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 Life is about having balance. Without getting too deep physics our physical bodies also need electrical balance. Enter Titan Rules and their line of “minus ion” products. Our bodies generate positive ions while we absorb negative or minus ions and we need a balance of both. Japanese experiments conclude that our bodily exposure to electricity, machinery, and even other human beings all compete for minus ions causing a low level of minus ion intake. This imbalance can lead to stress, nervousness and discomfort. Titan Rules wrist rings and wrist bracelets attract minus ions helping to restore that balance. Wrist rings retails for about $18. Titan Rules products are available at Roger Dunn Golf Shops. For more information or the name of a dealer near you visit www.titanrules.com. GLIDEBALL Want to groove your swing without going to the range? Better yet, with Glideball you can turn your backyard into a driving range. Glideball is one of the most talked about training aids at the recent Southern California Golf Show. Glideball enables golfers to hit a ball up two parallel wires. When the ball reaches its apex, it slides back down the wires and returns to the mat. The height and length of the pole system holding the guide wires can be adjusted from 10 to 60 feet depending on the desired trajectory of the shot. This allows full-swing practice for every club in your bag. Amazingly light and portable, Glideball weighs 22 pounds when folded into its carrying case. The device takes about two minutes to set up. Glideball retails for $299 and is available at www.glideball.com. Compare that to how much you paid for range balls. HEAVY PUTTER Steve Boccieri’s Heavy Putter certainly earns its name: His company designs and manufactures putters that weigh twice as much as the average blade or mallet. “I used to weigh up my own putter but I became too wristy by just increasing head mass,” said Boccieri, who discovered by accident that adding weight to the grip end of the shaft allowed him to use his larger shoulder muscles and promoted a more desirable pendulum stroke. Additional weight tip kits are available so players can add or subtract weight to the heel or toe, much like TaylorMade pioneered with its R7 model woods. “I thought they stole my thunder,” Boccieri joked about the weighted design. “But they created a lot of excitement. They kind of did me a favor.” Putters sell for $259 and are available at www.heavyputter.com. SOLUS WEDGES Solus is capitalizing on the utility trend in golf equipment with its new wedges. The Nashville-based company has lowered the leading edge of its wedges with a contour design to give golfers bounce when they need it and none when they don’t. Available in three loft degrees — 51, 56 and 61 — Solus wedges feature a True Temper shaft developed for short game accuracy and smaller milled grooves on the clubface for greater spin control. The clubs sell for $120. Visit www.solusgolf.com. — ERIC TRACY |
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