Seen that? - Dat Damn Ball

Filed in archive Best of on November 19, 2009

Dat Damn Ball at Eagle Par Birdie

Ah, the golf ball... It's the source of great pleasure and often great pain. It's golf's equivalent of the puck in hockey, the football in, well, football and so on. And golfers love to proclaim at the end of a round that they finished with the same ball they started with. "Didn't lose a single ball" is frequently heard around the 19th hole. So, you start your next round with the same ball, [...] Read More


Bend that Arm. Draw that Ball at Eagle Par Birdie

Courtesy: AP Photo I was perusing GolfIndustryOnline this morning and noted that they have extensive lists of "top ten" products from last year. The site breaks the products down into drivers, hybrids, irons, wedges, putters and so on and even includes "top tens" for shafts and shoes. I pass that along for what it may be worth. What really caught my eye was an article way down at the bottom of the home page [...] Read More


Dat Damn Ball. Again. at Eagle Par Birdie

In my recent interview with patent lawyer and golfer, David Dawsey, he talked about the patents that had been filed by ball makers like Callaway and Bridgestone. If you have looked at his site, you have probably found the post about Callaway's liquid filled golf ball patent. The biggest advances in golf equipment over the past 12 or so years have come in the clubs themselves: the bigger head drivers with their [...] Read More


Levitating Golf Ball Action at The Gadgets Weblog

You love golf (or baseball). You love gadgets. You love things that levitate and look kind of cool on your desk. So by now you're saying "no I don't", and will stop reading. Or you'll want to hear about the latest levitating golf/baseball desktop gadget. Coolest Gadgets report:"Here's a new levitating deco gadget. Instead of the usual Earth globes or other planets, this one's more mundane. Actually, it's quite a nice [...] Read More


Video: Ball Boy Scores at The Soccer Weblog

This might be the most amazing goal you've ever seen, but not in a good way. It's from this past weekend Paulista Football Federation Cup in Brazil between Santacruzense and Atletico Sorocaba. Watch the Santacruzense shot go wide, then watch what the ball boy does, then prepare to be amazed at what the ref does The goal will stand, but referee Silvia Regina de Oliveira is facing a suspension. As for the [...] Read More