GolfBuddy Voice GPS

Just like a real caddy, the Golf Buddy Voice gives golfers their distances audibly. The Golf Buddy Voice boasts a 40,000 course capacity, and gives distances to the front, center and back of green. More features:

Automatic Course & Hole Recognition
Shot Distance Measurement
Multi-lingual
Dynamic Green View
Volume Control
Supports multiple Greens

Garmin Approach G6 Handheld Touchscreen Golf Course GPS

Golf GPS units keep getting better and better. My first had a black and white screen and indicated only the distance from your location to the center of the green. My second (and current unit) is a Garmin G5, which was a thousand times better, with a color screen, the ability to find the distance to midpoints and a greens view. It is a bit chunky, though.

The G6 adds more features, even as it slims down. To the distance to greens and midpoint features it adds distance arcs. And to the stats and basic sorekeeping of the G5, it adds the ability to keep track of Stableford, Match Play points and skins.

One feature is going to be a matter of taste, though: the rechargable battery. The G5 run on regular AA batteries. That can be expensive, but when I run out of power midround, I’ve always got a spare set of batteries in the bag. The rechargables run for 15 hours though, so if you are disciplined about recharging the unit, that shouldn’t be a problem.

I got a preview of a new ad from MOTOACTV featuring Masters Champion Bubba Watson. That photo of Watson is going to be as iconic as the one of Mickelson threading it through the trees a few years back.

Recently Bubba teamed up Motorola Mobility to introduce the MOTOACTV Golf Edition, a cutting-edge GPS Golf tracker, virtual caddy and online clubhouse. Bubba put the MOTOACTV to the test and used it for his practice round, getting accurate distances for his drives and how far he was from the pin (you can check out his practice round at Augusta National at moto.ly/bubbaaugusta.)

You can get them on Amazon:

Motorola 89573N MOTOACTV Golf Edition

Motoactv is a golf gps watch that offers not only yardages, but also tracks scores, key stats, calories burned, clubs and more. The device also wirelessly uploads your data to MOTOACTV.Com, where you can see a virtual representation of your round with satellite imagery. Clicking on the map gives you details of the shot played.

There’s also a social element because it lets you share the data with your friends.

Very, very cool.

Press release follows

Coleman Golf Cart Heater

I see these in use quite a bit on my Michigan golf rounds. Features:

ArmourBite Mouthpiece

At first glance, the idea of a mouth guard for golf doesn’t make any sense. But I warmed to the idea when I read UnderArmour’s explanation:

The ArmourBite® Mouthpiece’s patented construction pivots the jaw forward to reduce the production of cortisol, a performance-sapping stress hormone. The result is a more open airway that helps increase endurance, and a more balanced jaw that helps improve strength, speed, and reaction time. The perfect combination to unlock the best athlete you can be.

Translation: wearing the guard prevents you from clenching your teeth, which relieves stress and tension.

The more I think about it, the more it sounds like a good idea. I’ve been wearing a mouthguard at night for a year or so and I swear I sleep better while wearing the guard—it reduces jaw clenching and tension.

I just might give this a try. My only concern: will it interfere with cigar smoking?

View2D 2D Glasses for 3D Movies

I just ran across these on Amazon, and think they’re a terrific idea. I really dislike the new wave of 3D movies. The things give me a headache for very little benefit. These glasses purport to convert the 3D back to regular old 2D.

The 3D effect in movies is created by showing two different images on the screen at the same time. Regular 3D glasses block one of the images from coming in one lens, and the other image from coming in the second lens. The 2D glasses are designed so that both lenses block the same image.

It doesn’t, however, work in iMax theatres.