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Good Apparel for Bad Weather
By Randy O. Williams
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Platinum Sun
Mountain - Ideal
for cooler days, Sun
Mountain’s Hybrid
Jacket combines
the warmth of
quilted body panels
with motion-
friendly stretch
panels. Windproof,
it comes in multiple
color options.
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Orvis Foul Weather
Lined Sweater -
Made of pure wool,
this windproof and
water-repelling
sweater from
Orvis is detailed
with cotton twill
shoulder patches,
side-seam pockets
with microfleece
lining and contrast
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Orvis Windproof Sweater
Fleece - You’ll enjoy
superior comfort out
on the golf course or
whatever challenging
environment you find
yourself in with this
Windproof Sweater Fleece
Vest from Orvis. There
is a wind-blocking liner
that offers warm while
maintaining freedom of
movement.
echnology for golf equipment is
never ending in the search to lower
your score, but when you get caught
in a downpour or the wind picks
up, it is good to know apparel companies
are looking after you as well. Firms like
Sun Mountain, Orvis, Karbon, Spyder and
Helly Hansen are specialists in foul weather
apparel and just like the golf equipment
manufacturers they are constantly looking for
ways to improve your game.
You might own the latest hi-tech wedge
or rescue wood, but when you are soaked
to the bone or freezing from the penetrating
winds, those clubs alone won’t do much for
your confi dence. When you face inclement
weather conditions, the key is to have as part
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of your links wardrobe, fabric technology that
wicks moisture away from the skin and speeds
up evaporation to keep one comfortable and
dry and at the same time stay warm with
materials that aren’t too bulky.
What is trending in that regard is the
hybrid jacket.
“The performance qualities that are
important to golfers are protection from
cold, wind, and rain and playability. The
quilted body of the Hybrid jacket is warm
and windproof and the stretch fabric in
the sleeves, back and under arms gives it
the playability factor. Sometimes blocking
the wind is all that is needed to maintain a
comfortable temperature. Hybrid is for those
days when one needs a jacket to the block the
Karbon 1-4 zip
Wind Shirt. It is
a part of their
ALPS -Adaptive
Layering Protection
System- this 1-4
zip Atlas wind
shirt from Karbon
includes a thermal
and wicking
component.
wind and the additional thermal protection
from the cold,” explained Mark Heydon, Vice
President, Outerwear, Sun Mountain Sports.
Advances in foul weather apparel
include making the garment lighter, yet still
maintaining enough material to serve its
purpose of keeping the active wearer warm
while he performs out on the course.
But there is a science and fashion
component to such advanced fabrics that
combine superior fi t and styling. What
the leading apparel manufacturers know
is that they cannot compromise design
andengineeringin order to allow you to
perform at your maximum level despite
the weather conditions. “Windproof and
waterproof materials are easy. One could