WIND POWER

Just been reading about VW’s XL1 aero-vehicle which can achieve 314 mph.

I love aerodynamic forms, they are so elegant and it’s great that such beautiful forms increase efficiency.
Golf Refugees designed the best aerodynamic feature for a golf club head called the 'swept hosel', and not Callaway Golf. But much more could be achieved through greater use of aerodynamics for golf clubs in terms of increasing swing speeds for all. If only rule makers would allow aerofoil-shaped shafts and air-flow through the club head.
Perhaps with nore wind turbines being built in windy Scotland, the R&A blazer-squad-rulers will observe the power of the wind.

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SKIN AND SWEAT CARE FOR GOLFERS

'random argyle' for women by golf refugees
This is not a plastic (polyester) polo shirt. It does not have any toxic antimony embedded into it's fibres.
It does not contain between 10-15 other toxic chemicals used in sportswear. Why would anyone want their skin to sweat and interact with combinations of untested toxic chemicals. Especially when you are not even told which chemicals are being used in your sports apparel.
Instead our polo shirt uses water based inks and the factory recycles its dye-coloured water.
Please check out our Facebook page for our latest designs.
http://www.facebook.com/golfrefugeespage
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SPORTY SHOPPING BAG

Only 5% of the world’s plastic is recycled, leaving many plastic consumer products to end up in landfill or left polluting our oceans.

It’s a big problem.

We need to find new ways to re-use plastic products.

If you happen to grow out of or buy a new plastic sports shirt, yes polyester is a plastic, what can you do with your old one?

How about folding and sealing the sleeves, neck and using it as a plastic shopping bag?
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HELP SAVE CAMBRIDGE GOLF CLUB

Former Ladies European Tour pro golfer Adrienne Engleman fears she will lose her driving range business and potentially her home when construction of a new town starts.

Adrienne has worked at Cambridge Golf Club in Longstanton for more than 20 years on and off, and four years ago spent £100,000 refurbishing the driving range – when she was under the impression she would be helped to relocate when Northstowe is built on the land.

The new driving range was constructed so it could be dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere, but the move would cost up to £60,000, and Ms Engleman believed developer Gallagher Estates would be prepared to help with this.

Now Gallagher, which wants to put the first phase of the new town on the golf course, has said no assistance will be available, and  no offer was ever made.

This leaves Ms Engleman, 41, facing financial ruin – because the loan which bankrolled the renovation was secured against the value of her home.

Construction of Northstowe, the biggest new town in the UK since Milton Keynes, is expected to begin late this year or early next year.

Ms Engleman, who played on the LET in the 90’s said: “I’m incredibly worried, not only about my future, but about the future of golf in this area.

“Cambridge Golf Club was the cheapest golf club in a county which has no municipal golf courses – every other county has got local authority courses that are accessible to all golfers.

“They can’t go anywhere else because they can’t afford anywhere else.”

She argued a golf facility in the area would be valuable for Northstowe residents.

Ms Engleman added: “Potentially I’m about to lose my job, my livelihood and even my home because I had to use it as security for my loan.”

Alan Joyner, executive director of Gallagher, said planning permission for the driving range had been on a temporary basis and had now expired.

He said: “It’s very unfortunate but the golf driving range operator must have known what the situation was all along and it’s not our business to fund the relocation.”

Help save Cambridge Golf Club by following their Facebook and Twitter accounts to raise awareness and put pressure on developers Gallagher.
 
http://www.facebook.com/SaveOurGolfFacility?fref=nf_fr
https://twitter.com/SaveOurGolf
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RANDOM ARGYLE FOR MEN

'Random argyle' for men 2013 by Golf Refugees
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RANDOM ARGYLE

We've been experimenting and searching for inspiration and came up with the little idea of 'random argyle'.
Think of it as screen printing with a blind fold.
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DEAL OR NO DEAL?

Graham McDowell says "there is not a player in this field would have turned Rory's Nike contract down". Is he right?
Yes the money is mind-blowing, but on the other-side the huge deal perhaps could only be possible by paying your textile workers less than a living wage and by simply washing away your untreated pollution into local rivers. If there is a golf professional male or female who would have turned down the deal, please raise your head above the field.
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