I recently took a quick road trip out to the Atlantic Coast of New Hampshire and Maine. We went at just the right time as the colours of the leaves were perfect. I played golf at Cape Neddick Country Club and Prouts Neck Country Club, the following video has some footage of both courses, as well as my commentary provided as I was playing. This video was shot with my Nokia e70 camera phone provided by Harmony Mobile.

This is the first episode of my friend Danny’s Internet golf show. We did the filming using my Nokia e70 camera phone. The sound is a bit off, but the message gets across. The idea being forget about going for the flag, just get the ball on the green so you can putt. Stay tuned for more episodes from Danny…

We all know that golf equipment can at times border on the absurd, but this putter is clearly the next step. One imagines Rodney Dangerfield or Jackie Mason pulling one of these out of their bags.

Personally, I’m all for embedded computers, and would love a golf bag with an integrated laptop and solar panel. The logical extension therefore would be to have some kind of wireless connectivity. The bag itself could have WiMax, and then bluetooth to communicate with the putter. Wouldn’t that be excessive!

First appearing on Digital World Tokyo, word of this putter has spread across the web. To quote:

South Korea’s Infinics promises that its new golf putter — the DiXX Blu Digital Instructor — will improve your short game thanks to a set of sophisticated sensors that measure your stance and swing.

The DiXX Blu has a small LCD screen that is used to aim. Users adjust their stance and the position of the putter so that a small red dot is centered in cross hairs displayed on the screen. When the user’s stance is correct and the dot is centered, it turns green, signalling that the user is ready to hit the ball.

The putter, which goes on sale later this month, will be priced at ¥98,000 (US$832) in Japan.

Using an intertial navigation system that tracks the putter’s position and a MEMS (micro electromechanical system) motion sensor, the DiXX Blu is able to collect detailed information about a golfer’s swing, including the path of the swing, swing speed, impact position and the angle of the putter’s face.

Based on this data, the putter is able to analyze the swing, presenting a detailed report immediately after the golfer swings. This helps golfers to identify the areas where they need improvement, Infinics said.

Once a golfer has perfected their swing with the DiXX Blu, they can swap the terminal mounted on the putter, which includes the display and sensors, for a dummy weight designed to be used on the golf course.