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Urban Golf Trick Shots

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Golf Trick Shot World Champions and best friends, Geoff Swain and Paul Barrington, go urban freestyle and pull off some ridiculous trick shots with flair.

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Wait, Golf Has Rules?

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

This is a guest post written by Shane Bacon.

If you can look past Tiger Woods and all that has happened with him this year, 2010 might be remembered for two things; multiple 59s, and multiple rules violations.

From the famous “bunker that isn’t a bunker” fiasco at the PGA Championship to the recent disqualification at the Canadian Women’s Open by two players for playing the wrong ball and not saying anything about it, it seems that the rules of golf have continued to be stretched thin, but for the first time, the players are the ones that are getting patted on the back when something happens.

You see, as a junior golfer you are told to carry a few things in your bag; balls, tees, a glove and the Rules of Golf. They are essential, because a lot of the times out on a golf course, you don’t have someone around with a radio and a degree in the USGA to tell you what is right and wrong.

So, the question is this; are players lazier these days with the rules, or are some intentionally pushing the limits of the rules because they know they can?

I think most of the infractions we’ve encountered in 2010 have been simple mistakes. From the early months of the groove limitations to the latest missed snooze button by Jim Furyk, you can classify all of these as human err, and nothing more.

But, grounding your club in a bunker? That’s stuff we have been preached not to do for centuries. Playing the wrong ball and deciding not to speak up about it? That’s flat out cheating.

There's an app for that.

Maybe the USGA and other governing bodies need to do a better job at teaching the rookies about the rules, or maybe players just need to realize that even with multiple rules officials to call up whenever something is in question, the final decision is essentially yours. It’s what makes our game so wonderful. If you screw up, it is on you to tell the world that you’ve done so. If you don’t, you’re not only disrespecting yourself, but you’re setting a terrible example for these youngsters that are going to start heading out to junior events sans the rules book that has always been in tow when golfer’s are huffing their Hoofers.

Yes, at times ignorance can be bliss, but on the golf course, ignorance is means for disqualification. It’s time we stop being so clueless. Maybe some reading material might solve that.

Shane Bacon

Shane Bacon is the owner, writer and editor of the popular golf blog Dogs That Chase Cars.

He is also the lead writer at Yahoo! Golf, the most trafficked golf site on the Internet.

Shane is a former competitive golfer who still carries a single digit handicap. He enjoys bow ties and sarcasm.

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Mark Ingram Does Tiger Woods Golf Trick

Friday, August 20th, 2010

This video of Heisman Trophy winner, Mark Ingram, was shot at Ol’ Colony Golf Club in Tuscaloosa, Alabama right in front of our team’s golf complex. Not a bad swing, huh?

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Blingo Ballmarks – Blinging Sexy Back

Monday, April 6th, 2009

My good friend Charlotte Campbell is a former 2-time back-to-back NCAA Division II Champion and 4-time NCAA Division II Player of the Year at Rollins College in Orlando, FL. She is currently playing the Duramed Future’s Tour and recently won the reality show “Highway 18″ on The Golf Channel. She’s a dominator!

Yet, in golf there are no guaranteed contracts even for extremely accomplished and talented players trying to get to the next level. And in these economic times, money is difficult to round up no matter who you are. If Tiger Woods can loose Buick as his main sponsor, then we are all at risk. At the bare minimum it costs people like Charlotte and Me close to $100,000 a year to pursue our dream. Charlotte has, however, come up with a clever way to help offset her tournament expenses and travel fees by hand-making custom Blingo Ballmarks.

“What started as a fun hobby, has grown into a great opportunity. I hand make these ballmarks using Swarovski Crystals as a way to help cut my costs on the road to the LPGA. 100% goes to my golf game!”

Most of the ball marks are sold by word of mouth. Charlotte sells them for $15 each ($10 for Duramed FUTURES Tour members), and $10 each for orders of 20 or more. They are sold at various golf clubs in Florida and North Carolina as well as on her website at www.CharlotteCampbellGolf.com.