This is one award that I never know who is going to win at the beginning of the year, but by the end, it is usually pretty clear which product surprised me most.  The Salty Cork Putter grip has to be the biggest surprise of 2012.  I've been a huge leather putter grip fan for years, but when this cork grip came out, it intrigued me.  Even though I'm not a fisherman, I still loved the feel of this grip.  Not only is the feel great, there are performance benefits of cork too.  For the full review...here!!