Went to a golf match today and a pig fight broke out

Spinal tap moment First I need to set up where I am right now. I’m at a pool hall in the worst town on the face of the earth. I hate this town with every cell in my body. My friends know what city I’m in. I’m in my capacity as a rock & roll drummer tonight.

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Went to a golf match today and a pig fight broke out

Tiger Woods Testing New Driver Shafts

Tiger Woods had been using an 83-gram Mitsubishi Diamana White Board shaft in his drivers for several seasons. But on Thursday morning his Nike SQ Dymo 380 driver was outfitted with an 85-gram Oban Mach 4 prototype shaft. On Wednesday, during his practice round with Payton Manning at the Quail Hallow Championship in Charlotte, the world's No. 1 player had an 89-gram Aldila Voodoo XPP8 prototype shaft. According to Rick Nichols, Nike's Tour Field Manager, Woods recently tested eight new shafts at his home in Windermere, Fla., as part of an annual equipment review process with Nike. “Tiger had been off for nine months,” Nichols said. “So there were several shafts out there that he had not had an opportunity to test. We said to him, 'Let's test them and confirm that what you're playing, or if there is something better for you, let's look and see.'” Using Nike's STR8-Fit system and a TrackMan launch monitor to expedite the process and confirm what Tiger felt in his hands, Woods narrowed the field down to three potential successors the Oban, the Aldila, and a 76-gram prototype True Temper Project X graphite shaft. The Nike STR8-Fit system allows golfers to unscrew the head from the driver's shaft, then re-attach it in one of eight different positions to change the loft and lie angle of the club. According to Nichols, Tiger's specs were not changed during the testing. His driver has 8.5 of loft and with a face that is 1.5 open. He also tested all the drivers with the same ball, his Nike One Tour. The 13-gram weight difference between Tiger's heaviest and lightest test shafts translates to distance. “Tiger probably has another 20 yards in him if we gave him a harder golf ball and a longer, lighter shaft,” Nichols said. However, that added distance could sacrifice short-game and iron control, so Tiger, like every other golfer, has to weigh his options and priorities. (Photo by Fred Vuich/SI)

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Hats off to my fighter pal Demarques Johnson

Welcome to Hooked On Golf Blog Hooked On Mixed Martial Arts Blog… A little over three years ago I met a special lady. Very special. This lady really changed my life. One of the things she introduced me to was MMA or “mixed martial arts.” You see she was a fighter herself,

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Sumi-g rematch tomorrow. Will I get my $17 back?

I’ve been waiting a week for tomorrow. You see, last week was the first “contest” between myself and my partner Arnie, with my new friend Marius and his buddy Roger. Marius is with Sumi-g, a new company which has some of the hippest golf gear ever. There’ll be more on Sumi-g later. So

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Pop up ads removed

I’ve been trying out a new ad provider here since around Masters week. I just pulled the ads. They weren’t making much dough at all, and the last time I logged in an obnoxious popup ad appeared which really ticked me off. Anyone who has read any of my web rants knows

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Golf on TV this week – The big guns are in action

Set your DVR or tune in, because Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Angel Cabrera and a whole bunch of other big guns are in action this week at the “Quail Hollow Championship.” Quail Hollow Championship television coverage: PGA TOUR Thursday 4/30 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET GOLF Thursday 4/30 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM ET GOLF Friday 5/1 3:00

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New HOG contributor: 4Checker a.k.a. Golfer In Kilt

For years HOG has been a one golf geek show. A couple of years ago I had two additional contributors. One was a golf fitness guy and the other was a lady on the Futures Tour trying to make it to the LPGA. The lady written a few posts which turned out to be plain

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Book review: Golf On The Edge

Greg Norman made headlines a few months ago when he suggested that professional golfers should take a pay cut in light of the financial crisis we’re in. While it may appear inappropriate that a tournament winner will take home a million dollars for a four day tournament while thousands of people are losing jobs and

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Jerry Kelly Switched Balls Before Zurich Classic Win

With a grin across his face and beads strewn around his neck, Jerry Kelly admitted Sunday night that he'd been fooled. Early in the week on the driving range at the TPC Louisiana , Titleist reps approached him with a black golf ball and asked him to try it. “I said to them, 'This is great! Can I put it in the bag?'” Kelly was told that he could, and that the ball was actually the 2009 version of the Pro V1x . Kelly had been using Titleist's Pro V1 for about a year and a half.

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Golf tips from Gary Wiren, Simple Golf, should women pay less for green fees than men?

Click here to hear this latest episode of TravelGolf.com This Week . In this week’s podcast, host Dave Berner talks to PGA Hall of Fame member Gary Wiren – director of instruction for Donald Trump Golf Properties and founder of Golf Around the World – about why it’s so hard to bring your range game to the golf course. “One of the problems in going from the practice tee to the first tee is” tension, Wiren says. WorldGolf.com’s Mike Bailey says the company Simple Golf could really help you improve your golf swing. “What they did is that they figured out how to eliminate some of the moving parts of the golf swing, which make it complicated for all of us,” Bailey says. “It’s definitely worth looking into if you’re struggling.” (Click here to read Bailey’s story about Simple Golf at GolfInstruction.com.) WorldGolf.com’s Brandon Tucker and golf blogger Stephanie Wei debate whether women should pay cheaper greens fees than men. (Click here to read Stephanie Wei’s blog.) This podcast is supported by Golf Vacations UK and Walter’s Golf in Las Vegas .

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