Golf Gadgets; WTF? (Part 1)
Game improvement or WTF was I thinking?!?!?!? Ok, so I did some research into the phenomenal business of golf-swing-aids* and couldn’t help but take a step back and say “You gotta be F$%#in’ kidding...
View ArticleMe, Swing Advice and a Nervous Breakdown
You can have a nervous breakdown reading all the advice on how to play better golf. “The Easy Way to Perfect Impact!” “Stop Slicing Now!!” “Never Miss a Shot!!!” These are actual headlines taken from...
View ArticleWhy I Like Walking the Golf Course
I’ve been doing allot of walking lately, which was brought on by my car’s transmission deciding to conk-out after 140,000 miles. While we still have my wife’s car in the family, she’s at work during...
View Article5 Ways To Not Stink At Golf
At some point every hack has to come to the realization that their golf game could use some help. If you haven’t, you are in denial and that’s ok. We’re here to help! The golf industry is flooded with...
View ArticleHung Up On Teeter Hang Ups
Stinky Golfer Pete on his Teeter As the quest for improving our golf game continues, it has led many of us down some strange paths. Almost as if we are forgetting to take the blinders off and look at...
View ArticleWould you Play a 12-Hole Golf Course?
Can 12-hole courses save golf? (photo by Greg D’Andrea) A 12-hole golf course? Yep, they do indeed exist. And more might be on the way. Jack Nicklaus originally proposed 12-hole courses back in 2007,...
View ArticleFive Ways To Have More Fun On The Golf Course
As a golfer, I know how the game can look to a non-golfer: Boring. I’ve heard it time and again from my non-golfing friends. They wonder how I can chase a little ball around the course all day. Of...
View ArticleBringing The Rukket Back To The Hood.
Your hack golf days might be soon behind you with this practice net… A couple months back we took a look at Rukket Sports’ Chipping Net & Range Marker Target. This time around I got to break out...
View Article3 Reasons Recreational Golfers Need Their Own Rulebook
Can all those USGA rules be hurting golf? (photo by Sonny Vega) Believe it or not, the USGA doesn’t govern all of golf. And it certainly doesn’t preside over recreational golfers like you and I. The...
View ArticleWant To Make Golf More Enjoyable? Rival And Revel Sure Does!
The SILO golf club carrier from Rival and Revel I don’t know about anyone else, but I am somewhat of a creature of convenience. I’m the type who will gladly pay a little bit extra for something if it...
View ArticleShould A Caddie Get A Jacket Too?
With golf participation being roughly between 25 – 30 million players in the U.S., it’s probably pretty fair to state that a very low percentage of this number have or use a caddy. Pretty much pros on...
View ArticleGolf Rules for the Rest of Us
Would you golf by the USRGA rulebook? Last month, I wrote about the 3 Reasons Recreational Golfers Need Their Own Rulebook. In summary of that post, a rulebook specifically geared towards the average...
View ArticleTake Your Golf Life Back
Feel like your game went nowhere this golf season? (photo by Greg D’Andrea) Let me start by saying, I love playing golf. We all do. If not, we wouldn’t be here, reading this right now. But year in...
View ArticlePOLL: Are Golfers Unfriendly?
Are unfriendly people commonplace in golf? (photo by Chris Chirico) If you think about it, golfer interaction on the course can be a bit curt…and it all starts pretty much as soon as you take your...
View ArticleThe Perfect “Non-Golf” Gift for Golfers
With the gift-giving season upon us, I thought I’d post about something you could give to that golfer in your life. The one caveat? It has nothing (specifically) to do with golf. We golfers tend to...
View Article2015 Top 10 GolfStinks Posts
From left, Stinky Golfers Pete, Chris, Tom and Greg This past year wasn’t easy for the Golf Stinks crew as some personal matters kept us from blogging on a regular schedule. And though we wish we could...
View Article5 Reasons Golf is Hard
Ever feel like you’re at a disadvantage when playing golf? Well, you might be onto something… (photo by Chris Chirico) Look, I get it – golf is hard. But for many, winter represents a time to work on...
View ArticlePOLL: How Often Do You Get New Clubs?
How many seasons can you go with the same set of golf clubs? A few years ago, I asked how much you pay for a new set of irons (that poll is still open, so feel free to vote HERE)! Today I want to know...
View ArticleFive Reasons Golf and Fishing Go Hand-In-Hand
The pond Stinky Golfer Chris grew up fishing in (photo by Greg D’Andrea) One of my first memories of a golf course as a kid is going fishing at one. No kidding. I remember a small pond my dad and I...
View ArticleThe 10 Worst Things You Can Do On A Golf Course
Even if you’re backed-up 3 foursomes deep, hitting into the group ahead is never a good idea in golf (photo by Tom Treloar) Let me state for the record, that I myself have been guilty of all of the...
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