Mastering the perfect golf swing is a lot harder than it looks, and putting is even harder than blasting a golf ball down the fairway. So while it will probably never be approved for use in PGA tournaments, the Jedi Putter—designed by students at Rice University—provides real-time feedback helping an amateur golfer master their putting game.
Too lazy to carry your clubs, but not so lazy that you want to take a cart? The X9 Follow is a Bluetooth-connected electric golf trolley designed and created by Stewart Golf. It is a compact and foldable trolley, that unfolds in one smooth movement. Just unfold it for use, open its front cover, connect the lightweight lithium-ion battery and put the cover on. Then, let it follow you around the course.
Just place the Bluetooth handset on your back pocket or belt and begin walking, the X9 Follow will follow behind you until you stop. Of course, you’ll need to stop it in a spot where it won’t block your shot.
The X9 Follow will be available in the UK in June 2014 for £1499 (~$2500 USD). Looks like the robots have stolen yet another human job, putting caddies out of work.
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Researchers at UC Irvine have determined that golfers who can’t keep their shots out of the rough might actually be responsible for wildfires in California in recent years. Specifically, certain clubs made from a titanium alloy have been found to produce sparks up to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit—more than hot enough to ignite dry foliage—when they make contact with rocks and stones in the rough.
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Why are the colors in this (not photoshopped!) image so weird? Why did the CIA recruit Howard Hughes for deep-sea mining? Why are bikers up in arms about an obscure Wyoming land dispute? What is the new car smell? Answers to this and more in this week’s landscapes reads!
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You know what they say – practice makes perfect. I suppose that can be applied to the world of golf, as you want to make sure your muscle memory is perfected so that regardless of the conditions and pressure out there on the green, you will be able to deliver and land that putt with confidence. Sure, you could always go out and look for a coach to help you get that swing and putt right, but in these economically challenging times, perhaps there must be another far more affordable method? The $239.99 Golf Putting Aid might be an answer to your prayers then.
With the Golf Putting Aid, you will be able to improve your putting accuracy and distance control using this rechargeable device. It is a highly portable digital trainer that sports a trio of putting modes in addition to a quartet of training games so that you can build your confidence and have more fun on the course, instead of spending time swearing and getting all flustered because of all those near misses. You can opt to use the Golf Putting Aid anywhere thanks to the included 5′ putting green, allowing you to make more putts from 6 to 20 feet, in addition to getting closer to the hole on putts of 20 to 45 feet.
[ Golf Putting Aid ensures you shine on the green the next time copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Do you want to play Mario Golf? Or do you really want to play Mario golf? For roughly $500 (USD), you can play Mario golf on the actual green, by toting this officially licensed golf bag around the green.
Japanese golf accessory company Enjoy! Caddie Bag has recently acquired the rights to use Nintendo’s plumber and are releasing this Mario golf bag for golfers who also game.
This bag is made of faux leather and covered in Mario all over. It has a lot of nice details like the Super Star zippers and the huge “M” on its side. Now you can hit the golf course in Nintendo style. Who wants one?
Enjoy! is also offering a matching Super Mario golf hat, along with ball markers for about $50.
Practice, practice, and more practice – there are just no two ways about it when it comes to being the best at something. Natural talent and ability will only get you so far after all, and everything else would hinge on you making the best of the situation. I am quite sure that many of us have heard of the hours of unseen practice put in by star athletes, celebrated musicians and of course, celebrity chefs when it comes to plying their trade in order to be at the very pinnacle of their game. Golf is no different, either, where both Seiko Epson Corp and Epson Sales Japan Corp have announced a sensor device which will be able to analyze your golf swing – the M-Tracer.
M-Tracer Device Analyzes Your Golf Swings original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Unless you’re a doctor, retired, or the kid of someone who already plays, golf seems like an impossibly boring undertaking. Its only redeeming factor is tooling around a course on a golf cart, or even better, this electric-powered skateboard that’s strong enough to carry you and your clubs.
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EA Sports has announced that it and Tiger Woods have mutually agreed to end their partnership on golfing video games. At the same time, the company has announced that it will be continuing to make golf video games and its partnership with the PGA will continue.
EA Sports has offered up an image comparing a screenshot of the same course taken from a current generation game compared to a next-generation golf title that is currently in the works. One look at the image and it’s clear that the visuals in the next-generation golfing game are significantly improved and offer much more realism than the current generation game.
EA Sports will be making PGA Tour golf games for consoles and mobile devices. There’s no indication of when the new game will launch at this time, but it sure does look good. EA promises that more news on its next-generation golf game will be coming soon.
If you are an avid golfer, then I am quite sure that you would go great lengths to ensure that you will be able to improve your game. Watching videos, reading books and magazines, and even hitting the green more often than your golfing buddies will all go some way in assisting you to better yourself. Well, when it is pouring cats and dogs outside and you are itching to practice your golf, here is the $229.95 Eagle Putt Trainer that might come in handy.
The Eagle Putt Trainer happens to be an indoor putting trainer which will be able to help hone distance control on putts up to 45′ long. As a golfer, you will putt balls along the 5′-long practice green to an electronic bumper. This electronic bumper has the ability to measure force, calculate the true distance of each putt, as well as display the distance on its LED screen. Thanks to the integrated digital stimpmeter, it will adjust the putt distance readings to simulate slow (8.2), medium (9.8), or fast (11.5) greens, depending on your earlier selection. The ball itself will be automatically returned to the golfer, so that you will only spend the necessary time required to compose yourself and visualize making that prize winning putt.
[ Eagle Putt Trainer helps you improve your golf game at home copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
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