Nov 17, 2009
To open the show during Mike's Course - Mike & Billy discuss the
local 2009 Straight Down Fall Classic Golf Tournament held in San
Luis Obispo County at the San Luis Obispo Country Club. Mike
& Billy also announce their NEW GTR Partner - Adams Golf - www.adamsgolf.com.
Utopia Golf Products is a young
company headquartered in the tiny Texas town of Utopia (population:
300). The company's coming-out party took place at the PGA Fall
Expo in early September in Las Vegas, where its uniquely designed
putters garnered a "Best New Product" award.
Utopia's first putters to
market are the TXR I and TXR II. All putters are designed, milled,
hand-assembled, painted and polished in tiny Utopia, and with
company founders and designers Scott Saunders and Michael Hillis
checking them out.
The company describes the TXR 1
as a "cavity-back blade" and the TXR II as a "heel-shafted
cavity-back mallet."
So what's unique about the
design? That ridge you can see in the photo above of the TXR 1.
That ridge - a raised, thin leading edge - is what strikes the
ball, and the ridge is positioned to strike the ball just above the
ball's equator. The intent is provide the ball with immediate
forward roll, rather than the backspin that most traditional
putters (which have a few degrees of loft) start the ball with. An
immediate forward roll, the company says, eliminates skipping and
skidding, helping the ball stay online.
The company is working on
getting its putters into on- and off-course pro shops and sporting
goods retailers. If they are not yet available where you live, the
putters can be ordered (and more information found) on the company
Web site, utopiagolfproducts.com.
www.utopiagolfproducts.com
Avila Beach Golf Resort - www.avilabeachresort.com
Blacklake Golf Resort - www.blacklake.com
Inn at Avila Beach - www.avilabeachca.com
Avila LaFonda Hotel - www.avilalafondahotel.com
Golfland Warehouse - www.golflandwarehouse.com
Slickstix - www.slickstix.com
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Avila Beach Golf Resort - www.avilabeachresort.com
Blacklake Golf Resort - www.blacklake.com
Inn at Avila Beach - www.avilabeachca.com
Avila LaFonda Hotel - www.avilalafondahotel.com
Golfland Warehouse - www.golflandwarehouse.com
Slickstix - www.slickstix.com
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