Posts by Shanks A Million

Originally Posted by minger A very quick easy drill is to just hit balls with your right hand if right handed and vice versa. Then instead of trying to swing at the ball it forces you to swing through it. You really...

Originally Posted by uscfan i would think corey pavin or paul goydos. what do you guys think? So, the guys who hit it the shortest are the most powerful?

If you're feeling excessive friction at impact, really any amount that seems like it grabs the club, then you've got a problem. A good plane will feel as if there's almost no turf, and you want minimal divot. Depending on the type of...

It has nothing to do with hitting down on the ball, and you can still be flipping and do this. It's because your plane is too steep. When that happens, you feel a lot of friction at impact, and you hit the ball fairly low. You need to...

Originally Posted by trickymicky69 In a bunker? You don't take a divot in a bunker. A divot is a chunk of grass, and the term itself comes from the patches of grass used to make roofs out of.

If I look in a guy's bag, and all of his clubs have little tiny dark wear spots in the direct center of the face, even the driver, then I'm intimidated. Otherwise, it's totally irrelevant. I've seen hackers with a bag of beautiful...

I "jump" a lot, and often it causes problems, in terms of extending my leg, which caused my torn ACL. My head pops up a good 2" or so. Not surprisingly, I can generate a lot of power. What about that, is there such...

Originally Posted by Yukari I got "myCaddie Pro" for my iphone 4 about a month ago. Apparently one had to pay a fee before, but now it is free. One feature it has is what they call "Active Shot". ...

Originally Posted by verderaul To hit it straight, you must make dead solid contact. And the only way to do that is to have your divot start just after the ball. That goes against the common, and mistaken, perception...

Originally Posted by Stretch I'm jealous of whatever pain meds Shanks is on right now. Reads like seriously good shit. None, actually. I'm fine, back to playing.