What Are the Hottest New Accessories In Golf?

The latest golf gadgets are always the craze and right now there is nothing hotter than the GPS units which take the guesswork out of club selection. Wouldn’t it be nice no matter where you are playing to be able to know exactly how far you are from the pin? No more stepping off yards from the nearest marker, now the information is just the touch of a screen away.

The most popular of the units are made by GolfLogix but there are a number of different types currently for sale. Each will give you yardage estimates and the more expensive models will allow you to touch the screen to get the distance to any point on a hole. Some units can store information for 10 or 20 courses but you can download to them the layout of more than 25000 courses around the world. You can also now buy software programs which will give you the same information that can be downloaded to your iPhone or Blackberry.

If a GPS is out of your price range, you may want to invest in a golfscope which can also help you figure out the distance. The Barska Blueline Golf Scope for example sells for just $12.99 and can gauge distance up to 300 yards. Not only will it tell you how long you have for your second shot but it will tell you how long of a drive you just ripped off the tee.

Electronic scoring devices are also popular golf accessories which would make a good gift. The Golf Stat Tracker II G100 is a mini computer which can store information on up to 100 rounds. It can be used to keep track of how many fairways you hit, the number of greens reached in regulation and your putting average. The data can also be downloaded to your home computer so you can chart your progress.

There are other nice little accessories for golf that any player would love to have.

The Samsonite golf trunk organizer allows you to keep all of your golf equipment neatly arranged. It has special pockets for shoes, rain suits, balls and gloves. The Victorinox Swiss Army Golf Tool clips onto your belt and has a divot repair tool and ball marker in addition to the usual pocket knife and scissors.

These golf accessories and many more are available at www.2golfstore.com.

By Lee J. LaCasse