Top 10 Things To Get the Lady Golfer In Your Life

Listen up gents, Valentine's Day is on Friday, February 14, in case you need a friendly reminder (that is about a week from now). So, what's on the list for the lady golfer in your life or for the lady in your life that you wish would take up golf?

We've compiled a Top 10 List that we think just might make her want to play more golf. These gifts are meant to benefit her and you.



1.  Monogrammed Pouch and Tee-Holder - BeSpoke ($34.00)


2. Pink Pom-Pom Club Covers - Etsy (Set of 4 - $70.00)

 

3. Golf Inspired Manicure (Average cost: $15.00- $25.00)

4. Polara Golf Balls - Red Combo Pack - PolaraGolf.com ($37.95)

5. Swarovski Crystal Golf Ball Studs - Amazon ($19.95)

6. Kate Spade on Par Golf Ball Long Pendant Necklace - eBay ($184.99)

7. Kate Spade Golf Tote - eBay ($279.99)

8. Louis Vuitton Golf Bag - eBay ($1,980)

9. Chanel Golf Bag - unknown - (around $4,000)

10. Diamond Encrusted Putter  - Odyssey Golf ($160,000)

Better with age: New gear helps senior golfers boost distance, fun

Over the last twenty years, golf courses have gotten significantly longer and more difficult, reports Golf Digest. Meanwhile, senior golfers are older and not as strong or accurate as they used to be, according to the facts of life. To keep up, what’s a senior golfer to do?

“I recently bought the Polara Advantage Driver and two dozen Ultimate Straight balls,” says Jim Gularek of Massachusetts. “The first two rounds I played, I hit all but one fairway, and my drives were 20 yards farther than my TaylorMade driver.”

Gularek is one of a growing number of senior or otherwise recreational golfers turning to non-conforming equipment to better enjoy the demanding and increasingly challenging game. Companies like Polara Golf—endorsed by the New York Times, Fox News, and other reputable media—specialize in anti-slice balls and and distance drivers that, while banned from tournament play, make everyday golf more fun, especially for seniors with slower swing speeds or anyone that has trouble hitting straight shots.

“It’s not rocket science,” says Dave Felker, president of Polara Golf. “Our anti-slice golf balls and distance drivers work because they weren’t designed for professionals. They were designed for the 85% of golfers that don’t keep a handicap, have no intention of playing the PGA, and largely play for fun.”

In other words, Polara’s Ultimate Straight balls use a special dimple pattern to reduce slice by 75% and the company’s Advantage Drivers boost distance by up to 40 yards, because they’re made with thinner titanium, greater loft angles, and a larger head. As documented by the aforementioned media and backed by guarantee, this translates to greater accuracy and more distance, particularly for senior players.

"This driver performs as advertised,” says Gary King of Ft. Lauderdale. “Combined with my Polara Golf balls, I'm driving straighter and 10 to 15 yards longer than previously. At age 77 I welcome all the help I can get."

The new equipment is a hit with the ladies, too. “Since playing with the Polara Ladies Advantage Driver, my distance and loft has been awesome,” says Barbara Howard of Florida. “My friends can't believe how much better my drives are now. I am 72 years old and loving the game of golf."

Doug Coope of Ontario says his Polara Advantage Driver has completely overhauled his game. “I received my driver about a month ago and have been simply amazed by the change,” he says. “The Polara Driver helps me hit straight almost every time and also boosts my confidence with other clubs in my bag to make the game more fun and my rounds shorter. It’s magic!”

It can certainly feel that way, but it’s really just playing by a different set of rules: “Recreational rules,” as Felker calls them. “That’s why we exist; to make the game we love more fun for more people,” he says. “After all, golf is a game. It should be fun—not frustrating, expensive, and long. Playing our equipment is a proven to achieve that for non-professional players.”

Michael Shimazu of New Hampshire agrees. “Regularly having birdie and par putts is what it's all about,” he says. “I am just a recreational golfer and never really cared about playing anywhere nice because of my horrible game. Now I am buying a new driver, setting up golf trips, and saving for a new set of irons, all because of a golf ball—The Polara Golf ball. Golf Digest talks about getting people back into the game and for me this is it. Make the game fun and allow us to feel like a pro. Polara does that.”

To learn more about Polara Golf straight balls and distance drivers, visit polaragolf.com or call (800) 274-8673.

Photo credit: Keith Allison/Wikimedia Commons (free to use, even commercially)

Polara year in review: Player praise, new drivers, and beyond

Having critics praise your work is nice. But having consumers praise your work is better. Especially for the third straight year after our budding golf company first went viral.

“These balls have taken 10 strokes off my game, easy,” one of 300 Amazon reviewers said earlier this year. “I will NEVER play another ball.”

“These definitely work,” said another, speaking of our Ultimate Straight balls. “My first shot off the tee was straight and so were the rest of my shots. Truth in advertising for a change!”

Since our self-correcting golf balls are the first of their kind, the majority of user and media reviews, including Fox News and ABC News—not to mention the USGA—are understandably impressed by our results: 75% auto correction. Straight drives. Faster rounds. Less money. More fun.

“Regularly having birdie and par putts is what it's all about,” says Michael Shimazu of New Hampshire, in his thoughtful product review. “Use these balls and feel like a pro while enjoying the course you’re playing. I highly recommend them.”

Admittedly, one of the minor critiques of our balls have been the slight loss in distance. It’s a physics thing; a trade-off for the auto correction. But when used properly, players can more than make that up, says another reviewer.

“I've read that you lose some yards on drives with these (balls), but I was able to put more muscle into my drives (knowing it would fly straighter) to get more distance. As a result, I gained 25 more yards per drive. Normally, more muscle means a slice or hook, but not with these.”

Another critique is that our equipment doesn’t conform to the professional rules of golf, which is precisely the point. Our balls and clubs are designed for the 85% of golfers that play for recreation and have no intention of entering sanctioned events and tournaments.

With a little soul searching, however, that’s not an issue either, adds another. “I was skeptical about playing a non-conforming ball at first, but considering the fact that I will never compete in an amaturer or professional tournament, I decided to try Polara. Simply put: These balls are absolutely amazing! I had a legitimate shot at 33 on the back nine my first day using them, and I continually break 80 most days with this ball. I am now a Polara customer for life.”

Since their debut, Polara balls average 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer. That’s no easy feat, so we’re honored and inspired by the genuine, end-user praise.

Same goes for our new Advantage Drivers, which were well received upon their release earlier this year—including by the press—not to mention sold out for much of it.

“I recently bought the Polara Advantage Driver and two dozen balls,” says Jim Gularek of Massachusetts. “The first two rounds I played, I hit all but one fairway and my drives were 10 to 20 yards further than before. I sold my TaylorMade driver.”

And another. “I just started to play golf four years ago and have taken many lessons,” says Barbara Howard from Florida. “Since playing with the Polara Ladies Advantage Driver, my friends can't believe how much better my drives are now. I am 72 years old and loving the game of golf.”

Doug Coope of Ontario says his Polara Advantage Driver has completely overhauled his game. “I received my driver about a month ago and have been simply amazed with the change to my game. I am a weekend hacker at the best of times, but the change has been unbelievable. I am 50 years old and hit straight almost every swing now. The Polara Driver also boosts my confidence with other clubs in my bag to make the game more fun and my rounds shorter. It’s magic! I am enjoying this golf season like never before.”

Comments like that is why we do what we do here at Polara. In addition to making a living, our goal all along has been to help others enjoy the game we love as much as we do; the game of golf.

The good news is—whether elitists like it or not—that’s happening. “I am just a recreational golfer and never really cared about playing anywhere nice because of my horrible game,” concludes Shimazu in his product review. “Now I am buying a new driver, setting up golf trips, and saving for a new set of irons all because of a golf ball—The Polara Golf ball. Golf Digest talks about getting people back into the game and for me this is it. Make the game fun and allow us to feel like a pro sometimes. Polara does that.”

In addition to continued praise and our new driver launch, here are some other things the Polara team accomplished this year: We signed John Daly as a company ambassador, we proudly applied for non-conforming status, and we continued our market research documenting the rise of the recreational golfer.

So what’s next for the company in 2014? Rumor has it a ball stopping wedge and hole-sinking putter. “Actually, these are more than rumors because the Polara prototype wedges and putters were demoed by the golf press and select golfers this summer,” admits Dave Felker, president at Polara Golf. “As a company, it’s the logical next step in helping recreational players enjoy the game more; first with our self-correcting balls and distance drivers, next with our ball-stopping wedges and hole-sinking putters.”

For more information, please visit polaragolf.com..

New survey suggests golfers would play more with less stringent rules

Independent survey conducted by Google Consumer Surveys finds 74% of golfers admit to bending the rules, 83% don’t keep a handicap, and 54% are willing to play non-conforming equipment in an effort to maximize their enjoyment of the game

November 2013, CARLSBAD, Ca.—While many revere golf as a hollowed, formal, and uncontaminated game, the reality is quite different.

The vast majority of golfers regularly disregard the rules; 83% haven’t even read them. Many don’t even know what a handicap is; let alone how it is determined. And the majority are willing to play non-conforming equipment made by Polara and the like in an effort to maximize their enjoyment of the rigorous but popular game, according to an updated survey conducted by Google Consumer Surveys.

Based on more than 4,000 screened Internet respondents, here are five key findings:

●    The number of people saying they would play more golf if the rules were more relaxed jumped 7% over last year to 32% this year.  

●    An overwhelming majority of golfers admit to bending the “official” USGA rules of the game: 54% of respondents said they “sometimes” take mulligans, gimme putts, and other popular
infractions such as using a “foot wedge.” An additional 19% said they “always” bend the rules, while 27% claimed to have “never” broken the rules during play.

●    An overwhelming majority of golfers view the game from a casual perspective and have no desire to follow the same standards as professionals when playing. Four in five players (82%) have never read the rules and don’t keep a handicap.

●    A majority of golfers said they would consider playing golf equipment that was banned from professional play but allowed for recreational use, 54% to be exact.

●    One in five Internet respondents play golf. When asked, 21% answered “yes” or “sometimes.”

The updated survey commissioned by Polara Golf comes as the game faces significant player abandonment and course closures across the nation over the last decade. “Say what you will, but this failure is in large part due to the those factors that do not contribute to making the game more fun: for many golfers the USGA rules and restrictions on the technology of the equipment contribute directly the frustration golfers feel in trying to achieve a level of game enjoyment that makes them want to play more golf.  The USGA does a fine job regulating the game of golf at the highest levels, but they are outside of their jurisdiction when it comes to recreational golf.  Recreational golfers are not engaged in serious tournament competition and thus play by an different but perfectly acceptable set of golf rules that help reduce play times, lower golfers scores and increase fun”, says David Felker, president of Polara Golf. “Our Ultimate Straight Balls and Advantage Drivers are highly engineered game-improvement equipment designed to inject more fun into the game for the majority of players who have no intention of adhering to demanding professional rules.”

For more information, please visit PolaraGolf.com.

Methodology: Conducted by Google Consumer Surveys, September 18, 2013 – October 9, 2013. Based on 4,100 screened responses with 95% confidence. Sample: National adult Internet population.

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Golf Digest Stix features Polara Golf's Own Dave Felker

Dave Felker is CEO of Polara Golf, which makes a slice- and hook-correcting golf ball and is marketing a driver that exceeds the USGA rules on clubhead size and springlike effect. He answers five questions from Mike Stachura.

Q: What’s wrong with today’s equipment rules?

DF: The USGA likes to say they’re here to preserve the game. Well, they’ve been around since 1894. Why didn’t they just keep everything the same as in 1894, or 1910, or 1940? One of the traditions of golf is the evolution of the game’s technology. The USGA should let technology evolve. There will continue to be challenges. It’s never going to get so anybody can shoot an 18.

Q: Your products are geared to average golfers, not tour players, right?

DF: I feel like I invented them for myself. Because I can hit it very straight off the tee now, golf is so much more fun. That’s what we’re shooting for: to make golfers have more fun.

Q: Do you think that’s what golfers want?

DF: If you can give people some hope that maybe they’ll do a little bit better next time, that brings people back. Also, if you can lower the embarrassment factor. I think they’re embarrassed because they hit it into the woods and slow up play.

Q: How would a nonconforming driver dramatically improve distance for average golfers?

DF: What we’re talking about here is a secondary effect. Once you get the proper loft, you can still get more distance if you go beyond the USGA regulations.

Q: How big can the market for these products really be?

DF: Forty percent of golfers told Golf Datatech in 2010 they’d be willing to play nonconforming equipment if it provided a performance benefit. We repeated the survey using Google in 2012, and it was 63 percent. I think the time is right.

To read the full Golf Digest Stix October Issue: http://www.golfdigeststix.com/golfdigeststix/20131001#pg1