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U.S. Open vs The Weather
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 18, 2009
Courtesy: www.tillinghast.net The fourth at Bethpage Black
How fitting is it that this year's U.S. Open is being played on a public course?
The game that millions around the world love is being served up by the world's finest players on a layout that you and I can play for just a hundre...
Cynthia Bach Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 8, 2009
... diamonds.
$1950
Cynthia's five metalsmithing techniques include: brocade work, gadrooning (grooves), hand engraving, granulation (beading), satin finishing , and a distinctive filigree proce...
Golf: Neues Computerspiel angekündigt
in Eagleparbirdie, on March 13, 2009
...isse eines Golfturniers. Zusätzlich wurden erstmals die United States Golf Association (kurz USGA) Rules of Golf im Tiger Woods PGA Franchise implementiert. Darüber hinaus soll die Nintendo Wii Versio...
More Bang For Your Deflated Buck
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 15, 2009
In these growing deflationary times, cash - as I keep saying - is king. A dollar, yuan, yen, euro or pound sterling goes further because it buys more.
Well, I'm not alone in that thinking. Frank Thomas , a man for whom I have a great deal of respect, also believes in making a dollar wor...
The Real Stars
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 17, 2008
...ard Winner
I had the following link dropped in my in-box today. It revolves around this year's USGA award for volunteerism. As most of us know, there's not a professional tournament anywhere ...
Silk Optics: Biodegradable and Biocompatible Optics
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 7, 2008
...ured onto negative molds of ruled and holographic diffraction gratings with spacing as fine as 3600 grooves/mm. The cast silk solution was air dried to create solid fibroin silk films that were cured ...
Tiger Ready To Go
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 11, 2008
Tiger Woods makes his return to the game this week after his knee surgery. And what a week to pick.
It has been two months since Woods last walked a fairway - the Masters in April. You'll recall he played poorly by his standards and still finished second. His left knee was probably kil...
Jewelry Bargains at Max & Chloe
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 3, 2008
... they have on sale this week:
Yochi Design Large Lucite Bangles
Large bracelet with diagonal grooves in four trendy colors.
$27
Lisa Stewart Gold Gem Bangles
Gold band with Pearl, Coral,...
Golf from the Peak of Everest
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 24, 2008
Courtesy: answers.com
Mount Everest has featured in the news lately, largely because it is the penultimate stop for the olympic torch on its troubled journey to Beijing for this summer's Olympic Games.
The torch will be carried to the peak from the north side - ironically, that is in...
Finchem Backs Olympic Bid
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 17, 2008
...y of golf, the International Golf Federation.
Fortunately, the IGF federation is run by David Fay, USGA executive director and the chief executive of the Royal and Ancient, Peter Dawson.
Fay says th...
Golf Digest's "Big Contest"
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 31, 2008
Courtesy: ExpandingKnowledge.com
Torrey Pines, site of the 2008 U.S. Open
How do you spell gimmick ?
Well, if you work at golf digest magazine , you spell it "U S O p e n C o n t e s t".
U.S. Open Contest. It must have been a slow day in the sales department when Golf Di...
Tom Wishon on Interchangeable Shafts
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 20, 2008
... technology that took the PGA Merchandise Show by storm last month.
Thanks to a rule change by the USGA, shafts can be changed during a tournament.
Well, what's the big deal? The pros can alrea...
Interchangeable Shafts: A Rules Nightmare
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 24, 2008
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Has the USGA created a monster?
frank thomas , the former technical director at the USGA has a very reasoned take on the latest trend in equipment: interchangeable shafts.
...
Changing Shafts: The Latest Gimmick?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 20, 2008
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Last summer, the USGA announced a rule change that allows recreational golfers to interchange shafts on their clubs. Essentially, the USGA wants duffers to have the advantages of the tour pros - m...
Polish Up Your Polish
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 17, 2007
... 2006 but the club's website boasts that it's topnotch all the way with all greens built to USGA specs.
Jeremy Pern is the course architect, a man with more than 25 designs to his credit in...
Getting Left Behind
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 15, 2007
...ional game has taken a fork in the road and has been moving in another direction. Why else does the USGA grow the rough brutally long and narrow the fairways, sometimes drastically, at the US Open? To...
A Changing of the Rules
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 4, 2007
...tle.
In all, the R and A approved 28 changes to 34 rules, all of which have been endorsed by the USGA, by the way, meaning they are in effect for next season's PGA action as of January 1st, 20...
The Clubs of Tomorrow - Now
in Eagle Par Birdie, on October 22, 2007
...5 book, The Search for the Perfect Golf Club, Tom Wishon - the guru of club designing - takes the USGA to task for limiting the COR of drivers and shutting the door on the future of club design.
Bu...
Tom Wishon: Master Club Maker Part 2
in Eagle Par Birdie, on October 2, 2007
...hon, he delves into this rather obvious fact in a convincing way.
But first, he takes a run at the USGA for interfering with the game of golf by setting limits on the spring-like effect of drivers.
...
Pee In Here, Please
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 21, 2007
... scandals - all facts that are surely not lost on the world's major golf bodies - the PGA Tour, USGA, R&A, European Tour, LPGA and PGA of America.
These august golf entities have agreed on a ...
Monterey In A Mazda Part 2
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 18, 2007
...are of the rough. In some places, it's fine; in others, it seems to have been ordered up by the USGA.
Having said that, landing areas are generous and the course is fair. Carmel Valley Ranch is a...
An Amateur FedEx Cup?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 7, 2007
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Courtesy: USGA
There's an old saying among press agents: there's no such thing as bad publicity.
If you walk down the halls of the PGA's headquarters right now, you'll hear tha...
Hurry Up And Wait
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 30, 2007
... Annika Finishes Round One on Saturday!
Courtesy: USGA
It's Saturday and the cut still hasn't been determined at the 62nd women's U.S.Open at Pine Needles Golf Club in North Carol...
The Copa de las Americas
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 20, 2007
...ericas , the bi-annual international amateur tournament for young golfers supported by the R&A, USGA and RCGA in Canada.
This is the third time for the competition which got underway today at Bea...
On Any Given Sunday...
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 18, 2007
... the final round of a major.
Having said all this, what a US Open it was. I take my hat off to the USGA.
Come to think of it, I did offer a prediction last Wednesday; I said this year's Open wou...
The Numbers on the US Open
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 17, 2007
... Courtesy: Steve Gibbons/USGA
As I write this, the final round of the US Open has yet to be played out. But I think it's reasonable to predict a winner at this point.
If you examine the sta...
Wieder Native, dieses mal Battery 3 und was für umsonst
in Digital Listening, on June 15, 2007
...Curtis Lynch bietet mehr als 60 hochwertige Drumsounds, die sich perfekt für alle Arten von Urban-Grooves eignen. Die Kollektion umfasst eine Vielzahl von bass Drums, Snares, Toms und HiHats, d...
Dastardly, Devious and Diabolical. That's Oakmont
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 13, 2007
...Christopher Hunt
They call Oakmont the toughest golf course in America. And that's before the USGA gets its hands on it.
Remember all those comments about Augusta having too tough a set-up? The...
Failing Grades
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 5, 2007
...ing wins Stanley Cups in hockey, so, too, long, straight tee shots and dart-like approach shots win USGA-toughened U.S. Opens.
That's why you-know-who Woods is still the odds-on favorite.
...
Stack and Tilt: Teaching Pros Chime In
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 16, 2007
...all Paul would offer. Let's remember that, for many years, Iron Byron was the robot used by the USGA and various equipment manufacturers to test balls and clubs.
Iron Byron was used because it p...
Shorten That Shaft!
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 11, 2007
...bsite, Frankly Golf, then I encourage you to do so.
Thomas is the former technical director of the USGA who is outspoken about the game he loves and passionate about preserving what is great in golf....
Dat Damn Ball. Again.
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 16, 2007
...ball has made more quiet advances.
Like golf clubs, golf balls are bound by rules laid down by the USGA and R and A on size and weight.
Balls are governed by one more rule: initial velocity off the ...
Nike Recall Failing
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 14, 2007
... U.S., the recall is different: return your non-conforming Sumo2 and Nike will ship you one that is USGA legal.
In Canada, at least, none of the above seems to be happening.
Those who bought possi...
Speaking Frankly
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 5, 2007
... director of the United States Golf Association.
Frank has spoken out often and candidly about the USGA since he left his post of 27 years back in 2000.
On Tuesday of this week, Frank and I talked b...
Historic Moments in the Game
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 4, 2007
Great Yarmouth and Caister Golf Club: The term "bogey" is created here.
I thought I would offer up some historical idiosyncrasies, today, on the game called golf.
We all know the sport is deep in history and myth.
I came upon a fine site documenting the origin of terms that we tak...
Christopher | Digital Listening Track des Tages 26.03
in Digital Listening, on March 26, 2007
In der neuen Rubrik "Track des Tages" präsentieren Olli und ich jeweils einen unserer derzeitig favorisierten Tunes.
Christopher | Digital Listening Track des Tages 21.03
in Digital Listening, on March 21, 2007
In der neuen Rubrik "Track des Tages" präsentieren Olli und ich jeweils einen unserer derzeitig favorisierten Tunes.
Swoosh. Thud.
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 17, 2007
... claim is improved playability and distance.
But that improved distance seems to have violated the USGA and R&A's limits for COR or Coefficient of Restitution. Basically, the COR measures how...
Christopher | Digital Listening Track des Tages 15.03
in Digital Listening, on March 15, 2007
In der neuen Rubrik "Track des Tages" präsentieren Olli und ich jeweils einen unserer derzeitig favorisierten Tunes.
Christopher | Digital Listening Track des Tages 07.03
in Digital Listening, on March 7, 2007
In der neuen Rubrik "Track des Tages" präsentieren Olli und ich jeweils einen unserer derzeitig favorisierten Tunes.
Christopher | Digital Listening Track des Tages 28.02
in Digital Listening, on February 28, 2007
In der neuen Rubrik "Track des Tages" präsentieren Olli und ich jeweils einen unserer derzeitig favorisierten Tunes.
Christopher | Digital Listening Track des Tages 27.02.
in Digital Listening, on February 27, 2007
In der neuen Rubrik "Track des Tages" präsentieren Olli und ich jeweils einen unserer derzeitig favorisierten Tunes.
Christopher | Digital Listening Track des Tages 20.02
in Digital Listening, on February 20, 2007
In der neuen Rubrik " track des Tages" präsentieren Olli und ich jeweils einen unserer derzeitig favorisierten Tunes.
Christopher | Digital Listening Track des Tages 18.02
in Digital Listening, on February 18, 2007
In der neuen Rubrik " track des Tages" präsentieren Olli und ich jeweils einen unserer derzeitig favorisierten Tunes.
Ugly Duckings
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 17, 2007
...s-hits and more distance.
The "Moment of Inertia" was wide open to club makers until the USGA established a maximum clubhead size of 460 cubic centimeters three years ago.
That meant desig...
Christopher | Digital Listening Track des Tages 14.02
in Digital Listening, on February 14, 2007
In der neuen Rubrik "Track des tages " präsentieren Olli und ich jeweils einen unserer derzeitig favorisierten Tunes.
Christopher | Digital Listening Track des Tages 08.02
in Digital Listening, on February 8, 2007
In der neuen Rubrik "Track des Tages" präsentieren olli und ich jeweils einen unserer derzeitig favorisierten Tunes.
Pallavi Dudeja Foley
in The Jewelry Weblog, on August 2, 2006
...e held between the gold mesh and the wires. Baguette diamonds are channel set exquisitely into thin grooves in the delicate wire frame. The "Seam" expresses a feeling of great vitality, vigo...
Shure E4g Gaming Edition Earphones
in The Gadgets Weblog, on January 17, 2006
...iss similar to what you would hear if you had an old vinyl album on a turn table playing one of the grooves between tracks. I tested the Shure E4g Gaming Edition Earphones via the headphone port on m...
Primitive Reason UK Tour
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 24, 2005
... eclectic mix of ska/reggae/dub , hardcore/metal, world music, drum and bass , and urban grooves which make up the characteristic sound of Primitive Reason "
From self-experience (been...
Thomas Tears Into USGA. Again
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 8, 2009
...as has now been taking the USGA to task over its change to the rule governing the size and shape of grooves.
The governing body's position is that the pros spin the ball too well out of the rough... ...
Frank Thomas is baiting the bear again.
Thomas is a past Technical Director of the USGA and he has taken the august governing body of golf to task repeatedly since he left their employ.
He ...
A Wall Street Bailout?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 22, 2009
...nks Frank's ball is that, in his view, the USGA has been secretive about its research on square grooves and has refused to share its data with any organization other than the club makers themselve... ...
Frank Thomas has taken on the USGA again in his weekly Frankly Golf e-newsletter.
A reader writes to ask Frank about the square groove rule change announced by the USGA last August.
The rea...
USGA and Manufacturers: A Cozy Arrangement
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 1, 2008
I was whacking some balls at a nearby golf dome the other day with my teaching pro and buddy, Mark Greenwood from Swing Machine Golf Canada .
Over a coffee later, we talked golf, of course, and the subject of interchangeable shafts came up. This new technology was the runaway hit and major ta...
A Five Star Rating
in Eagle Par Birdie, on July 5, 2007
...
Now, the USGA is trying to regain control of the game by issuing rules edicts to eliminate square grooves so the pros can't spin the ball so much out of rough.
They are discussing how to limit... ... know (or are old and have simply forgotten), Frank Thomas is the former technical director for the USGA, a post he held for 26 years.
Thomas is passionate about golf and holds strong views on many a...
Speaking Frankly: Part Two
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 6, 2007
...ep lengthening the course.
The USGA's solution is to level the playing field by banning square grooves so guys like Brett can't spin the ball out of light rough any more.
That's what Fr... ...
Frank Thomas, Former Technical Director, USGA
Three strokes under par was the best the field could manage at Augusta National in round one of the Masters.
Three under par and only nine players b...
Square Grooves, the USGA and Us
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 22, 2007
... Courtesy: Titleist
The USGA's recent ruling on grooves has a lot of amateur golfers wondering how it impacts them in future tournaments.
Specifically, they wonder if they'll be forced t... ... Courtesy: Titleist
The USGA's recent ruling on grooves has a lot of amateur golfers wondering how it impacts them in future tournaments.
Specifically, they wonder if they'll be forced t...