When I hit a golf ball at full power, my drive distance is 230-250 yards. That’s how far I’ve hit it for years with the Callaway sitting in my golf bag, and that is the way it was the TaylorMade R9 I demoed during three trips to the range this weekend. My one gripe with these two clubs is that I have natural left to right slice, making it a crap shoot as to whether or not the ball will land on the fairway, and neither of them do much (if anything) to help me straighten out my shot. Then I tried the Nike SQ DYMO STR8-FIT…

Upon hitting the Nike SQ DYMO STR8-FIT driver for the first time, I noticed how smooth the ball comes off the club. After hitting about half the bucket of balls on day one I decided to get experimental and cut my swing power down to about 80% – and this is where hitting the new Nike club got very interesting.

Usually when I “take a little off” my swing, the ball hooks to either the right or left – or goes straight, but travels a measly 180 yards.

Taking a little off my swing with the Nike driver allowed the juiced-up, larger than life head on the club and the stiff shaft to naturally correct the flaws in my swing and made the ball travel my standard 230-250 years, but straight nearly 100-percent of the time. (more…)

If you ever dreamed of walking the 12th hole of the Augusta National Golf Course during the Masters Tournament but the price was certain to your ass ’til Tuesday, then today is that day.  Never before in the history of the 75 year-old tournament have badges been so cheap and easily obtainable to the general public .  Blame the ecomomy, blame AIG or blame Congress for calling out corporate executives on their frivolous spending habits and ridiculously excessive bonuses, but the fact of the matter is, demand is way down and the opportunity exists for fans to attend the last two days of the Granddaddy of All Golf Tournaments for as less than half of the price of years past.

One day badges  for Thursday and Friday, which typically run between $1000 to $2000 a day sold on the secondary market for $175 to $500. Prices for the weekend are expected to remain about the same, but buyer beware.  Brokers on the web are continuing to post ridiculous prices hoping to catch a few last-minute diehards still packing expendable incomes. I spoke with Andrew at the Austin Ticket Company today and he says prices in Augusta are a great bit lower than the prices you will see online.  So, if you are serious and want to go, pick up the phone and call your ticket broker or give Andrew a call in Augusta: 706.410.1431.

Want to watch the Master golf tournament (which started today, BTW) but aren’t anywhere near a television? Fear not – you can now watch (some of) the Masters straight from your iPhone! The Masters iPhone app will show you live broadcast coverage of the holes 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16, plus on-demand video highlights at the end of each day of competition. It also gives you easy access to the “leaderboard, player scorecards, stats and bios, news updates, tournament photos, video archives, and a course map of August National Golf Club.”

Download the Masters iPhone app from iTunes here!

On Thursday, April 9th, some of the best golfers from around the world will head to Augusta, Georgia for the 72-hole, four-day-long 2009 Masters tournament to compete for the coveted Green Jacket (and a butt-load of cash). But for some foolish reason, this event is men-only. And any fool knows that the best way to make anything that’s men-only a hell of a lot better is to add a ton of super hot chicks! Which is precisely what we’ve done here with Gorgeous Girls Golfing: Masters Edition. These ladies will make you want to (insert hole-in-one joke here…).

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There seems to be a mindset that sports should be reserved for guy time only. Commercials, television, and movies portray the sports world as a guys-only realm. But sometimes there’s just not enough time to split everything up – especially without pissing off your girlfriend. So here are a few sports that you and your lady can enjoy together.

Check out Sport to Share With Your Girl after the jump! (more…)

Every two years the best golfers from the United States and Europe compete in a three day competition for the coveted Ryder Cup. Before 1979 the United States absolutely dominated the competition but recently the Europeans have owned the cup.  Since 1997 the Europeans have won the Ryder Cup four out of the last five matches.  This year’s American team boasts six rookies to the squad making the United States an underdog for the first time. Here are a few reasons why the United States will prevail over the Europeans at Valhalla: (more…)

The Title Track to ‘Quantum of Solace” Will Rock Your A** Off

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$30,000 Razor Could be Worth it

Penelope Cruz’ Sister is Hot

Name the Celebrity Cameltoe!

Mila Kunis Definitely Looks Hot From This Angle

Harry Potter Wants to Wear A Dress

Belgian Sex Ed… WTF??? (VIDEO)

It’s a Car. It’s a Plane. And it’s a Hybrid.

Nicole Scherzinger in a Skin Tight Latex Dress

House Party or Bar?

WAGS of the Ryder Cup

I love that this guy took the time to carry a golf club and balls up to the top of a humongous mountain in Alberta, and then this happens…

How?

I am sh**ty golfer, but even I know to sign my scorecard – as a professional, how do you miss that?

After finishing Friday and Saturday in second place at the State Farm Classic, Michelle Wie was one good round away from finally living up to her deep potential.

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The first day of summer has just come and gone, meaning you have an open schedule for 90 days to accomplish anything you would like until fall arrives and classes begin.

Sure, you could booze your days away by the pool–but if you want to do something more significant with your life and start this fall semester a better person, take a look at COED’s “90 Days To A Better Life.”

With hard work and dedication, all these things can be accomplished before September 21st.

COED’s 90 Days To A Better Life after the jump! (more…)