Danish Guy Sets World Record for Longest Usable Golf Club

Golf is all about improving your game each time. It’s not a fast and wild sport and it isn’t about who has the biggest club. Or is it?

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Apparently, it is now. Danish golfer Karsten Maas has set a new Guinness World Record for the “Longest Usable Golf Club.” It measures an impressive 14′ 5″ and it can hit a ball over 540 feet. In this video you can see Maas demonstrating his technique:

It’s so long that while in the golf cart, the guy has to carry it like a jousting weapon. Good thing nobody else has one of these, otherwise golfers might start jousting and getting out of hand.

[via Laughing Squid]

SensoGlove revamp brings automatic pressure check, stops us from strangling our golf swing

SensoGlove revamp brings automatic pressure check, stops us from strangling our golf swing

Hand rookie golfers a driver and they'll frequently make the classic mistake of gripping the club as though their lives depend on it. A seasoned veteran knows that a little give and take might be needed, which is why Sensosolutions just updated its long-serving SensoGlove to better encourage a balanced hold. The new automatic sensitivity toggle will offer a recommended grip through the LCD based on how tightly the club has been held in the past; throttle the 9 iron often and you'll be asked to loosen up. Longer battery life is also in the cards versus the older model, although we're reaching out to determine how many more holes the glove will handle in one charge. No matter how you slice (or hook) it, the newer SensoGlove is shipping for $89 in versions for both hands and multiple sizes.

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