In what I suppose qualifies as a mild upset, @FormerMrsSabo’s pic of “Jock-Sniffing”, “Golf Hoochies” bested @PaulinaGretzky pic with @DJohnsonPGA. @AngryGolfHulk is is a little less angry today.

Almost as surprising, as the winner, not a single reader cast a vote for @MichaelPhelps and his PING toys.

Let’s put it out there right now…this week’s pics…let’s just say it ain’t exactly a banner crop. When you resort to a yellow shoe, and can make a case that a photo of a turtle wearing a hat is one your better choices, man it ain’t good. Golf companies, golf personalities…everybody needs to step up their game for next week. [READ MORE]

In the history of Nike Golf there was Duval (and now Duval again), and Glover, and Cink, and now Rory, and Stanley, and Watney too, but before there were any of them, there was Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods isn’t simply synonymous with Nike Golf, Tiger Woods is Nike Golf. He put them on the map, and while it has taken some time, Tiger is the reason why most view Nike as a legitimate player on the golf equipment scene.

2013 should be a banner year for Nike. Most of the world has moved on from the scandal, Josyln James, and whatever mostly nameless Perkins waitress you want to throw in the mix. The Sergio mess aside, Tiger is healthy, he seems happy (as happy as Tiger ever seems), and most importantly for Nike, he’s not only winning again, one could make a legitimate argument that he’s playing the best golf of his life.

In any other sport this kind of success would be a slam dunk for the company in Nike’s position, but this isn’t any other sport, it’s golf, and while I’m hard-pressed to explain exactly how it’s different, I’m certain that it is.

If Nike is serious about becoming the #1 Company in Golf, and they’ve told me as much on a few occasions now, they need to realize they’ve outgrown Tiger Woods. He’s not only taken them as far as any one man could have, the company’s apparent continued reliance on him to take them even further is killing Nike Golf. [READ MORE]

What everyone should know about the anchor ban!

The chowderheads at the USGA and R&A emerged from their own assess this morning just long enough to confirm that the proposed anchoring ban (now known as rule 14-1B) is becoming the law of the land, and in doing so they’ve basically guaranteed us somewhere between 6 weeks and 6 more years of additional stupidity on the subject.

What’s done is apparently done (well…not completely), and I’m not going to get into every last detail of why the anchor ban constitutes something between a giant waste of time and an act of absolute stupidity.

What does the ban actually mean? How will the PGA respond? How will manufacturers respond? And more importantly what it means for you! [READ MORE]

The release of the Q3 Red Tie has taught me one thing: complain long enough and loud enough and eventually you will get what you want. In every Matrix review I’ve written, I’ve whined about Matrix abandoning their signature cherry red, and now it’s back! I win! Really, we all win, because the cherry red Matrix is simply one of the best looking shafts around. The logo on the shaft is fairly minimal and can be turned down and hidden at address. The rain graphics stop above the logo, so those who like really clean looks should be thrilled.

Moving on to feel, I was very pleasantly surprised by how stable the Q3 felt. I assumed that the Q3 would fall directly between the very stable M3 and the tip soft X3, but, in fact, the Q3 leans heavily towards the M3. My best one line description of the Q3 would be: M3 with a softer butt section. There’s a definite kick, but it’s higher (closer to the grip) than I expected. [READ MORE]

It was about a week ago when Bettinardi Golf announced that Matt Kuchar was now an official member of Team Bettinardi. This announcement did not really surprise many of us, as Matt has been gaming a Bettinardi putter for a while now. You can’t win a high profile tournament like the 2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship without every golf gear head out there wondering, “What putter is in his bag?” The answer to that question is “It’s a Bettinardi”. If Matt is putting with a Bettinardi putter, why wouldn’t he be on staff with them?

Many of you dessert-first readers will immediately scroll down to the putter pics. Blah blah blah, Dave loves Kuchar and Bettinardi, blah blah blah. Show me the metal! Well here you go. Without further ado, I give you the Bettinardi Matt Kuchar Signature Model Putters. [READ MORE]