BreakMaster Helps Editor Shoot Three Birdies and an Eagle

LOS ANGELES (October 29, 2003) -- The following story appeared in the October issue of Golf Today Magazine and was written by editor Kevin P. Alexander.

"I cannot remember the last time I had three birdies and one eagle on the front nine! That's because it's never happened to me before, not even on a golf video game. It had nothing to do with the stars being aligned or that Mars is closer to the Earth than it has been in 60,000 years and having gravitational pull on my golf ball forcing it to the bottom of the cup.

Well, the fact of the matter is there was absolutely no guessing or misreads while using the BreakMaster and yes, four out of five putts broke more than I would have thought with the naked eye. That's why they call the low side of the cup the "Rookie" or "Amateur" side because something like seven out of eight putts miss by the downhill side of the cup. Oftentimes, when a golfer has struck the ball too firmly, it knocks some or most of the break out of the putt.

Many golfers play the same course or their home course every week, but still have no clue how to read the greens. Case in point: while playing with my friend Ron at his country club, another member tried to help me read my putt by plumb bobbing. This is a useful way to help read a putt "if you know what the hell you're doing." The wind was blowing 25 mph. He had a Mallet putter with a huge offset and, to top it off, he had both eyes open. The putter was swaying back and forth like a pendulum on a grandfather clock. His eyes clicking back and forth like he was watching a tennis match from the sidelines and he wanted to give me his advice. (No, thank you!) Even if you know how to plumb bob with your putter, it has still been called into question by leading putting experts.

Enter a new paradigm with the BreakMaster Digital Green Reader from Exelys. The BreakMaster is a precision electronic device that accurately locates the downhill direction (or fall line) of the green, measures the precise angle of slope (from 0.0 - 9.9 degrees) and provides a full readout of both on its LCD display. To read a break, simply place the BreakMaster near the hole on line with your intended putt and it will instantly show you the downhill direction and exactly how many degrees of downhill, uphill or sidehill exist. The greater the angle of the slope, the more the putt will break downhill. The shallower the angle of the slope, the less the putt will break. The BreakMaster is small and fits in your pocket and it's weatherproof so a little water on the greens won't hurt it.

It will dramatically (with practice, of course) make a bad putter better, a good putter a great one, and if you're a greater putter than "Brad Faxon" your friends better watch out."

Contact: Ron Wilkerson 818.385.0824