Southern Sass: Remember: It's All in the Hips

4.07.2014

Remember: It's All in the Hips

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04/07/14

Fantastic Fore

Five Essentials for This Year’s Golf Season

The days are getting longer. The weather is getting more julep-friendly. And this week, a little gigantic sporting tournament kicks off in Georgia, thus reminding you that it’s time to prepare for golf season. Especially the parts involving floating putting greens and Paulina Gretzky. By which we mean these parts...

WOOD INTENTIONS

A Putter over a Century in the Making

Long ago, there lived a Scotsman named Alex Smith. He helped bring golf to America. Won the US Open twice. And now, somebody’s replicating his original long-nosed, hickory-wood-shafted putter for you to use on the greens. Or the fairway, if you have no idea what you’re doing.


411:	Alex Smith Putter, $175, order here

BAGGER VANCE

America: The Golf Bag

Scotland may have invented golf, sure. But America invented this dandy of a golf bag made with full-grain leather from Kentucky, duck canvas from North Carolina and brass hardware from Ohio. Think of it as a really long sports briefcase.


411:	Steurer & Jacoby Canvas & Leather Sunday Golf Bag, $300-$345, order here

DOPP’ KIT

It’s a Doppler Radar for Golfing

Caddies are great. But so is teeing off, watching the ball sail into the wild green yonder and then consulting your new portable 3D Doppler tracking radar. It syncs with your smartphone, gives you real-time shot measurements and shows a visual model of your swing. We’re still unsure of the tipping policy.


411:	FlightScope Xi, $3,995, order here

WATERING HOLE

Swimming and Golfing at the Same Time

You can’t play golf in a swimming pool. That’s a known fact. But you can get these floating artificial putting greens, which mimic the exact bounce and friction of actual grass to give you the most realistic putting experience possible. And probably the most shirtless.


411:	Swimming Golf, $245-$300, order here

COVER CHARGE

This Isn’t Really About Golf, But...

Paulina Gretzky. She’s no golfer. But she does happen to be the most photogenic offspring of Canada’s greatest hockey legend. And she did recently cause a stir by looking not-unattractive on the cover of Golf Digest, so you should probably follow her Instagram. It’s all for the love of the sport.