Kirk Session: an ecclesiastical court in Scotland, composed of the minister and elders of a parish.
Edinburgh Burgh records of 1593 bemoan the fact that Edinburgh churchgoers were playing golf in Leith instead of going to church. On 16th February 1610, South Leith Kirk Session proposed a fine of 20 shillings (one pound) to be paid ‘to the poor’ by anyone found playing golf (or bowls or archery) between sunrise and sunset on Sunday. Apart from the fine, they would also have to confess their sins in church. This persecution continued until 1724, which year marks the last official Kirk prosecution in Scotland for Sunday golfing, when the Leith innkeeper John Dickson was accused of giving victuals to Sabbath golfers.
I learned about this here and then stole it so you could learn about it too…
This entry was written by , posted on March 9, 2010 at 4:38 am, filed under Drop Science, Ghetto Golf, Knucklers. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
The average golf bag is just a long bucket with 6 sections to which you just throw your clubs in because, shit, golf is a fast paced sport and you need to hurry up and get to the next shot. The unbalance of the design coupled with the shoulder straps make kitting up and removing the bag an ungraceful and fatiguing movement. Even a good golfer does this movement almost 160 times during a round (and you think swinging your club makes you tired).To alleviate some of this strain on your game, you either rent or purchase a pull cart to “lug” your clubs around or better yet, you rent an electric mini car to zip around the grass fields. The status quo golf bag is so poorly designed that a sub industry was created just to solve the problem of damaged club heads. Club covers were designed to minimize damage to club heads during travel or even while just moving around the course. You now have to pony up a little more money to just solve a problem that shouldn’t need to be solved.
Then I discovered this bag. It has shocks. It has labeled club holders made from thick rubber which have great friction properties to keep your clubs from moving. It has well placed and well designed pockets that reduce the amount of “hunting” time looking for tee’s, balls or beer. Even the the open pockets for holding balls on the backside is a great solution. It has wheels built right into the bag. It even folds up to fit in the trunk of the car.
This bag even has better aesthetics than the average golf bag. If everyone keeps talking about retro fashion making a comeback in golf, why not throw a little retro styling into some of the equipment. I’m sure it’ll start happening now that we’ve mentioned it. We know we’re being watched by small and large golf companies all the time and we’ve seen our ideas, our approach and designs “borrowed”.
This entry was written by , posted on February 17, 2010 at 4:42 am, filed under Drop Science, Ghetto Golf. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Robert Matre captures golf and the details most of us never get to see. He shows us it’s humans that play the game…not the equipment. This post does no justice to the quality and beauty of his photos. You’ll have to go to his site here: Robert Matre to view his portfolio. Enjoy.
“My goal is to celebrate the game of golf in a style that floats between documentation, photo-journalism and high art. Golf is infinitely interesting, and I hope that my photographs allow you to celebrate and enjoy the game in a truly unique fashion.”
The best for last…
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Men should never worry or complain about sweat. How the industry turned the once known polyester shirt into a new product called “moisture wicking textiles” is a great chapter in bullshit. They’ve convinced you that you are an athlete, and you need athletic “performance” apparel…when you sit in a cart and drive hole to hole. Man the fuck up.
This is what wick textiles were designed for: Menopausal Women.
This entry was written by , posted on November 19, 2009 at 5:32 am, filed under Coming Soon, Drop Science, The New Face. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Wireless Ink™ is an exclusive technology to Triple Bogey™ designed to gather data on our “customers” with intention of selling the data to marketing companies. This is what all the other big internet companies do, so why not grab a slice of the pie. The ink also gives out data that we use to develop other technologies, that could potentially exploit a consumer’s desire for our products. It’s all just smart business for us and our masters.
333 Series Ink™ contains nano-transceivers that transmit under IEEE 802.IX standards. Encrypted with CIA based WPAX (Protected Access Xcaliber), Triple Bogey can track your location, record your body temperature and transmit heart rate. There are other protocols communicated between the wearer and our servers but that is classified information (Lawyer requested). The 333 Series Ink™ has been designed to be as rugged a product as possible. The ink still transmits signals even when submerged under 40ft of water.
This entry was written by , posted on October 28, 2009 at 3:45 am, filed under Drop Science. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Triple Bogey Labs has been busy developing a special type of textile for use in golf shirts to enhance and improve the wearer’s game. Scotton™ has been designed to be more wind resistant, allowing for a golfers swing to be more natural and not slowed down by clumsy wick fabric. We’ll be posting more information about Scotton™ in the coming weeks.
Beginning as a self-help program in the mid-1960s, the Cotton Research & Promotion Program was organized by U.S. cotton producers in response to cotton’s steady decline in market share. At that time, producers voted to set up a per-bale assessment system to fund the program, with built-in safeguards to protect their investments. With the passage of the Cotton Research & Promotion Act of 1966, the program joined forces and began battling synthetic competitors and re-establishing markets for cotton. Today, the success of this program has made cotton the best-selling fiber in the U.S. and one of the best-selling fibers in the world.
Administered by the Cotton Board and conducted by Cotton Incorporated, the Cotton Research & Promotion Program works to greatly increase the demand for and profitability of cotton through various research and promotion activities. It is funded by U.S. cotton producers and importers.
This entry was written by , posted on October 22, 2009 at 4:28 am, filed under Coming Soon, Drop Science. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
In the world of product marketing, proprietary technology is one of the great ways to bullshit educate the consumer on the product’s value. Deep in the TB Labs we’ve been creating our own technologies for years, and we’ve come up with some industry firsts. Wireless Ink™ was our first breakthrough invention. This technology was first used with 2008 prototypes and now comes standard with all Triple Bogey shirts. Our engineers and lab technicians are working day and night to bring you some of the most advanced technologies a golf shirt could have.
This entry was written by , posted on October 14, 2009 at 4:34 am, filed under Coming Soon, Drop Science. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
*WARNING: DO NOT STEAL the rightful property of Triple Bogey™ and its members. DO NOT COPY ITS CONTENTS or the appropriate punishment shall be carried out by Bonecrusha with blessings from the Supreme Council. DO NOT BOTHER phoning the authorities as we have members within their ranks and this will only make you a target for our Agents of Change. Triple Bogey™ has been given the authority to serve these actions and execute sentences under the: KNUCKLERS LEGAL ACT (Part 1336). Section 33; of the Grand Knights Templar Of The Course penal code