Golf is a unique sport, one that offers special challenges to find unique golf gifts for that special golfer. Let us presume you are not an avid golfer but you are trying to decide on a unique golf gift for a golfer. You should know several things before pulling out your credit card. Golf is one of the most pure sports still left in the world. Each individual plays against the course fellow golfers, but ultimately, themselves in this game. For professional golfers, other than endorsement money, (and some tournaments offer appearance fees to get top-name professionals to play in them), golfers have to earn their paycheck every week. Simply put, if they do not win, they are not paid. You would think this would invite screaming matches over the strict rules golfers abide by, yet the opposite is true. Golfers seek out officials to announce they accidently committed a violation of the rules, which in some cases costs them winning the tournament, and have historically caused pros to be disqualified for the entire event. In addition, golf is unlike some other sports in question today for everything from steroid usage, to criminal behavior in the felony range. Golf has indeed remained a gentleman’s game, played by gentlemen and ladies, who have ultimate respect for rules. When it comes to getting a serious golfer a gift to say thank you, or as a birthday or holiday present, it is hard to find a truly unique golf gift that will be new, and not break the rules of golf set by the United States Golf Association (USGA). The USGA is the governing body that sets the rules for everything from the design limits of clubs, how far a ball can travel, how many clubs can be in the bag during a round, to the situational rules that apply to all sanctioned match events. They even have etiquette rules. If you ever want to learn more about how unique the game and its rules are, you should spend some time on the USGA’s web site www.usga.org. You can read over the rules of the game on their site, and even serious golfers may be surprised at all the rules and regulations by which the professionals we watch on the weekend on TV must adhere. I would also suggest the USGA would be a good association for any golfer to join. According to John Breaker of BirdieBall, Inc., a company that markets quality golf products, “There are thousands of gimmick products out there on the Internet, the trick is to find the good ones that really help golfers improve their game, have fun, and promote golf. We only sell products we believe in and would use ourselves", said Breaker. Breaker invented a unique golf item called BirdieBall which he patented. It actually won the PGA Merchandise show’s 2005 award for ‘Best New Product of the Year’. BirdieBall, Inc. has been marketing their BirdieBall product along with other golf related items for years. Breaker says, “The best way to continue growing the business is to keep coming up with quality golf products and bundles that really provide enjoyment, instruction, and most of all, fun our customers, at good prices”. Reaching buyers with new and unique items that are legitimate, have withstood testing, scrutiny by USGA, and that have testimonials from fellow golfers is a good way to judge whether something is worth spending money on for the golfer on your list. Whether you are a brother, son, wife, cousin, aunt, or uncle purchasing the gift, or a tournament committee member purchasing hundreds of gifts for your golf guests, you will be better off knowing as much as you can about the rules, etiquette and plan your purchase accordingly. We invite you to look over our Gotta-Grip golf gifts, testimonials and look forward to providing for your unique needs with our unique golf gifts. Practice, practice, practice…Enjoy Golf! Ask us how Gotta-Grip can help improve your grip! See our products page where you can order your Gotta-Grip, and other great golf products. Let us help you find a promotional distributor to get Gotta-Grip for your next golf outing. |