit golfers can receive from a good fitness program, especially one which focuses on [...]

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May
12
2010

Training Aid Review: DivotMat

Recently, the fine folks at DivotMat sent me one of their products for review.  I have to say that I found it to be pretty interesting.

Let’s step back for a second and I’ll tell you what DivotMat is.  According to their About Us page:

DivotMat is the result of over 7 years of testing and refinement. Working with industry professionals we have developed an easy to use intuitive, patented system to show you exactly how you hit the golf ball [...]

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Feb
04
2010

Instruction Review: Knoodle Golf Instruction Series

Note: please see below for an important disclosure.

You may not have heard of Knoodle because it’s fairly new, but it’s a pretty interesting place.  It’s stated goal is to be “a place where people who are bad at stuff go to get good at stuff, and people who are good at stuff go to help people who are bad at stuff.“  In other words, it matches up teacher and student, providing the tools for teachers to easily put together [...]

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Dec
05
2009

Book Review: …Nothing Major

A little while back, I was contacted by Bob Cayne, author of the book, …Nothing Major.  He asked if I’d like to review the book and since I have a soft spot for books on golf humor, I gladly accepted.

According to his biography, Bob Cayne has been playing golf for six decades, and has done a variety of things in the golf world, including organizing large tournaments and consulting.  Perhaps the biggest influence for this book (the basis really), was [...]

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  • Several times in the past, I’ve mentioned that I’m recovering from a herniated disk in my lower back that kept me from playing for the better part of two years. After some excellent rehab, I’ve been able to play again this year.

    However, it’s not all roses. I don’t have a tremendous amount of pain, but after a lot of play and/or practice, I get pretty sore and tight.

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