Posts by Chief Broom

Tommy Gainey did it.  He was an assembly line worker at a water heater factory who played money games and mini tour events on the side.  I believe after doing this for a few years and being reasonably successful doing so...

Quote: Originally Posted by Missouri Swede  Try this:       I wonder how you translate that drill into the full driver swing?

Find a good vantage point somewhere on the back 9 prior to any of the players making it that far along in their rounds.  Stay there and let all the golfers come to you.  The herd following Tiger starts showing up a good 2 or...

I de-loft the driver horribly at impact.  I have a very strong grip as a result of being a lifelong slicer of the ball.  As I've tamed the slice (somewhat) my ball flight has drastically dropped.  In fact the only shot...

Well I tried this and it didn't work.     My club has 5 sets of tees and I always play the middle tees at 6250yds (70.4/126).  Beyond that we've got 6750yds (72.5/130) and 7100yds (74.2/137).  Our club...

Quote: Originally Posted by iacas  If I asked you to putt a ball towards two points on green (just points, like the tip of a pencil), but told you that your margin for error if you putted at point A to be considered a...

The pros hit putts firm for a reason.  I've got a regular golf buddy who does this and he's deadly on those short putts that can easily bring you to your knees trying to second guess the break and get the ball to die in the hole....

Quote: Originally Posted by kw purp  played yesterday with a friend of mine who I had not played with in awhile and who is a better player than me. Probably around a 5 handicap. He improved his lie on every...

Miura draws upon the Japanese cultural traditions of metallurgy, craftsmanship, artistry, etc.  It's no coincidence that this approach has been successful for them in the Japanese market and beyond.  This multidisciplinary...

Quote: Originally Posted by iacas    The fact that most golfers don't take lessons speaks to the opposite. They're NOT getting instruction and find the full swing to be pretty difficult,...