Sports and Star Wars Meet for Christmas

For those rare occasions where sci-fi geek meets sports freak, the past year introduced perfect holiday gifts allowing that rare mix of top-notch athletic performance and hopeless nerdiness.

Above you see an example of Brunswick’s new Viz-A-Ball Star Wars Edition, cool bowling balls that are ready to plow through pins. These resin balls come with shiny, 360-degree, limited-edition graphics. Sure, you can get Hello Kitty or the Three Stooges, but the Darth Vader and Yoda bowling balls prove that the power to roll a strike is insignificant next to the power of The Force.

For those Imperial officers who occasionally get out for a little fresh air, Bridgestone Golf introduced Star Wars golf bags in Darth Vader and Stormtrooper designs (pictured, below). Even at $500 a pop, good luck finding one of these in stock at the 19th hole’s pro shop.

Finally, Drew Pearson Marketing offers a complete line of Star Wars sports jerseys. In football, basketball and hockey styles (and on the market for a couple years now), they’re still a good idea for parents looking to inspire kids to make the transition from sci-fi movie fantasy to real-world athletic competition.
Even Boba Fett is a better role model than Terrell Owens or Kobe Bryant.