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…
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We’ve asked the question? Is your golf course too dangerous? Well look no further…
The battery operated, two million rupee ($45,000) Anti-Terrorist Assault Cart (Atac) is said to resemble a bullet-proof golf buggy with firing ports. It weighs just under half a tonne, has bullet-proof windows and contains numerous firing ports. Furthermore it is able to negotiate corridors and lifts.
Metaltech says the squat and heavily armoured vehicle can also withstand grenade blasts and last for six hours on a single charge – with a top speed of 25km/h (15mph).
I stole most of the text from here
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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.
Bill Powell 1916 – 2009
“…the only color that matters is the color of the greens.” – Bill Powell
Who was Bill Powell? He was the grandson of Alabama slaves (white people owned his grand parents), who served in World War II. He later returned to the United States to build a golf course for those who weren’t “eligible” to play anywhere else. While building his golf course he continued to work at Timken, a ball bearing company, as a janitor and a security guard, the only positions available to blacks.
Bill Powell left a legacy built on struggle, pride and hard work. Something that isn’t respected as much anymore. It also isn’t rewarded as much either. Golf makes millionaires. Millionaires make douchebags. Douchebags buy 157 ft Yachts to get away from the people who make them rich.
Bill Powell created a golf course virtually by hand… by himself with these intentions:
“I didn’t build this course for any of the recognition,” he said. “It was a labor of love. Golf is a part of society and I wanted to be included. I want you to be included, too. I’ve always felt that each individual should leave something behind of meaning. It feels good to know that I have done that with Clearview, at long last.”
We celebrate and honour the wrong golfers. We hold millionaires up on pedestals when their millions do nothing for golf except pad their ego’s and bank accounts. Support the hustle and struggle of those who do their thing for golf and not for individual recognition.
This entry was written by , posted on January 12, 2010 at 4:56 am, filed under Ghetto Golf, Heroes. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
The lastest craze that is more powerful than Twitter and Facebook combined…. We call it, Telephone Pole 2.0
This entry was written by , posted on January 8, 2010 at 11:33 am, filed under Ghetto Golf, The New Face. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Besides of the Malaria (no joke) in our studio, we also received these other high quality Ugandan gifts. Waragi (pronounced [waragi] known as enguli) is a generic term in Uganda for domestic distilled beverages (moonshine).
Once you are finished with the high quality “gin” you can reuse them for IV bags. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Waragi derives its name from “war gin”, as the British colonial expatriates in the 1950s and 1960s referred to the distilled spirit known in Luganda language as enguli.
Triple Bogey distilled…
This entry was written by , posted on January 3, 2010 at 5:19 pm, filed under Ghetto Golf, No Golf. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Triple Bogey is putting all 2009 Golf and T-shirts on sale at 50% off. We’ve moved studios so we want to make the move as easy as possible. There isn’t tons of inventory but we haven’t had a sale this year because we felt we didn’t need to, until now. We think you’ll like these fine shirts at such a great low price. These shirts sport both the Triple Bogey Wireless Ink ™ technology, as well as being made from our proprietary textile, Scotton™.
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Let’s see here. If there’s no sign saying we can’t play well… fuck… play it where it lies…
p.s. Triple Bogey and it’s members do not and will not ever play urban golf. This was just a test of the local authorities and their response time.
This entry was written by , posted on September 3, 2009 at 4:56 am, filed under Ghetto Golf, Riot Please. 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