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There's more than one way to skin a cat and a lot more than one way to open up a cigar for smoking. Sure you can bite the cap off of a cigar in a pinch, but you run a good chance of tearing the wrapper and having your precious puro unravel before your very eyes. Below we look at the most popular cutters and cuts to get your sticks ready to light. Guillotine Cutters Dual blade cutters are often referred to as guillotine cutters and are probably the most popular tool for opening the cap end of the cigar....

Golf courses are one of the last remaining refuges for cigar smokers and, with summer officially here, many of you are getting back out there and enjoying your two favorite pastimes. This article is a primer for the new cigar smoker or the golfer who occasionally enjoys lighting one up with the guys. Selecting The Right Cigar While there are thousands of choices out there, here are a few considerations. Select a cigar that's easy to light and stay lit, and easy to smoke. That means leaving the small & thin cigars at home. They burn too fast, too hot...

Golf Gear Box was thrilled to recently pick up the Pro-Putt Systems line of putting greens. These super high quality greens can be used for any indoor or outdoor applications. Features: Award winning bent grass green turf Can be used for indoor for outdoor locations Totally portable Easy to assemble, no tools required Unlimited undulations (with Easy Breaks Kit)  10-Year warranty Check-out how simple the PPS greens are to install in the video below.  

We love oatmeal, especially on those cold winter mornings before we head out to put a peg in the ground. Oats provide tons of needed whole grain complex carbs to power  through a round, and there are plenty of ways to fix this complete morning starter.  TYPES OF OATMEAL Many people recognize oatmeal that comes in little self serve packets that you simply pour hot water over and it's ready to eat. NEWS ALERT: This is not oatmeal! Rather, this is watery, sugary, porridge that provides lots of calories and little nutritional value. Real oatmeal comes in four forms. Steel...

The Eyeline Putting Mirror is one of our favorite training tools to improve many facets of the putting stroke including eyeline, swing path and putter acceleration. While it's easy to set-up your mirror and the required gates by using golf tees outdoors, it's a much more difficult task when practicing indoors. So we came up with a simple way to create putter gates and a speed slot for your indoor putting green.  You'll need one EyeLine putting mirror (available here at GolfGearBox.com), 3 wood screws approximately 1.25" long and 3 nylon spacers measuring 1/2 x .328 x 1, which you...