TRUE stories

Following Ryan's group around on the first day at The US Open was eye opening, especially for an amateur who had never been to a Major before.

On TV, everything tends to look a lot more flat and uniform than it really is - the topography at Pebble Beach is wonderful. At the venue, you can actually "feel" what the players are going through - the tension in the air is palpable from start to finish. Simply put, the US Open is a grind of monumental proportions in the world of golf.

Ryan Moore putting on the 8th at Pebble

Obviously every golfer playing in the US Open is supremely gifted - they were born as +2 handicaps as a minimum and worked from there. Continue Reading

TRUE linkswear is currently ensconced at Pebble Beach.

We will be sending out a new blog each day discussing something interesting we noticed.

Check out this photo of Ryan putting - Pebble Beach Golf Links is one of the most beautiful courses I have ever seen. The ocean holes are gorgeous and playing downright nasty for the US Open.

Feeling the Greens at Pebble Beach.

I wanted to write briefly about tempo and it's tremendous value to a successful golf swing.
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My TRUE story

The first flash of inspiration for TRUE Linkswear fittingly occurred on a golf course.

I was walking 18 at my home course with a guy who was playing in the Vibram Five Fingers shoes.  I thought they were some of the wildest looking shoes I’d ever seen, and I wasn’t alone.  Four (!?!) different groups asked my playing partner about them during the round. He was a true believer who wore his Five Fingers shoes all day, every day. Needless to say he  passionately introduced me to the barefoot concept.

I met Rob (now President of TRUE linkswear) a few weeks before that round, and I joined his Walking Golfers Society.  The Walking Golfer is a site dedicated to promoting the holistic benefits of walking golf, ranging from health to a closer connection with your friends and nature on the course.

I told my Five Fingers playing partner that if the barefoot guys ever got together with the Walking Golfer guys, there might be a business there.  Who knew??? Continue Reading

As a Co-Founder of TRUE linkswear, the journey from concept to sample production has been both exciting and strenuous.

On May 19th, our samples arrived from the factory and I was fortunate enough to strike the first drive ever in our Trues. The location, lovely Stevens Park Golf Course in Dallas, Texas. The club, a Persimmon MacGregor Super Eye-O-Matic.

First Shot in the Trues - Stevens Park GC, Dallas, TX

Twilight at Stevens may not elicit the same emotional response as one at Bandon Dunes, but a bunch of us played an epic nine holes in our new Trues that evening and it was as enjoyable as any round I can remember.

The format - one club per hole. The players - Rob Rigg, Sean Eidson, Jeremy Moore, Troy Denton and his buddy Gabe.

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