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When you are dropping names like VJ, you are sure to do well

Most of the inventions, like their inventors are off the wall... I think the few with a real retail shot would be shaft skinz, impact tape, net return and the wheels on the bag. Not bad entertainment value though.


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I caught it the other night. I really liked the clips that stand your club up. I would buy one or two right away.

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Hybrids: Cleveland HiBore 19*
Nike Slingshot 23*Irons: Titleist 775 CBWedges: Titleist Vokey 54.10 Callaway X-Tour 58.12


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i think its a great show but they need two or more categories...

the VJ putting system is amazing but so wasnt the small fold out rake that attached to the end of your club...

its like they need a section for game improvment/swing trainer etc etc and then accessories

Daniel Duarte
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MD Hybrid, 19 Degree, UST V2 Hybrid S
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Yep, they should definitely have multiple categories. I also didn't think the magnetic putting system should be allowed to enter. With so many pros already using it, it doesn't really fit in the spirit of the competition.

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I caught it the other night. I really liked the clips that stand your club up. I would buy one or two right away.

I'd buy one or two right now, too. I think that may be the perfect invention for this kind of competition: it's easy to manufacture, it's cheap enough that anyone can buy it as a gift, stocking stuffer, or on a whim for themselves. It's easy to use and demonstrate. It takes up little shelf space. Perfect!

The two guys with the camera on a tripod... that seems to me something that shouldn't have been put through to field testing. It's lame. My Canon SD550 does 60 frames-per-second video. Somehow they think a video camera is an "invention" because they stuck a little tripod on it. Whoopty doo! You're better off buying a camera like mine - it can take pictures, too. I don't see GolfSmith selling a bunch of $400 devices.

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  iacas said:
I don't see GolfSmith selling a bunch of $400 devices.

Erik, to take your $400 argument further, IMHO, I don't believe regular Joes are going to fork over the $$ for the VJ putting machine. I understand how it can help, but the cost (I'm assuming it will be a couple of hundred) and set-up will probably not appeal to the regular guys. I can tell you from experience - I am not a good putter, and I still wouldn't buy that apparatus.

For tour pros or amateurs that compete regulary, I think it will sell. Not so much for people like me. I do agree that the clothespin greenside holder was genius!! The "zen golfer" was out of his rockers Plus, I don't think it hurts that Stina is quite smoking.....

WITB: Driver: Titleist 910 D2 10.5 R / 5 Wood: r7 ti / Irons: Ping G15 Steel R (3-P, U), / Wedges: Vokey SM4 56/11 SM4 60/07 / Putter: Scotty GoLo 33" / Ball: Titleist Velocity / Shoes: Adidas Tour 360 4.0 / GPS: SG3


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you know what i find very intresting.. the Strike N' Swipe product that was showing in the first episode which the board picked.. is now on the golfsmith webpage (well has been for weeks) but i just noticed it and then saw it on the show. Ive been searching other things that ive seen that were named products and nothing else on on golfsmith just this..

check it out.. maby its the winner?

http://www.golfsmith.com/products/291128
Whats in my bag?
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Driver#1 - FT-i 10
Driver#2 - FT-5 10
Irons (5-SW): Fusion Wide Sole Graphite RegularHybrid Fusion #4 HybridWood Fusion #3 & #5 Fairway WoodPutter: White Hot XG 2 ball Tour EditionCurrent Balls: D2 & HX Hot & Tour 56

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It very well could be. Nice find.
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Driver - Taylormade r7 Quad 10.5˚ Fujijura E360 Stiff
Woods - Sonartec SS 2.5 13˚ HST Penley Tour Stiff
Hybrid - Sonartec HB-001 19˚ HST Penley Tour StiffIrons - Mizuno MP-67 Forged 4-PW, DGS300Wedges - Callaway Forged 50˚ and 54˚, Walter Hagen 60˚Putter - Nike T130 O/S Mallet Ctr Shaft 33"B...

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Erik, to take your $400 argument further, IMHO, I don't believe regular Joes are going to fork over the $$ for the VJ putting machine. I understand how it can help, but the cost (I'm assuming it will be a couple of hundred) and set-up will probably not appeal to the regular guys. I can tell you from experience - I am not a good putter, and I still wouldn't buy that apparatus.

Normally I don't post something just to say, "I agree", but I'm making an exception here.

You nailed it! (Not so much for people like me + "zen" golfer out of his rockers + Stina) Maybe Charles Kuralt could have said it better, but I sure couldn't!

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you know what i find very intresting.. the Strike N' Swipe product that was showing in the first episode which the board picked.. is now on the golfsmith webpage (well has been for weeks) but i just noticed it and then saw it on the show. Ive been searching other things that ive seen that were named products and nothing else on on golfsmith just this..

Not sure what this is worth -- there were three reviews of the Strike 'N Swipe of the golfsmith website - one reviewer gave the product 5-stars and two reviewers each gave the product 1-star.

I guess in due time, if we keep watching Stina, we'll find out if Strike 'N Swipe is the winner. I can't tell right now because my crystal ball is busted.

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A couple quick comments.

Stina is quite the biscuit, but boy is she a b*tch. Not that I disagree with her, she's right most of the time but boy, can she be snippy.

You guys are right about needing several catagories. I don't think they did a good job of specifying exactly what they are looking for. As I understand it, the winner will be sold in Golfsmith shops. Based on that criteria, the putting system and swing camera are not good cadidates. The club clip, the swing swipe, and the pop out support for travel bags are better.

I'm enjoying the show but it looks pretty bush league. The set, the filming, and production are pretty weak.

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Stina makes some very idiotic statements. One of the most useful products on the show was the man who made the plastic attachment for your bag to hang at an angle from a cart. Her response was that there was already a product on the market but she wasn't able to listen to her other jurors when they pointed out that would require going out and purchasing a new Ogio bag, which is not cheap. She couldn't get past the fact that there was another bag on the market and she quickly gave him a no. It was a nice, cheap and simple invention that would be really useful to golfers who consistently take carts.

Daniel Duarte
905R UST Proforce V2 76g 44" S
904F 15, Graphite Design YS6+
MD Hybrid, 19 Degree, UST V2 Hybrid S
Pro M Gunmetal 5-PW, Nippon 1150GH Pro SVokey Oil Can 52 - RAWVokey Spin Milled Oil Can 56, 60 - RAWTEI3 Newport II - Torch Copper- Prov1x


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  iacas said:
I thought the timer was one of the dumber ideas that got through, along with the glove caddy thing.

Ditto, the timer is a no brainer and no ones going to spend money on that crap. And the funny thing is my bag already has a velcro strap for my glove.. go figure. I had to bring this back because the show is still airing, and i missed it. I was pleasently surprised by some of the inventions on the show.. im just not really seeing mass market for many of them. The strike and swipe is cool.. and would be great for demos in pro shops, but im not convinced its going to help the average golfer on his own.

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904f 15*
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Ditto, the timer is a no brainer and no ones going to spend money on that crap.

Don't bring my mate Calim down!

I was kind of mad that towel thing got through-Why can't you just squirt a club/ball with water and wipe it off like the old fashioned way? I wanted to see Dan Huang's Sit and Stand bag go through. I liked the idea.
What's in my Mizuno Aerolite Stand bag:

r7 460 10.5*, stock Stiff Flex Shaft
CLK Fli-Hi 17* hybrid, Prolaunch Blue Stiff shaft
Slingshot Tour 21*, DGS300 shaft Baffler DWS Hybrid 26*, Aldila NVS-HL shaft MP-60 5-PW DG S300 shafts Tour Action 900 54*/12* WedgeVokey Spin Milled 58*/08* Wedge...

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