A Glove in the Hand

"The Bionic Golf Glove is one of the few products in golf in a long time that actually does what the marketing says it will," says Crescent Hill Golf Course Pro Barry Bonifield. Bonifield's words are pretty strong (and not entirely true), but I do agree that Bionic delivers on its promises. Namely that wearing this ergonomic glove significantly reduces the amount of hand pain in golfers with weak and/or arthritic hands.

In fact at this year's PGA Merchandise Show I actually took time off from my many meetings to drop by their booth and personally thank them for helping me battle back from a hand injury. For months I couldn't swing a club because of pain in my left hand. However after wearing the Bionic (and tweaking my grip a bit) I could swing pain free.

I don't usually recommend specific products unless I believe in them, so take this as a ringing endorsement: if you suffer from hand pain (in either your right or left hand) consider trying a Bionic. They won't cure your pain (only a doctor and rest can do that) and they're not cheap (about $25 a pop) but they're worth it.

Seeing Straight

A very small, but highly annoying abrasion above my left iris motivated me to write this blog. Yes, I saw the doctor, and yes I'm squeezing some kind of unpleasant goo into my eyeball four times a day and am getting better, still it's a highly unpleasant sensation to be reminded of the scratch EVERY TIME I BLINK!

So I have to wear my glasses-for the first time since I was 18 years old-and I am considering buying some of those massive wraparounds from my local CVS to help me get by. (However, I hear you get carded when you try to buy them and if you were born after 1930 they won't sell you a pair.)

It's a wonder any Tour player can tee it up without a pair of shades.

That said we're working on our August/September issue now, which will include eight pairs of performance eyewear (sunglasses as they used to be called), including the Adidas T-Sights (above). This experience has beaten home something I've written about for the past couple years. That it's vital to protect your eyes from the sun's harmful UV rays. Trust me, I've researched the effects of such big worded eye diseases as "macular degeneration" and their impact on your vision ain't pretty.

In the meantime if anyone has any better advice on how to cure a scratched cornea, I'm all, um, ears.