Treasure Valley Hearing Announcements

For those of you who golf, have you ever heard that ping of a driver, not even been looking, yet known the quality of the shot?  If you answer YES, your hearing assisted you in the game of golf.  When this really becomes important is when it is your shot, whether it be your drive, your fairway iron shot, or your putt.  Imagine if your ability to hear that sound were impaired.  It is for 1 in 6 people in America, 1/3 of whom are less than 45 years of age.

Hear that "Ping" of the Good Drive

The connection between hearing and golf has been well documented.  All the major manufacturers from Callaway to TaylorMade to Cleveland Golf to Ping (and more) have usability labs whereby they conduct studies on their clubs’ ability to produce that wonderful sound.  They understand that sound is one of the most important factors in the likability of their clubs.  As testament to the sound/club connection is the fact that Ping got its name from that notorious tone.

In 2005, Golf Digest’s June issue was all about “Feel” in golf.  They highlight many of the aforementioned studies.  One in particular had scratch golfers hit two types of balls.  One was a wound ball, the other a two piece ball.  The golfers hit the balls as though they would on the course.  They were then asked to identify which ball type they hit.  Secondly, they were asked to hit the balls with headphones on.  In both cases, the golfers could correctly identify which ball they hit.  But to identify how important hearing was, the golfers were asked to hit the balls with headphones again.  This time the headphones were filled with the opposite sounds of the balls.  The golfers incorrectly identified the ball 100% of the time, signifying that the sound was the reason they knew which ball was hit.

Golf Digest points out that many national golf instructors today are focusing more on teaching their students to aim for that perfect sound coming off the club as opposed to always focusing on the technical particulars of the golf swing.

Men's Burner

Ladies Burner

In honor of the connection between better golf and better hearing, we are running a campaign through July 15 whereby you can trade-in, trade-up or purchase hearing devices from us for the first time and receive $500, PLUS free, the latest TaylorMade Burner SuperFast Driver (men’s or ladies) with the purchase of a two-device AGX9 hearing system.  If you can’t use the Burner, we are sure you know someone who can.  According to our source, this is the  most popular driver on the market today and is a very forgiving club.  You will get the latest in technology as we are offering you the 2009 model.

If you already own the Burner, perhaps you would like to play golf on us?  We are featuring several courses in the Treasure Valley:  Centennial, Purple Sage, Ridgecrest Golf Club, Falcon Crest Golf Club, BanBury Golf Club, Shadow Valley, Plantation Country Club.  Just tell us your pick and you’ll get $500 off PLUS we’ll purchase you a free round once you purchase either an AGX9 or AGX7 two-device system.

You can’t combine the Burner and the Golf Round.  But aren’t you excited to start playing your golf better?  If so, visit our website, call us 208-377-0019 or 800-726-1019 or drop into one of our clinics:  Boise or Nampa, or email us at info@treasurevalleyhearing.com.

If you aren’t yet a patient of ours but need your current aids cleaned and/or checked, drop into one of our clinics and get that done while you wait.  We’ll offer your a free sleeve of golf balls or one package of batteries if you do.

These are limited-time offerings.  So make your move now!

If you would like to see a flier we created on this promotion, email me at selcox@msn.com and I will be glad to forward it.