RV Golfer: Gifts for Golfers

Written by rick

Monday, 30 November 2009 16:00

If you need a few ideas on what to get the golfer in your family, here is a list of possibilities that Santa would be proud to wrap for that special someone.

The Golf Tee Bag
This is one of the most useful gadgets you will ever find on a golf course. The Golf Tee Bag is relatively new on the market and relatively unknown. This unique golf tee dispenser stores and dispenses dozens of standard golf tees of any length. This alleviates digging through your bag to find a tee or sticking yourself in the thigh as you withdraw a tee from your front pants pocket. After filling the Golf Tee Bag with standard tees, you can use the handy clip to hang it from your bag, belt or cart. The tee shafts hang through the mesh and won’t fall out; the bag will not rip and is reusable. At $7.95 plus shipping, this is a great gift. www.golfteebag.com

Golf Money Clip
This sterling silver money clip offered by Blue Nile exudes class, both on and off the course. Featuring two crossed golf clubs, the money clip measures just two inches long and less than an inch wide. At 18 grams in weight, you’ll hardly know it’s in your pocket. Priced at $85, you can also engrave a personal touch. www.bluenile.com

Golf Fitness Book
Katherine Roberts’ new book will get you ready for next golf season. Swing Flaws and Fitness Fixes: Fix Your Swing by Putting Flexibility, Strength, and Stamina in Your Golf Bag (Gotham Books; $20) explains and corrects the many golf swing flaws that result not from improper technique but from poor physical fitness. Roberts, a Golf Channel fitness expert, outlines a precise combination of flexibility and strength training. Swing Flaws and Fitness Fixes will get any golfer in shape to play their best, with tips and step-by-step guidance for warming up properly, developing a stronger, healthier back and core, and obtaining better balance and longevity in the game. Roberts’ program features:
• The ideal warm-up exercises for golfers.
• Techniques for simultaneously improving posture, balance and strength.
• Exercises to obtain yoga-quality levels of flexibility.
• Nine of the most common swing flaws, from “coming over the top” to the “chicken wing.”
• A full workout program for better back health and stronger core muscles.
Enhanced with more than 100 photographs of Roberts performing the exercises, Swing Flaws and Fitness Fixes is an invigorating new approach that not only solves age-old golfing woes, but also enables you to become a healthier, more vibrant person on and off the course. http://krflexfit.com

Old School Putters
For a unique gift that will be appreciated for years to come, consider an Old School Putter for the golfer in your family. Though too long to hide in a stocking, an Old School Putter will surprise the recipient nonetheless with classy looks and functionality. According to club maker George Bastuba, signature Old School Putters are made of quality material, including leather grips, American hickory for the shafts and brass or zinc heads.

“I feel my putters are not simply display pieces, but very playable; in fact I play with one myself,” says Bastuba. “These aren’t just old putters. Old School Putters is about the marriage of modern technology with traditional materials.” According to the New York City-based club maker, most of the putters have the heavier swing-weight of today’s modern putters, and the hickory shafts are lathed with less taper and therefore, less flex, in order to work in harmony with the putter heads.

In his club-making process, Bastuba draws on his knowledge of the game, which spans nearly 40 years as a player and club maker. Old School Putters doesn’t focus solely on putters; Bastuba is also a full-service custom club fitter and club maker, and his products include drivers and fairway woods. For more details about Old School Putters, visit www.oldschoolputters.com.

Miura Hybrids
Vancouver, B.C., -based Miura Golf has expanded its golf club offerings to include hybrids. Katsuhiro Miura has created a tour-quality hybrid that uses a carbon plate to the crown to create a low center of gravity in the head. “After a few shots with the Miura utilities, golfers will notice more of an iron-like ball flight, not the typical hybrid trajectory,” says Bill Holowaty, vice president of Miura Golf North American Operations. “This type of trajectory will help the mid-to-low handicappers with approach shots on long par 4s and second shot par 5s with a ball flight that will be able to hold today’s harder greens.” The Miura hybrids come in 17, 20, and 23 degrees. The head cc sizes are not overly large, but are certainly big enough to easily hit. Priced at $239, the Miura hybrid comes with a standard Nippon NSPro 950 steel shaft, with other shaft options available at different price points. www.miuragolf.com

The Ballkeeper
Now you can treasure those special moments forever, whether it’s an unforgettable round or incredible weekend. The Ballkeeper and Corkeeper let you preserve the memories for years to come with a frame that has a place for a two-by-three-inch photograph, note card, and golf ball or cork. Use it to commemorate a special bottle of wine by having your guests sign the cork and pose for a picture. It can be a hostess gift, wedding or corporate event favor, or travel keepsake. The Ballkeeper and Corkeeper, priced at $15-$25, are available in a variety of colors, including pink for breast cancer events. www.golfballkeeper.com or www.corkeeper.com

IGOTCHA UltimateXL Golf Ball Retriever
If you want the granddaddy of all golf ball retrievers, the new IGOTCHA golf ball retriever by Pro Line Sports is the one for you. Collapsing to a mere 20 inches, the IGOTCHA ball retriever can extend to an amazing 18 feet. Its stainless steel shaft is durable, compact, and weighs only 20 ounces. Golfers hate to see their ball sitting in a pond or out of bounds, just out of reach. The money you spend on the IGOTCHA ball retriever will pay for itself in no time as you easily retrieve your expensive golf balls from water, bushes, rocks, mud or sand. It can be imprinted with your custom logo, making it the perfect gift for your corporate giveaways or golf outing. The suggested retail price is $34.95. www.prolinesports.biz

Antigua Sportswear
Celebrating its 30 anniversary in 2009, Antigua offers a quality line of sports apparel for both men and women. Its latest innovative offering is the DESERT DRY technology, a high-tech functional performance fabric that wicks away moisture and sweat, dries quicker than all other fabrics, reduces body temperature during activity, incorporates an air flow system to breathe, and minimizes body and fabric cling. To explore the full line of products, visit www.antigua.com.

Rick Stedman is an avid golfer, RVer, and writer who lives in Yakima, Wash. He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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