Thanks Golfballs.com For My Srixon Z-Star Golf Balls

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Posted by Dexter Francois | Posted in , , , | Posted on Thursday, September 8, 2011

As we know, Facebook is no longer about keeping up with the going ons of your friends. It is a way to promote your business, your ideas, and anything else you think others might be interested in. Being that I am into golf, I visit a lot of golf related pages to check out what my fellow hackers are doing within the industry. Even I have a page for this blog.

My new favorite page on Facebook is Golfballs.com. Each week they hold a contest which gives their fans an opportunity to win a dozen free golf balls. All you have to do is like their page and pick the winner of that weeks PGA Tournament and their winning score. Tie-breakers are determined by whomever is closest to the winners final tally. The contest begins after the second round is complete so you only have to choose from those who have made the cut.

Picking the winner of a tournament on any given week is basically a crap shoot, especially this year, with all the first time winners on Tour during the 2012 season. I got lucky and was able to win their contest as a result of picking Scott Stallings, winner of the Greenbriar Classic.

I'll be honest, it was kind of a eeny, meeny, miney, moe thing. I didn't know too much about the native New Englander, who is in his rookie year, but I was impressed with his play up to that point in the tournament. Plus, only one other person picked him as the winner, so I figured I had a chance if I could pick a good finishing number and hope for the best.

I was excited when Stallings came through. Mainly because I like to win, but also because it was a chance to try out the Srixon Z-Star, used by some of the top players like Vijay Singh, Graeme McDowell, and recent winner, Keegan Bradley. Their, "I switched to Srixon" campaign has been all over the Golf Channel and I wanted to see what all the hype was about.

Their are only a few tournaments left this year, but I encourage you to visit the fan page of Golfballs.com. Besides this contest, they also have a "guess the golf ball" contest, which I am confident I will never win, but I will keep on trying.

I have already used my new golf balls during a round at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club and the results were interesting. Stay tuned for my next post to see how I did. In the mean time head on over and like Golfballs.com to give yourself a chance to win. Have a great round and always hit your target.


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Some Of The Sights And Sounds Of The Waste Management Phoenix Open

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Posted by Dexter Francois | Posted in , , , , , , , , , , | Posted on Sunday, February 6, 2011

So...I don't know if I was at a golf tournament or a huge party. Saturday at The Waste Management Phoenix Open certainly doubles as both. The party starts before you even get to the entrance of TPC Scottsdale. I have never been to the Masters but I am sure you would never see some of the sights and sounds I witnessed at the Greatest Show On Grass.


Leading up to the entrance, there is a row of apartments that are rented out for the weekend. There was a group of guys(Arizona State University fraternity brothers most likely) camped out on one of the balconies. They had number signs, like the ones they hand out to fans at an NBA dunk contest. They were not rating dunks but rather, the young coeds that were passing by. In an effort to secure a 10, one young lady flashed her breasts, which caused a Tiger-like roar equivalent to when he made a hole in one on the 16th hole some years ago. Is this spring break or a golf tournament? I guarantee you will not see that at any other event.

Patrons of this tournament are more into the social aspect of what it has to offer. The day before the Superbowl routinely draws the biggest crowd. Much of the time, walking the grounds, especially near the hospitality tents is like standing in the middle of a huge outdoor club.

While I was enjoying all the fun that surrounds this event, I still paid attention to what the pros were doing on the course. These guys are really that good and everyone should attend a tournament at some point to get a feel of what these players can do on a golf course.


After the round was done I was able to get some footage of some of the players as they worked out some of the kinks in their games. After a round I am usually ready for a snack and a nap. Not these guys, and this is why they are so good. They are always trying to improve. Always tinkering with some aspect of their game.

It looks like it is shaping up to be an exciting finish with Tommy Two Gloves Gainey looking to earn his first PGA tournament win. He is very unorthodox in all aspects of the game. He wears gloves on both hands and his swing is one that I think most instructors would not have us emulate. Yet, it is effective and he is in contention.

Here's some of the footage with some of the players post round. My Kodak PlaySport came in handy as I was able to get a look at what they work on before they pack it in for the day. Have a great round and always hit your target.

-Lucas Glover and his new beard working on wedges after his 2nd round.



-Long hitter Dustin Johnson works on his short game.



-Vijay Singh uses a two tee drill to work on his putting.



-Tom Lehman uses the Momentus IDL Stroke Putting Track to work on his putting stroke. Even on the practice green the fans will boo or cheer you.



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Tackling The Over 1000 Bunkers At Whistling Straits

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Posted by Dexter Francois | Posted in , , , , , | Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010

Over 1000 bunkers? Really? How would you like to face this shot in the picture to the right? The pros competing in the 92nd edition of the PGA Championship are up against one of the mot difficult courses that they will see this season. Whistling Straits boast an obscene amount of bunkers positioned throughout the course to make the golfer think before he swings.

PGA pros and their caddies map out the entire course before each round so that they have an idea of where they want to land each shot. Such attention to detail is what sets them apart as pros. As amateurs, we tend to just hack away without thinking about where we should land the ball to leave ourselves with the best shot at par or better.

It is imperative that the pros put the ball in the fairway off the tee. There are bunkers in places one would not expect. One analyst(I can't remember who right now) talked about walking the grounds and moving a two foot by two foot patch of grass and finding a bunker. If they miss the short grass, finding a bunker is likely.

Approach shots become even more important with the threat of finding the beach. Any chance at birdie must come from hitting the greens in regulation. During the first round, Vijay Singh found himself in the altar bunker on the par 3, 17th hole(It's the elevated bunker on right side of this picture). He came up fifteen feet short of the green, but also found himself about thirty feet above it as well. Who practices this shot? Nobody. That's who. If a player misses the greens, they will have to put their imaginations to good use.

Personally, I do pretty well out of bunkers. Rarely do I leave a ball in the bunker after a shot. My proximity to the pin could stand to improve, but at this point I am happy to get out safely. Nothing is worse than having the ball roll back to your feet after a bunker shot. Or even worse. Sculling it, and putting the ball in the bunker on the other side of the green, Talk about demoralizing.

Here is a video about hitting out of a greenside bunker. Practicing and perfecting this shot will help to lower your scores. Leaving it in the bunker inevitably leads to doubles and triples on the scorecard. It can be a round killer. Tomorrow we look at probably the most difficult shot in golf. The thirty to fifty foot bunker shot. It is hard to control the distance on this type of shot. Even the pros have fits when placed in this situation.

The second round is going to be interesting. There is a great group of talent at the top of the leaderboard. The player that avoids the bunkers will have the best chance of making the biggest move. Hold on. Did Michael Breed just say that there is a bunker behind the 15th tee? Wow! What for Pete Dye? You are an evil genius my friend. Have a good round and always hit your target.




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Watch The PGA Championship Online With Michael Breed Of The Golf Fix

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Posted by Dexter Francois | Posted in , , , , , | Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010

If you have ever visited this blog before you know that I love The Golf Fix with Michael Breed. He has been like my personal instructor, via television, for the past two years. I never miss an episode on Monday nights. I make sure I have everything in order by 7:00 PM to insure I get my weekly lesson.

Today begins the 92nd playing of the PGA Championship and The PGA is broadcasting live from their website. They have several features to help enhance your golf viewing experience.

They have a par 3 cam which features the par 3's on the course at Whistling Straits. They also have a picture-picture option for people like me who just can not get enough . If they had an option to follow each group, I would opt into it. Then again...maybe a bit much.

GolfTraxx is a GPS hole tracking system which allows the viewer the ability to see the ball flights of the players. The simulation of the course is great. It looks like the real thing. This is a good feature if you are interested in how the pros shape their shots. Navigating this difficult course successfully will require working the ball around the bunkers and into the tough pin placements.

The 3-D feature highlights the 12th and 17th green(that's the two holes on the right). You will have to download some software and purchase the glasses. If I had known about this beforehand, I might have downloaded it. It would be kind of interesting to see the ball coming into the green in 3-D action. The landscaping will probably look amazing as well.

The whole experience is centered around the Marquee Group. Each round will feature a group that they will follow for their entire round. Today's group includes, Vijay Singh, Y.E. Yang, and Tiger Woods. There is some history between Tiger and these two talented players. It will be interesting to see how this group does playing together for the first two rounds.

As an added bonus, viewers can send in their questions to Breed via email, twitter, or facebook. This is great because, so far, Breed has been going though each shot step by step. It is a great way to get a little insight into how the pros play the game from a course management aspect.

There is a lot of golf to be played over the next four days. It may go even longer if the mornings continue to start out as foggy as it did today. Continued delays will make it hard to finish on time on Sunday. I would not mind. It would be more golf to watch. TNT and CBS will be splitting the television coverage duties. If that is not enough for you, now you have another way to get your golf fix. Have a good round and always hit your target.

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