Here's a gizmo for you "type A" golfers. Although, I'm sure you already have your own way of finding the sweet spot on your golf ball. Some of the guys I play with are so anal that they throw away a golf ball after one hole. I can just imagine them at home, spinning their golf ball at home in a glass of water to find the sweet spot.
This Technasonic Check-Go will do the work for you using high-speed 10,000 RPM gyroscopic action. Here's how it works: You drop your ball in the device, and the ball spins around like a drunken gerbil on steroids until it calibrates the equator of the golf ball and marks it. Once you have the sweet spot marked, then you will be able to line your ball up for putts or drives to hit it exactly on the sweet spot every time. This will give you a .0000001% advantage over your less technologically advanced playing partners. (That's unless they have a better golf swing than you.)
Sorry perfectionists, but this gadget I'm going to pass on. I like lining my golf ball up with the arrow drawn on most balls today to help me stroke my putts straight. And if you need a good gadget to help you with that, I like the Stance Minder. It will help you with your alignment and make you a better putter.
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Being a Florida Gator fan, it pains me tremendously to review this Alabama Crimson Tide Divot Tool & Ball Marker. But I must feature them and give them their "props" for winning the 2009 NCAA Football Championship. If you're a ‘Bama fan, then you'll want to support your team and get this green tool and ball marker. (And you don't have to get Alabama -- you can get any team.)
I like this green tool and marker combo because it has a clip that I can easily hook onto my belt. I'm not a big fan of fishing around in my pocket and trying to find my mark while everybody in my group is waiting for me to putt. And my "jingling" of loose coins has also earned me dirty looks whilst I was trying my darnedest to be forward-thinking and grab my ball marker out of my pocket, while my good buddy was trying to make a putt to win the skin and all my money!
This tool has the antique brass look, and the ball marker is double-sided steel so you don't have to spend extra time trying to line up the correct side.
While we're on markers that are easily accessible, you should check out these Team Effort Alabama Crimson Tide Hat Clip & Ball Markers. They've gained quite a bit of popularity, especially with the lady golfers.
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Roll Tide! Congrats to the 2009 NCAA Football Champions, the Alabama Crimson Tide. Of course if you are fan (and a golfer) you will need to get your Alabama Crimson Tide Hat Clip & Ball markers. You don't have to get Alabama, you can get any school. (I would buy the Florida Gators, who managed to fall asleep during the SEC Championship and consequently were rolled over by the tide.)
I haven't quite reconciled how I feel about these hat clips yet. They've gained popularity because the ladies on the LPGA use them. I've tried them, and it certainly is more practical to have your ball marker on your hat rather than fishing around in your pocket for it. However, it may seem a bit shallow, but I haven't quite gotten used to the look of them for men. Maybe it's all in my head, but it's hard for me to instill fear in my opponent while wearing one of these cutesy ball markers on my head. What's more is, I've yet to see Tiger Woods rip a huge 300 yard drive, knock an iron stiff, and then go to his hat for his ball marker!
But by all means, for you ladies (and those gentlemen who are more secure in your masculinity that I am), indulge in these cool hat clip & ball markers. Otherwise, look for the also-handy Alabama Crimson Tide Divot Tool & Ball Marker. This fits on your belt and includes a divot tool.
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The last time I played golf with my buddies, I got a dirty look because I made so much noise rifling through my golf bag trying to find a long tee. The inside of my golf bag looks like a bomb exploded inside it and filled it full of golf shrapnel. I have so many green tools and ball markers floating around in there, I could start my own pro shop.
Here's a great solution for that golf bag that looks like your buddies played a practical joke on you and shook it up like it was a snow globe. This golf bag utility belt fits around your golf bag and holds all of your essential items so they are organized and at your fingertips. It has a holder for a water bottle, a cell phone, balls, a pencil, glove, towel, and tees. It even comes with a divot repair took (like I need another one) and more ball markers and tees. The strap is adjustable and fits just about every golf bag.
I like this product and would recommend it for everybody, especially us unorganized slobs. Of course, now I have to be more creative when I'm trying to distract my golf buddies.
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What do we get Dad? Tie. Nah, too many already. Sweater. He always takes them back -- no clothes! Something electronic. This is Dad, remember? Right. Something with golf? What is there that's left?
I have it, guys. The Victorinox Swiss Army Golf Tool. Not your traditional Swiss Army Knife, this one is made just for golfers. It's wider and flatter, and sits nicely in your hand while using it. Get this: golfer specific tools.
Ball marker, Repair tool, Tee puncher, Groove Cleaner, Pocket Knife, Scissors, Tweezers, Toothpick, Nail file -- all in a scratch-free nylon shell. It comes with a little pouch -- and according to the package I saw online, it also comes with some Callaway golf balls!
Even if he has all these tools already clinking around in his golf bag, Dad would dig this handy little all-in-one device. The price is perfect for a simple gift, and when it's an actual Swiss army tool, it will last for years to come.
It's a good little idea that really is helpful for any golf bag.
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Certain golf gifts speak louder than others.
The golf towel says, "I couldn't find anything else and had five minutes. Sorry."
The exploding golf ball says, "I still find this joke funny even though it never works."
The Maxfli Noodle golf balls say, "I do care. I just went for what was on sale."
And of course, the Toss Designs Golf Flask Gift Set says, "You look like a drunk golfer."
For the golfer who likes to sneak the hard stuff out on the course, this little gift set comes with a flask, four golf tees if you can balance the ball, two ball markers if you make it to the green, a ball mark fixer if you can hit it straight enough to stick one, and a funnel to get all the spirits into the small opening without spilling it everywhere.
It comes in black for easy concealment, green to spot easily when seeing double, and pink for the lady who likes to be tipsy by hole #4. And the price is normal for this style and size of flask.
Just make sure you know who you are buying this for -- remember, certain golf gifts speak louder than others.
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