Mike at the Traveling Golfer has alerted me to the creation of a new blog: The Wedge Guy Blog.

The author of the blog is Terry Koehler, president of Eidolon Golf, and he has some choice things to say about the new rules from the USGA and R&A on grooves in wedges.

I will admit to knowing nothing about the Eidolon wedges, but have to assume that the new groove rules would affect their design.

Welcome to the golf blogosphere, Terry.

It is appropo of nothing, but I found a neat site called The Candy Blog. I had a lot of fun reading it.

It’s golf show season here in Michigan (and, I suspect, in many other places, too).  And these shows are often a great place to get good clubs at a tremendous discount.

Unfortunately, the reason some of these clubs are so inexpensive is that they’re cheap knockoffs. But how can you tell?

Here’s a tip: if you’re shopping for clubs at one of these shows, carry a small magnet with you. It’ll be useful for determining whether a club really is what it says. Magnets won’t stick to titanium, so if a driver says that it’s got a titanium face and a magnet sticks to it, be suspicious. Magnets also won’t stick to zinc or aluminum. So if an iron claims to be steel, and a magnet won’t stick to it, be suspicious.

Zinc-Aluminum alloys often are used in beginner clubs and in knockoffs.

A post on Hooked On Golf led me to the new In Golf We Trust site.

I wish I’d thought of that name.

I just heard Kelly Tilghman on The Golf Channel say:

“One of the best things about the state of Florida is that you can watch the sun rise and the sun set all in the same day.”

Uh ... Kelly .... We can do that in Michigan, too. And just about everywhere else on the planet, too.

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Ridiculous Golf Item of The Week

ESPN’s Jason Sobel asks the question: “Who Are Some Pro Athletes Turned Golfers?”

I’m sure he didn’t mean it, but isn’t the implication of that headline that golfers aren’t athletes.