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Butch Harmon About Golf DVD Review

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PING i20 Driver Review

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Are You Married to Golf?

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Volume Three Hundred Thirteen

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Callaway RAZR X Black Driver Review

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Why Bubba Won't Win Another Major

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2012 HP Byron Nelson Championship

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in Tour Talk
started by mvmac

Another great field this week in Irving, TX at the site of Keegan Bradely's first professional win. Matt Kuchar will be looking to keep up his strong play. Here are the some experts picks Expert picks: HP Byron Nelson Championship Expert Pick order Player selected Bill Cooney ADAM SCOTT. Scott maintains his game is close to top form -- and I believe him. He tied for 15th at THE PLAYERS and tied for eighth at the Masters. Toss in the fact that he won this event in 2008 and tied for third in 2006, and Scott is... » read more

Slow Play on the PGA Tour, Tiger Shares His Opinion

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started by mvmac

With Kevin Na's troubles pulling the trigger last week there is a lot of buzz about slow play in tour. I know players get warning but never knew what happened if there was multiple violations. Players get fined, and not that much. To actually be assessed a penalty stroke the player has to fail twice while on the clock, something that rarely happens. Here's Tiger take. He wants to to penalize a player every time they get a warning, simple solution and I like it. Quote: PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The longer in the tooth Tiger Woods gets, the longer it takes to play a round of golf. Asked Sunday to assess the pace of play on the PGA Tour compared to four years ago, Woods simply said, "Worse." "Last... » read more

My Edel Wedges (Or "Super Bounce and Why It's Good For You" or "The Sweet Spot is Finally in the Right Place!")

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in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting
started by iacas

There are roughly three basic motions or shots you can hit with a wedge. They are:Full swing (includes any "normal" swing down to as little as a 1/4 swing).Chip (short to medium length shot, good shaft lean, uses the leading edge)Pitch (short to medium length shot, minimal shaft lean, uses the bounce; includes bunker blasts) In each, bounce is important:Full swing (gets the clubhead out of the ground, prevents taking big divots, enhancing feel)Chip (same as a full swing, but you don't want so much bounce you need to have your hands excessively forward)Pitch (bounce allows the clubhead to glide along the ground and not dig in, giving you a wide margin of error for shots hit slightly behind the golf ball). Around the greens, 95% of the... » read more

What golf companies do you like to support, and why?

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in Golf Talk
started by Moonnerd

Are there some golf companies that you like to support, even to the point of being glad to pay full price? Not because of status, but because of how they run their business, how they treat customers, how well they support their products, what the company stands for, etc. If so, I would love to hear about them and why you appreciate them so much. Thanks in advance for any replies. » read more

2012 Players Championship Discussion Thread

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started by mvmac

Players Week! Always a fun tournament to watch and of course the drama at the 17th hole. Is anyone going? If you haven't already, make sure to enter our Players Prediction Contest before Thursday, good luck! Here are some notable groups for the first two days Webb Simpson/Keegan Bradley/Matt Kuchar – Simpson made a spirited bid to win the Wells Fargo Championship, which is played less than a mile from his home, last weekend before finishing fourth. Bradley finished 22nd or better in his first nine starts this year, while Kuchar, who has four top-10s this year, will be looking to win for the first time since 2010. Rickie Fowler/Hunter Mahan/Tiger Woods – Fowler finally picked up his first PGA TOUR victory on Sunday,... » read more

Is it really all about the long ball ??

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in Golf Talk
started by inthehole

From all we read about longest clubs, longest balls, most efficient swing to get 99.9% of potential swing speed to give maximum distance ... I may be the only golfer left who isn't concerned with distance. My game has improved DRAMATICALLY when I changed the whole way I approached it - I have a bad back, so I have recently worked on a swing that suits me & I can actually play rounds in consecutive days - never could do that before without practically overdosing on Advil. I'm all about a slow backswing, controlled downswing and solid ball contact. Never hit better & my distance hasn't dropped off much at all. It's amazing what happens when you make clean ball first contact & don't try to overpower it. Yesterday, I... » read more

2nd Swing Golf Wants Your Feedback on their 1 Year Anniversary

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in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting
started by mvmac

Hi TST Community, I wanted to say congrats to one of our sponsors 2nd Swing. May 16th marks The 1 year anniversary of the Version 2 Launch of the new 2nd Swing golf website. 2nd Swing has been a great sponsor of ours and it was awesome to have them involved for our 2012 Supporter Drive, where Supporters received a 10% off coupon code from 2nd Swing to be used for used club purchases. 2nd Swing has asked us at The Sand Trap to review the site and give them feedback. Since this community is the target audience, we wanted to see what you guys thought of the 2nd Swing site. A few things to consider for your responses: - Have you bought equipment from 2nd Swing? - Have you traded clubs into 2nd Swing? -... » read more

Are Golf Courses Too Long and Difficult? Lee Trevino Interview

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started by mvmac

Here's Lee Trevino's take on the Tee it Forward initiative and courses being built that are over 7,000 yards Quote: Mike Bailey. What is the state of the game right now? Lee Trevino: I think it's in trouble. I know that it's very exciting on tour, but it's not exciting to for a lot of people to have to play these courses that they're building for the tour players. They build these hard golf courses, and now they're talking about playing the forward tees (Tee it Forward). They should have never built those back tees in the first place. Why do you want a golf course that's 7,400 yards long? I mean the majority of your members are elderly, and they can't hit it anywhere. Bailey: So you're not a... » read more

What is currently your biggest frustration with your swing and golf in general?

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started by goodatgolf

Hi there, I'd like to know what currently your biggest frustrations with your swing and golf in general are. Mine is performing under pressure. I'm not a scratch golfer by any means (yet :) ) but when I walk from the practice tee to the first hole especially in a tournament I seem to leave my skills behind. Under pressure I perform things I wouldn't even consider possible and I don't mean that in a good way So what's yours? » read more