Wireless Wednesday for 1/27/16 - 2016 PGA Show

Rick is down in Orlando at the 63rd PGA Merchandise Show, held Jan. 26-29. This is where the golf season kicks into high gear, with all the new product announcements and the debut of everything golf for 2016.

Tuesday is always Outdoor Demo Day, so Rick was at the massive driving range at Orange County National seeing all the new products.

Here is some of what Rick has taken in at the PGA Show:

1.  It's the 100th Anniversary of the PGA of America.

- Not the PGA Tour, but the PGA of America
Founded in 1916, The PGA of America is the largest working sports organization in the world, comprised of more than 28000 dedicated men and women who are ambassadors of the sport of golf. Certified golf instructors and promoters of the game of golf to everyone, everywhere.
 

2.  Datrek

Chiller Cart Bag

Bag Boy's new Chiller Cart Bag features a cooler pocket with a removable, insulated cooler bag which holds up to six 12-ounce cans. The Chiller is lightweight, weighing in at 5.85 pounds, with a 15-way organizer top with full-length individual dividers to enhance functionality and durability.

    Chiller pocket with removable insulated cooler bag holds six 12-ounce cans
    Nine total pockets provide ample storage including two large side accessory pockets, an over-sized ball pocket and a fleece lined valuables pocket
    Soft-grip over-sized putter well
    Ergonomic soft-grip lift assist handles
    Suggested Retail Price: $199.95
 


3. Ben Hogan Golf

Ben Hogan Golf started making golf clubs back in the 1950s, but what this company has done since 2014 is nothing short of amazing. They make quality clubs, but with the Hogan irons, no longer will you see the numbers 2,3,4 and so on on your clubs. Now golfers will see lofts ranging from 20-47 in degrees on their clubs.

FT. Worth irons and TK wedges, in addition to a new set of game improvement irons and a line of hybrids, both of which will present breakthrough technologies.
"By crafting irons in every loft from 20-47 degrees, and by re-aligning the length differentials between clubs, only the Ft. Worth irons allow you to carry one less longer iron and one more higher-lofted iron (in your bag)," adds Terry Koehler, President and CEO of Ben Hogan Golf Equipment.
 

4. GO PUCK

Wearable and attachable power.

External battery that clips right on to just about anything, including your golf bag.
Comes with a band and an optional mount.
Dual USB output: Standard and Rapid Charging at up to 2 Amps
Pocket Sized for Portable Power Anywhere
4 LED State of Charge Indicator
Super Lightweight
Rugged Design - Shock and vibration resistant
 
 

5.  GOLFZON Simulators come to the U.S.

GOLFZON, with headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, made its debut at the 2015 PGA Show soon after finalizing a position as an Official Marketing Partner and the Official Golf Simulator of the LPGA and the installation of a simulator in the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla. GOLFZON is also the golf training system for the Korean National Team and has simulators situated globally, presenting golf in a way never seen before.

"We are excited to publicize the excellent technology and quality of GOLFZON at the world's largest golf exposition and look forward to the response from attendees and media at this important event," said Tommy Lim, the Vice President of the EU and American Business division at GOLFZON. "Participation in the show will serve as momentum in further aggressively targeting the North American and global golf markets."

Since its establishment in May 2000, GOLFZON has been trying to overcome the entry barrier to golf and expand the number of golfers under the corporate philosophy, "making golf enjoyable for everyone," believing that golf should be no longer exclusive for the upper class only.

Some numbers to consider about GOLFZON's impact:

• 43: Number of countries where GOLFZON has a presence.
• 2000: The year GOLFZON was founded in Seoul, South Korea.
• 5,500: Sites around the world for GOLFZON.
• 25,000: Number of simulators in operation around the world.
• 130,000: South Koreans playing on GOLFZON simulators daily.
• 200,000: People around the world playing on GOLFZON simulators daily.
• 1.7 million: Online GOLFZON members.
 


App of the Week:

BioMech Putting App and Sensor

- An app that can improve our putting stroke, it's worth a try.
BioMech Sports is using technology to improve your putting. First there was the AccuLock ACE putter, as it was a putter designed with biomechanics, physiology and physics in mind. The thought here is a  legal putter that allows better vision and takes the unpredictable muscles in the arms, wrists and hands out of play is something golfers of all levels can benefit from and trust.
BioMech continues its wave of innovation with the introduction of the BioMech Golf App and real-time Putting Analysis Sensor, the first such products to not only identify mistakes in the putting stroke but to actually help fix them.
Among the putting elements that the BioMech Golf App & Sensor identify throughout the stroke are:
    Position of the putter throughout the putting stroke
    Path direction back and through
    Putter face orientation and loft at address and impact
    Detailed analysis of timing, acceleration and force changes at any point throughout the stroke