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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-lirubis Recent reviews written by member lirubis en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_419037023876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - There are a few things I hate about golf, and one of them is the fact that your ability to hit certain clubs is diminished by your physical capabilities... and also severely influenced by our crazy little voice inside telling you to find new gear as soon... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419037023876 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:56:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419037023876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_418313178756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - There was a time, not long ago, that Don Julio tequilas were revered as "THE" tequila of tequilas throughout most of Mexico's upper-echelon consumers. The bottle, the image, the name, the tequila in itself were all one step above everyone else. Now,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418313178756 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:03:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418313178756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_418063617668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - Corralejo is one of those special brands with a long history worth reading about. This tequila is produced in the state of Guanajuato, in a region located south-east of the major highlands (Los Altos de Jalisco) agave regions. The interesting part about... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418063617668 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:52:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418063617668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417619545732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - Calling Cuervo Black a "super premium" tequila is like calling KFC "gourmet" food. Heck, it is not even a 100% agave product! I know...I know: just getting started and I am already flaming Cuervo again? There is nothing new to this enhanced version... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417619545732 Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:12:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417619545732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417607749252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - Great to see (finally!) a larger and updated list of tequilas up for rating. I wonder why Gran Patron Platinum is at the top of the list. Being a long-time blanco tequila worshipper, I can easily name 10 better tasting brands that cost a small... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417607749252 Fri, 8 Feb 2008 14:28:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417607749252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411124076164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - Some of us golfers love to strike a pose every now and then, but I've noticed few things scare a majority of golfers than being caught playing "cheap and hard" balls. Well, this new Top Flites are not hard at all...and also far from being expensive... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411124076164 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:24:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411124076164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408385719940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - "Oh my gosh.." The first words I let out of my mouth after driving my first ball with this wonder. I have written A LOT of golf stuff on Epinions, but this is actually the first time I virtually came running at my computer to write a review about... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408385719940 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:23:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408385719940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401957555844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - To think that I felt "weird" when testing that big, ugly and "boxy" 460 Cleveland Launcher a few years ago...I really dont know what to expect next. Having avoided the carbon offerings from Callaway since the terrible C4, I must say that hitting the FT5... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401957555844 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:34:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401957555844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401456664196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - 5 years ago I wrote my first notes about Patron repo. Few days ago I re-tasted it after a LONG time. What happened? I do not remember it being awful. But now, it has so many things I dislike I do not know where to begin. As a Brand, it is no secret... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401456664196 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:24:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401456664196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400794947204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - After my extraordinary encounter with the R7 irons a few weeks ago, my sight were on TM irons for the first time in my golfing life. My wrist has healed and very little golf has been played in this household until the recovery was full. I had the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400794947204 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:33:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400794947204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_347302366852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - It was a long time since my review on this exceptional tequila needed a good update. Since there is SO MANY people now moving towards the really GOOD 100% agave tequilas, I owed El Tesoro de Don Felipe Blanco, now Tesoro Platinum ( or ETP for short) a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~347302366852 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:05:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_347302366852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_319988731524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - Cuervo Tequilas...here I go again. Not being one of Cuervo's biggest fans, I rarely indulge in the "hidden pleasures" of this brand's tequila lineup, the last time being a respectable dose of Reserva de la Familia 2005. However, the 1800 lineup has been... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~319988731524 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:57:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_319988731524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_319107600004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - Lets skip the pleasentries: EL Tesoro de Don Felipe tequilas are simply THE reference by which all others should be measured, or at least compared to when it comes to agave flavor purity and simplicity. The Camarena family has done a commendable job on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~319107600004 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:33:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_319107600004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_317452488324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - So, no new tequilas around here, huh? Well, the truth is Casa Noble gave its famous and unanimously adored Crystal a mild facelift, and the new version hit the US and Mexico stores around April 2006. I dont mean to brag about this, but I was fortunate... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~317452488324 Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:19:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_317452488324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_317352152708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - Being a first time Blackberry user (finally!), I was not too thrilled when our company CEO announced that we were all switching to Blackberry devices at the end of 2006. I just found it spooky to see all those guys poking incessantly at their little... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~317352152708 Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:19:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_317352152708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_316875050628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - Having failed miserably to love previous r7 versions, my expectations did not run high when I heard about yet another r7 version coming out to the market. All this "movable weight technology" thing really seems to me like a sore excuse to make golfers... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~316875050628 Wed, 7 Feb 2007 15:40:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_316875050628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_277249494660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - Me and composite drivers have had many ups and downs. I believe my first experience was the infamous Callaway C4 that no single human golfer in this world could hit long or straight. Then the Cleveland Launcher Comp became not only immensely sucessful... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~277249494660 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:24:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_277249494660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_267265478276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - The MP60's may be the best performing forged iron for mid-low handicappers ever. No, wait, let me rephrase that: they ARE the best feeling/performing irons for those players with enough skill to hit the ball dead-perfect 95% of the time. Some people... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~267265478276 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:01:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_267265478276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_265251950212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - Not often have I found a FW that is both easy and fun to play with at the same time. While my encounter with the new FW from Cleveland was not really long enough to fall in love, it sure provided more than just a nice round of golf. AS I got an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~265251950212 Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:32:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_265251950212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_251009273476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - When Todd Hamilton rolled that magical shot to a few inches of the cup to win the British Masters, Sonartec suddenly became THE company of THE hybrid. Golfers ran to the stores to get a MD, every Pro wanted one in their bags. what todd did that evening... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~251009273476 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:41:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_251009273476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_250336874116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - Few fw's (fairway woods) can match the feel, distance and precision of the awesome Sonartec 2.5 no matter how you measure it. Having owned and played a 7 wood (21 degrees loft) for a little over a yer now, I feel really excited to finally be able to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~250336874116 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:57:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_250336874116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_245881540228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - I played long time with 983K. Loved it, but messed up good tinkering with too many different custom shafts. The only thing that needed some improvement on the 983K was forgiveness (at least for me). Then came the time for an almost constant battle... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~245881540228 Wed, 2 Aug 2006 13:44:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_245881540228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_242150051460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - Having experienced very nice results with the OLD CPR's, I was really looking forward to try the new version of this popular club. This innovative, flashy club from Nike has proved to be a trustworthy and affordable performer, but tainted with a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~242150051460 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:39:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_242150051460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_238824296068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - The V Steels have been my favorite woods for a long time. When the R5 titaniums got out, I hurried to test them and got very disappointed: extremely expensive, and nowhere near the great performance and feel of the V Steels. Now that the new R7 woods... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~238824296068 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:59:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_238824296068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_231871581828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lirubis - After all those years reviewing golf and tequilas, I have not found a product that generated so much unfair feedback as the Cleveland Hi Bore. It is not even midnight yet, and I see and hear the word FLOP all over the golf underworld and various forums... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~231871581828 Thu, 18 May 2006 19:00:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_231871581828?linkin_id=8003929