Dec 31, 2007

Mizuno MP-600 Fast Track 460 Driver

I've never been a fan of the drivers Mizuno Golf puts out but there new driver, the MP-600 Fast Track 460 driver does have a sweet look to it. In the December issue of Golf Magazine there's a great picture of it's adjustable weights that can be moved into an amazing 15 different ball flights. What Taylor Made started Mizuno is carrying onward with this adjustable weighting. Mizuno's 2 sliding weights system is well hidden in the back of the club and from the picture it's disguised quite nicely. Today's Golfer also has some video footage of the club in action, so check it out.



The Mizuno MP-600 Fast Track driver features a 460cc titanium head and the revolutionary Fast Track ball flight tuning technology. The Fast Track, with two adjustable 8-gram weights, allows the player to quickly adjust the ball flight with up to 15 different settings from maximum draw enhancement to maximum fade enhancement. The CNC milled, plasma welded CORTECH face insert delivers USGA maximum ball speed across the entire face for ultimate distance and forgiveness.
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Dec 30, 2007

Starting Off The Home Theater System

Home Theater equipment seems to have been the real buzz thing to get for Christmas I know a few of the golf forums I frequent guys were talking of the different units they got or were getting for there home theater system. I think with anything a home theater system starts from one main piece and works it's way out. I do not have a home theater system but if I were to start one i would start with a plasma t.v. for starters. If I could choose one it would be a Panasonic 50" Plasma TV for sure and then the home theater would have a good start.
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Alexander Ovechkin Scores 4 Goals Against Ottawa Senators

Enjoy the video of all 4 goals by Alex Ovechkin.

Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals certainly felt no ill effects of a 10cm cut on his leg that he received in a game against Pittsburgh a few days earlier as he scored 4 goals to defeat the Ottawa Senators 8-6 in a wild high scoring game. Alex Ovechkin was playing in front of his parents who arrived in Ottawa to see the game. Obviously he was inspired most guys would of sat out the game. Now that's a professional athlete, did you see that Emery.
Ovechkin got his 30th goal of the season for his first career four-goal game on an empty net with 27.6 seconds remaining in the game. Ottawa hung around and almost sent it to overtime but to no avail we'll have to get them in there own building on New Years Day.

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Dec 29, 2007

Ball Position For Driver

I know when my driver starts to be a bit inconsistent, my misses are usually a hook. I know I have to check my ball position. This video click does just that and is an easy way to remember am I to far back or too far forward an easy fix on the golf course.
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No Shop Til You Drop This Year

This Christmas season was great as far as my shopping goes as I didn't save all my shopping til the end and I didn't have to apply for loans for any of the gifts I bought. No crazy expensive gifts at the last moment, it was the thriftiest Christmas for me in ages. I guess I'm getting ready for the third child to come along so I was trying to be creative, thrifty and hip all at the same time. I even bought a used Nintendo Gamecube for myself and the kids, who are really getting the Mario fever. I was happy my wife didn't know all her gifts and I even surprised her as I got her some cool scrapbooking stuff she wasn't expecting. All in all a great Christmas shopping wise and I didn't even use my credit cards.
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I'm Tired Of The Professional Athlete That Doesn't Give A

Shit, that's how I feel about this whole Ray Emery thing here in Ottawa. Hockey is huge in the Ottawa area like most of Canada and the Senators being our team, fans just don't like it when professional athletes that get paid millions of dollars can't make practices on time, throw hissy fits after practise, and generally put themselves before the team. Apparently Ray has apologized to his teammates for stealing the spotlight lately instead of the wicked play of the team. Enough said, go practice Ray and watch a professional hockey goaltender play tonight.
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1st Annual Golf Ball Fantasy League

If your an avid Yahoo Fantasy Golf follower please consider joining Ottawa Golf Blog's 1st Annual Golf Ball Fantasy League.

If you'd liked to join the the league it is Group ID# 6690 and the Password: balls

I've been involved in a lot of different leagues and always enjoyed the leagues where you could actually win golf stuff. Well with the Golf Ball Fantasy League you can win a sleeve(3) of golf balls for having the highest score for a designated week. I've arranged to have 6 weeks in the first half of the season and 7 weeks in the second half where you can win a sleeve of balls. These weeks will be designated by Ottawa Golf Blog and will include the Majors plus a sprinkling of other great tournaments. *denotes a sleeve winning week

First Half
Mercedes-Benz Championship*
Sony Open in Hawaii
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic*
Buick Invitational
FBR Open
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am*
Northern Trust Open
Mayakoba Classic at Riviera Maya
Honda Classic
PODS Championship
Arnold Palmer Invitational*
WGC-CA Championship*
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Shell Houston Open
The Masters*
Verizon Heritage
EDS Byron Nelson Championship
Wachovia Championship
The Players Championship


Second Half

AT&T Classic
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Memorial Tournament*
Stanford St. Jude Championship
U.S. Open*
Travelers Championship
Buick Open*
AT&T National
John Deere Classic
The Open Championship*
RBC Canadian Open*
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational*
PGA Championship*
Wyndham Championship
The Barclays
Deutsche Bank Championship
BMW Championship
Viking Classic
The Tour Championship


The first week to win a sleeve of golf balls is the first week of the season the tournament for all the winners from last year , the
Mercedes-Benz Championship who's cutoff date for Round 1 players is Jan 3 5:00am EST. So you don't have much time to enter.
For winning the first half of the season they'll be a dozen balls up for grabs as well as with the second half.

If your good at Fantasy Golf you wouldn't have to buy golf balls for the year.

In the event of a tie during any of the golf balls sleeve weeks both teams will get a sleeve for the 1st and 2nd seasons if there is a tie it will be whichever team had the most amount of 1st place weeks during that half.

The type of balls for the winners will be what ever I pick up at Golftown and since they're coming out of my pocket they won't always be ProVs they'll be balls like Bridgestone e5, e6, Nike One Black and Platinum, Taylormade TP Red Black, Srixon Trispeed, AD333 and the like.

If you'd liked to join the the league it is
Group ID# 6690 and the Password: balls

The league is only open to Fantasy golfers in the U.S. and Canada only as I can only afford to ship there.

If you have any questions please contact me at birdiegolf@gmail.com
Thanks
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Dec 28, 2007

Do Away With All The Golf Pencils

How many of you golfers out there always grab a pencil to keep score when you grab your scorecard for the round you're about to play. Yes I do every time too and so have a shit load of pencils in my bag well I've decided to go a different angle and purchase a pen that I can attach to the top of my bag and do away with the clutter of having a bunch of pencils in my bag. Now the problem is to find which pen to use, pens like anything are a personal choice so my quest begins for the new season.

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Dec 27, 2007

Tommy Gainey Website

Tommy Gainey, Two Gloves as we know him made famous on the Golf Channel has a pretty cool website now that he's a big boy on the PGA Tour. Should be could to see how he does on the big tour. Wonder what the first event he'll play in, check in with his site to keep updated on his first season on tour. Nice to see him sponsored by Adams Golf.
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Protect Those Tunes With ipod Accessories

One of the most popular gifts for the holiday season were ipods once again those little devices that make going to work, riding the bus or just walking down the street a little bit cooler. Keeping them safe and running smooth is also obviously important that is were ipod accessories like special protectors come along, some made of some great looking aluminum. Getting one of these protectors is a must so that where pdostore.com comes along. They have some great protectors for all generations of ipods and iphones too. You need to protect those tunes who wants to accidentally drop your ipod and not have access to your top 10 favorite playlists.
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Dec 24, 2007

Merry Christmas To All From Ottawa Golf Blog

May everyone have a great Christmas. Here's to a Cool Yule.

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Give Me Some More Time

We'll it's just before Christmas and the only thing i can think of that I might need this year is a new watch to make sure I get to my tee off times on time. I had a bad habit of always arriving just in the nick of time to tee off never enough time to warm up or even just to putt a few. So this year I want a watch that keeps good time. Maybe one of those ebel watches or a new fancy Fossil watch or how about one of those ones Tiger uses. Hell all I care is I get to my tee times earlier.
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Dec 23, 2007

Blogoria New Blogger Search And Networking Directory

As someone who has a blog your always looking at ways to generate more traffic to your blog but not only that you'd like to hold on to some of that traffic, because returning traffic can be your bread and butter. I'm always one for subscribing to new blog directories so when I found out about Blogoria I had to sign up, the site is well set up and adding my blog and RSS feed was easy and took only a few minutes. Blogoria is trying to build a Blogger Search resource for not only bloggers but also for readers and advertisers. We all want our blogs to be heard so join today I know I'll be looking at my web stats to see what kind of traffic I can get from the new blog based website on the block, Blogoria.
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Dec 21, 2007

Titleist ZM Irons and Titleist ZB Irons - New Offerings From Titleist

More exclusive pictures of some of Titleist's new irons for the upcoming 2008 season from GolfWRX.com. Some sweet looking blades that's for sure, way to much club for me mighty pretty though. Check out all the pictures here. Must be a member to view.







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Scoring Points This Christmas

You know that one person on your list who's always hard to buy for your always picking them something last minute because they're so hard to buy for so there at the end of your list. Sometimes even after getting them there gift you still don't feel great about it or confident they'll like it. Like this year with my sister I had no problem because I was able to find a distributor of Jane Iredale cosmetics. Supposedly it's known as the Skin Care Makeup. It's great for your skin and you look good tell me my sister won't be surprised.
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Wie Done Chasing The Men

When I saw this headline the last couple of days all I could think of was "thank God" someone in the Wie camp had the right mind to concentrate on the women's event the great LPGA tour where the greatest lady golfers in the world play. Thanks Michelle or whoever steered you towards that decision. A good one in my mind.
David Leadbetter even came out yesterday with this:
Says the talented teen is done playing against the men -- for now -- and that she's going to focus on getting her game and, more important, her confidence back. The concern here is that these are very similar to the words Leadbetter uttered last May, only to be overruled by Wie's parents. This time, Leadbetter, insists, everyone in the Wie camp is listening.

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A Warm Drink Of Gourmet Coffee For The Holidays

Who doesn't after a cold day outside maybe after going for a skate at the local rink or a toboggan with the kids down at the local hill love a warm cup of coffee. That's why at Christmas time giving a nice gourmet coffee gift basket or selection of roasted gourmet coffee is a great way to say thanks and everyone can use and love it over the holidays. Carolina Coffee Company has some great ideas if your looking for last minute gifts for the coffee lovers on your list. Try one of there gourmet coffee gift baskets or maybe a pound of there famous Christmas blend. Enjoy a warm cup of coffee from a family owned coffee company that cares about it's coffee and you.
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Dec 20, 2007

2008 Titleist AP 1 Irons - Titleist AP1 Iron Pics From GolfWRX

Head over to GolfWRX.com they have some beautiful pictures one of the new 2008 offerings from Titleist the AP1 Irons. You have to be a member so sign up to see the pics it's free.

AP 1 Irons


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America's 10 Best Winter Golf Resorts

Ok there's alot of snow up here in Canada hell there's alot of snow everywhere this time of the year, good for a white Christmas and if you like to snowboard not so good if your a crazy obsessed golfer. It's around this time avid golfers are looking at getting some golfing in some warmer areas without snow. Forbes Traveler has put together a great list of America's Top 10 Winter Golf Resorts just hope they don't get any fluke winter weather.
Top 10 Winter Golf Resort
Pinehurst
Grand Cypress
Lake Las Vegas
La Quinta Resort & Club
Bay Hill Club & Lodge
Inn at Palmetto Bluff
Kapalua Resort
Kiawah Island Resort
Sea Island
The Boulders Resort

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Dec 19, 2007

Padraig Harrington Gets Nice Kick

A video of Padraig Harrington from this past weeks Target World Golf Challenge, he gets a sweet kick off the hill and rolls to the green for a birdie opp. If only I could be so lucky with the nice kick left. Padraig was recently given the Golf Writers’ Trophy and joins three of his Irish golfing heroes in winning this award9Joe Carr in 1953, Harry Bradshaw in 1958 and Christy O’Connor in 1977).
Video feed is Korean.


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Apartment Hunting In The Big Apple

Who would of thought it would be so easy to find a place to live in a big city but my cousin had no problem because she used Citycribs.com to find herself a nice place of all places the Big Apple. New York Apartments were easy to locate in her price range using Citycribs.com easy search feature you just plug in how much your willing to spend he general area where you're looking and Citycribs.com finds you the matches. She wasn't looking to buy she just wanted to rent because she was just in New York City for a two year contract. Citycrib.com could help her find that perfect rented flat. Citycribs.com can help you find places to live in all major U.S. cities.


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Golf's Bible According To Jack

Greta little article on Jack Nicholson that maybe some of us golfers should use more often then not especially when we're having one of those bad days. It's in Golf Digest so check it out supposedly Jack claims that his career-low round was a 64, but admitted "it might've been 65", further investigations revealing it indeed might have been even higher. Take, for instance, his personal rules, among them:

Apparently these are Jack Nicholson rules:
  • "No double bogeys on the first six holes."
  • "Under pressure, I'll cheat ya."
  • "Any green in regulation, the second putt is called goo-oo-ood."
  • Which brings us to his most important rule: "Nobody in my group gets to carry a cell-phone," he said. "The course is no place to do business … we're here to play golf."
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Ian Poulter Tests Out His New Cobra Clubs

I guess it pays to be a Tour pro you still get to hit golf clubs and mighty new and pretty ones instead of shovelling out more snow in your driveway. I'm a bit bitter, check out some great pictures of Ian Poulter from the Cobra blog hitting his new Pro MB’s, Speed Pro Fairway Metals, and Baffler Pro from sunny Lake Nona in Florida. Bastard!




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Top 10 Christmas Gifts For The Golfer On Your List

With less than a week to go of shopping before Christmas I thought I'd put together a list of golf gifts you might want to get for that golfer on your list. I'm using Golftown as a guide but most of these golf items can be had at any of the big golf store. They are in no particular order:
  1. Titleist Vokey Spin Milled Wedges- they're on my list, the pros use them so why not you, they are wicked. Great price new at $129.99. You can also find used ones on eBay for alot less.
  2. Cleveland HiBORE XL Driver - take one for a spin you won't be disappointed just make sure you get the right shaft. Forgiving and long. Not conventional looking but I have one in my bag and I like. Price $238.88- Golf Digest Hot List 2007 - GOLD
  3. TaylorMade r7 Steel Fairway Wood Graphite -Don't have any fairway woods in my bag but this one has to be good it's on the Golf Digest Hot List 2007 - GOLD. Price $178.00
  4. Srixon AD 333 Golf Balls- I'll be picking more of these up. Great ball with a soft feel even better price. $15.98
  5. Maxfli Noodle Longest Golf Balls 12pk with Tour Fire Sleeve- Good soft ball if you lose one you don't have to mortgage your home plus you get an extra sleeve for $12.98.
  6. Cobra Baffler DWS Hybrid 2007 -Hybrids aren't for everyone but you'll hit them better than your long irons. For $128.88 it's worth a try.
  7. Odyssey White Steel 2-Ball Putter - Try a 2-Ball you make more putts just get the right length. $168.88
  8. Cleveland 588 Gun Metal Wedge- Nice feeling wedge looks even better. A steal at $68.88 new.
  9. TaylorMade Ladies Summer Package- Does the women in your life need some golf stuff this golf bag package rocks at $148.00. Visor and towel included.
  10. TaylorMade TP Gift Pack- Balls and cart towel for $29.88. Nice gift for anyone.
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Dec 18, 2007

Weir Announces New Sponsor

Mike Weir announced during a news conference in Toronto on Monday Dec. 17, 2007 that he'll be dropping Bell as his sponsor and signing with Thomson corporation. Thomson will be his primary corporate partner for the next five years. No more Bell on Mike's cap, Thomson will now replace it. Weir's deal with Bell was up after 14 years. Bell's focus is more domestic – his U.S. TV exposure was mostly wasted. It makes sense business wise and money wise to sign with Thomson because they have a more global concern.


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Dec 17, 2007

Detroit Red Wings Know How To Win In Shootout

Watching the end of the game between the Red Wings and Washington Capitals you have to like how Detroit dominates the SO big time. Check out the video. Hasek I guess does get a little lucky with the puck hitting the post.
Pavel Datsyuk Henrik Zetterberg and Jiri Hudler scored in the shootout to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Dec.17/07. All three used the same move, a fake and a backhand shot to beat Capitals goalie Olaf Kolzig in the shootout.


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Dehumidifier Shopping Links

The house I live in is a older house a little over 50 years old and we've always had dehumidifiers in the basement to keep down the moisture levels in our home. We've lived there just over 5 years and one dehumidifier is gone already it broke and couldn't be fixed. The one we have now we paid a little more money for and so far it's reliable. I'm looking at buying another one and wanted to list the websites and links I use to help to make a decision on which dehumidifier to buy. They are as follows:
  • Good info from Rona.ca
  • CMHC Help
  • Wikipedia is always a good source if your clueless
  • Costco.ca always has some good deals
  • Sears.ca
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Your Next Choice For Web Hosting Help

When it comes to hosting any of my websites or blog I'm like anyone else I like to get a deal. Just like when I get a good deal on a green fee or a good price on some high end golf balls, I like to save money. I recently came across a very helpful web hosting guide website that I will use when I 'm due to renew my hosting packages. It's called http://www.webhostingchoice.com and it can really cut down your time when searching for a new web host. There easy search feature can search by amount you'd like to spend, whether there's a setup fee or not, disk space and bandwidth needs. In fact the best feature I like is the way they have there categories setup, if I'm looking for only Reseller Web Hosting Programs then they're easy to find. Also if I have any questions about a certain aspect of hosting they have a great knowledge section that can answer most peoples questions. No fuss no muss, thanks Web Hosting Choice.
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Yes Golf Will Distribute Scratch Wedges In Canada

Scratch Golf announced last week that Yes Golf Canada has been granted the distributorship for Scratch's premium line of wedges and irons. Yes Golf Canada has already secured Scratch Golf in the two top retail chains in Canada.
"We are thrilled that Yes Golf Canada has signed on to be our distributor for the very important Canadian market," Scratch Golf CEO Ari Techner stated. "We have had several meetings with Paul Greenglass and the Yes Golf Canada team and the progress they have achieved in a few short weeks is astounding. Scratch Golf wedges are already available on a limited basis in the top two retailers in Canada. We owe that to Paul and his team. Beyond just the sales side of it, Yes Golf Canada is already helping us in terms of the marketing needs of the Canadian market. Many of their ideas have already translated to marketing efforts we will adopt for the U.S. and other world markets. On behalf of Scratch Golf I can honestly say that we could not be more pleased with our Canadian distribution partner.""Scratch Golf wedges are a truly unique golf equipment offering," Yes Golf Canada Vice-President Paul Greenglass observed. "No other equipment company provides an appropriate sole grind to match a golfer's swing type. Looking at the 'Get Fit' section of the Scratch Golf website, I think everyone can identify the pattern of their divots and match it to one of Scratch's sole grinds to optimize clean contact. The other unique feature of the Scratch wedges is the outstanding 'feel' that the soft 1018 Carbon Steel forging provides. That combination is not only a dream on the golf course but has also proven to be appealing to and clearly understood by the retailers I work with. Yes Golf Canada is excited at the opportunity to bring the Scratch Golf line to Canada.


This is great for Canadians as we'll be able to get Scratch wedges easier plus better customer service. I've never used any wedges by Scratch but have heard great things on various forums and website.
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Dec 16, 2007

Some Indoor Tiger Woods Golf Is Almost A Reality

With all the buzz at Christmas time for those must have gifts, game consoles seems to be the big one at our house. I've always wanted one but have only played my friends Playstation 3 a few times and we had a Playstation and XBox at the place I use to work back in Vancouver. Well for this Christmas I was trying to think of way to get a game console system and not spend too much. I really wanted to be able to play some Tiger Woods Golf and do some SSX snowboarding, my two favorite games. Well the Wii would be my first choice but my compromise was getting a used Nintendo Gamecube. I get to play my Tiger Woods Golf and SSX and my kids get a huge amount of games including some great Mario games. The great thing also is if down the road we get a Wii all the Gamecube games are backwards compatible. Bonus.
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Jason Gore Plays Cobra Pro MB Blade In Australia

As reported earlier Jason Gore is now a Cobra Golf member and he's been playing a bit of golf down under at the Australian PGA Championship as well as the Australian Open Championship this weekend. Seeing pictures of his new clubs I couldn't figure out what kind of clubs he was playing well with the help of TourGolfSpy.com the mystery has been solved. He's playing Cobra Pro MB Blades and they look pretty sweet. The club below actually looks like a production model, with a shinier chrome finish. The prototype irons Jason is playing at the Australian Open Championship are more satin finish.




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Gift For The Hunter or Hiker On Your List

Although my grandfather hunted I never got the hunting bug and preferred to hike and take in nature as appose to hunting it, well I was trying to find a gift for my brother-in-law as he's an avid hunter. So I'm thinking some cool hunting stuff although it seems he has all the gadgets already I got the inside scoop that he might need a new pair of Hunting Boots. So I began my search at Metboots.com where they have a great selection of Rocky, Wolverine, Lacrosse, Danner and Dickies hunting and hiking boots. They have a great selection with tons of sizes, I even picked myself up a nice new pair of hiking boots for the spring. Shipping was even free on our order because I spent over $100 bucks.
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Dany Heatley's Goal Against Atlanta Thrashers Corvo Assists

Check out this sweet video of Heatley's second goal of the game last night. Heatley and Corvo had just stepped out of the penalty box. They were sent in on a two-on-one break. Corvo passed, Heatley converted. Heatley was in the penalty box for mouthing off to the referee after Corvo was given a penalty for cross-checking 10 minutes into the third period. The Senators won the game 7-3. Just watching it know during the blizzard. I guess golf season is really over.


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Dec 14, 2007

Zach Johnson Has Sweetest Shot Of the Day

Zach Johnson's greenside bunker shot on #16 for par on the par 5 has to be the shot of the day at the Target World Golf Challenge silly season tournament hosted by Tiger Woods. Zach shot an opening round 69 for a share of 2nd place one shot behind Jim Furyk. Enjoy the video(Korean feed).

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Keeping Fit

The gym where I work is getting is having a bit of an auction for all it older gym and weight accessories. Every few years it just has a fun auction style lottery. You can get your hands on some decent stuff, like exercise mats, jump ropes, latex bands, sit up bars, ankle and wrist weights plus some steps used for working out. This year I might pick up a few things to top up my workout area at home, although I still do most of my workouts at work.
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