Golf club manufacturers are in trouble. About 6 years ago they reached the absolute peak of their possible performance within the rules of the game. Head size, material weight, composition have all been tweaked and peaked. Like the last electron restricting Moore’s law from continuing, golf club development is at its zenith.

But those crafty kids at the golf companies aren’t done and dusted. They have at least one little gem up their sleeve.

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Apparently the humble drive can make you deaf. The “sonic boom” from a modern day driver connecting with the ball is a clear and present danger.

Never fear, Callaway has developed the new FITQ driver has the added Q benefit. Q for quiet.

This will do me, one of the best marketing ploys I have seen in some time.

I recently played a game of golf using my 15 year old metal driver and found it difficult to hit a decent drive (more than likely due to skill). However I made the decision to blow the budget on a Taylor Made r7 limited driver (Sergio Garcia Spec) with all the bells and whistles. I played another game and while I am still rather rubbish at golf I did feel the drives I hit solidly were far better than would have been with the old driver. Now a few days later the golf companies are telling me my new driver is no good and may make me deaf.

I have put my order in for the Sergio Garcia spec ear plugs with the local golf store and have my name on the short list to gain access to the new r7 Silent when it goes to market…. Thank goodness.

I profess to have absolutely no solution to the problems between Israel and Palestine. There are a number of issues that seem to be mentioned as the root cause for this ongoing conflict none of which seem solvable. A basic disagreement between the Muslim and Jewish faith also seems to get in the way with a number of religious sites throughout the region controlled by some groups with the opposing groups also laying claim to these same sites.

It is a problem that has been around for thousands of years and I doubt it’s going to go away anytime soon.

One thing I do consider in these situations is what would I do if my family, innocent of any crimes, were accidentally killed in the crossfire from either side. Would I be willing to forgive this and just remain silent or peaceful while more rockets or bombs (as the case maybe) landed around me? I don’t know if I could. What about you?

So as this battle continues; and the body count mounts; and the numbers of mourners grows exponentially, does either side not think that they are just perpetuating the hatred?

People don’t forget and it is very hard for most people to forgive. As the mourners left behind raise there own families and the lessons learnt years earlier are passed on from generation to generation how is it going to be possible for this conflict to ever end?

No not because he looks like he has swallowed 16 kG of fairy floss recently (even though he does).

It is because he snapped his 5th metacarpal yesterday to a sensational Mitchell Johnson cutter and it looks as though he won’t play any further role in the match. He even has a cast on his hand. What a pansy!

Now before you start sooking and whinging at me I speak about this injury with intimate knowledge. I too have snapped this same bone and in no way would I have let it stop me batting for my country. Smith’s bone just looked cracked and didn’t seem to be displaced at all. My baby was snapped and resulted in a bulge that still exists on my hand to this day. I also went off to hospital to get it checked out but still had the testicular fortitude to show up for my club cricket the very next day. I even took a catch from a smashed cover drive with said snapped hand. It hurt a little but hard is hard.

Open a dictionary and next to hard you will see a picture of SJ.

Next to ‘soft-boiled-egg’ you will see a picture of fairy floss resembling Graeme Smith.

You ok mate? You allright?

That said, the Atlanta Falcons lost and cost me my most awesome bet. Even worse the Indianapolis Colts lost to a team haling from some niffy joint called San Diego. San Diego? Sounds like a place where some sort of homosexual called Diego hangs out.

I thought it time I give you loyal readers a laugh and here it is.

In my stupidity I decided that Australian were a big chance to win the third test against South Africa in Sydney. I am not quite sure why I though this, it might have been because I thought Graeme Smith was not playing, or I thought the inclusion of Bollinger might make a difference to our struggling attack, I honestly thought Matt Hayden was destined to score a big hundred also.

As I sat and watched the start to today’s play I was disappointed that the first of my 3 point plan had fallen apart. The fearless South African captain took the field to ruin one of my outs. My heart sank to new depths when Matty Hayden’s career all but ended with a horroutious play on to the stumps. The only hope for Australian cricket is a weird looking dude from NSW….. who am I kidding we are goooooonnnnnneee!!!!

My bet was $20.00 on Australia to win into the Atlanta Falcons to win into the Indianapolis Colts to win on Sunday morning. A tidy return of $160.00 was looking good last night but this morning is in tatters along with Haydos’s career.

The weak minded Clarke is batting at the moment…. I am torn… I want my bet to get up but I want this niff to fail. Maybe Hussey can hold the innings together? (Late news Hussey SUX!!)

Maybe McDonald can do it?