Tiger Woods is not playing the best golf of his life right now and nobody is going to argue that including me. To think that we are able to do a podcast that debates whether or not Tiger should be on the team is almost unthinkable. But here we are doing just that. He is still the current top golf ranked golfer in the world.
Personally, I think the fact that he hasn’t sniffed a win since returning from the “transgression session” is the number one argument as to why they need to change the way we do the rankings. I think he’s played his way out of that ranking. I mean really… would you bet on him to win anything right now?
Vegas certainly isn’t anymore and they are the only unbiased, fact-based entity out there that bases odds of winning on actualities and not personal feelings for the player- especially one as polarizing as Tiger. Tiger being ranked #1 is like having Ohio State ranked #1 in the nation in College Football but being 6 point underdogs to visiting Penn State in a big football game. They may be “# 1″ according to the “system” but Vegas and the rest of us know that they aren’t even the best team on that field that night.
My point is that I don’t think people should use the “world’s greatest golfer” excuse as to why he should be on the team when right now we all know that HE ISN’T THE WORLD’S GREATEST GOLFER RIGHT NOW! He’s not even in my Top 10 at the time I’m writing this.
The fact that he’s been the #1 golfer in the world during Ryder Cups doesn’t really mean JACK to me anyway because his Ryder Cup record is 10-13-2. That means the odds are that he will lose when he plays a Ryder Cup Match when he’s the Tiger Woods we all know. Now that he’s a sub-par (in a negative way) version of the Tiger of old- I can’t see how you can defend what seems to be an obvious argument that he’ll leave Celtic Manor in Wales with more wins than losses. I’ll rest my case there but until you hear Aaron and Mike’s defenses- don’t rest your own case.
That being said… would I use one of my Captain’s Picks on Tiger Woods if I was Corey Pavin? Prolly, cuz he is Tiger Woods and all. Man, I’m a wuss.
Here it is guys! The behind the scenes look at the making of the famous Sterner Burner video
A note from Bill Berry the master mind and behind the flaming pants and co-owner of Rootberry.com says:
“I’ve been hanging out with the crazy guys from LoudMouth Golf and somehow the idea of “lighting a golfer on fire” came up. Four weeks of planning later we had a finished product, the first ever, man on fire, promotional golf video!
It was fun and I’m glad I got to be a part of the project. I thought you all might like to see a little bit of what went into making this stunt a reality ”
The 2010 PGA Championship will be a great one to discuss and debate for many years to come. There are so many aspects to discuss regarding the two-stroke penalty that dropped Dustin Johnson from a spot in the playoff with Bubba Watson and eventual champion- Martin Kaymer to 5th place.
Leave it to Whistling Straits and Pete Dye to set a stage that was about 70 yards off-line for a long-baller like DJ to find at a time when the whole golf world was watching. The image of him standing in the trampled down grassy sandy section of the hill and clearing the people just enough to thread the needle and go for the pin will last forever in my brain. The scream of the crowd as if he actually hit a great shot will be the soundtrack to that image.
The weak putt he had to win (so we thought) sorta sucked but hey, who cares- we were about to see the two longest hitters in golf go head-to-head in the three-hole playoff. But noooo!
That wasn’t the case as the PGA and their almighty rule book enforced the rule that prevents a player from grounding their club in the bunker. You know- the bunker with no defined edge and had three drunk Wisconsin Badger fans camped out in it when his ball surprisingly arrived. The bunkers the PGA TOUR WARNED HIM ABOUT IN THE MEMOS that were apparently wall-papered over every single area the players inhabited. Dustin AND HIS CADDIE didn’t get or see the memo and man did it cost him.
How cruel can this game can be at times makes you wonder why we do it in the first place. The rules of golf sometimes punish you even if you didn’t gain any unfair advantage and it’s a bitter pill to swallow sometimes. Luckily, unless you start playing on the PGA Tour you won’t have to enforce rules that suck. To be straight- this rule doesn’t suck but in the case, that rule never should have found its way into what should have been an awesome playoff.
Listen to the podcast as we all weigh-in and give you plenty of stimulating angles to help you enforce or change your opinion!
Those of us who are serious about golf know that there is one club in the bag that you have to be in love with and that’s the putter. There are thousands of choices for us with all of the different brands, styles, lengths, weight, etc. and very few players KNOW they have THE ONE. It’s a never-ending quest.
I’ve had multiple Scotty Cameron’s , I have three YES! Putters sitting next to me as I write this blog but the only one in my bag right now is the Sassy Malassy. Why? I like the fact that it’s 20% heavier than the average putter. I like the shorter plumber’s neck on the heel shaft but most importantly I LOVE THE WAY IT FEELS. It took me 3 strokes to get used to it and that was it- I was hooked.
Listen to this podcast and you can hear the science of it directly from Greg Schmitt, product designer/owner of the company out of the greatest city in the world- PHILADELPHIA. Did I mention it’s also made in the USA? Straight from their website… The Sassy Malassy precision putter is manufactured in the U.S.A. by Digital Machine Company, a veteran-owned, precision-components manufacturer.
For 27 years, aerospace, medical and other demanding manufacturers have relied on Digital Machine to produce precision parts of the highest quality. This same commitment to excellence is applied to the design and production of the Sassy Malassy. Can’t beat that. Sassy Malassy gets the LMG Radio stamp of approval so be the first in your group to sink a Sassy putt!
Ever since I’ve been on the air as The Forecaddie, I’ve always made sure to pick my favorite big breaker and this year the choice was EASY. I had the pleasure of meeting Carling Coffing before she was even selected to be on The Big Break. In fact, I hand-picked her to be my partner for a pre-radio show golf tourney that we hosted at Windermere Golf Club earlier this year. To say we had a blast was an understatement and the LoudMouth Golf Radio crew couldn’t frazzle this Ohio State hottie in the least bit. She talked the talk, walked the walk and I feel lucky to call her a friend but even luckier to NOT have to beat her to save my ass from doing the slow motion walk of shame on the Big Break as so many others have.
This podcast was after the 6th week and up until this point, we have all agreed that the majority of face time has been our girl’s and with that comes a BIG TARGET on her birdie-dancing butt. Overcoming the pressure and added challenge of being a Type 1 diabetic makes her “player-slaying” even cooler. But then again, Carling has spent about as much time by the pool sipping champagne or getting soothing massages at the luxury spas that I hardly want to compare her experience to boot camp!
Although she’s busted out a 2nd P90X, we (LoudMouth Golf Radio) take full credit for preparing her for what we hope is a Big Break Champion’s Trophy because as a Penn State Nittany Lion, I can’t give any credit to her college experience at Ohio State! Just kidding Mr. Nicklaus- at least it’s the Big 10.
Carling promised me a second podcast when she’s done and I hope that’s not for another 4 weeks and it’s a Champion’s interview. She has the mojo, skill, beauty and will to do whatever she puts her mind too and we look forward to being a friend and fan for a long time after all she’s named after a beer and nobody rocks the LoudMouth DiscoBall Skort like Carling!
Send her some love by commenting on this blog and befriend her on Facebook- Carling Coffing!
What can I say? Our Chief Information Officer is Satoshi Kaneko breaks it down raw and uncut like sushi! He isn’t super-confident with his English but as you’ll see, he is a master of the language and is able to get plenty of digs in to his boss and CEO Larry and the LoudMouth Golf Radio crew. It’s his first radio interview and he goes Hideki Matsui and hits it out of the park.
The guy has mad skills. He works for Oracle and has no need whatsoever to work with Larry and LoudMouth but he does because he loves the brand and he loves to party! Larry does a great job of reliving Satoshi’s first days in LoudMouth. I don’t want to give away too much, but let me just say that his quest to find the ultimate white woman has gone from possible to probable when he dons his LoudMouth gear.
The guy has passed out with his head on the keyboard and drool connecting him to his laptop at least three times a week. That work ethic is why LMG is always going to be on the cutting edge of technology. He’s the man but he’s still not immune to the right of passage that all of us who aspire to be LoudMouth have to endure. Larry Jackson seems to have an unparalleled tolerance to adult beverages and Satoshi knows this all to well. One particular event that Satoshi didn’t have a chance for sobriety at is called the Cork Soaker’s Open. Imagine your group having to drink 4 bottles of wine just to keep up with the field. Personally, that has blackout written all over it and I’m glad I couldn’t make it.
In pure LoudMouth Golf Radio style, we end the podcast by selling out Satoshi and reminding him that the night before (4th of July party at Larry’s) he went from the Champion’s Circle of the Tequila Chugging Contest to the downstairs bathroom never to be seen again! But where was Satoshi? Listen to the podcast and you’ll find out. We love you Satoshi!
Hole-in-One stories may be interesting to the person who made the lucky shot, but to the unlucky listener who is hole-in-one-less like myself- not so much. Once in awhile you do actually hear a story that is worth repeating and I happened to have two and I’m sharing them both with you on this specially themed podcast. I refuse to tell you the story because I want you to actually listen to the podcast because the story is so much better heard live. The moral of the story ends up being- MARK YOUR BALLS PEOPLE! The story of my Cousin Greg Tucci knocking his HIO ball into the lake on the next hole is a classic but I can’t bust his balls about it until I have my own HIO ball in my pocket. I’m making a G-Funk necklace out of mine WHEN I get it and it will be the subject of at least a dozen podcasts. God I can’t wait for that moment.
And what’s the deal with buying drinks after the round? Do you buy them just for your foursome, your group, or anyone that’s actually in the bar when you arrive for the celebratory cocktail? We all give our take on it but never really came to a final conclusion so feel free to chime in on that one. Personally, I think you buy unlimited for your actual foursome and at least one to anyone within earshot at the bar your celebrating at if they actually congratulate you. It’s just the price you pay for joy of the elusive Hole-in-One. The way my life always seems to balance out, I would be sure that my HIO would lead to a DUI on the way home so I’m just going to keep trying to hit it close.
CEO Larry Jackson gets to tell his amazing story of the events that lead up to the Norwegian Curling Team’s LoudMouth Olympic debut. It took a day for the world to see the pants but what it took to actually get them to be able to showcase them during Olympic play is epic. Once you hear how many things had to work out and the number of roadblocks that had to be navigated- it’s a small miracle that the Norwegian Curling Team Pants Phenomenon happened at all.
Some of the Roadblocks to get them in the pants and on the ice…
They had to find LoudMouth. Thank you Google!
LoudMouth had to actually have them available and be able to deliver them.
The whole team had to have the “stones” to wear them ?
Coaches were against it but agreed knowing that their performance will be magnified because of the attention that comes from wearing LoudMouth on any stage let alone the Olympic stage.
Olympic judges had to approve the uniforms (which isn’t a gimme by any means)
Once it actually happened and the world went crazy Larry had his perfect scenario. His priority is now getting every bit of horsepower out of this LoudMouth PR opportunity. I’d say he did a great job considering that The TODAY SHOW wore them for a special broadcast! Along with hundreds of news outlets making the pants a top story and Tony D’Orazio’s Facebook page that reached 600,000 fans- this is hands down the biggest single event that LoudMouth’s impact in the company’s short history.
For most of you, the favorite part of the podcast will be the Silver Medal Celebratory Bar Tour stories that Larry shared with us. Supplying the friends and family with pants created a “gang” of crazy Norwegian Curling Fans who can now relive a night that like our Finance Master- Scott Sprague, probably can’t remember. Hopefully this will shake some of those liquor-woven cob-webs!
If you were there, wanted to be there, or just loved the stories- leave your comments so we can keep this great new LoudMouth sect alive, well and ready to re-enact it for 2014!
So here we are with the age-old question, are golfers athletes? I know, you immediately thought of Tiger Woods and then your brain flipped and you thought of John Daly, our favorite LoudMouth Golfer Ever! Look at Tiger Woods, he is a fitness freak, well that is not the only thing he is a freak with… ok I digress. Then you have John Daly who smokes heaters and downs Diet Coke’s like it is the last day on earth.
athlete
In this podcast we site many professional athletes that were at the top of their respected games that became golf fanatics. I think you will be surprised with the opinions some of these athletes have on this topic. For example, LoudMouth Golf Pants wearer Brett Hull said, “Sure it’s a sport, people don’t understand what it takes to be an elite athlete in any sport. To me the mental preparation and toughness in golf blows away what it takes in any sport. Just because golfers don’t wear running shoes and don’t run down the fairway doesn’t mean they aren’t athletes.”
Then we have Billy Joe Tolliver, an ex NFL quarterback that holds a plus-1.5 (Mike Colangelo, that means he is below scratch) who sums up golfers and athletes like this “Swinging the club is certainly an athletic movement, but you don’t have to be an athlete to do it. Golf is like sex: You don’t have to be an athlete to do it. And you don’t have to be good at it to enjoy it.” Should I ask Tiger Woods what he thinks about Billy Joe Tolliver’s quote? I don’t think so…
Give us your thoughts on this topic, we love controversy! By the way, golf ranked 51st out of 60 sports, just behind table tennis and horse racing.
Golf one-liners are a staple of the game and as someone who has caddied over 1000 loops (including 12 rounds with Michael Jordan) in my years- I can say that I’ve heard them all. I guess that’s also the reason why I’m such a hater when it comes to them. I mean, how many times can you hear the following famous unoriginal one-liners…
A player blows the first putt by so funny guy says…Still got a little meat left on that bone! Unless he’s from the deep south than it’s… There’s still some butter left on that biscuit!
Leave the putt way short and you know what’s coming… Does your husband play golf? or… Nice one Sally.
Of course you have the humble guy who makes a long putt or stripes a nice drive and responds to his compliments with… Even a blind chicken finds an acorn once in awhile. Do chickens even like acorns? Does he mean blind squirrel? Have you ever seen a blind chicken or squirrel in your life? Maybe they never find nuts or acorns. Did you know that pelicans eventually die of starvation? It’s true. They go blind from crashing into the ocean with their eyes open to nab fish and eventually go blind from the constant beating their eyes take. How about… Even a blind pelican catches a fish once in awhile?
I’m losing focus so I digress. Speaking of digress- Mike Colanagelo has the most tasteless one-liner EVER. He calls it an O.J. whenever he blades one and gets away with it. The all-time low of golf one-lines by a long shot.
I challenge you to avoid the most popular and uninspiring one-liners and comment on this blog with some originals or creative ones that we can put into play and put the old stand-by’s to rest. Until then… swing hard and party harder.
”
Ever since I’ve been on the air as The Forecaddie, I’ve always made sure to pick my favorite big breaker and this year the choice was EASY. I had the pleasure of meeting Carling Coffing before she was even selected to be on The Big Break. In fact, I hand-picked her to be my partner for a pre-radio show golf tourney that we hosted at Windermere Golf Club earlier this year. To say we had a blast was an understatement and the LoudMouth Golf Radio crew couldn’t frazzle this Ohio State hottie in the least bit. She talked the talk, walked the walk and I feel lucky to call her a friend but even luckier to NOT have to beat her to save my ass from doing the slow motion walk of shame on the Big Break as so many others have.
What can I say? Our Chief Information Officer is Satoshi Kaneko breaks it down raw and uncut like sushi! He isn’t super-confident with his English but as you’ll see, he is a master of the language and is able to get plenty of digs in to his boss and CEO Larry and the LoudMouth Golf Radio crew. It’s his first radio interview and he goes Hideki Matsui and hits it out of the park.
