Fantasy Golf Leader Board

Bernardo Flores is still managing to kick everyone’s collective behinds, although no one had a very good weekend this past week in the Transitions Championship.  A youngster by the name of Gary Woodland, who has sneakily had a very good start to the 2011 season,  (Yesterday’s win, a 2nd at the Bob Hope, a 5th and a 6th, have him 3rd on the money list) wasn’t picked by anyone in the league…but might be an interesting play later in the season if he keeps this form up.

Here is a look a the current top-5, pretty similar to the way it has looked all year, with everyone chasing Mr. Flores.

1	bflores3	$2,093,560	Manage
2	turjay	$974,704	Manage
3	Brantur333	$776,926	Manage
4	tyman79	$727,884	Manage
5	Bunktown’s Bogeys	$475,324	Manage

Be sure to get your picks in this week for the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.  It will be a nice field as everyone gets keyed up for the Masters in two weeks.  Happy picking fantasy golfers, and good luck.

Check out our new hats

If you haven’t heard, the new hats are now available in the shop.  You should stop by and get yourself one.  No way to look better on the course than to sport your brand new RedBird Golf hat. They come in both cream and black, so there’s a color for everyone.

And if the stylish looks and cool RedBird logo aren’t enough to convince you, check out the powers that the new hats gave RedBird Web Guru, Andy Bunker.  He couldn’t do any of these tricks before he got the hat, and now he is practically Tiger Woods. Enjoy…

Updated Fantasy Leaderboard

Here are the current RedBird Sports fantasy golf league standings.  Bernardo is still whooping up on everyone, but there are some new names in the top 5, including RedBird Jr. Brandon Turner.

1	bflores3	$2,034,560	Manage
2	turjay	$873,494	Manage
3	Brantur333	$717,926	Manage
4	tyman79	$650,634	Manage
5	Bunktown’s Bogeys	$475,324	Manage

Don’t forget if you haven’t signed up, there is still plenty of golf left in the season…we aren’t even to a major yet.  Go to this website http://www.clickitgolf.com/fantasy-golf.php and search for the RedBird Sports fantasy league.  The password is hillside7.

We hope to see you soon, and happy fantasy golfing.

Fantasy Golf Leader Board

What a weekend for us as Seattle golf fans.  The return of Freddie Couples to the Top-10 was a thrill to see for all of us here at RedBird.  Boom Boom flashed that old Riviera magic in the first 3 rounds, and was actually in the lead going into the weekend…but sadly that back acted up again on Sunday and cost him what could have been his first win since 2003.  Still, just seeing the guy in contention on Sunday was great fun, and hopefully will mean good things in 2011.  We all know he will play well at Augusta, maybe we can string together some other solid rounds on both tours this year and become the second player to win a PGA and Champions Tour event in the same year.

Leave it to Jay Turner to predict that Freddie would thrive at the course where he won back in 1990 and 1992.  Maybe it was a good guess, maybe it was ESP from a life long golf buddy, Jay called it, and that $200,000+ puts Jay solidly in second place in the RedBird Sports Golf League.  We are all still chasing Bernardo Flores who picked Bubba Watson a few weeks back and won over a million bucks.  Here is a look at the top-5…

1	bflores3	$1,184,560	Manage
2	turjay	$669,654	Manage
3	tyman79	$466,096	Manage
4	Bunktown’s Bogeys	$380,324	Manage
5	carma6335	$190,000	Manage

If you haven’t signed up yet, it’s not too late.  One tourney win would land you in the top 2, and a couple good weeks could easily get you the top spot.  It’s anyone’s league to win, so be sure to sign up now for great RedBird prizes.

Go to http://www.clickitgolf.com/fantasy-golf.php

The league is RedBird Sports, and the password is hillside7 . Be sure to sign up fast, and pick your golfer for this week’s Match-Play Championship.

Mitch in the Morning Talks RedBird

Mitch in the Morning, of 950 KJR fame, is giving away a custom set of RedBird irons for one of his weekly texting contests.  On this morning’s show, Mitch spent a few minutes talking with RedBird and 950 KJR employee Andy Bunker about just what it is that RedBird does, and what the benefit if getting clubs custom fit can make for all golfers.

RedBird Sports Giveaway
Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:58:15 -0500
As a part of the Mitch in the Morning Show, RedBird Sports will be giving away a custom set of irons to the winner of this week’s text blitz contest.
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RedBird Shop Talk – Lie Angle

In the third installment of RedBird Shop talk, Jay Turner explains what lie angle is, and how it directly impacts the fitting of your golf clubs.  There are a lot of factors that go into finding the golf clubs that fit you correctly, and lie angle is one of the major components.  At RedBird we talk often about how minor flaws in your golf clubs may be the difference between you being able to play your best golf, and improper lie angle is one of most common problems we see in golf clubs that aren’t custom fit.  We hope you enjoy the video, and we hope that this will help you understand just how important it is to find a set of golf clubs that fit you perfectly.

RedBird Shop Talk – Club Length

In our latest edition of RedBird Shop talk, Jay Turner gives you a walk through on why finding the proper length golf club is a very important part of the custom fitting process.  Give it a look and hopefully you will better understand this crucial aspect to finding the perfect fit golf clubs.

Updated Fantasy Leader Board

It was a good week for many of the participants in the RedBird Fantasy Golf league.  We had our first winner picked of the season, as Bernardo Flores chose Bubba Watson to win and subsequently took over the top spot in the league, earning over a million bucks.  Lot’s of people were on the Tiger band wagon this week, assuming he might be able to kick start his season on the course where he grew up, and in a Tourney that he has won 5 times.  Sadly for Tiger, and all who picked him, he is still pretty far away from the Tiger that we used to know.  Some young guns had a nice weekend at Torrey Pines, from Dustin Johnson (Who was picked by Jay Turner), to Anthony Kim (Who Andy Bunker chose), to Ricky Fowler (Who Brandon Turner picked), all 3 of those under-30 golfers finished in the top 20.  Here is the updated top 5…

Ranking	Team Name	YTD Earnings	Actions
1	bflores3	$1,044,000	Manage
2	turjay	$376,275	Manage
3	Bunktown’s Bogeys	$217,190	Manage
4	carma6335	$190,000	Manage
5	tyman79	$115,328	Manage

It’s the Garbage Bowl this weekend in Arizona, as the PGA Tour heads to Phoenix for the Waste Management Phoenix Open.  There will be loud crowds, tons of beer consumed, and hopefully another winner picked by a RedBird Fantasy participant.  Be sure to get your picks in by Wednesday night.  Remember, Hunter Mahan was last year’s winner and he played very well last week in San Diego.  Also, of the three golfers who have attempted to defend as tournament champions this year (Bill Haas, Ryan Palmer, and Ben Crane), two of them have finished in the top 15, and Bill Haas was in a playoff to defend his Bob Hope championship.  What does that mean?  It means that defending champs are a good pick to do well, so think Mahan this week.

I hope everyone is enjoying the league, and be sure to invite more friends, the more the merrier.  Until next time, you might be a RedBird if you are in this fantasy golf league.

RedBird Shop Talk – Grips

Welcome to the first edition of RedBird Shop Talk.  Today’s tutorial is dedicated to teaching you how to find the perfect grip for your game.  It’s important to make sure that all the aspects of your golf game fit you comfortably and correctly, and the golf grip is no exception.  In this video, we show you how to make sure that you are getting the best possible grip to optimize your on-course performance.

Wednesday Video Tutorials

Starting next Wednesday, we are going to be releasing a series of short videos on the blog that are dedicated to explaining the importance of the various pieces that make up your golf clubs.  Starting next week with the grip, we will explain how to find a grip that fits you correctly, and why having the right grip is a vital part of having the right club.

Our piece by piece series will have about 10 installments, until we completely break down each and every component to the golf club, and explain it’s individual importance to you the golfer.  The point is that a golf club isn’t just a rock on the end of a stick, and the more you understand how each piece can effect your game, the more you can appreciate how custom fit clubs can vastly improve your on course performance and enjoyment.

We are going to really encourage your comments and questions during this video process.  If anything is unclear, if you want more information on a certain aspect of the club, or if you just have general questions about how any of this will actually impact your game, please send us all of you thoughts.  The more interaction we get, the better we can explain just how important the custom fitting process is to your game.

So stay tuned, and get those questions ready.