Archive for May, 2008

Saving Shelter Pets

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Yea, that’s right! You get to see your favorite bands fo FREE AND help homeless dogs!

Saving Shelter Pets, Inc. (www.savingshelterpets.com) has reserved a table as a non-profit group at Pitchfork. However, we need to come up with a certain number of volunteers to help take tickets, check wristbands at beer tents, do backstage stuff, etc. to get a spot. The more volunteers we get for pitchfork, the better! And your shift is only 4 hours! So if you do the Friday night shift, you get to come back on Saturday for free, and if you do Saturday AM you get to stay the rest of the day for free, etc.

You have to be over 18 in order to volunteer. The dates are July 17-18 and 19.

Just a few of the bands at the festival:
• Animal Collective
• Spoon
• Public Enemy
• Dinosaur, Jr.
• Les Savy Fav
• Ghostface and Raekwon
• Mission of Burma
• Sebadoh
• The Hold Steady
…… and more!!!

Please email me if you’re interested, and I’ll email you back with some forms for you to fill out. Tell your friends, too! Our goal is to get 35 volunteers- and if we do that, we get a special prize that goes to help dogs living in high-kill shelters in rural Georgia. We’re a small group, and we’re basically based on-line.

Callaway Big Bertha Irons set 1996 Golf Club

Friday, May 30th, 2008

The updated version of the original 1994 Big Berthas has a larger head, and moves more weight to the perimeter of the clubhead. This translates into a larger sweet spot and more forgiveness on off-center hits. These are true game-improvement irons for those duffers out there, like me.

If you have trouble hitting the ball straight, these are the irons for you. At ebay prices, these are one of the best bang-for-the-buck iron sets available. The clubs are slightly offset, which means that the shaft is slightly ahead of the clubface to help you get your hands through the ball first. This helps you square the clubface for a straighter on-target shot, and helps you pop the ball up faster. No more worm burners. Shots off the toe or heel still head in the right direction, thanks to the massive cavity and perimeter weighting in each clubhead.

Another great thing about these clubs is that they won’t lose much in value. Buy a set of these and learn the game. Once you get consistent or decide to try another set, sell these on ebay. You’ll get about the same amount that you paid for them!!

Callaway Big Bertha 2004 Single Iron Golf Club

Friday, May 30th, 2008

I bought the club because I needed a long iron, but I didn’t want a 3. Callaway Big Berthas have a great reputation and for good reason! Half of my bag is that brand, but either 2005 or 2006, so I was skeptical about a 2004, but it’s a fantastic club - great lie & performance.

BH-5; everything the name implies

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Obviously, the Hogan name connotes thoughts of quality and craftsmanship. This club is no exception. I purchased the NON-offset version and couldn’t be happier. Great feel, feedback and control- just what the majority of us need,..right?? I hit these equally as far as my former irons, but, again the feel is much better. These possess an enormous sweetspot and when you hit it pure the ball seems to really take off. I think these are discontinued so you may want to act quickly.

Ben Hogan BH-5 Iron set

Friday, May 30th, 2008

This set is better than I thought. Of course there is a big difference between non-offset irons compared to offset irons. This particular set it non-offset. The offset irons are more forgiving. For example, you don’t have to swing the club as fast; club head speed is what makes the ball travel its correct distance. The club should be swung faster not harder. The offset clubs are designed to reduce slices. The non-offset clubs are better suited for low handicap players. Ben Hogan was the best golfer of all-time in my humble opinion. When Ben Hogan decided to get into the golf club business his expectations were extremely high. He was a perfectionist. The first batch of clubs that were ready for shipping was destroyed by Hogan himself, because they did not meet his specifications. His business partners were not happy with his decision because it cost the Hogan company $100.000 to remake the clubs to his desire. That’s perfection. That’s the Hogan brand. That was Ben Hogan.