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Old 07-18-2008, 02:55 PM   #61
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Re: In need of some golf tips...

ah, i've just gotten into golf this summer w/ a buddy of mine. havn't played a real course yet but have had some fun on a small par 3 9 hole (free in a park setting and really well maintained). longest hole is like 120 yards w/ the rest averaging in the 70s or so. i normally just walk around w/ an 8 iron, pw, putter. i've managed to hit like 3 birdies on it and a low of 35. the other day though, my cousin came out w/ me and managed to pop a hole in 1 on like a 80 yarder. just bounced once, and rolled right in the hole. hes played a little golf (on an actual course unlike myself) but our group about shit ourselves when it happend.
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    Re: In need of some golf tips...

    just remember. Your power does NOT come from your backswing. Always go back slow, and expolode on your foreswing. The speed of your backswing has no difference in how far you hit it. A big misconception, believe it or not.
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    I was playing with my grandpa, dad, and brother yesterday and I have a great story. I dropped a pitching wedge within a foot in a Par 3, and my grandpa put one right in the cup with a 7 wood.
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    Old 07-20-2008, 09:17 PM   #64
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    just remember. Your power does NOT come from your backswing. Always go back slow, and expolode on your foreswing. The speed of your backswing has no difference in how far you hit it. A big misconception, believe it or not.


    whenever i'm hitting my driver on the range and am working on things, i always try to tell myself to max out the speed of my club 2 inches after impact.
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    Old 07-21-2008, 05:55 AM   #65
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    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/sp...ts&oref=slogin

    i'd highly recommend reading this.
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    Old 07-21-2008, 05:43 PM   #66
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    Re: In need of some golf tips...

    That's a good read, and it makes a lot of sense. You score a lot better from the short stuff with a short iron in your hand than you do from the rough or worse with a long iron in your hand.
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    Old 07-21-2008, 06:34 PM   #67
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    That's a good read, and it makes a lot of sense. You score a lot better from the short stuff with a short iron in your hand than you do from the rough or worse with a long iron in your hand.
    it also implies (which i happen to believe in, as well), that you're better off hitting a short iron from the rough than you are with a mid to long iron in the fairway.
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    Old 07-21-2008, 07:16 PM   #68
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    Re: In need of some golf tips...

    my best club right now is my 8 iron. from about 150 out, ive been peppering the 20 foot radius.
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    Old 07-21-2008, 09:01 PM   #69
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    Does anyone actually use graphite irons?

    I know they make them, but I've never seen anyone hitting graphite shafted irons before. Seems like it's just a waste of money to me.
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    Old 07-21-2008, 09:11 PM   #70
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    Does anyone actually use graphite irons?

    I know they make them, but I've never seen anyone hitting graphite shafted irons before. Seems like it's just a waste of money to me.
    The only people I have seen with them are old people.

    I'd yank everything with a graphite shaft iron.
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    The only people I have seen with them are old people.

    I'd yank everything with a graphite shaft iron.


    Imagine if pros used graphite shafted irons. They'd be hitting a 5 iron 300 yards.
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    Old 07-22-2008, 05:45 AM   #72
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    Does anyone actually use graphite irons?

    I know they make them, but I've never seen anyone hitting graphite shafted irons before. Seems like it's just a waste of money to me.
    graphite irons will help you hit the ball higher and certainly will go further.

    i do know that those graphite-tip irons work really well.
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    Old 07-22-2008, 02:18 PM   #73
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    Re: In need of some golf tips...

    i wish we could get together, some ants regionally, and have a huge golf outing, perhaps a best-ball tourny, something like that. itd be a good social event
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    Old 07-22-2008, 02:35 PM   #74
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    Does anyone actually use graphite irons?

    I know they make them, but I've never seen anyone hitting graphite shafted irons before. Seems like it's just a waste of money to me.
    Davis Love used, and might still, use graphite irons that are painted silver... it's actually quite more common than you can imagine... I used to get lessons at his home course, so he'd be there pretty reguarly and knew my teacher really well...
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    Old 07-22-2008, 08:32 PM   #75
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    Re: In need of some golf tips...

    Anyone ever play MacGregor clubs?

    I know Norman still uses them and I know they were pretty big back in the day, but I read an article recently talking about how they're making a comeback.
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    Old 07-23-2008, 06:30 AM   #76
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    Anyone ever play MacGregor clubs?

    I know Norman still uses them and I know they were pretty big back in the day, but I read an article recently talking about how they're making a comeback.
    i have hit them in the past, although i've never used them in a competitive round.

    man, their irons back in the day were perfect. it felt like butter when you hit them. nowadays, i don't think they are as good as titleist, callyaway, taylor made or nike clubs.

    all of their clubs pre-80s were superb. even their persimmon clubs felt better than my titanium driver i use now. but from what i've tested, their clubs aren't what they used to be.
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    Old 07-23-2008, 06:31 AM   #77
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    i wish we could get together, some ants regionally, and have a huge golf outing, perhaps a best-ball tourny, something like that. itd be a good social event
    let's plan something like that out.

    we could golf in the day and go to a DMB show afterwards.

    i'd seriously be interested in planning something if you are.
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    Old 07-23-2008, 08:13 AM   #78
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    ^^ i would be down with that, without question... sounds like a great time
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    Tee up your ball. Get in your stance. Now, shift your stance approximately 75 degrees to your left. Problem solved.
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    ^^ lol, i used to have to do that.... i would literally stand as far right in the tee box as i could and aim to the left rough...
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    Old 07-23-2008, 09:06 AM   #81
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    Re: In need of some golf tips...

    I forgot to mention that I hit at the range yesterday and I'm starting to feel better and get more confidence in my swing. I thinned and topped a few because the place I go has mats with really low tees and I like to tee my ball a bit higher, but didn't have any tees with me. Other than that though, I hit almost everything reasonably straight without shanking anything too bad. A couple pulls and pushes, but I'll take that over my slice any day.

    Pretty sure most of my slice was attributed to the fact that I noticed my front shoulder was way open to the target. Practicing your swing while looking at yourself in the mirror works wonders.

    Still gotta work on keeping my head still and not leaving the ball until I hit it though. I'm kind of inconsistent in that sense.
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    Old 03-08-2009, 09:36 AM   #82
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    Its about that time...on my way to the range
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    Old 03-08-2009, 12:02 PM   #83
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    Its about that time...on my way to the range
    I wish it was that time up here... It's about 60 today in Boston but we're supposed to get a wintry mix in the next day or two, just teasing me. I can't wait for golf season though, I just started playing like two years ago but I'm hooked for life.
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    Old 03-08-2009, 12:04 PM   #84
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    Tee up your ball. Get in your stance. Now, shift your stance approximately 75 degrees to your left. Problem solved.
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    ^^ lol, i used to have to do that.... i would literally stand as far right in the tee box as i could and aim to the left rough...

    I've been there. Of course half the time when I do that, I hit a straight ball and end up in the woods on the left.
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    I've been there. Of course half the time when I do that, I hit a straight ball and end up in the woods on the left.
    Yeah but even the best of golfers have those days where the balls doing something weird and they have no idea what's going on. Hell it happened to me in a few tourney's last year. Sometimes you just have to dance with the one the brung ya
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    try to hit a snap-hook. seriously.


    that's actually the best advice. And the easiest to do.


    try your best to do a snap hook. You can go as far as literally turning your wrists (a la a baseball swing) right at the last second before you contact the ball (try it on a range first, if not, it gets a bit ugly).


    But that is the #1 proven method to fixing a slice.
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    Have you tried pouring beer on your clubs first?
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    Re: In need of some golf tips...

    i tried golfing last year and had a wicked slice off the tee with thee driver too. i had like 5 balls slice into the woods on the right. so i thought i'd turn to the left a little and let it slice back onto the fairway. of course, thats the time it went straight.
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    Old 03-08-2009, 04:02 PM   #89
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    that's actually the best advice. And the easiest to do.


    try your best to do a snap hook. You can go as far as literally turning your wrists (a la a baseball swing) right at the last second before you contact the ball (try it on a range first, if not, it gets a bit ugly).


    But that is the #1 proven method to fixing a slice.
    This is not good advice IMO.... This will just lead to hitting a nasty hook, which is no better than hitting a slice.

    The best way to fix a slice is to avoid coming over top of the ball. This basically means the club is hitting the ball from a right to left angle. Basically, when you get to the top, you're lunging at the ball with your shoulders instead of shifting your weight with your legs.

    Take a club and get to the top of the swing. Now, instead of trying to get all of your power on it with your upper body, shift your weight from the right side onto the left side (if you're a righty) and watch how the club naturally drops down to where it makes impact with the ball coming from the inside instead of over it. This is the cause of the slice, and just trying to hook it with your hands is not a good way to improve.
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    Re: In need of some golf tips...

    i love to get out and play as much as i can, but what really sucks about living in chicago or anywhere with seasonal weather is by the time august/september rolls around and my game starts to get more consistent, I pretty much have to put the clubs away for november-march. and then when spring hits its like i have to start all over again
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