Fred Couple’s Golf Shoes

Crowd favorite Fred Couples made a splash at the Master’s this year when a pair of ’street’ golf shoes led him to an impressive showing. The casual looking street shoes were the talk of the tournament and have become a must have for golfers seeking a cooler look this season. Fred Couple’s street golf shoes are made by Ecco and can be found here.

Play Golf for Free… On your Computer

World Golf Tour is a browser based golf game. Oh yeah and its free. The game looks a lot like Links LS from the 90’s, which was a great game and it employs some nice yet simple physics for a golf game. The game boasts a great group of courses like Bethpage Black and Kiawah Island. If you register with the site they will track all your stats and let you play in online tournaments. So what is this game really best for? It won’t replace real golf, no game can, and it won’t replace Tiger Woods on the Wii or PS3. It does however fill a void of the avid golfer that allows us to play a quick game of golf during work or during lunch. So check out WGT.com for a fun easy to use golf game that will fill your golf fix on a rainy friday at work.

Tattoo Golf: Aggressive Golf Clothing

This is the kind of niche market clothing company that is crazy enough to just work. Tattoo Golf is a golf clothing company that makes clothes that feature imagery not usually associated with the game of golf. Their are skulls, lots of use of the color black, and grungy messed up text. According to the companies twitter account their clothes carried all over the clubhouses all over country. The success of Tattoo Golf is the kind of thing that can be attributed to the internet and growing interest in the game of golf. And anything that helps grow the game of golf we are all for.

You can check out Tattoo Golf at http://www.tattoogolf.com/

Dunning Golf: Apparel for the Fashion Conscious

Dunning Golf is a Canadian clothing company that sells clothes for the golfer who is interested in classic fitting, fashionable clothing. They sell solid and striped golf shirts that are well tailored and have nice color schemes without being obnoxious or utilizing the “racing stripe” look that many golf clothing companies use, see Adidas/Taylor Made. In addition to handsome golf clothes they sell men’s shirts and pants that are geared towards the comfortable yet fashionable weekend warrior. Best of all you’ve definitely have seen their clothes if you watch any golf on TV. PGA Pro Zach Johnson and sponsored by the company and can always be seen wearing their handsome shirts.

You can get more information at http://dunningsportswear.com.

Scotty Cameron Napa California 2009

I have very little information on what this is from Scotty Cameron’s putter studio but I know one thing I want it. This putter looks beyond beautiful and the etching and typography on the sole of the club is perfect. This putter reminds me a lot of the Studio Design putter of the early to mid 2000’s. Plus it’s limited release which makes it even cooler if you can get your hands on one. Maybe Scotty Cameron would like us at The Constant Golfer to review this potential gem, wink wink.

Synthetic Putting Greens FTW!

There are very few things that every golfer truly needs to get better. Having a new driver is nice but it won’t shave 10’s of strokes off your game. A synthetic putting green on the other hand is a golf product that I feel every serious golfer should consider. Now it’s true it won’t completely replace grass at the country club but having a realistic putting experience at your own house is the kind of thing that can improve anyone’s touch around the greens exponentially. Imagine being able to spend 15 minute intervals throughout the day to practice your putting whenever you feel like it, now your starting to get the idea. Plus It’s a great idea for entertaining at parties.

There are many options for synthetic putting greens out on the market so do your research.

Southwest Greens is one of the big players in the market with many pro endorsments, so it would be good to start your search here.

Bonobos Polos

I have been waiting for this news for a while. Monday Bonobos, makers of the worlds best fitting pants released there new fitted golf shirts. This is hopefully an important move in men’s golf fashion as now there are a multitude of fitted options in golf pants and shirts. Bonobos is a really cool online only company that specializes in catering to men with a discerning taste in fashion. They offer free returns so you can find the size that fits you and they are known for having great customer service.

Check out their new line of polos and the always fashionable pants at http://www.bonobos.com/store/cat/polos

Bushnell Pro 1600 Rangefinder

Walking off yardages is for suckers. Seriously, no one ever does it exactly right. And i’m sure most of our strides are much shorter than a yard. This is where the Bushnell Pro 1600 Rangefinder comes in. This rangefinder from Bushnell is legal for tournament play and is one of the most accurate on the market. It has the ability to display multiple yardages as well as zeroing in on the flag as a singular location. This device does one thing and it does it increbilby well, and like I said,  its legal for tournament play. Doesn’t get much better than that.

The Bushnell Pro 1600 Tournament Edition Laser Rangefinder with Pinseeker can be bought on Amazon.

eBay pick of the week: Callaway Big Bertha 1996 Irons

Unofficial iron week continues this time with an oldie but a goodie. The Callaway Big Bertha irons from 1996. Anyone who remembers these clubs knows of their greatness. These irons looked more like hockey sticks than golf clubs. Workability with these irons was pretty much not possibly. The Big Bertha irons of 1996 were designed for two things forgiveness and hitting the ball very very high, and they succeeded on both fronts. I loved playing these irons for the sheer novelty of them. The long irons resemble today’s hybrid woods and the short irons well those were barely playable but its still great to have a set like this lying around for the kids or for someone just starting out and looking for a golf club that promotes confidence.

The Callaway Big Bertha 1996 Irons can be picked up on eBay.

TaylorMade 2009 Burner Iron Set

I am going to be honest the last time I played a Taylor Made golf club it was a TiBubble2 in 1998. I’ve always been a little turned off to their design aesthetic which tends to be more technologically driven than it is classic and visually appealing. However the Taylor Made Burner 2009 irons my sway me. For a cavity back set of irons these are hot. These irons offer a large face with plenty of forgiveness and thick topline to promote confidence. For those of you not interested in an offset head you can opt for the Tour Preferred Burners. Taylor Made also claims that in this set they have from the ground up custom designed each iron to maximize their performance. I’m not quite ready to dump my lead tape covered DCI 981’s but maybe trying these out for a bit would way me. You can get more information at http://www.taylormadegolf.com/.

You can buy the Taylor Made Burner 2009 Iron Set at Amazon.