December 2006

Many of the new iron sets now are built with their pitching wedges having as little as 43-44 degrees of loft, which was an 8-iron not that long ago.

This leaves a big “gap” for the golfer to deal with. So the good folks at Eidolon Golf have answered the call for a new 48-degree wedge for 2007.

This addition to their V-SOLE wedge line-up promises to offer another valuable scoring tool to golfers dealing with those strong lofts, but also gives Eidolon’s V-SOLE performance to those who are playing an “ordinary” pitching wedge in their sets.

Like their other wedges, the new 48-degree model features the patented V-SOLE technology and milled face and grooves. They chose a V-groove profile to optimize launch angle and spin for a pitching wedge.

Watch for it on their website in January.

This time it’s Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR’s 2006 season champion who got his whuppin’ from a golf cart.

Johnson suffered a broken left wrist Friday in a golf cart accident while participating in a charity golf tournament in Florida.

As a result, Johnson has withdrawn from the Race of Champions Nations Cup at the Stade de France in Paris on December 16th.

Johnson wasn’t the cart’s driver and still plans to attend the Race of Champions event to help Team USA in any way he can. Like telling them to stay away from golf carts.

“I was in a golf cart and the driver took a sharp turn,” Johnson said in a team press release. “I wasn’t holding on tight enough, landed awkwardly on the ground and heard a little pop. It was a fluke deal, but fortunately we’re in the offseason and I don’t plan to miss any additional time [following the Race of Champions].”

Johnson is in a cast and said Sunday that doctors estimate his recovery at four to six weeks, and that the injury will not affect his preparation for the 2007 NASCAR season.

Let this be a lesson to all you professional drivers out there. Golf is a man’s sport and you have to be a real athlete and a man’s man to play with the big boys.

Little racers need to beware of those Club Car’s, Yamaha’s and little deuce coupes !

Thanks to the folks at SpeedTV for this great shot of Jimmie.