After my move to New Orleans, one of my biggest problems is the lack of access to "The Golf Channel." When I can play in December this year (which isn't so easy back in Pittsburgh), I probably won't be too disappointed.
With limited golf programming available to me, I have turned back to golf films to fill the void. No regrets there.
Tonight, I dusted off my copy of "Caddyshack," which of course features the talents of Bill Murray, the late Rodney Dangerfield, and Chevy Chase. Now that Chevy is back in comedy (he plays a prominent role in NBC's new series "Community"), I guess I was motivated to enjoy his younger days once more.
Naturally, I loved "Caddyshack" as much as I always did, and it wasn't a bad way to spend a rainy Friday night.
An aside: this is the 798th ZealousGolfer.com post ever. We are two away from the big 800.
Last season, Hank Haney, coach of Tiger Woods, took on what was perhaps the most challenging student he ever faced: notorious hacker and basketball legend Charles Barkley. Of course, this project was chronicled on the Golf Channel.
TGC will be bringing the series back with a new celebrity face: comedian and actor Ray Romano. In case you haven't seen it, Romano's swing, unlike Barkley's, does not resemble some unnatural combination of a seizure and wood chopping. In fact, Romano's goal is to lower his 13 handicap and finally break 80.
In case you haven't caught it yet, Fore Inventors Only is an "American Idol"-like show allowing golf inventors to display their products in front of testers for fame and fortune. Well, probably not fame, but the winner of the series will have his or her product in Golfsmith stores nationwide, and will also have an infomercial made for The Golf Channel.
The show airs a new episode each Tuesday night, 10 PM EST. This week, the top 10 products will be tested by the consumer, opposed to the
panel or former Big Break stars like in past weeks.
With the first season of the show coming to a close, it's time to ask, "what's your favorite invention?"
Personally, thinking about what type of product would likely appear in an infomercial on TGC or appear in Golfsmith stores, my favorite is
Joseph Pagano's "Power Stance." Pagano's $150,000 investment supports a proper weight transfer and balance