My colleague, Markus, tipped me onto this video regarding the different types of golf grips. The video is a bit old (or at least, it looks that way), and the production quality is poor, but it’s the content that matters. I think it’s definitely worth a watch.

From a company called Parabasetec comes the ParaMobile, or Paragolfer Machine, which allows people with mobility impairments to play golf. The ParaMobile is a multi-terrain motorized wheelchair that allows the golfer to “stand up and play”. Check out their promotional video.

I’ve been playing Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 on the Wii ever since it was released in late August. I love this game, and I think it does a great job simulating real golf (at least, golf in a video game).

But then… after watching this trailer for the upcoming release of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10… I think things are going to get even better:

This is crazy. With the Wii’s new Motion Plus accessory, the game can do a near-perfect, one-to-one backswing and foreswing. It also improves the low/high power-percent shots and provides consistent draw/fade shots on drives and push/pull shots on putts.

Oh… And in-game weather conditions, based on the real-time weather conditions for the real golf course?!? Crazy.

Look for this to be released in August or September June of 2009.

The last post covering cheap, used golf balls reminded me of an episode of Dirty Jobs where the show’s host, Mike Rowe, worked as a golf ball collector. Although a job as a golf ball collector probably isn’t as dirty as some of the other jobs that Mike has to do (see the first minute of the first clip), it’s still interesting to see how the golf balls that we hit into lakes end up on the store shelves.

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