{"id":308,"date":"2012-05-11T00:25:05","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T00:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daviddesmith.com\/?p=308"},"modified":"2012-06-06T01:43:53","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T01:43:53","slug":"fighting-rain-with-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/daviddesmith\/golf\/equipment\/308\/fighting-rain-with-sun","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Rain With Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sun Mountain's Torrent Rain Jacket<\/p><\/div>\n

There\u2019s a reason why everything in Scotland is so green.\u00a0 And why the cattle and sheep seem so fat and happy.\u00a0 Rain.\u00a0 Liquid sunshine is almost a daily occurrence somewhere in Scotland.\u00a0 Sometimes it just showers for ten minutes and is sunny the rest of the day.\u00a0 Sometimes it pours so hard that only maniacs (like me) would think of playing golf.\u00a0 The locals get used to it.\u00a0 Visiting golfers have no choice but to do the same.\u00a0 When you\u2019ve planned a trip to play the great links courses of Scotland, you\u2019re not about to let a little water stop you.\u00a0 But that doesn\u2019t mean you shouldn\u2019t come prepared.\u00a0 A good rain suit will keep you drier and make playing in the rain a lot more enjoyable.\u00a0 The Sun Mountain Torrent is just such a suit.<\/p>\n

Today, our Golf Road Warriors group played in 20 mph winds and constant rain at Dunaverty Golf Club in Southend, Scotland.\u00a0 But the only things that were wet when I finished were my head and neck.\u00a0 I don\u2019t want this to sound like a Sun Mountain commercial \u2013 but this gear is very good.<\/p>\n

The Torrent provides guaranteed waterproof protection using an amazing, new, four-way stretch-woven fabric that shields the player against wind and rain, while remaining breathable and stretching to allow an unrestricted swing.\u00a0 That\u2019s a lot of good news in one sentence.\u00a0 The stretch fabric is key, because no matter how well a suit keeps you dry, if you can\u2019t swing freely in it, you might as well head to the clubhouse and start sampling the single malts.\u00a0 The jacket\u2019s expansion cleats in the back help with this, too.\u00a0 Being breathable is also important, because keeping moisture away from your body is a two-way thing; you want perspiration to move away from the body just as much as you want to keep raindrops from coming in.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of technology in this Sun Mountain product.\u00a0 Its construction consists of a waterproof\/breathable membrane laminate to the stretch-woven fabric; this fabric is then treated with an advanced water-repellent finish.\u00a0 Sewn to the interior of the fabric is a liner to protect the waterproof membrane and offer a slippery layer that won\u2019t catch and grab on whatever you\u2019re wearing under the suit.\u00a0 This is the same system Sun Mountain built into the 2011 USA Presidents Cup team\u2019s gear.<\/p>\n

The jacket offers full-length, two-way zippers, adjustable hems and cuffs, an internal pocket to keep your souvenir scorecard in, and hand-warmer pockets on each side \u2013 something that has come in handy here in Scotland on a couple of the chillier mornings.<\/p>\n

The pants have a zipper fly, elastic waist with dual cinch adjustment, a zippered back pocket, pass-through hand-warming front pockets, snaps at each leg\u2019s hem for easy adjustability, and lower leg zippers with full gussets that make them easy to put on and take off.<\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s safe to say that more engineering has gone into this suit than goes into your average Italian-made car.\u00a0 And trust me, it all comes in very handy when you\u2019re standing on the 5th tee at Dunaverty within 40 yards of the sea and the wind is turning each rain drop into an icy needle.<\/p>\n

In weather like Scotland\u2019s, there\u2019s a temptation to try to second-guess Mother Nature and only out your rain suit on when you feel the first drops.\u00a0 With Sun Mountain\u2019s Torrent rain gear, you can just put it on and forget about it.\u00a0 It\u2019s comfortable, gives good freedom of motion, and when the heavens open up on you, it does its job well.<\/p>\n

If you happen to get lucky enough to have a forecast of clear weather, then a good backup garment is the Sun Mountain Headwind windshirt.\u00a0 It\u2019s water-resistant, stretchable, breathable, and has a nice high collar for keeping the wind from whipping down your neck.\u00a0 This microfiber shell is actually treated with Teflon, so when they say it\u2019s windproof, they really mean it.\u00a0 Its adjustable cuffs and hand-warmer pockets are perfect for links golf conditions.\u00a0 I wore one all the way around Dunaverty today and stayed warm and cozy \u2018til the 19th<\/sup> hole.\u00a0 Can\u2019t ask for more than that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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