Posts by misty_mountainhop

Quote: Originally Posted by Joakim  That half point was HUGE. For everyone that placed bets on a 14-14 tie, it paid 12-1. Maybe so but are you seriously suggesting that TW and Molinari should have finished with a...

Quote: Originally Posted by longbow  Hey Golf Man which match did you watch?  The single most stupid post is yours trying to analyze what Love was trying to do.  What his strategy did was cost us the Ryder...

Used to love my persimmon woods but, on balance, I'll stick with the modern technology.   Regarding distances etc, check this out:  

Quote: Originally Posted by stealthduffer  I'm more amused that Greg Norman thinks he "took it" from Jack (Nicklaus).  He was one of many excellent players in that era - Nick Faldo, Curtis Strange, Ben Crenshaw,...

The dumbest money in golf is spent on equipment and thinking it'll fix things without needing to practice?

Quote: Originally Posted by Zeph    Ah ! Only read what was quoted on the opening of this thread and I'm not on Twitter. I can see why the apology was necessary with the c*ck comment. Have to admit, I've never...

Ideal bounce? I'd say depends on you/your swing to some extent. Generally, more bounce out of deep/fluffy sand but try some different bounce angles out. I have a 56° SW w/ 10° bounce which seems to work well for me and I trust...

I still have a 2-iron (well, Mizuno MP-FliHi 2-iron) in my bag (at 46 y/o) and wouldn't be without it. Have a MacGregor 1025C 2-iron as well which goes pretty much as well as the FliHi but is currently gathering a bit of dust. Never...

Short answer to the Q? Golfers ego and the all powerful lure of DISTANCE! Stands to reason doesn't it (even if your experience contradicts it) that a longer, lighter shaft will hit it further???!!! They never tell you it'll be harder...

Quote: Originally Posted by GaijinGolfer  If you have a good swing, there shouldnt be much of an adjustment to players' irons.  Your distances will be different but other than that it wont be that big of a...