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Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Categories: Miscellaneous
Categories: Miscellaneous
9:30am
Early this morning I hear the sound of a diesel engine running in the parking lot across the street. It was running all morning. That engine was in the bus in the pic on the left. Who’s buss is it? REO Speedwagon’s road crew. They’re in town to do a gig and the crew apparently golfs. That singer for REO Speedwagon sure had a thing for his R’s. “Forrrreverrrrrr” I still remember…
![Mark o Mark o](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/O%27Meara.jpg)
9:30pm
The pic on the right was taken about 12 hours later in front of #3 tee. It seems some aholes where messing around with carts and apparently drove on a green before driving the cart in the canal. The driver of the cart ran off but his friend was busted by the cops. The maintenance crew had to come down at 9:30pm with a tractor to pull the cart out of the canal.
Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Categories: Golf Balls • Golf Equipment • Miscellaneous • Site News
Categories: Golf Balls • Golf Equipment • Miscellaneous • Site News
The famous Titleist NXT critic Ian MacAllister has accepted my request for an interview:
Tony,
I welcome the opportunity and thank you for your quick response. I look forward to chatting about golf, GDAD, the abolition of the NXT and all things Ian.
Cheers!
Ian
I plan to give Ian 5-10 questions about technology, golf, NXT’s, living in his mother’s basement or whatever. I’m asking YOU to comment in questions for Ian. I’ll pick the best ones and submit them.
COMMENT IN YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE HOG/MACALLISTER INTERVIEW BELOW!
Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, August 20th, 2007
Categories: Champions Tour • Golf Videos • Miscellaneous • PGA Tour
Categories: Champions Tour • Golf Videos • Miscellaneous • PGA Tour
Wow is Mark O’Meara a cool cat. I loved it back in 1998 when he won The Masters AND the British Open Championship. He’s also known for being one of Tiger Woods’ best friends. I met him today, along with a few other famous golfers at the Champions Challenge.
Mark was kind enough to sign my Masters flag and an Augusta National score card I had from my “Masters shrine.” Mark was very nice to talk to and was very cool to my two young kids I had with me. He gave each of them an autographed golf glove.
Mark was playing with the 2nd richest guy in Utah, a billionaire. I guess if I want to play with famous players I need to make a few more bucks off this blog. The billionaire guy bought my kids snickers bars… Hey man, how ’bout a little something for me too?
Below is a video of Mark’s driver swing. He hit his Titleist driver deep down this fairway and shaped the shot perfectly with the curve of the dogleg. I’ve always liked his swing, especially his move down low, right after contact.
When a gallery member said “nice shot” Mark replied, “It’s an easy shot on Monday.”
Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, August 20th, 2007
Categories: Miscellaneous
Categories: Miscellaneous
I’m spending a good portion of the day today at Thanksgiving Point, a golf course designed by Johnny Miller. The course is insanely long at over 7700 yards. The Champions Challenge golf tournament is today and tomorrow. I’ve attended before and met some big golfers like Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Mike Weir, Jim Furyk, Craig Stadler, Hale Irwin and many others.
I’m hoping to get a couple more autographs for my Masters autograph flag. The two I’m after are Craig Stadler and Mark O’Meara.
I should have a bunch of photos of players and their gear, and also some player swing videos too. Kingdom hearts 2 ultima weapon plus.
A report will follow.
Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, August 17th, 2007
Categories: Golf Balls • Golf Equipment • Site News
Categories: Golf Balls • Golf Equipment • Site News
Ian MacAllister, the man who is singlehandedly leading the crusade against the “wretched NXT golf ball” has been reading Hooked On Golf Blog. He’s apparently been lurking for a while, reading many of my posts about the new high tech equipment which, in his opinion, is ruining the game of golf.
He chimed in with a comment on my recent post about his new site at www.nxtube.com:
Mark O'meara Pictures
Ian’s Comment
Dear Mr. Korologos,
Dear Mr. Korologos,
I’d like to thank you very much for publicizing GDAD’s efforts to abolish the vile NXT Tour and NXT Extreme golf balls. However, I must take exception with your insinuation that my NXTube.com interweb site is nothing more than a front for my arch-enemies in the Titleist Marketing department. Forgive my bluntness, Mr. Korologos, but (as long as we’re all making accusations) I noticed that your little hookedongolfblog enterprise has a decidedly pro-technology bent. I’ve noticed that laser putter alignment systems and space-age polymer training aids leave you giddy as a schoolgirl. But you offer nary a single review of a finely-crafted persimmon wood or trusty niblick. For shame! I wouldn’t be at all surprised to hear that the black-hearted hedonists at Titleist are funding your dark hookedongolf endeavors themselves!! How’s the weather down there in the Black Script pocket, Tony? I’ll bet that NXT shrine you’ve erected in your living room is quite lovely. I’s all so marvelous for you isn’t it ? Helping people to attain that which should remain forever out of reach. Having fun destroying golf, are ye? The thought of you makes me physically ill!
Of course, I could be over-reacting in which case I humbly recant. Thanks again for the (mostly) positive feedback (excepting, of course, your heretofore-mentioned libelous inaccuracies). So in closing, allow me to assure you that my quest is real and my intentions pure. Join my crusade! Down with NXT! Ban the yellow and black!
Good day!
Ian MacCallister
President, Founding Member
GDAD
GDAD
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www.nxtube.com
I’ve requested an interview with Mr. MacAllister
I’ve requested an interview with Mr. MacAllister
Since reading Ian’s comment I’ve contacted him. I’m asking if he’ll be willing to do a small online interview. I’m giving him the opportunity to speak his peace and let the HOG readers come to their own conclusions about Ian’s opinions.
We’ll see if Ian has the balls to respond (pun intended).
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Mark O'meara Witb Williams
Time appeared to be running out on Mark O’Meara’s quest to win a major title as he entered the latter stages of his stellar career. Long one of the PGA Tour’s most consistent players – he ranked among the world’s top 10 for nearly 200 weeks from 1986-2000 — O’Meara’s impressive resumé featured one glaring hole.
Next thing you know, O’Meara broke through by winning the 1998 Masters with a dramatic, final-hole birdie. He clearly enjoyed the feeling, following up in July with an Open Championship victory at Royal Birkdale. From zero majors to two in a span of three months – not bad for a 41-year-old.
Those would turn out to be the final wins of his PGA Tour career, giving him 16 in all. O’Meara now plays on the Champions Tour, where his signature triumph to date is the 2010 Senior Players Championship.
It’s hard to pick one thing about O’Meara’s game that stands out – and that’s a compliment. He’s solid in every aspect, from driving accuracy to ballstriking to the short game and putting. Not surprisingly, his simple, compact swing is built on sound fundamentals that O’Meara is able to repeat time after time.
O’Meara’s signature: Rotates around a tilted spine.
Who else does it:Tom Watson
Everything is in order when O’Meara sets up. His feet and body are properly aligned, his knees and hips nicely flexed, his weight well-balanced. Like all pros, O’Meara also displays a slight rightward tilt of his spine – an often-overlooked but crucial swing element.
O’Meara’s takeaway and backswing are clean, grooving the club perfectly onto the plane with a square clubface at the top. From here, no compensating moves are needed to return the club to square at impact. You’ll also notice that O’Meara’s spine tilt at the top is a mirror image of his address position.
O’Meara starts down with the classic thrust of the left hip toward the target. The upper body follows, turning around his stable spine – aka his “axis” — all the way through. He keeps his head down and behind the ball until well after impact; it finally lifts as the right shoulder passes beneath the chin.
Why it works for O’Meara: Living proof that the golf swing doesn’t have to be ridiculously complicated, O’Meara literally sets himself up for success. His address positions, including the spine angle, make it easy for O’Meara to turn back and through with no wasted motion or tricky, timing-intensive moves. As long as his fundamentals are in good shape, his swing functions beautifully.
How it can work for you: The spine should naturally lean a little right at address because the right hand is below the left on the club. But many (if not most) amateurs stand too vertically – and trouble always ensues.
Without the correct spine position, the upper body tilts toward the target as you complete the backswing, throwing your weight distribution out of whack and forcing you to start the downswing with the upper body rather than the legs. This drains your swing of power and hampers your ability to square the club at impact.
It’s easy to check your spine tilt by standing before a full-length mirror or window. Assume your normal setup and look at your shoulders and sternum. The right shoulder should be lower than the left, tilting the sternum 5° or so to the right.
Make sure not to go too far with your spine tilt, as you’ll invite a different set of problems. Get it right and you’ll find it much easier to transfer weight onto your right side and achieve full rotation of the upper and lower body. And you’ll love the results – longer, straighter shots with a lot less effort.