Posts by The Recreational Golfer

Here's why: Yesterday I drove into the fairway, but on the right side. The edge of a tree blocked the straight line to the pin. So I started the ball left, and turned it in, about a 5-yard fade. The result was a fifteen-foot birdie...

Hogan Apex Redline irons, Hogan CFT hybrids, and a Titleist 975D driver.

Quote: Originally Posted by Valleygolfer  Yes and lets get some of those extra long smaller Bandit golf balls, 600 cc driver by Bang golf and some Spin Doctor irons with extra deep groves. Screw you USGA. I am...

If you regret having to give up anchored putting in 2016, there's a simple solution. Don't give it up. A USGA handicap is not the be-all and end-all of recreational golf. I played for 40 years before I got one, and had lots of fun on...

A few years ago I went to the Safeway Classic in Portland and did nothing more all day than absorb the players' rhythm and ease with which the ladies swung.   The next day I played and shot a 78 by imitating the feeling that I...

Maybe they don't want to blow out their back like Fred has.

It's O.K. to thank Jesus for helping him win if he also thanks Jesus for helping him miss the cut the next time he plays.   To be honest about it, he should thank Jesus for everything that happens to him, not just the good...

To be able to hit the ball where I want it to go, reliably.

Hitting one ball after another without thinking about it for a bit, without taking a few practice swings, without going through a few drills, you know, just practicing the same wrong without pause and expecting it to get better.

My wife is a good athlete, but inexperienced at golf. I read the greens for her and tell her where to hit it. She does, and it goes in. She thinks that's really fun.