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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
golf shirts
Boris Tomson asked:


Golfing Necessities Including Golf Drivers and Golf Apparel

Whether you are a serious golfer, or you are just starting out in this fun, leisurely sport, then there are a few basic items you’re going to need. After all, you can’t exactly play a sport without being prepared with all of the necessary equipment, right? First and foremost, you’re going to need some golf balls, and some golf clubs (often referred to as golf drivers). A golf caddy can make toting around these basic items and many others a lot easier, and much more convenient. And if you plan on spending any time on the green and on a regular golf course, then you’ll want some golf apparel to make playing your game more enjoyable, while looking stylish and feeling comfortable.

There are two pieces of golf equipment that you can’t play the game without: the golf ball and the golf club. There are thousands of other golf accessories out there, but these are the two that the game cannot proceed without.Visit to : http://golfclub-review.blogspot.com

The golf ball is available in a dozen different varieties, if not more, but the standard ball will be 1.62″ in diameter, and weigh no more than 1.68 ounces. The golf ball should also be approved by the United States Golf Association if you plan on participating in tournaments or professional games. If not, then you’re free to use any type of golf ball that you wish.

The golf club comes in a variety of styles, from the driver to the wood, and many others in between. It may be made out of metal or wood, with a heavy, thick plastic or metal bottom — the wedge. The handle is referred to as the shaft, and may have rubber grips for comfort and ease of use attached to the top third or quarter of it.

A golf club may be referred to as a driver. Golf drivers are the most important clubs you’ll be using. These come in stainless steel or titanium, have different angles and sweet spots, and are comprised of different materials for the heads and the wedges.http://golfclub-review.blogspot.com

Play your game of golf in style with golf apparel. Your basic wardrobe should consist of comfortable, cotton blend pants, shorts or a skirt (many ladies may prefer what’s known as a skort; this piece of golf apparel features a skirt with attached shorts beneath), and of course, the golf shirt. The golf short is a soft, cotton blend, is good at wicking moisture and also repelling damaging UVA and UVB sun rays.http://golfclub-review.blogspot.com



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How do I practice golfing when my dad has no time to take me to the driving range?

Saturday, January 24th, 2009
golfing
MUKESH B asked:


My dad has no time to take me to the driving range, and my mom said I can’t play outside of the house because she doesn’t want me to hit something- obviously. But I have no place to practice my driver shots. What do I do?

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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
golf shirts
Manesntails asked:


A tennis shirt, polo shirt or golf shirt all refers to a type of t-shirt that is made of knitted cloth, usually pique cotton. Its style is customarily with some buttons down a slit below the collar, two small cuts on the bottom of each side of the t-shirt and maybe with or without a pocket. On rare occasions are tennis shirts made of silk, merino wool or synthetic fibers.

Between the nineteenth and early twentieth century, tennis players had a tough time playing their games as a result of poor design of their attire. In those days, they had to wear long-sleeved shirts, trousers and even ties to the tennis court. These formal cloths were akin to what the white collars of today wear to work and were simply too heavy and cumbersome for professional playing. Therefore, a French tennis player called Rene Lacoste decided to start his own line of tennis shirts named after himself, Lacoste. The 7-time Grand Slam tennis champion came up with a loosely-knitted un-starched pique cotton tennis shirt with a collar and longer shirt-tail at the back. The collar is thicker so that it could be upturned and provide the neck protection from the sun while playing. Actually, before Lacoste invented the revolutionary tennis shirt in 1929, polo shirts already had the button-down collar design since the late nineteenth century. While this design was able to prevent the wind from flapping the collars against the players’ neck, the long-sleeved polo shirts which were made of Oxford-cloth cotton were clumsy to wear on the field. As a result, Lacoste’s tennis shirts were promptly taken on by the polo players as their apparel in the 1930s.

Soon, the polo shirt and tennis shirt were considered the one and the same. In the US, the two terms were very commonly used interchangeably in the 1950s to describe this very popular apparel. It was so popular that the tennis players openly refer to their shirt as a “polo shirt”, even though the t-shirt was first used in tennis and even though polo only adopted it many years later.

The t-shirt was made even more popular, thanks to Ralph Lauren. In 1967, he added a Joules Polos shirt into his already famous clothing line called Polo. However, his polo shirts were not meant to be worn by professional players. They were only imitations of the style of what the polo players were wearing at that time.

Before long, golfers became aware of the advantages of Lacoste’s tennis shirt. As a result, when golf’s customary wear grew more relaxed and informal some time in the twentieth century, golfers did not think twice about adopting the tennis shirt. Until today, most golfers wear nothing else. For the ladies, they can have their tennis shirt custom made in colors that they like. The only difference is that the monicker “golf shirts” have various golf cuts necessary to incorporate into the standard tennis shirts. Today, the tennis shirt’s popularity is so widespread that it has a line of fashion of its own. Most of the main clothing producers have a version or variation of Lacoste’s tennis shirt since it is worn extensively by both men and women today and not necessarily for athletic purposes. Tennis shirts are regarded as smart casual wear. Many semi-professional and retail workers wear tennis shirts to work because round collar t-shirts are considered too informal and yet business suits are too formal.

Field guides, laborers and others who work outdoors love to wear tennis shirts to work because the material and design are resilient and durable. Sometime in the 1990s, the tennis shirt also found favor by the high tech industry and was made its standard business as well as casual wear. Other industries followed suit. Usually, a company logo is printed on the shirt to make it look more business-like. In some of India’s government departments, tennis shirts are standard office wear.

In many schools with uniforms, especially junior schools, tennis shirts are part of a compulsory uniform for both boys and girls. The tennis shirt continues to be popular in sports, even used by officials such as caddies, some retired golf professionals, umpires and sports announcers. Thanks in part to the outdoor nature of the sports with which they are linked to, the shirts often come in light colors, for example in tennis the color white is most often used.

Like in the original Lacoste’s design, sometimes a tennis shirt is cut so that the back hangs a few centimeters lower than the front also known as a “tennis tail”. The longer tail is meant to keep the shirt tucked into the back of a man’s tennis shorts when he is bent over to survey the court. The easily-upturnable collar remains another athletic aid to protect against sun burns.

The tennis shirt or Joules Clothing polo shirt will continue to occupy a niche in the fashion industry, regardless of the changing trends and times. It has become an essential wear in our daily lives.



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