What It Costs

Ballpark Estimate: $50 to $300 per club Want to improve your golf game? One of the easiest, and often most effective, ways to do this is to invest in a new set of custom fit golf clubs. This can maximize your performance and help you lower your score. Par for the Course Perhaps you’re an excellent golfer already, or maybe you want to start learning the game and don’t know … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $400 to $20,000 Are you an adrenaline junkie who secretly believes you have the “right stuff” to keep pace with Jeff Gordon? If so, then getting behind the wheel of a super-charged high-performance NASCAR stock may be just what you’re looking for. For the opportunity to put the pedal to the metal there are many companies that offer this memorable … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $700 to $5,000+ per ticket It is the dream of every American sport’s fan to attend the Super Bowl at least once in his or her lifetime. The cost for most fans is usually prohibitive, as attendees have to vie for hotel rooms that are sometimes booked years in advance and pay for airfare where discount priced seats are impossible to find. However, the … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $100 to $2,000 Okay, pretend it’s winter and you’re a kid with a sled. You’re standing at the top of Killer Hill. No, make thatSuicide Hill. It’s the hill your parents told you to absolutely, positively stay away from because it was too dangerous. There are about a dozen other daredevils up there with you, but no one’s worked up the nerve to give it a try. … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $900 to $1,700 (new gear plus lessons) Do you have a passion for the great outdoors? Do you love to fish? Maybe you’ve always wanted to add fly fishing to your repertoire of outdoor adventures but were too intimidated by the casting process. Maybe you’re already a diehard bass fisherman who’s found himself on more than one occasion driving past a trout … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $20 to $100 an hour for private instruction Ready “fore” a game of tennis? If you want to really be on the ball, it’s a good idea to consider signing up for tennis lessons, either for yourself or for your child. Whether you want to take a tennis class to sharpen your skills and enjoy some healthy competition with other players, or you prefer to improve … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $200 to $2,000 Of the three sliding sports – bobsled, skeleton, and luge – luge is the fastest, with elite racers reaching speeds over 90 mph. Strange, then, that it’s also the sport where you lie on your back, stare toward the sky, and maneuver the course from memory while you steer with your legs. History Luge started in the late 1800’s in the resort … [Read more...]