Archive for March, 2008
The K-Cup Challenge: Timothy’s Sumatran Gold Extra Bold
Today’s sample of Timothy’s Sumatran Gold Extra Bold was dug out of a pile of boxes tucked away in a cabinet in the corner of my office kitchen. We’re still hoping to land a Timothy’s distributor to provide us with samples, but for now, there’s still plenty of untapped variety right down the hall.
Before [...]
TaylorMade Announced r7 CGB Max Rescue Hybrid
As we expected, TaylorMade has announced their new for 2008 CGB MAX Rescue Hybrids. The new hybrids complete the CGB MAX lineup (at least I don’t expect we’ll see a CGB wedge). Just like the CGB MAX driver, and CGB Max fairways, the CGB MAX hybrid features TaylorMade’s high MOI, triangular-shaped head.
As you’d expect from [...]
Puroast Low Acid Coffee: House Blend
Simply stated: I love coffee. Also simply stated: sometimes coffee does not love me back. I am prone to heartburn that is directly associated with food; tomato sauce, chocolate, and coffee all give me heartburn. All three are foods that I love and worse yet they all go very well together according to my palate, [...]
Take a Seat With The Better Homes and Gardens Sunbridge 4-Piece Furniture Set
When we bought our newly constructed home four years ago one of the major attractions to this particular house was the large covered front porch that extends across the full house width of 40′. It looked perfect for lazy afternoons spent sipping lemonade or tea, and with the pleasant view we were sure we would [...]
Taste Test: Snapple Strawberry Acai antioxidant WA+ER
Continuing on with my Snapple series, I washed down my lunch (my wife’s delicious and low-fat stuffed shells) with a bottle of Snapple’s new “nutrient enriched water beverage”, or antioxidant WA+ER as it’s more generally known. I covered the background info in my first Snapple Water post, so I’m not going to rehash that again. [...]
The K-Cup Challenge: Green Mountain French Vanilla
Like all the coffee I’ve reviewed thus far, my sample of Green Mountain French Vanilla was delivered to my office on a Monday morning by a less than enthusiastic man with a handtruck and a questionable attitude. Not one to let a little bit of surliness interfere with my morning coffee, I decided it [...]
Nickent Golf Responds To TaylorMade Accusations
Earlier today TaylorMade announced a lawsuit against Nickent Golf for what TalorMade has called “Nickent Golf’s False and Misleading Tour Claims”. You can read the details of TaylorMade’s claim here.
I’m not in a position to debate the merits of the lawsuit, or take any particular side, however; A representative of Nickent Golf has contacted Qwowi [...]
Comparing Visual Acuity Putters: Cleveland vs. Nike
After coming up pretty much empty in my quest to demo a Bobby Jones, ANY Bobby Jones club at my 3 local golf shops (shame, shame on you all), I decided to make the most of what would have been an otherwise wasted trip by spending a little time with two of the new [...]
WhatTheDeuce is now Qwowi.com
As you can probably see, things have changed a whole lot around here. WhatTheDeuce.com has become Qwowi.com, and undergone a fairly substantial face lift. My apologies for the graphics…we do the best we can, but we’re not what you might call “talented” with photoshop. At some point we may engage some professional [...]
Taste Test: Snapple antioxidant WA+ER - Raspberry Acerola
It’s no secret that the enhanced water thing pretty much started with Vitamin Water. What 50 cent, and the other keen minds at the company figured out is that there are plenty (millions) of people who’d like to cut back on the calories in soda, and other sugary drinks, but would still be willing [...]
The K-Cup Challenge: Timothy’s Extra Bold Parisian Nights
Our sample of Timothy’s Extra Bold Parisian Nights came to me as part of the standard stock that arrives at my office each week. If you not fortunate enough to get Timothy’s K-Cups at work, we recommend Amazon.com for Timothy’s Coffee. They offer a huge selection of K-Cups as well as the complete [...]
Balance Certified Brings MOI to the Golf Shaft
Over the last couple of years, the majority of industry talk has centered around MOI (moment of inertia). Almost all club manufacturers have made reference to their product’s ability to resist twisting, and thereby provider straighter, more consistent results. While most of the focus has been on the clubhead itself, Balance Certified [...]
It’s High And It’s A Chair: The Eddie Bauer Wooden High Chair Really Sits Well With Me
After being submerged in the trenches of stay-at-home, small-child parenthood for the past two and a half years, I know baby gear. I have a good handle on what’s good, what’s not, what you need, and what is just superfluous junk. There are definitely many unnecessary products out there, but there are also some very basic pieces that no home with small children should be without. Let’s talk about high chairs.
The K-Cup Challenge: Green Mountain Breakfast Blend
Today’s sample of Green Mountain Breakfast Blend came to me as part of our weekly restock of K-Cups for use in our Keurig B140 Office Brewer. If you don’t get Green Mountain K-Cups for Keurig Brewers at your office, you can get enjoy them at home with the help of any one of the [...]
Perfect Your Golf Swing with ShotWatch™
Can a wristwatch improve your golf swing? If it’s the ShotWatch™ it can. Unlike actual watches, the new ShotWatch™ doesn’t keep time, it keeps track of tempo (grip pressure and swing speed too), and that’s really the key to this cool new training aid.
Utilizing servo-motors, and other advanced sensors, the ShotWatch™ is able [...]
Cherry-Chocolate Diet Dr. Pepper: What the…?
In my two years of writing previews and reviews, I don’t think I’ve ever struggled quite this much in trying to figure out exactly what I thought about a product. Now I’m generally a pretty big Dr. Pepper fan. If anyone were ever to ask me, “If you could only have one soda the rest of your life, what would it be?”
Element21 Offers a Compelling Alternative to Steel Shafts
Can you name the 21st element on the periodic table? For those of us who tread lightly in the world of science that’s exactly the type of information we don’t need to know, and frankly, don’t care to know. For golfers, however; that may be about to change. The answer, by the [...]
The K-Cup Challenge is Underway
After weeks of build up (and by build up I mean two posts saying it was going to happen), my personal K-Cup Challenge is underway. Beginning today, and continuing forward at a rate of one or two posts per week, I’ll be posting my thoughts on each and every K-Cup that I’m able to [...]
The K-Cup Challenge: Green Mountain Golden French Toast
My sample of Green Mountain Golden French Toast (Fair Trade) came to me as part of the standard selection that arrives at my office each Monday morning. If you not fortunate enough to get Green Mountain K-Cups for Keurig Brewers at work, I recommend the Green Mountain Coffee Company. They can hook you up with [...]
bareMinerals: Makeup That’s As Good as Advertised
One Saturday afternoon I was flipping through the channels and came across one of those infomercials. This one was for mineral makeup. It’s all the rage now and there are many different variations to choose from. This particular infomercial was for bareMinerals, “makeup so pure you can sleep in it”. While I have no desire [...]
Bobby Jones Releases Workshop Driver, Pelz Series Wedge
What happens when you blend modern technology with old word craftsmanship? You get the beautiful design, and high performance that is the Bobby Jones Golf family of products. Not satisfied with his acclaimed hybrids, popular lineup of drivers, and fairway woods, Jesse Oritz, the man behind the curtain at Bobby Jones, has announced
Sippin’ Snapple’s Out of The Blue-Berry Ice Tea
I stopped by my favorite local deli the other day, and while I was waiting for my sandwich I noticed a bottle of Snapple “Out of the Blue-Berry” ice tea in the cooler. Once upon a time I practically lived on Snapple. Back in the day I was a Kiwi-Strawberry man, but I [...]
TaylorMade Announces New Burner Series Clubs
Just as we thought, it was only a matter of time before TaylorMade offered up some new clubs for the 2008 season. We’re hearing some rumors about new CGB hybrids, but for now the big news from TaylorMade is all about the Burner. Coming to a store near you this April will be 2 [...]
Callaway I-Mix Drivers Hit the Market…Almost
A couple of WhatTheDeuce’s favorite stores, The Golf Warehouse, and Golfballs.com are now taking orders for Callaway’s new I-MIX driver system, which will begin shipping around the 25th (March 2008). I’ve mentioned the new interchangeable system of heads and shafts a few times before, because, well, I’m pretty excited about it -although maybe not $600 [...]
Charging up with Sparks Caffeinated Alcohol Energy Beverage
Sparks (now a Miller Brewing subsidiary) certainly isn’t the first to mix alcohol and caffeine. Heck, they’re not even the first to mix alcohol with an energy drink (California Car Bomb anyone?). They are, however; among the very first to bottle (actually can) the mixture and send it to a store near you. I got [...]
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