In 1998, three of the biggest sports equipment brands merged: TaylorMade, Salomon and Adidas. Adidas produces sports shoes and sports clothing, and has sales that are over six billion dollars a year. It is best known for football. Salomon meanwhile is best known for its contribution to the world of snowboarding and skiing. And TaylorMade is of course, best known for golf clubs, now considered the No.1 most used driver in the world of men's professional golf.
TaylorMade's family of Burner drivers is engineered for those who want to bomb it (by contrast, adjustable-weight r7 clubs are for those who like to tinker).
The new Tour Burner and Tour Burner TP feature a smaller, lighter and crown (by 12%) that distributes more mass lower the head. This new design helps shots take off higher, and with less spin, than they do with the previous Burner. The payoff is greater distance. Tests by our exclusive equipm"at 100 mph swing speed"] due to 1.5-degree higher launch.
Sounds simple but here's the physics of it: The center of gravity (CG) in most drivers is located well back from the face to produce high launch. But this alone could increase spin too much and impede overall distance. Dropping the CG lower in the head reduces spin and potentially boosts total distance. In actual numbers, the CG in Tour Burner is 5 millimeters below the center of the face versus 3 mm in the Burner TP.
The Tour Burner comes with the Reax SuperFast 60-gram shaft at 45.5". It is also available through the firm's SelectFit custom fitting system.
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The Bangkok Corrections Museum in Maha Chai Road preserves gruesome aspects of Thai prison history and the brutal prison life before reforms were made to the penal system.
It's located on the site of a former Bangkok maximum security prison built in 1890, during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) after a study visit to the prisons in Singapore.
The prison museum was first established in 1939, in another prison, the Bang Kwang Central Prison, as a training center for corrections officers. Located in Nonthaburi just outside Bangkok, the Bang Kwang Central Prison has earned the dubious sobriquet, "Bangkok Hilton".
In 1987, the Thai government decided to demolish the prison in Maha Chai Road. Three blocks, a cell block, a side of the prison wall and two watchtowers were preserved to establish the Bangkok Corrections Museum. The rest of the prison compound was converted to a public park.
The park was named Romanni Nart Park and officially opened on 7 August 1999 by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn.
The old penal system was based on retribution through severe punishment and suffering. This is painfully apparent as one goes through the exhibits in the museum.
The ground floor of Block 1 in the Bangkok Corrections Museum where our tour starts, features photographs of the old prison compound and the process of demolition. There's a scaled model of the old prison compound then and the park and museum now, a stark contrast.
The exhibits upstairs are grisly; life-size waxed figures in execution scenes. Previously, condemned prisoners were flogged 90 times before being beheaded by sword. Three executioners are used to ensure that the job gets done.
King Prajadhipok (King Rama VII) abolished this practice in 1934.
The rifle replaced the sword. The condemned prisoner is tied behind a screen with his back to the screen. The executioner fires a pre-aligned rifle mounted on a tripod from the other side of the screen. Photographs display the gory results of both forms of execution.
Executions in Thailand were changed to lethal injection in October 2003.
Blocks 2 & 3 of the Bangkok Corrections Museum are a pleasant reprieve from the mock execution chambers. These blocks exhibit furniture and handicraft, of a High Quality, made by prisoners from all over the Thailand. The items are for sale.
The last stop in the Bangkok Corrections Museum is through the gate in the old prison wall fronting Rommani Nart Park. Block 9 is a preserved two-story cell block in the old prison compound, not a place for the fainted-hearted.
Cells in this block exhibit the execution frame to which the condemned prisoner is tied, crockery for the last meal, gambling and drugs paraphernalia used by prisoners.
Other cells display tools for the brutal punishment of prisoners, a display made more gruesome by the life-size figures used:
A rattan ball pierced with nails into which the prisoner is trussed. An elephant is used to kick the rattan ball around!
A coffin-like box, with a perforated lid, in which a prisoner is bound and left to bake in the sun with the lid closed.
Sharpened bamboo sticks driven by a mallet under the nails of prisoners whose hands are fixed in wooden vices...
In 1908, as part of penal reforms, King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) abolished all these barbarous tortures.
The pleasant Rommani Nart Park today belies the horrors of the prison it replaced. Old men sit and watch the day go by as teenagers engage in robust ball games. The torture and sufferings in past prison life seemed so distant, preserved only in the Bangkok Corrections Museum.
In 2005, some social scientists in Thailand have commented that the prisons are getting too comfortable to serve as deterrence!
Visit the Bangkok Corrections Museum when you Tour Bangkok Legacies and stroll through the corridors of history. The author Eric Lim, a free-lance writer, lives in Bangkok Thailand.
We've heard about the endless reviews about Foot Joy Golf. Most enthusiasts claimed it to be fashion and quality in one great buy.
It may look a little heavy but these Foot Joy shoes are actually light weight leather bound footwear. All pairs are made with a patented technology called AQUAf.l.e.x, a top notch and exclusive treatment for leathers. This keeps the shoes highly resistant to water.
Although water repellant, Foot Joy shoes are actually breathable and very comfortable. It creates a dry environment for the feet you'll not even feel you're walking on a muddy land.
Also, each series incorporates a special technology conjoined with AQUAf.l.e.x reassuring efficiency. Respective categories have different features for your every golfing need. These are available in a variety of styles and colors for men, women and young golfers.
The only setback in having these exquisite shoes is its leather surface. The sad truth is leather is pretty fragile. It breaks and chaps after a great deal of usage especially when drenched on a moist ground.
While it is unavoidable, Footjoy made several solutions to prolong your pair's life.
Always remember to clean out the dirt and stain on your shoes at the end of the day. Inspect it and assure it's spotless. You could wash them with Foot Joy cleaner or a mild soap.
Take note to never use any dryer for Foot Joy shoes. High temperature's got a negative effect on leather which is also same reason why you shouldn't store your shoes in the compartment.
Polish with a special solution made for every leather type. This aids in restoring the leather's glow and quality.
Moreover, Foot Joy recommends to keep at least two pairs of shoes. Pair rotation after each round keeps it from being overused.
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1. Body Construction: Titanium 2. crown Construction: Titanium 3. Face Construction: Titanium 4. grip: Golf Pride 5. Headsize: 415 cc
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