If your training routine goes beyond mere OCD and involves stat charts and performance mapping, Magellan has a couple nice, new GPS-enabled training watches for you. Running, swimming, endurance and self-punishment of all sorts can be counted, tracked, measured, and reported all from the convenience of your wrist, mid-workout. Available Spring 2012.
Nike’s latest addition to your golf bag is still in “pre-order only” status, but this lightweight aluminum putter is worth a look right now. It’s got a steel body and an aluminum face plus its unique design looks like a blade but swings with the stability of a much larger and heavier mallet.
Just because you like to play the game of golf, doesn’t mean you’re an aging elitist averse to real exercise. You’re a different kind of golfer, right? So why risk being mistaken for one of them. Cruise the links in some candy colored golf-specific dunks and do it with pride. Arriving early 2012. Source
This new adjustable-face driver from TaylorMade is called the RocketBallz Driver. Yeah, ballz with a Z. Thank you TaylorMade marketing, now we don’t have to come up with a punch line for this post. What else could we possibly add?
All the shoe brands are telling us that our bodies want a lower profile, more bio-mechanically correct running shoe. And they’ve all jumped in & started making them. Skora is an emerging brand from Portland, Oregon that is putting all their eggs in this basket and will soon unveil the results of their years of research and development.
Your tired, outdated playlist is your own problem but we found one way to improve your workout. The Magneat keeps your headphone cable from getting tangled up in your junk during a workout. It gets the cable out of the way. It’s magnetic.
It’s a lock that looks like a water bottle. You can’t drink out of it but you can pull out the cable and lock your bike up. Now go find a water fountain.
The dudes in the Burton boardroom are starting to show their age. Snowboarding’s biggest brand has now teamed up with Lucasfilm to feature Star Wars board graphics on their tot-sized Chopper series boards this season. They know the Gen-X shred dads are gonna love these. Source
Walter Payton had an amazing career. In his thirteen years with the Chicago Bears, out-rushing men twice his size, the 5 foot 10 “Sweetness” set dozens of NFL records. He copped an MVP award and a 1985 Super Bowl ring. This you may already know; and now you can read the rest of his story in this new hardcover from seasoned sports journalist and best-selling author, Jeff Pearlman.
Let’s face it, when you’re trying to squeeze in nine before work, you don’t have time to play Mr. Rogers with your spikes. The new Street model from Adidas will go from the car to the cart in seconds flat. They are also 85% less ugly than normal golf shoes. Bonus!
