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BirdieBall at The Australian Masters |
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In a world first, tournament organiser IMG permitted spectators at the recent Australian Masters to use the official practice range alongside the tournament professionals ... with one condition ... while the pros hit their normal range balls, the spectators got to use BirdieBalls.
This spark of genius by the organisers ignited interest and spectator involvement in a way not before seen at a tournament of this stature. Imagine standing alongside your favourite pro striping balls down the practice range ahead of the final day round. The concept was a huge success with spectators lining up for the experience on all four days. To accommodate the overflow and promote the Women's Austalian Open, Golf Australia installed a BirdieBall Giant Inflatable Net next to the range. Able to use normal balls in the net, spectators got to work on their swings under the helpful eyes of the Stuart Appleby Junior Foundation staff.
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BirdieBall Sets Flight at Kooindah Waters |
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Sure, the BirdieBall is great for the social and club golfer looking to work on his or her game away from the course but its effectiveness and appeal goes a lot further with one of Troon Golf's newest facilities installing BirdieBall as their official practice ball. The following is an excerpt from an article in Golf Business News. | | New South Wales Central Coast Golf Club Kooindah Waters is leading the way in new golf technology, adopting the use of the innovative BirdieBall.  The US-designed BirdieBall makes golf more accessible in areas of limited space. The relatively new innovation, resembling a napkin ring, allows golfers the ability to practice their swing in areas of up to 40 metres.
Kooindah Waters have been using the BirdieBall since March 2008 on the Club's warm-up facilities and for conference and group golf activities. Kooindah Waters Director of Golf, Mark Ingrey said the Club was always keen to adopt new golf technologies such as the BirdieBall. "In the past, we have used a number of differently designed practice balls, but none of them have replicated the impact and flight of a golf ball as closely as the BirdieBall," Mr Ingrey said. "Often these limited flight balls are not a satisfying to practice with, but the BirdieBall feels, sounds and flies like a regular golf ball, making it perfect to use as the official Kooindah Waters practice ball. The BirdieBall is fast becoming a favorite with golfers at Kooindah Waters. Even our ambassador and Australian Open champion Craig Parry has trialed the BirdieBall on-course," he said. | |
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Australian Women's Interstate Teams Matches |
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 Congratulations to the NSW Team - winners of the 2008 Australian Women's Interstate Teams Matches! In a week of tough competition and difficult weather, the NSW girls won every contest bar one to win the prestigious event two matches clear of QLD in second place.
Played at Pymble GC in Sydney where no full range facilities are available, the NSW team benefited from daily BirdieBall practice sessions which allowed them to hit the course each day having warmed up with every club in the bag. Congratulations to Rebecca Blain, Julia Boland, Rebecca Flood, Laura Holdsworth, Justine Lee, Allyce Watkinson, and their coach Dennise Hutton. | | | I was part of the winning New South Wales Team 08. I'd like to speak on behalf of the girls to say thankyou for your generosity. The BirdieBalls were fantastic! They provided us with the perfect pre-game warm up during the series. | | | | Many thanks Rebecca Blain NSW State Team 08 | | | | | | | | Please pass on my thanks to all the people involved with providing the NSW state team with BirdieBalls during the Women's Interstate Series. BirdieBalls provided an efficient way to get all six girls warmed up each morning. I know we raised a couple of eyebrows early in the week...however a successful campaign of the series has brought a great deal of attention to our unique warm up! | | | | Best wishes and good golfing Julia Boland NSW State Team 08 |
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PGA Master Pro Danny Harvanek & BirdieBall in Schools |
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At BirdieBall we are really proud of how our products are helping juniors and schools get into golf. Let's face it, we love golf, you love golf, but we're already in the game. If you were a child at school today do you think you would choose golf from the variety of sports on offer? | |
| Kids at school these days are given the opportunity to play a lot of sports; Any number of the mainstream (and not so mainstream) sports are knocking on school doors to introduce as many children as possible to their sport to ensure long term growth of their game. Golf is no different. Except that most sports modify their equipment to suit young kids in order to give them a better chance at success and thus a higher level of enjoyment. What about golf? | Either kids are handed a cut down club and an hour of trying to hit a normal golf ball (you know how difficult that can be!) or perhaps they use some sort of light-weight foam ball. Whatever the case, the poor kid has to contend with an extremely difficult game with little likelihood of success. Do you really think they're going to come back next week and ask for more golf?!? | Enter the BirdieBall. With a slightly higher centre of gravity, and in particular when used in conjunction with the StrikePad, beginning juniors often find BirdieBall easier to get up in the air. And when it does fly, the fantastic turbine sound it makes is proof of a good shot and also a lot of fun. Of course, its limited flight means that schools can safely use BirdieBall on ovals, tennis courts, even inside. And to top it off, its accurate flight provides meaningful and realistic practice. Little wonder that PGA pros and school coaches in Australia and overseas are increasingly using BirdieBall to attract and keep juniors in the game of golf. Bottom line - BirdieBall is fun. If you want your child to have the best chance of enjoying their early experience with golf, try BirdieBall. |
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