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October 25, 2007

Sun Mountain Speed Cart – Putting the Exercise Back in Golf

sunmountain.jpg"You just push it off the first tee box and meet it down at the 150 yard marker!" So said our Pro the day we picked up a couple of these glorified pull carts. They certainly looked cool, and even a little fast — maybe it would just roll itself around the golf course with me happily walking behind. As it turns out, that's not the case…you do in fact have to actually push the thing to get it to make it's way around the course, but it sure is nicer than the old school two-wheelers you rent for a couple bucks with chunks out of the wheels.

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October 24, 2007

SkyCaddie SG4 – Ultimate Golf Geekery

skycaddie1.jpgBack in the 17th century, golfers used to smack wooden balls around rough golf courses, walking every step of the way, lugging their crude bamboo clubs from hole to hole in full Sunday dress, and took your best guess as to how far you needed to hit the darn thing. We've come a long way baby.

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October 23, 2007

TaylorMade r7 Draw Irons

TaylorMade r7 Draw IronsTaylorMade's slogan for their r7 Draw series of irons is "Say Goodbye to the Right Side of the Golf Course." While I can't say that I've completely broken off my relationship with that half of the course, I can say that these have been some of the best irons I've played in a while.

For the past 10-15 years I've played some sort of game-improving club or another. My first real set of clubs were Tommy Armour 845s, about 15 years ago. I played those until just a few years ago when I started playing Nike Slingshots. After still having a push or slice that I couldn't easily correct, I decided to look at some irons that might help with the end goal of keeping it straighter down the fairway, and the r7 Draw Irons ended up being the next clubs in my bag. Read more on TaylorMade r7 Draw Irons…

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September 28, 2007

Trek Navigator 200 Comfort Bike

If you are in the market for a new bike but haven't shopped for one recently, you may be surprised at all the options available these days. When hunting around you'll find different types of bikes such as touring, road, cyclo-cross, single speed, fixed gear, mountain, hybrid, comfort, cruisers, recumbent, racing, and many more! The choices can be daunting, but if you just need something to get around the neighborhood, around the campground, or even to and from a not-too-long trip to work, a comfort bike may be the right choice for you. The Trek Navigator 200 is a moderately priced comfort bike that is a great option for a general all purpose bike. Read more on Trek Navigator 200 Comfort Bike…

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Garmin Edge 305 – Total Bike Geekery

Edge 305

Regardless of what your hobby is, chances are there is some sort of geeky gadget that is made just for you. The Garmin Edge 305 proves that to be true for all the bike lovers out there. The 305 proves to be one of the most complete tools for the geek cyclist on the market today. In addition to being a full blown bike computer, the 305 is also a portable GPS device, and has optional Heart Monitor and Cadence attachments to completely deck out your bike tech arsenal. Read more on Garmin Edge 305 – Total Bike Geekery…

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February 13, 2007

10 Pounds in 10 Days Thanks to LifeHacker, Hacker's Diet, and DailyPlate

Update: Read updated progress reports here.
On Friday, February 2 I read an article linked from Lifehacker about how Kyle Pott had lost 50 pounds in 3 months using some unconventional weight loss methods.

I started the next day, and using some of the same methods, and combining in a few suggestions from some of the commentors to his post, I've lost 10 lbs in 10 days, without starving myself, changing everything my family eats, or going crazy trying to figure things out.

Here are the things I've done to make this happen, in no particular order that you can do too. Read more on 10 Pounds in 10 Days Thanks to LifeHacker, Hacker's Diet, and DailyPlate…

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