Quick Take: Nike Storm-Fit Short Sleeve Rainshirt

Andrew Penner

Posted 2003-07-15

Let’s be honest here. Tiger Woods is a bona fide studmuffin. He plays golf like no one’s ever done before, he’s got one of the hottest chicks on the planet giving him the A535 after every round, and he’s got a walk-in closet (probably the size of your chicken barn) filled with the coolest looking clothing that’s available on the market today. One such garment - the Nike Storm-Fit Short Sleeve Rainshirt - is not only wicked looking, but it’s the perfect choice when the storm clouds rumble in.

Unless you’re an amphibian, you’ll probably agree that playing golf in the rain sucks. Personally, I avoid it at all costs. A round of tiddlywinks in the warm confines of the clubhouse is much more up my alley when the heavens open up and dump their load. But hey, sometimes you’re down a couple of quarters, you get caught out there a mile from the clubhouse, and you need to keep playing in hopes you win back the dough and can pay your rent. Thankfully, with this sleeveless wonder, it’s much easier to perform while getting pelted.

This garment comes seamsealed, waterproof, breathable, and with a damn-fine looking Henley collar. The freedom factor is always the biggest drawback when playing in the rain. Bottom line? It’s way easier to swing without sleeves.

Now you may not get the chick, but guaranteed, if you’re out there clad in this little number, that missile-like five iron you need to hit in the pouring rain to take home the bacon won’t just be a pipe dream.

Andrew Penner is a 12-year member of the Canadian PGA. He has won five professional golf tournaments in Canada and narrowly, I mean narrowly, missed qualifying for the US Open last year. Well, OK, it was a few shots. Andrew writes for a number of golf magazines in Canada, the US, and Europe. His new book, titled "One Flew Over The Caddyshack," can be ordered at www.falconpress.ca. He can be reached at andpenner@shaw.ca.