July 7, 2011
Not an iPhone fan, but this is actually a pretty cool looking app. Here's the details:
PING®, a company with a legacy of putter innovation and success, introduces the iPING™ putter app – a free, wireless, go-anywhere putting improvement tool that identifies a player’s stroke type, analyzes their impact angle, and measures their tempo. After a series of putts, the iPING app records the golfer’s consistency in each area and establishes a Putting Handicap™ (PHcp™), which gets lower as the player improves their consistency, the key to holing more putts.
The iPING app is a free download from the iTunes® App Store™ for the iPhone® 4 and the smaller iPod touch® (4th gen). The iPING app works in conjunction with a PING cradle ($30 MSRP), which holds the mobile device and clips onto the putter shaft just below the grip. Cradles are available for either the iPhone 4 or iPod touch (4th gen) due to the different sizes of the devices.
The iPING app will be on iTunes on June 20th. PING cradles will be available on the same date through key golf retailers’ websites. Other PING retailers will offer the cradles in early July.
The iPhone 4 and iPod touch (4th gen) are the only mobile devices that contain both accelerometers and gyroscopes – the key technology features that allow iPING to measure and record data. The accelerometers measure linear acceleration, while the gyroscopes detect rotational speed.
“Innovation takes many forms,” said John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO. “My father, Karsten Solheim, started PING with a single putter design. The engineering principles of that design and subsequent models ignited a revolution in golf club design and putter fitting. The Anser putter, which he designed in 1966, still dominates the Tours today more than 45 years later. The iPING app continues in our long tradition of innovation by allowing golfers to analyze their putting strokes more closely than ever. It works like a launch monitor for putters by measuring key aspects of your stroke. It will help every level of golfer see better results by adding more consistency on the putting green. Besides that, it’s a lot of fun to use and has several other features.”
The iPING app analyzes and displays a golfer’s consistency onscreen using three criteria:
STROKE TYPE: Stroke type is the classification of a player's closing angle, the amount of rotation of the putter face during the forward stroke. PING’s research found that golfers can be categorized as one of three stroke types: Straight, Slight Arc, or Strong Arc, measured in degrees of face rotation. (Straight has very little or no rotation; Strong Arc has the most.) The research shows that players tend to be most consistent with a balance of putter that matches their stroke type. Face-balanced putters work best for Straight strokes while toe-down putters are most effective for a Strong Arc.
IMPACT ANGLE: Impact angle is the putter's face angle at impact, relative to address, measured in degrees. PING’s data shows that even the best players in the world do not necessarily have a 0 impact angle average, but all are highly consistent.
TEMPO: Tempo is a measure of the duration of the backswing relative to the forward swing and is expressed in a ratio: 2 to 1, for example. The average tempo will vary among players, but the best putters have extremely high consistency in tempo.
MEASURE MODE: In Measure mode, the golfer hits five putts and their stroke type, impact angle and tempo are displayed for every putt in that session and stored. The iPING app calculates a consistency score, and then averages the scores over time to build a Putting Handicap (PHcp). As the player improves their consistency, they’ll watch their PHcp come down.
PRACTICE MODE: In Practice mode, the user can isolate one aspect of their putting that’s lacking in consistency – tempo, for example – for extra attention. Stroke type, impact angle, and tempo are displayed for individual putts.
COMPARE MODE: In Compare mode the player can compare their results with previous sessions or with those of their friends. They can even do side-by-side comparisons with several PING tour pros, whose results are pre-loaded into the iPING app.
Users can also share and compare their results through social media, Solheim said. “The social aspect and the ability to form a community around it is another exciting feature of iPING,” he said. “Golfers can share their results by emailing friends and posting sessions on Facebook® or Twitter®. We expect golfers to fully embrace these features as they develop fun and friendly competitions using iPING and their mobile devices.”
You can grab the app HERE.
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March 3, 2010
Normally I stick with Vegas vacation giveaways, but this one jumped out at me so I thought I would post it. There's a nice big write up on the site, so I'm just going to post it below:
Everyone who registers at the web site of GolfOrlando between December 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010 will be entered and eligible to win.
The grand prize isn’t just a vacation, it’s a mancation, where you and three of your friends will stay at one of Orlando’s finest resorts, play Orlando’s best courses, dine at one of Orlando’s top steakhouses and enjoy an evening out at a cigar & wine bar.
You’ll stay in deluxe guestrooms at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress where you’ll enjoy an unparalleled vacation experience. Located in the Lake Buena Vista area of Orlando, this property is the centerpiece of the magnificent 1,500-acre Grand Cypress Resort. From the 18-story atrium lobby to the lush tropical setting, this world-class award-winning hotel is a vacation paradise. The resort features an 800,000-gallon lagoon swimming pool with 12 tumbling waterfalls, spa services, health club, fitness trails, 12 tennis courts and more.
You’ll play four rounds of golf on some of Orlando’s most phenomenal golf courses including Celebration, Eagle Creek, Mystic Dunes, and Shingle Creek; so you’d better bring your "A" game. GolfOrlando travelers who have played these courses have rated all five as 4 stars or better so you can be assured you’re in for a real treat. The accolades received by all five courses will impress! Celebration was rated 4.5 stars in Golf Digest’s 2007 "Places to Play." Eagle Creek was chosen as the host site for the 2007 Florida PubLinks Championship and the 2006 Florida Open. Mystic Dunes was selected in 2006 by Golfweek as one of the "Best Top 100 Resort Golf Courses." Shingle Creek holds the honor of being selected as on of Golfweek’s "Top 40 New Courses."
The Grand Prize Winner will receive:
- Three Nights of Accommodations
- Four Rounds of Golf
- Dinner at One of Orlando’s Finest Steakhouses
- Night Out at a Cigar & Wine Bar
- Rental Car
To round out your mancation we’ll also include a dinner at one of Orlando’s finest steakhouses. After dinner your foursome will enjoy a night out at a cigar & wine bar. And to make sure you travel in style we'll also include a Lincoln Town Car from Budget Rent a Car.
The Contest runs until March 31, 2010, and you can enter it HERE.
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April 21, 2009
It's hailed as the world's hardest golf shot. It's so high that it takes the ball 30 seconds to reach the green.
Players tee off from the top of a mountain in South Africa. Players have to take a helicopter to get to the tee, and then hit a ball over a forest and 1312 feet down to the green below. The hole is part of the Legend Golf and Safari Resort at Entabeni in the Limpopo province in South Africa.
Anyone who gets a hole-in-one will win an impressive $1million dollars (£671,000).
To kick off the new hole two time Open champion Padraig Harrington and fellow pro Raphael Jacquelin, were asked to give it a try.
Both pros managed to hit the green, but neither of them scored a hole in one. You can check out video of the shot over at Born Rich HERE.
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April 6, 2009
This sounds like it would be a lot of fun. Here's the details from the site:
There are three things that make a round of golf great: Cigars, golf, and cigars. Now, Famous Smoke Shop, in partnership with ESPN Radio of the Lehigh Valley, is proud to present their 2009 Golf Tour. The first round of the tour begins on Friday, April 24th, at Riverview Golf & Country Club in Easton, PA, which will host all six preliminary matches as well as the final Championship round.
Plus, it's more than just a day on the links. It's a weekend event. After every match, players will head back to the Famous Smoke Shop Retail Store for food, drinks, and deals on the featured sponsor's cigars for that day's match, while ESPN broadcasts their weekly "Happy Hour" show LIVE from our store. On Saturday, the fun continues with a special event and more deals on the co-sponsoring manufacturer's cigars.
You can check it all out, and sign up, at the Famous Golf Tour site HERE.
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August 28, 2008
I'm not sure what golf or Las Vegas has to do with a airconditioner, but I guess a Vegas contest does get people's attention.
Mitsubishi Electronics is hold a contest to promote their Mr. Slim split-ductless system. The winner of the contest gets a trip for two to TPC Las Vegas, including economy round trip coach class airfare, four nights standard hotel accommodations, standard rental car for four days and 3 rounds of 18 hole golf.
You do have to take the trip before March 15, 2009, and the contest itself runs until August 31, 2008. You can enter the contest HERE.
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August 21, 2008
I'm not sure why anyone really needs their own golf cart. I guess if you really play a lot of golf, or maybe you live on one of those islands where that's the only way to get around, but it seems that clients would be limited. Regardless, if you do have a need to own one, then you might want to take a look at Bad Ass Golf Carts out of Las Vegas. Here's what they say about themselves:
We build the most Outrageous Golf Carts in the industry from 14" True Travel Off Road Suspension Systems With A 12 Month 36" 45MPH Jump It or Dump It Warrantee. To Custom Hydraulic & Super Hopper Carts. From Off Road Monsters To Beat In The street Lowriders and EVERYTHING In Between!! We do it All! We Specialize In 24HP Honda V-Twin Powerhouses For Your Custom Cart, Then Add Custom Upholstery, Paint, Headliners TVs, Play Station 2, X-Box 360, DVD Players & Changers, Satellite Radio, Air Conditioning, Air Bags 20" rims, Video Projection Systems, Emergency Light & Strobe Kits, True Heart Thumpin Bass Systems, Plasma's You Name It!!!
We'll Make Your Neighbors Golf Cart Embarrassed To Leave the Garage!!
You can hit their site HERE to check everything out.
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June 24, 2008
Ok, I can't say much for the name of this package vacation deal, but it still sounds like a pretty good one. Mancation just sounds like it might actually be a bad thing, rather than a cool vacation to me.
Here's the deal, the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix is offering an ultimate guy getaway: the Stogies & Sticks Foursome Mancation. The vacation is from Thursday, October 16 – Sunday, October 19.
The weekend kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdaywith a Bourbon & Cigar Dinner in the resort's signature restaurant. Friday and Saturday will be golf days on the Arizona Biltmore's two courses.
The Stogies & Sticks Foursome Mancation package includes accommodations for three nights, the Bourbon & Cigar Dinner, two rounds of golf, and breakfast daily. The cost is $450 per person, double occupancy, per night.
For reservations on the Stogies & Sticks Foursome Mancation, you can call 800-950-0086.
(via Luxist)
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May 29, 2008
E Ball’s golf simulator offers the most realistic golf experience on the market today.
Players see a huge visual image of a real life situation at a major golf event. They hit the ball at the visual image and highly accurate ball sensors measure the ball’s speed and trajectory accurately as it passes towards the huge visual image of a golf course. In real time the virtual ball takes over and continues its path on the screen. Golfers experience the thrill of making the shot in the big game.
Ever wanted to have your own in-home golf driving range, win a closest to the pin competition with the accuracy and power of your golf swing, or smash your drive down the fairway to win the longest drive competition?
E Ball’s golf simulator allows players to satisfy their golfing dreams.
The golf simulator is used for wood and irons so that players can practice their driving, long iron and short iron game.
The unique ball sensor technology is very accurate and realistic. Users continually comment on the quality and speed of response when compared with other golf simulators.
“Because it is a real-time response there is so much potential.”
Bernie Hobbs, New Inventors
The golf simulator comes in two models.
The inflatable golf simulator – is a new development in golf simulation, perfect for temporary use like during a golf competition. It is setup quickly, is weatherproof, easily transportable and connects to standard domestic power. It measures approximately Length: 7 metres, Width 4 metres, Height 3 metres.
The permanent golf simulator is for commercial installations or in the home. It measures Length 5metres, Width 2.5 metres, Height 2.5 metres.
The golf simulator can be simply converted to handle other sports. As an illustration, one minute you could be playing golf on your simulator and the next using the simulator to kick a goal in football.
You can find the E Ball site HERE.
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April 25, 2008
The Full Swing Golf simulator stands 13 feet wide, 20 feet long, and 10.5 feet high, and lets you play 50 courses such as Pebble Beach and St. Andrews, from the comfort of your own home. I've written about this setup before, and it looks like it's just gotten better over time.
With the system, you hit a golf ball normally, and 688 different sensors and a Windows PC figure out the ball's trajectory. That's then translated to the life sized photo realistic screen to show you where your ball actually goes. Just like it would if you were really on the course.
The simulator comes with a couple of nice additions in it's newest incarnation. First is the practice program that lets you hit drives, approach shots, uphill/downhill shots, and hundreds of other situations. It also shows you the ball's flight, and keeps your overall stats. The second is the addition of online tournaments. You can play 3, 6, 9, or 18 holes, and closest to the pin with other people from around the world.
The price for this much machine isn't cheap, coming in at about $55,000, and you can learn more about it at the Full Swing Golf site HERE.
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March 4, 2008
Irish Spring's Get Fresh In Vegas contest is a good one. Maybe the best one I've ever posted here on Vicepost.
The Grand Prize is a trip to Las Vegas for the winner and three guests. The trip includes round-trip coach air transportation for the winner and three guests, three nights hotel accommodations (two rooms – a bachelor suite for the winner and one standard guest room at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino), ground transportation to/from the Las Vegas airport to the hotel, a gift certificate for four to Flyaway Indoor Skydiving, four rounds of golf at a Las Vegas course, an ATV Excursion for four while in Las Vegas and for the winner only, $1,000 in spending money
Not only do you get to take three friends, but you also get in some fun at the the indoor skydiving, the golf, and the ATV excursion, AND a grand to spend. Very nice.
The contest is a long running one, and ends on July 1, 2008. You can enter HERE.
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