Styled to a Tee’s Favorite Things – 2008 will ultimately be a list of 19 (one per golf course hole and a nod to the 19th) style-elevating items. What follows is the second installment of our series. Thefirst five can be seen here.

6. The Thumb Caddy: Here at Styled to a Tee,we believe in the motto, "It doesn’t have to be expensive to be stylish." That is a especially true when it comes to golf-training aids, all of which tout improving your game but often at a cost of a hundred dollars or more — that is, if an actual club is involved.

That’s why the simplicity and effectiveness of The Thumb Caddy holds so much appeal. The Thumb Caddy is a small, rubber-coated, plastic device that keeps your hands in the proper position throughout your golf swing, helping eliminate hooks and slices. The company believes by starting with the grip — the union of golf player with club — you can build a repeatable swing by learning proper muscle memory and ensuring better club alignment every time. It’s not magic. You still have to put in the time at the range, but at $7.95 ($19.95 for a 3-pack), your barriers to entry are significantly lowered.thumbcaddy.net

7. Sonic Golf System-1 Pro Edition:  Speaking of magic, if results are the true barometer of success, Sonic Golf’s swing aid may have some of that mojo. Sonic Golf’s founder, Robert Grober, is a professor of applied physics a Yale, and has combined his professional experience with his passion for golf to create a device that literally helps you get into the swing of things.

The key to the system is sound and the brain’s intuitive sense of melody. The S-1 uses electronics that are inserted into the shaft of a golf club. These electronics measure the speed of the club in real time and send a signal to a small receiver attached at the user’s waist. This receiver plays a note through headphones, telling the golfer when his swing speed has the best tempo and timing.

Vijay Singh, who won the FedExCup this year, started using this training aid in June and the effect was immediate and dramatic. He went on to win The World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, The Barclays and the Deutsche Bank Championship en route to the season ending FedExCup bonus check of $10 million.

Earlier this summer, Singh predicted success for the S-1 similar to his own. "Even when I take it off, I remember the humming sound in my head," Singh said. "Once it gets on the market, I think it’s going to be one of the best teaching devices ever. It’s a great tool." Well it’s finally here and, while it costs a stout $649.99 (not to be confused with $650), many of us know how much we have spent on our games before with little or no results to speak of. sonicgolf.com

8. Bogner Cargo Pants: Munich-based Bogner is hardly a come-lately entity. In some ways, it’s the granddaddy of the whole scene, a 75-year-old label that made its mark as the high-design (and pricey) darling of the ski (and jet) set. It was active wear you could spot in a lift line or back at the lodge après ski.

What struck us this year was Bogner’s new golf sportswear line which has a decidedly contemporary design. Especially the new cargo pants, described on Bogner’s website in this way: "From Coolmax stretch. Two scoop pockets, two patched pockets on the back, pocket on leg with zipper pocket."

Bogner is marketing to a younger set and the pants may, in fact, be mostly worn by younger players, but they certainly also looked good on future World Golf Hall of Famer Bernhard Langer. The current Champions Tour star wore them with panache and succeeded with good play through his rookie Champions Tour season. $399 can be seen atbogner.com. (For North American orders, dial 1.800.451.4417.)

9. Toschi G4 Golf Shoe: The most striking aspect of these visually compelling golf shoes are the outsole. In the G4, it’s a cobalt blue, but Toschi also has employed brick red, orange and lime green in other models. The sole is Terragrip, a compound that combines flexibility and elasticity, and works optimally on dry surfaces. The undersole, in stark contrast to leading brands, is also free of spikes, either traditional or soft. Instead, the lug design is directionally specific. Toschi stands apart from most golf shoe manufacturers in that he’s a single visionary working to combine aesthetics and functionality. It’s good that he’s doing this work, because he’s flying into a 40-mile per hour headwind, against massive companies who test, re-test, design and build prototypes before ever bringing anything to market. $550 attoschi.com

10. Nike Air Zoom TW 2009: Speaking of massive companies who test and re-test before bringing anything to market, Nike is one of the 800-pound gorillas in the golf space. Blessed with hordes of cash, the game’s No. 1 player, Tiger Woods (and No. 8 Anthony Kim, No. 14 KJ Choi, No. 15 Stewart Cink, No. 22 Trevor Immelman) and gigantic marketing muscle, Nike’s golf business has grown into a behemoth. In the years since Nike first introduced golf shoes and in the era when the company has worked closely with Tiger, it’s come a long way toward perfecting a product that bears his name.

NIke says it’s the first golf shoe that combines leather and ballistic-mesh technology for a lightweight result. We took them out for one quick test round (the product is just coming to market) but found them to be stable and well balanced. The shoes feature the company attributes to the lateral stabilizer located above the outsole, which prevents roll during weight transfer.

Stewart Cink debuted the new Air Zoom TW 2009 golf shoes at the PGA Tour’s Children’s Miracle Network in Orlando. Woods, whose return to the Tour is estimated to be sometime next spring, is expected to wear the Air Zoom TW 2009 upon his return. $270 atnikegolf.com