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Ladies Golf Apparel and Fashion

Friday, August 14th, 2009

I was perusing one of those ‘Golfing for Women’ magazines the other week and started wondering where the women live, who wear the golf attire modeled in women’s golf magazines? I’ve never seen women, not even the professionals, who would dress in such expensive and outrageous clothing.

It’s easy to spend lots of money fitting yourself out for golf. What with hats, sunglasses, gloves, shirts, shorts, socks, windsheeters and shoes, the costs add up very quickly, even if you do your shopping at the sales. Then factor in the cost of clubs, balls, bag, cart and fees and you have to play very often to keep the “CPU” (cost per use) down to a reasonable level.

One glossy advert showed a beautiful model in very short shorts (as if that’s allowed on courses!) that cost nearly $300, a golf shirt at almost $600, a jacket by Ralph Lauren at almost $200 and two-toned Utuser shoes costing $400 plus.

That adds up to about $1,500! I know that I could never hope to get the CPU on that outfit down to anywhere near a normal level in my lifetime! Don’t misunderstand me - I love clothes and I really love shoes, but could never afford, or even want, golf shoes or pants that cost more than most people’s weekly wage.

OK, you need comfy golfing shoes that don’t look like a pair of clogs, but really, you can buy cheaper and still fantastic golf shoes.

I have bought a couple of very stylish golfing outfits, even though none of them are famous brand names. If I were to add up the cost of all of those articles of clothing, it would not come to the price of a Tse golf shirt. Personally, I would prefer to have a few stylish outfits than one that is priced way over-the-top.

If I were to wear a $1,500 set of golfing apparel to play golf in, I would just be too worried about getting it dirty or sweating in it to enjoy a decent round of golf.

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Use the Garmin Handheld GPS 72 Navigator on Land Or Water

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

The Garmin Handheld GPS 72 navigator is a very flexible gps receiver for outdoor use. It is not only moisture proof but floats in water as well. It is marine friendly with all the marine data preloaded. It likewise has preloaded land data loaded so it truly is a dual use navigator.

Being WAAS enabled allows the Garmin Handheld GPS 72 accuracy within 3 meters anywhere you choose to venture. WAAS is a system developed for the FAA to enable gps accuracy for airplane navigation.

The Garmin Handheld GPS 72 receiver has preloaded maps of most foreign cities, streets and points of interest. Marine data such as buoy and beacon locations are also preloaded. It also has celestial data such as sunrise and sunset times with tidal information too.

The Garmin Handheld GPS 72 unit is 2.7 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches (6.9 x 15.7 x 3.0 cm). The light weight of the Garmin GPS 72 Navigator makes it easy to carry as it only weights 7.7 oz. (218 g), and that includes the weight of the two AA batteries, which by the way are not included, however the batteries last for 16 hours. The displays size is 1.6 x 2.2 inches (4.1 x 5.6 cm) WxH, which uses 120 x 160 pixels, that uses a level 4 gray LCD light.

The Garmin GPS 72 is able to be programed with data you want to use such as points of interest and tracks. You can input as many as 500 waypoints and or 10 tracks of your choosing. You can input the location of your vehicle and camping spot on your adventure as well as saving fishing spots, hunting locations etc.

You can order accessories for the Garmin GPS 72 such as retractable lanyards, straps, holsters, clips and much more online at the Garmin website. There are even dash board mounts that can be ordered for your vehicle as well as antennas, cables, and adapters.

Each Garmin Handheld GPS 72 comes with a quick start guide and the Marine Point Database of the Americas. Also included with each unit is a wrist strap so you can attach the GPS to your wrist like a watch. The quick start quide explains all the functions of the GPS 72 receiver.

The Garmin Handheld GPS 72 is ideal for fisherman and hunters with the included celestial data and marine navigation information. The GPS 72 truly is an outdoor enthusiast friend usable on the water as well as land.

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