{"id":1056,"date":"2005-10-31T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2005-10-31T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/uncategorized\/volume_thirty-three\/"},"modified":"2005-10-31T10:00:42","modified_gmt":"2005-10-31T15:00:42","slug":"volume_thirty-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_thirty-three","title":{"rendered":"Volume Thirty-Three"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/b\/imgs\/hittin_the_links\/htl_title.gif\" height=\"79\" width=\"125\" alt=\"Hittin' the Links\"  \/>I packed my clubs up this past week and have been getting ready to retire for the season. A couple things I like to do is give them one last cleaning, new grips and unload any equipment that has treated me bad that year. I also come up with a few things to work on over the winter (i.e., fitness or mental). This year, I want to improve my posture over the ball and my core strength. Does anyone else have off-season goals?<\/p>\n<p>Leave them in the comments. It&#8217;s links time.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Hole 1: The Big Boring<\/strong><br \/>\nI know I&#8217;m not the only one who&#8217;s bored with the Big Break. The behind the scenes show is more fun than the regular show, which isn&#8217;t saying much. Do you think it&#8217;s boring because we&#8217;ve realized that the guys who win this really aren&#8217;t good enough to compete on the tours? Side note, does anyone think that all the contestants are, how should I put it, light in their loafers? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegolfchannel.com\/core.aspx?page=20098&amp;select=17754\" title=\"Big Boring\" class=\"external external_icon\">link<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 2: Eco-Golf<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m not sure if I&#8217;ve mentioned this before, but these are cool. I&#8217;d like some that say, &#8220;I played like diddley poo.&#8221; Anyone know who made that quote famous? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecogolf.com\/printed_tees_ballmarkers.htm\" title=\"Eco-Golf\" class=\"external external_icon\">link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 3: Most Expensive Course Made<\/strong><br \/>\nI wonder if The Sand Trap can get the first written review of this course? It seems like it will be pretty sweet. I&#8217;ve always dreamed of winning the lottery and then building my own course. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortune.com\/fortune\/personalfortune\/articles\/0,15114,1113415,00.html\" title=\"Most expensive course\" class=\"external external_icon\">link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 4: Christmas Gift Alert<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m not sure how I found this or even, for that matter, who would want this, but a part of me does think it&#8217;s cool. An LCD TV in a golf ball frame? Okay, maybe I want this. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.target.com\/gp\/detail.html\/sr=1-5\/qid=1130112942\/ref=sr_1_5\/601-2423380-8403314?%5Fencoding=UTF8&amp;asin=B000A7W4CU\" title=\"Golf Ball LCD TV\" class=\"external external_icon\">link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 5: Birdies<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen I was a kid, I went to the Memorial Golf Tournament. I spent my morning watching the players warm up on the practice tee. When Phil Mickelson arrived he saw these geese about 210 yards out and grabs a 3-iron immediately and takes aim (on his first swings of the day). He was pelting these things. I mean, he was hitting them hard. It was hilarious. The only thing different about that with this link is that he was trying to do that. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.golfpunkonline.com\/blog\/golfbirdie.wmv\" title=\"Birdies\" class=\"external external_icon\">link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 6: Wie Like Them Young<\/strong><br \/>\nLeave it to Deadspin to take a stance on a story that I find completely irreverent, yet insanely intelligent. And, yes Deadspin, golf blog fights are dangerous. You have to keep your head on a swivel. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.deadspin.com\/sports\/golf\/bamberger-cant-stay-away-from-high-schoolers-131645.php\" title=\"Wie Like Them Young\" class=\"external external_icon\">link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 7: Zone Perfect Bars<\/strong><br \/>\nMediaguru, you beat me to the punch. I&#8217;ve been grubbing on these Zone Perfect bars for months in the office. Mostly because they&#8217;re free where I work, but also because they are ridiculously tasty. I prefer the Fudge Graham ones. Go pick some up and fill your golf bag. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedongolfblog.com\/?p=457\" title=\"Zone Perfect Bars\" class=\"external external_icon\">link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 8: Noodle Ice<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;d like to try the Noodle Ice for novelty purposes. It sort of looks like Maxfli has ripped of the Rain-blow gum balls with this concept. Regardless, I&#8217;m a sucker for these types of things. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmag.com\/media\/pressreleases\/2005\/092605_noodle.htm\" title=\"Noodle Ice\" class=\"external external_icon\">link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 9: The Price is Right, Bitch<\/strong><br \/>\nDon&#8217;t get your knickers in a bunch guys. I love a good golf fight. They always seem so ridiculous and petty. Here&#8217;s a great example that involves the Assistant Captain spot of the RoTW&#8217;s Presidents Cup team. 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