Shoveling Boardom

Yesterday my sister and I got Henry a snowboard. As it is his birthday today, we went out and used it. We have a nice yard/driveway for sledding and we went out and made a run and a jump. Off we went getting some air and pulling 180's. After a few runs I went in and tried to start up the snow-blower which didn't take very kindly to that. So I grabbed shovel and started to clear the driveway the hard way and Henry, being the good guy that he is, joined me. We made quick work of it and took a few more runs afterwards. After that fun we went inside to enjoy the rest of the day. Happy 12th birthday Henry! May you have 98 or so more.

Rory Mcilroy Joins Nike

Today in Dubai, in which was probably the worst kept secret in the golfing world, Rory Mcilroy from Northern Ireland, the number 1 golfer in the world, signed a $250 million contract over 10 years with Nike Golf. He will be playing Nike equipment, driver through putter and playing the 20XI-X ball, the lower spinning tour ball from Nike. He will also be wearing Nike apparel, hat, glove, shoes, ect...

He will also be appearing in several Nike ads, along with Tiger, such as this one:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3z_DWZqW8I

It is yet to be seen whether or not switching from Titleist equipment will affect his play, but I doubt it will considering all the companies have gotten so good at club-fitting and getting the correct specs on all the clubs.