Everyone is well aware that John Daly loves to beat the hell out of golf balls. But what about the gruesome details – the hell-beating physics - that occur at the “moment of obliteration?” Not many people have pondered this. Interestingly, just as the ball is getting the hell beat out of it, it goes through a physical change. Due to force of the clubhead striking the ball, the ball actually becomes, for just a millisecond, oblong in shape. This forces the ball downwards on the tee, causing friction. This friction robs you of distance – unless, of course, you’re using a Rip Tip from Green Street Innovations.
Green Street Innovations, a small company based in Hamilton, Ohio, have studied the physics and they have devised a bristle-like cap – a Rip Tip - that snaps onto your regular wooden tees. The bristles, thanks to their cushioning support, eliminate this friction when the ball is compressed.
The other day I snapped a few of these “tips,” which John Daly has endorsed, onto a few tees and tried my luck. I’d love to say I noticed an orgasmic feeling at impact and the ball went 50 yards further. But I can’t. What I can say, however, is that the ball actually seemed to go higher (less spin?) and, on a few occasions, slightly further. But, for me, the best part was the added confidence I got with the Rip Tips. Truthfully, I felt a bit cockier, like I had a secret advantage. And then this hell-beating force just took over me and I wound up like a Tasmanian devil and launched it into the afterworld. www.greenstreetinnovations.com. A package of five Rip Tips retails for $5.95.
Andrew Penner’s book, One Flew Over The Caddyshack, is available at Amazon.com.
