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At Gear Patrol, we work hard to dig through all the useless drivel out there available to men. By my estimation, only a small percentage of what’s sent to us is actually spoken about on GP.

It goes without saying that this week marks a momentous occasion for this country. Not to compare, but this week also marks a watershed for Gear Patrol.

This is where Jason hangs out when looking for Gear Patrol writing inspiration. I’ve always been a bit of an adventure fiend, a Midwestern boy seduced by the exoticism of adventure magazines and Hemingway novels.

Prepare Ye For All Out Awesomeness Hot. Not Gear Girl hot, but hot nonetheless.

We’ve got two winners selected for the Iron Man DVD and Blu-Ray Giveaway! Congratulations T.

So let’s run down the numbers… 1,387 of you guys, including 48 women (we assume many of your significant others) entered the Gear Patrol & TaylorMade Drive 4 Show, Putt 4 Dough Giveaway. Here some of what we learned: 50% of you guys liked giving your buddies beef about their golf game (using our email taunt).

“I am (winning) the Iron Man.” Tony Stark would not approve of our haphazard photography, but we doubt he’d mind that the good folks at Paramount have given Gear Patrol two very cool Iron Man Blu-Ray and DVD prize packs to give away (speaking of…) to the Gear Patrol contingency. The movie, just released on Blu-Ray and DVD is part of a prize pack which includes a Stark Industries flash drive, an official 18×27 Iron Man poster, all packaged into an military-style case like those used in the movie to house the Javelin missle.

Win A TaylorMade Tour Burner Driver & Monza Rossa Spider Putter Wow. You guys sure do like golf clubs.

Win A TaylorMade Tour Burner Driver & Monza Rossa Spider Putter As of this morning, over a thousand of you have entered the Drive 4 Show, Putt 4 Dough Giveaway! And why not, what guy doesn’t want TayorMade’s smoking hot Tour Burner Driver & Monza Rossa Spider Putter.

Notice anything different about the lower right side of Gear Patrol? Yeah, that little black box with pictures and titles kind of saying “yo, bub.” That’s right we’ve joined the shameless widget bandwagon.

Win A TaylorMade Tour Burner Driver & Monza Rossa Spider Putter Earlier this summer we covered two of Taylormade Golf’s most sought after clubs: The Tour Burner Driver & Monza Rossa Spider Putter. If you didn’t read our coverage, we’ll wait while you get caught up.

You may or may not be seeing a couple of the updates we’ve done to Gear Patrol, specifically the top of the site. Just to be sure, next time you visit Gear Patrol (er, now) refresh the page or do a “hard refresh” (PC: CTRL+F5 key or Mac: Command+Shift+R).

232 years ago, July 4th, the United States adopted the Declaration of Independence. A day commonly associated parades, barbecues and fireworks.

Gear Patrol is looking for writers and contributors. We expect you to work 50 hours a week, wear Hugo Boss power suits with pocket squares and have an apartment in Manhattan.

Read this: 8 Men’s Fashion Faux Pas to Avoid @ Shirts & Tie. Stop looking drab.