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Tiger Woods has definitely battled his way back to top spot in the world of professional golf, and he certainly had to go through plenty of obstacles along the way, which I believe that the second ascent proved to be a whole lot harder than the first. Well, one of the things that he normally did was to improve on his golf swing, and of course, he had swing coaches to help him out, but you as the ordinary man on the street who loves all things golf, how do you improve on your swing? The answer could very well lie in the $349.99 Golf Swing Recording Video Camera, where the name of this device says it all.

The Golf Swing Recording Video Camera comes in the form of a high-definition video camera which can be staked into the ground, where it will go about recording your golf swings to help you improve your game. The camera will be mounted atop a 3′ pole with a turf spike, ensuring instant placement in the tee box or fairway without causing any disruption to play. With its wide-angle lens, it is capable of capturing a golfer’s entire swing from 10 feet away, recording at a crisp 720p or 1080p HD video at 60 or 30 frames per second with but a single button press. With its 8GB of internal memory, it is able to record up to 2 hours’ worth of video for your own analysis later on.

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I fondly remember the childhood days of playing games outside until you could not see a foot in front of you. Neighborhood football, baseball, basketball or soccer games got everyone out of the house and active. That moment when parents started yelling “come home” out the door was always a sad moment. When mom said that it was pitch black out I never had a comeback better than “but moooommmm, the game’s not done!”  Wish Reboot Sports was around in those days. We could have played all night.

Reboot’s Magma Light Up technology enables games to go on long after the sun goes down. LED’s built into the balls and bats enable you to catch, make contact and play long into the night. Magma Light units, including the LEDs, are built to handle the rigors of being whacked, thrown and more. And you can see the lighted objects from up to 100 yards away for those hail Mary’s to win the game. Battery life varies from unit to unit – footballs and small balls being 40 hours, bats and future bigger balls about 20 hours. Visit Reboot’s website to get hooked up with with two Magma Light Up Balls or a Scoop Ball set for $12.95 or Bat/Ball Set or Football for $24.95. They even offer a 3-pack of light up golf balls for $27.95. Stay tuned for upcoming soccer ball and basketball launches too. And good news travels fast as Maxim and NBC have recently featured Magma Light Up units as a good gift for the die hard/play hard sports fan.  If you want those days of “come home, you can’t see” to be over and you or the sports fan in your life want to play into the night then visit Reboot Sports.
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Golfing widows, here is another device that you might just want to prevent your husband from knowing or reading about it – the $179.95 Distance Calculating Talking Golf Caddy. The name of it says it all – this is a palm-sized GPS unit which will be able to spill out words that inform you just how far you are away from the green so that you can draw from your venerable expertise and experience to select the right kind of club, and make that money shot. Of course, one would tend to think that if you already have the kind of experience that other golfers are envious of, then you would not need a talking electronic caddy, do you?

One of the main advantages of the Distance Calculating Talking Golf Caddy is this though – it is smart enough to recognize the kind of golf course you are on automatically, thanks to its rather venerable pre-loaded database of 35,000 courses worldwide. A single press of the button on the Distance Calculating Talking Golf Caddy will see it announce the exact distance you are to the front, back, or center of the green in a clear female voice, with an accuracy of within nine feet thereabouts. Not only that, you will be able to check out the data that is displayed on its monochrome LCD display, speaking in one of eight languages. Not only that, there is no need for any expensive subscription fees after purchase, where you can also download up to another 5,000 additional golf courses from the manufacturer’s web site.

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Calling all golfers! Stepping up to the ball and staying focused enough to get a good shot off is the ultimate quest. It seems impossible to not be thinking about every aspect of your swing as you take the club back and follow through. Tempo, plane, clubhead speed, club path. Yuck! Wouldn’t it be nice if technology could help out? Do you have a smartphone? Then take a look at Swingbyte.

Swingbyte consists of a device to measure aspects of your swing and an app and online program to help you analyze the data. First, attach the Swingbyte unit, which weighs less than an ounce, to any club just below the grip. Sync the unit via Bluetooth to your phone or tablet after loading the app. Then swing away. Swingbyte captures a variety of aspects of the swing: clubhead speed, acceleration points through your swing, the club’s true plane, loft and lie at address and impact tempo and more. Then open the app and look at your swing analytics. You can review and rate your swing and look back at your swing history. True die hards can take it a step further and subscribe to the Swingbyte online analytics tool with more advanced data crunching and video instruction.

Swingbyte is available at most AT&T stores and at Swingbyte.com for just $149 plus shipping which also includes a free year of the advanced online tool. If you get hooked on the advanced analytics tool it is just $49/year thereafter. Seems pretty minimal considering the data and insight Swingbyte can provide.

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I know, I know, most of us who own an iPhone or the iPhone 4S would definitely want to make sure it remains in pristine condition for as long as possible. After all, there is always the possibility of selling your iPhone away to someone who does not mind adopting technology that is one generation old, when the next version of the iPhone rolls out (tipped to happen sometime later this year). Well, Rokform has had its fair share of cases released for the iPhone in the past, but this time around, they achieved a first in the industry – with the golf-specific iPhone 4/4s case mount.

Just what does this Rokform case do? For starters, it is able to record golf swings on and off the course. The whole idea of this iPhone case is part of a collaborative effort with PGA Tour professional players and instructors, and Rokform believes that they have produced what could possibly be the best product in the world of golf swing video analyses.

Known as the Rokform Golf Shooter for the iPhone 4/4s, you can just get started right away, mounting your iPhone 4/4s in order for it to start recording steady swings, regardless of whether you are on or off the course. The Golf Shooter is able to stick into the turf, leaving the iPhone 4/4s securely mounted thanks to the included award-winning Rokbed v3 protective iPhone 4/4s case.

Bob Townsend of San Diego Golf Institute, said, “I use the Rokform Golf Shooter as part of my regular teaching program and my students can use it out on the course. I can see what is going on with their swings in real world settings. As a golf game improvement tool, I have not found anything better, or easier to use in my 20 years of teaching.”

The Rokform Golf Shooter is said to offer pros and amateurs a similar chance to review their golf swings without the need for any expensive equipment. It makes perfect sense if you want to start reducing your scores on the green, and it can be awkward using some other equipment to record your swings, so why not let someone help you achieve this in a far more professional manner? Not only will it help you save thousands of dollars, this Rokform offering costs less than $130, now how about that?

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