I got a nice note today from the author of the Grays On Trays blog telling me how much he liked GolfBlogger. So I visited his site and found a very good post on golfing and snowboarding. It seems that some (not terribly bright) people are blaming the perceived decline in golf in part on snowboarding.

Grays On Trays puts the lie to the rumor with a very succinct and telling line:

To finish on a note of the obvious: there are very few days in the year in which a person must choose between golf and snow sports on a given day.

What are the odds? A motorcyclist driving by a course was hit on the mouth by a golf ball.

Weird Golf Story of The Week

Nike Dri-Fit UV Tech Shirts

The Nike Dri-Fit shirts combine moisture management with a material that provides an SPF-30 sun protection. Plus, you can get one in Tiger’s “Victory Sunday” red.

A trial run of the LPGA’s new drug testing procedures didn’t exactly go smoothly, with the procedure taking entirely too long.

The main complaint from players tested at the Fields Open was the amount of time testing took out of a competition day. Testing was done on the day of the first round, and those players who had morning tee times found there was not enough daylight left after testing to get in any practice.

“Some players took longer than others,” Pilgrim said. “As soon as everyone gets up to speed on how the process works it will be more efficient,” she said, stressing that as players get to understand the testing process better they will be able to assist in making it quicker.

That’s to be expected. Its not often that things go well on a first try. The real question is whether the PGA Tour is paying attention so that it can avoid some of the same issues.

Brandweek has an intriguing article on the new TaylorMade-Adidas television and print ad campaigns:

It’s all about performance. That is the driving message behind TaylorMade-adidas Golf’s multifaceted $35 million-plus ad push teeing off this month. The largest spend in company history, ads tout the performance aspect of new products from all golf product divisions: clubs, balls, footwear and apparel.

The article tells you a lot about the new spots, what TaylorMade-Adidas is pushing and the sort of image that the company wants to project.

Callaway Golf HX Tour ix 12 Pack Golf Balls

Callaway’s new HX TOur ix ball is a four piece, dual core technological wonder. Around the inner core is a tungsten-infused outer core that’s supposed to shift weight away from the center, reducing driver spin. The result is more distance and straighter shot. In addition, Callaway has refined the HEX aerodynamics pattern to further reduce drag and increase stability.

I snapped this photo today at the range.