Shoulder Tap Review Part 1
I was lucky to receive a THP Shoulder Tap. I asked to delay the shipment of my item to review since I was being forced to go to Las Vegas. When I arrived home from Vegas there was a package waiting for me.
I pondered what it could be before I opened it. It appeared to have 2 parts, a boxy part and a roundish very light section. By the shape I know it was not a club, shaft or grip. The boxy part could be golf balls. The round part feels a little squishy and there is a slight rattle. Can’t figure it out, so I guess I’ll have to open it.
Well, I was right the boxy part was golf balls. Twelve Wilson Staff Duo Optix golf balls. Very good looking in bright yellow with black print. According to the box 29 compression, “The World’sSoftest Distance Ball”
I’m such a beginner – I checked out some reviews and purchase web sites and all the pictures of the balls on those paged show the ball with the number 1 on them. When I opened the first group of mine, they had the number 4 on them. What did that mean? Did I have the demo versions? Prototypes since they had a different number on them from the pictures on the websites? After a google search I found out that they have different numbers on them so players could use the same type ofball and still be able to identify theirs’s. Sure enough I opened all the sleeves and each sleeve had different numbers on them. Most of you guys probably knew this but it was news to me. Gotta love golf, you learn something new every day. I began plotting on how to review them.
So what was in the other part? REXS sunglasses in a case. The slight rattle I heard was the tab from the zipper on the clam shell case. The case is fairly substantial and I suspect that it is probably water resistant. It is a rather large case (needed to accommodate the glasses that don’t fold flat). While this would present a problem when carrying a small purse, putting them in a golf bag pocket would not be an issue.
According to the tag on the glasses they are Polycarbonate optical quality, 10X shatter resistance, Ultra light, UV400, 100% UVA, UVB, UVC, scratch resistant, anti-reflective less glare, hydrophobic keeps lens clean and polarized reduces glare. I’m familiar with most of the terms but had to look up UVC. According to medicinenet.com UVC while being the most dangerous ofultraviolet light cannot penetrate the ozone and therefore is not harmful to humans. Sounds like marketing hype to me,or maybe they are anticipating the failure of the ozone layer. I also looked up hydrophobic which means that water will bead up on the lens. The glasses are made in Taiwan.
The glasses are their Slingblade model with black lenses. The black rubberized frame is very light and the lenses with their cheekbone curve are very nice looking. Very space age.
Since I wasn’t going golfing until Wednesday, I decided to try out the glasses on a bike ride. Quite frankly I loved them! They stayed in place, very light weight and a perfect fit. Even after 7 miles they hadn’t shifted or slid down my nose. I have been known to glow (as in horses sweat, men perspire, women glow) quit a bit on my rides and this was no exception, but the glasses never fogged up or slid around. I like that the sides of my eyes are protected and there is no frame interfering with my line of sight. The glare reduction made it easy to see detail, and my eyes weren’t tired after the ride.
Rain and wind prevented me from testing the balls on a course on Wednesday. Will have to wait until Saturday to play. Part 2 will be written after Saturday. Let me know if you have any questions or want more information.
I was lucky to receive a THP Shoulder Tap. I asked to delay the shipment of my item to review since I was being forced to go to Las Vegas. When I arrived home from Vegas there was a package waiting for me.
I pondered what it could be before I opened it. It appeared to have 2 parts, a boxy part and a roundish very light section. By the shape I know it was not a club, shaft or grip. The boxy part could be golf balls. The round part feels a little squishy and there is a slight rattle. Can’t figure it out, so I guess I’ll have to open it.
Well, I was right the boxy part was golf balls. Twelve Wilson Staff Duo Optix golf balls. Very good looking in bright yellow with black print. According to the box 29 compression, “The World’sSoftest Distance Ball”
I’m such a beginner – I checked out some reviews and purchase web sites and all the pictures of the balls on those paged show the ball with the number 1 on them. When I opened the first group of mine, they had the number 4 on them. What did that mean? Did I have the demo versions? Prototypes since they had a different number on them from the pictures on the websites? After a google search I found out that they have different numbers on them so players could use the same type ofball and still be able to identify theirs’s. Sure enough I opened all the sleeves and each sleeve had different numbers on them. Most of you guys probably knew this but it was news to me. Gotta love golf, you learn something new every day. I began plotting on how to review them.
So what was in the other part? REXS sunglasses in a case. The slight rattle I heard was the tab from the zipper on the clam shell case. The case is fairly substantial and I suspect that it is probably water resistant. It is a rather large case (needed to accommodate the glasses that don’t fold flat). While this would present a problem when carrying a small purse, putting them in a golf bag pocket would not be an issue.
According to the tag on the glasses they are Polycarbonate optical quality, 10X shatter resistance, Ultra light, UV400, 100% UVA, UVB, UVC, scratch resistant, anti-reflective less glare, hydrophobic keeps lens clean and polarized reduces glare. I’m familiar with most of the terms but had to look up UVC. According to medicinenet.com UVC while being the most dangerous ofultraviolet light cannot penetrate the ozone and therefore is not harmful to humans. Sounds like marketing hype to me,or maybe they are anticipating the failure of the ozone layer. I also looked up hydrophobic which means that water will bead up on the lens. The glasses are made in Taiwan.
The glasses are their Slingblade model with black lenses. The black rubberized frame is very light and the lenses with their cheekbone curve are very nice looking. Very space age.
Since I wasn’t going golfing until Wednesday, I decided to try out the glasses on a bike ride. Quite frankly I loved them! They stayed in place, very light weight and a perfect fit. Even after 7 miles they hadn’t shifted or slid down my nose. I have been known to glow (as in horses sweat, men perspire, women glow) quit a bit on my rides and this was no exception, but the glasses never fogged up or slid around. I like that the sides of my eyes are protected and there is no frame interfering with my line of sight. The glare reduction made it easy to see detail, and my eyes weren’t tired after the ride.
Rain and wind prevented me from testing the balls on a course on Wednesday. Will have to wait until Saturday to play. Part 2 will be written after Saturday. Let me know if you have any questions or want more information.
