Seen that? - Custom Club Fitting: The New Science

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Custom Club Fitting: The New Science Eagle Par Birdie

Courtesy: Golf Town There are some words and phrases these days that are becoming increasingly significant in our vocabularies. In the world of golf, there is perhaps one phrase that says it all: custom fitting. Custom fitting of one's clubs used to be the purview of the tour pro. But those days are long, LONG gone. The rapid advancement in club and shaft making technology has brought with it a transformation in the science [...] Read More


Club Fitting: The Science of Feel Eagle Par Birdie

I made an interesting discovery yesterday. I learned that my off-the-shelf TaylorMade driver works pretty well for my swing. And I learned that after visiting McMahon Golf, a family-owned company in Toronto, Ontario, that specializes in club fitting. McMahon has been in business for more than 30 years and they have worked with many different professional golfers, including the famous Canadian, George Knudson, whose swing was so good, Jack Nicklaus called it "a [...] Read More


Tom Wishon: Master Club Maker Part 2 Eagle Par Birdie

Courtesy: Tom Wishon The professional golfer on tour always has some custom built clubs in his or her bag. Most pros who sign endorsement deals with the big club manufacturers stipulate that they will use only 6 or 8 of that brand - and then only the clubheads, usually. The other 6 clubs they choose themselves and those clubs are not the standard, off the rack variety that you and I [...] Read More


Tuxedo Fitting Tip White Lace Wedding

If you are like most brides, you understand that leaving the tuxedo choice to your fiance alone is probably not a great idea. Chances are, unless your fiance is one of those rare men who care about style and design - if you want the guys to fit in with the rest of the wedding, you better help pick what they will be wearing or at least provide some guidance. [...] Read More


Fitting Wi-Fi into microSD The Smart PDA

Miniaturization marches on. Spectec has recently announced a microSD Wi-Fi card, naming it the SDW 823. This means that any smartphone or PDA with a microSD card slot, and supports the SDIO Now! 1.0 standard, will gain 802.11b/g Wi-Fi capability. Before you all jump for joy, know that only Windows Mobile is supported. So users of gadgets like the Treo 650 and 700p will have to wait longer (or even forever) [...] Read More