Once I leave a short sit-down cup of orange juice in the Media Room, I am continuously on my feet with no relief for four days running including the Demo Day.  It’s a virtual marathon of standing and walking.  Previously my feet and legs would be weary and sore after 9 hours of this, four days in a row.

As I have mentioned in other articles, I finally found the perfect shoes to handle this stress and thought things couldn’t be any better.  Wrong.  That was until I happened to discover the Swiftwick compression socks.  Unbelievably this 61-year old dude was  bouncing around the aisles of the Orange County Convention Center with energy and comfort.  The Swiftwick Socks,  my new found discovery, took my foot and leg comfort to another level.

Swiftwick socks only appeared in the golf market about a year and a half ago, but they are a proven tool to runners and cyclers.  Golfers make their livings on their feet too, so why not include them as well?  Now more than thirty PGA Tour players as well as their caddies live in Swiftwicks.

The Swiftwick story is an interesting American one as well.  Swiftwicks are headquartered and manufactured in Tennessee.  The socks are made without any moisture-wicking chemicals.  Instead they feature a fiber called olefin, which includes breathability.  Their sculpted footbed built to the highest standards helps prevent blisters, and the wicking action of the sock absorbs moisture allowing for your foot and shoes to remain relatively dry.

The folks at Swiftwick are so certain of their socks that they offer you a fantastic guarantee.  If the Swiftwick socks are not the best you have ever worn, simply mail the laundered socks back to them for a black or white model or comparable value -even a competitor’s (subject to availability).

The only problem that I now face is that after wearing Swiftwicks, my entire sock collection has been obsoleted – dress and athletic socks alike.  You see, Swiftwick makes socks for every sport as well as everyday wear.

Check them out at www.swiftwick.com.  If I were in your shoes, I’d choose Swiftwick Socks!

Below Davis Love III wears Swiftwick and was at the Show picking up some socks.

Forbes Riley demonstrated the SpinGym to me at the PGA Golf Merchandise Show.

Enjoying a lifetime of appreciation for the role of strength and fitness in both golf and life, I am always on the look out for effective, economical, versatile, and simple devices that work.  In discovering the SpinGym, I may have hit the Mother Lode for upper body toning.  Developed by National Fitness Hall of Fame Member Forbes Riley, the SpinGym is a genius low tech device of high performance nylon rope, two rings, and a polished aluminum weight put together in such a way that it is like a horizontal yo-yo.  And no matter your strength, you will strengthen your core, quick twitch muscles, and overall strength and vitality.  Sound like a tall order?  You bet, at least I thought so.

Interestingly, the more strength you exert, the more resistance you experience, thus the SpinGym is as versatile  for a young athlete as it is for a recuperating senior.  It provides an outstanding warm-up regimen as will as a strength-building one.  The vibrating, slightly irregular load created by the rotation of the central weighted disk can be felt throughout the arms, chest, back, and shoulders while strengthening the core.  Two DVD’s with creator and fitness expert Forbes Riley and a complete pocket manual show you how you can affect different muscles by just changing the position or hold of your SpinGym.

SpinGym is a neat compact device that can transform any sitting activity such as watching television into a highly effective effective workout.  The secret to this magical little device is that it combines inertia, gyrotronic resistance, and isokinetics to deliver rotational forces of up to 20 pounds per pull.  Suffice it to say that just a couple of minutes using this delivered a nice little burn.  It’s ideal for traveling and fitness “on the go,” and best of all, it’s a time saver.  Sculpting and toning takes as little as five minutes a day.

Golfers, baseball players, or those in the martial arts, bowling, tennis, archery, volleyball, basketball, or swimming will find the SpinGym simply indispensable.  So will anyone bound to a chair.  The SpinGym truly is one size that fits all!

You can get your SpinGym for only $29.95 with free shipping by visiting:  www.MySpinGym.com.

The simple Grip 4orce confuses your muscles thus promoting stimulation and grip strength!

Any golf instructor will share with you that your grip, and the strength of your hands is so important to achieving good golf shots, even the short ones.  It is always fun for me to discover a simple device that enhances our hand strength.  The unique thing is that the product, Grip 4orce, also builds strength while simultaneously working other muscles – how efficient and easy.

Grip 4orce is a round polymer anti-slip tread piece that fits around the handles of any barbell system that effectively converts and barbell or dumbbell to a 2″ diameter.  This piece forces you to squeeze the grip as you perform your other weighted exercises, thus substantially enhancing hand, thumb, forearm, and grip strength.  The two-piece units (one for each hand) also serve as a standalone grip exerciser.

The Grip 4orce comes in a choice of five colors and two flexes (stiff and regular) and retails for $39.95.  Whether you work out with weights or not, I recommend this easy-to-use simple device.  It’s economical, easy to use, convenient, portable, and best of all it works!

Refer to:  http://www.grip4orce.com.

Spreads weight evenly for reduced negative joint strain Internal Polymer Resistance Core (Regular Flex and Stiff Flex) Anti-Slip Tread Design Forces hand into active grip state Converts bars and dumbells to larger 2″ diameter Can also be used as a stand alone hand grip device Target as close to 100% of total muscle fiber recruitment Enhances stimulation to the working muscles Increased Thumb, Hand, Forearm, and Grip Strength Increased Grip Strength while doing your normal exercises Increased Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder Stability Increased Arm Pump

The Clearball Putter by Innovations Golf

I came across this innovative putter at the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show.  Based upon several days of work on the putting green and the course with it, I’m excited that I did.  This white mallet putter that comes in either conventional or belly lengths, sits squarely on the ground and provides a built-in alignment devise that is not just a practice one, but follows you into competition as it is USGA-approved.

The attractive white finish provides a clean, easy-to-read contrast with the grass, but it is the clear alignment devise that positions you correctly that is the unique factor.  Together with the three face alignment lines, this putter helps you position it squarely flat on the ground and accurately aim for most consistent results.

You simply line up the black and white alignment lines in the clear portion.  When the black one covers the white line, you know you are properly positioned to execute your stroke.  The attractive alignment and cosmetics aside, I liked the feel and square face balance of the Clearball Putter and the way that the ball began quickly rolling end over end – a sure way to hole more putts.

There are five variations of this basic model reflecting length and style grip, which range from $129.90 to $179.90.  You can enjoy my discovery as well by referring to www.innovationsgolf.com.