Golf is Hard TV - Episode 22 - World Golf Tour

Yes, I skipped an episode number in order to get that Charles Barkley name that swing episode out first... I didn't have time to re-render the titles so I just let it fly... in any case - back to our Golf Social Networking tour!

World Golf Tour (www.worldgolftour.com) is pretty incredible. It's the 3rd on my list of golf social networks and is Golf is Hard Episode 22! A tad light on more traditional "social networking features, WGT more than makes up for things with the most realistic virtual golf game in the world.

P.S. - You will notice that the video of me stutters a bit - WGT is a fairly intense application and can really slow your machine down - especially if you are playing while trying to record your screen!

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Golf is Hard TV - Episode 23 - Charles Barkley Swing

Name that Swing is a new Golf is Hard TV Segment where we imitate a famous golf swing! In our first name that swing, Marc takes on Charles Barkely and his terrific looking golf swing.

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Golf is Hard TV - Episode 21 - OOBGolf

Let's continue the tour of golf social networks... this time with the very slick, very cool OOBGolf.com. I used this site quite a bit last season for keeping track of scores because they make it so easy! Enjoy the tour! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter!

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Golf is Hard TV - Episode 20 - Stracka.com

I have no idea what "Stracka" means - but I do know a terrific golf social network when I see one! Stracka.com is just such a beast and in this Golf is Hard TV episode, I give it a spin and talk about some of my favorite features.

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Golf is Hard TV - Episode 19 - The Products Show

Episode 19 is our first "product" show where we talk about and review different golf products. In this show, we take a look at Cleatskins (www.cleatskins.com) and open a mystery box from Forte Promotions (www.fortepromo.com). If you have products you want us to talk about, contact us and we'll see what we can do!

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Swing Thoughts Contest Winners!

I'm thrilled to announce the winners of our first ever Golf is Hard TV contest! If you recall, we announced this first contest "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" back on February 20th, 2009. While the response wasn't overwhelming, we did get a few terrific submissions. I'm thrilled to announce the winners here today (along with selected submissions). Winners should expect their box of Swing Reminders within a week or so.

I've listed out some of my personal favorite entries below... the winners are in bold and happen to be the last 3 in the list!

• Andy: "Don't miss it or top it"
• Alan: "Thumbs Down" (not surprising since that's what his book is about!)
• Coach Dave: "Low and slow"
• Marc (me!): "Just relax"
• WINNER: Golfsupple: "Lead with your left"
• WINNER: Peter: "The more you know the more you don't know"
• WINNER: Hugh: "Load..........fire...........and admire"

Congrats to the winners, Peter, Hugh and Golfsupple!

As an aside.. the phrase "Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner" comes from a legend. It tells that years ago every casino in Las Vegas had a three-piece chicken dinner with a potato and a veggie for $1.79. A standard bet back then was $2, hence when you won a bet you had enough for a chicken dinner.

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Clambake Cafe

I recently join a terrific new online golf community called "Business Golf Country Club," which is hosted by Scot Duke. The site is a terrific social networkwith the tagline "Where golf and business merge...." It's definitely worth checking out if you are interested in the world of business golf.

Scot hosts a weekly podcast called "The Clambake Cafe" where he talks about different issues around golf and does an interview with a different golf business owner or personality. This week, yours truly is the guest. I'm talking about Golf is Hard TV, giving you my ultimate business foursome (Gates, Buffett and Obama!) and much more. I had a great time chatting with Scot and encourage you to check out the podcast and everything Scot is up to as well.

Links:

• My podcast interview
• Business Golf Country Club
• Clambake Cafe
• Follow Scot on Twitter!
  

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