The idea came to me in San Diego 2007 at the Junior World Golf Championships. I noticed that as the tournament got tighter and the pressure mounted, the competitors, my son included began making changes to their putting strokes. Either by jabbing, accelerating and decelerating, etc… I began to think of a way to create a putting aide that would help to train a golfer to putt the ball with consistency I came home, went to Lowe’s and the rest is history.
January 22, 2010
The Pacemaker is the latest putting trainer to come along in a long line of other quality putting aides, produced by some of the finest golf companies and golf professionals. The Pacemaker though, is one of the only trainers that can be used alone or along with many of your favorite putting aides.
The Revolutionary Patented Rotational and Retractable Pacemaker Head provides the opportunity for you to utilize TRUE pacemaker resistance. This Pacemaker resistance in turn increases your muscular sensations (energy impulses, up to 75 times more) required to turn on your internal switch to true Motor/Muscle Memory.
FEATURES:
a. Motor/Muscle Memory, check bottom of this section for “MMM” description.
b. Body Control: The ability to sense, recognize and control your movements throughout a putting stroke.
c. Retractable Cord: Cord extends up to 20 feet for varying distance putts and helps you to determine line of putt.
d. Cord Resistance: Minimizes putter head rotation. Makes you setup athletically. Increases Motor/Muscle Memory training (“MMM”).
e. Rotational Head: Allows you to simulate real conditions (Break, Uphill, Downhill, Length) of putts you will face while on the course.
f. The Pacemaker can be used with many different putting trainers. Example: Inside down the Line, Momentus Golf. Pelz Putting Tutor. Dual Plane putting system with putting guide, Eyeline Golf. Stan Utley’s Learning curve. Perfect Pendulum. Simple Chalk Line, ETC..
g. Two Way putter stroke resistance: By putting away from the hole along with at the hole you are engaging the different muscles required to pull back and stroke through the ball (see motor/muscle memory description).
MOTOR/MUSCLE MEMORY, to be known as “MMM” for our purposes. “MMM” refers to recalling specific motor skills. Proper motor skills are required for the muscles, brain, skeleton, joints and nervous system to work together efficiently toward accomplishing a task. “MMM” is properly defined as the body’s collective ability to memorize and perform well rehearsed muscular contractions. Increases in limit strength are a result of many factors but it makes sense to consider resistance training as a “MMM” learning process. Strength progression involves muscular growth with a buildup of new proteins, while improvements in coordination are a learning process established by new neural pathways (energy impulses, up to 75 times more) in the Central Nervous System. “MMM” connections mature with Pacemaker training consistency. Information on “MMM” taken from: Specific Athletic Movement Emulators, Inc.
Inventor: Mike McInerney
Husband and Father of Two. Custom Home Builder, played college baseball and began golfing after college. My son started playing golf at 10 and continues to make progress. Having so much fun doing the golf thing and being a builder I started thinking about ideas on how to create something that can enhance your game. Two years later out plops THE PACEMAKER!!!! So here I am trying to build some houses and push a machine that works.
During testing we found that after using The Pacemaker our golfers were experiencing a most unusual sensation with the Putting Stroke! They were experiencing a putting stroke and putter that felt so light it wanted to initiate a quality back stroke on its own, as if their muscles just naturally wanted to go in the right slot. As a result of this sensation our golfers were able to recognize and repeat what The Pacemaker was having them do. This led us to investigate Motor/Muscle Memory in relation to the resistance that The Pacemaker provides.
The Original ToiBocks is designed as a fully functional jewelry box/valet with a storage area that is protected by a hidden lock mechanism. You won't find a key hole, button or switch on ToiBocks and neither will anyone trying to get into it. There are no small keys to lose and no combination to remember. The unique, sophisticated design uses a magnetic key that can be stored on the box or in another location for added security.
Keep your items easily accessible in any room of the house while still keeping them safe from prying eyes and sticky fingers. The tray does not come out unless you have the "key" and know the secret to the hidden lock mechanism. Instructions are provided with every ToiBocks. ToiBocks will hold a plethora of items, such as jewelry, household cash, romance products, DVD's, condoms, paraphernalia or whatever personal items you want to keep private and easily accessible that will fit in the bottom.
When my oldest daughter was four she loved to borrow mommy’s things… my lip gloss, jewelry, money… anything she could find on my dresser. Then one day she went into my nightstand and found a personal item that was truly and solely mine. My concern was about her having ‘show and tell’ time with her play dates or cousins. I went online to find a privacy box. Something I could keep on my dresser or nightstand that did not have a padlock or a little key (I tend to lose things). Nothing that I found fit the bill. There was nothing elegant enough to sit out in the open that was secure and that did not use a keyhole, padlock or switch of some sort… so I invented ToiBocks.
Inventor: Dawn Tulman
Dawn Tulman, president of ToiBocks Inc, believes that necessity truly is the mother of invention.
Since launching the company in July of 2008, Dawn has been busy bringing additional complimentary storage products to market and actively participating in marketing and public relations activities to brand ToiBocks as the ultimate in discreet storage options. She is also working to expand ToiBocks’ distribution to a global scale to meet increasing consumer demand.
Prior to ToiBocks, Dawn was a licensed life insurance agent working for one of the top producing individual coverage agents in the state. After earning the number one sales designation, she also became a corporate trainer for the company.
Earlier, she was facilities manager for Haven Hills Domestic Violence Center where she helped streamline and increase in-kind donations. While there, she received a Certificate of Recognition from the California Senate for her participation in the Love’s Child and Valley Trauma Center’s “Day of Art and Leadership for Youth on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.” Dawn also earned a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Assembly for “Commitment to the Families and Teenagers of The San Fernando Valley for Participating in the Teen Summit by Teens for Teens.”
Dawn still teaches grocery shopping classes on planning your menu to maximize your savings at the grocery store. She volunteers this service for Haven Two, a transitional living center; for LA Youth Network, which is dedicated to teens in group homes transitioning out into the real world; and women in recovery at Miriam’s House.
Dawn resides in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.
Our unscientific research reveals that 8 of 10 people cannot figure out how to get into the ToiBocks until reading the instructions or being shown. The most humorous of which was US Custom’s Agents. A ToiBocks was sent overseas without the instructions and customs officials could not figure out how to get into it. They went at it with a screwdriver but were unable to remove the tray. Only after an x-ray and a dog check was it allowed to continue to its destination!
Larry says:
Jan 22, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Good idea, but if the product became ultra popular then the secret compartment would not be much of a secret. However I guess to kids it would always be hard to get into.
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dloweeee says:
Jan 25, 2010 at 9:36 pm
The pacemaker has really helped with my putting. I use it a couple days a week to help smooth out my stroke. Mr. Mac is a genious for inventing it.
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AJ Mason says:
Jan 25, 2010 at 8:08 pm
The Pacemaker is a fantastic golf aide. Not following through on my putts was ONE of my issues. By training with the Pacemaker, it truly does what it says. By performing repetitions it has helped my motor/muscle memory along with my tempo of my putt … more stroke. What a fantastic golf aide.
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Don Clyne says:
Jan 23, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Like any golfer, I was always trying to improve my game. One day, after seeing Mike do a demo of the Pacemaker, I tried it, and now I am a believer! If you want to improve your putting game, this is the product to do it with. Thanks Mike! Your … more Pacemaker is GREAT!
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ED ORCI says:
Jan 22, 2010 at 10:16 pm
The Pacemaker really works, you will automatically feel what it is like to accelerate through your putt in a controlled manner. This acceleration helps you control your pace. It has helped me to gain confidence and my 3 putts have decreased. It fits … more in your bag easily also.
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Lisa says:
Jan 22, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Every high level golfer needs the pacemaker! I witnessed my son shoot back to back 65's after practicing with the pacemaker. It does just that, work on your pace and keep your tempo. It stops those "jabby" putts. Use indoors or outdoors and get your … more putting practice in. Get yours today and improve your game on the putting green where it counts. "Drive for show and PUTT for dough"!!!
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