Posts by ghalfaire

Quote: Originally Posted by Ernest Jones  I'd use what ever Elin used. I heard it was a 9 Iron.   I suppose it really wouldn't matter much what club you picked as long as it did not have a graphite shaft.  

I see a lot of these posts blame the beginner and poor player of being responsible for slow play.  Just ain't so, joe.   Slow play and bad play don't necessarily go together.  Neither is it true that being a good player...

When I first started playing I would walk 18 with my step dad, shoot 135 and take about 3 hours to finish.  So being bad and being slow don't have to go together.

I voted NBC but don't have a strong opinion.  I do think that Johnny Miller is a better commentator than Nick Faldo.  But that just an opinion and so worth what you paid for it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Chas  Sergio did not choke in that round, far from it in fact. He was playing with great confidence on the back nine and chose to go for the pin on 17 in hopes of making birdie and sharing the...

I hit a fairly high ball and have never mastered the "Tiger stinger" shot.  As a result I am at a disadvantage on windy days.  But I try to take more club than normal, swing smooth but slow and it helps.  

If I had no choice but a golf club to defend myself with I'd take the heaviest one.  In my case that is a L-Wedge.  But I keep my clubs in the garage and so it is unlikely that would be my choice of defensive weapons. 

I am a fan of "El nino" and think he's a pretty good stick. I also happen to be a fan of Tiger and am happy to see him playing better than just good again.  I'm not sure what prompted Sergio to go for the stick on 17 yesterday but...

Mostly the school of hard knocks, but I did manage to get a degree or two from Arizona State University, Go Devils.

Tobacco will always solicit a lot of comments.  I am a reformed smoker and have not touched the stuff for over 24 years.  However when I smoked I enjoyed it. But I believe quitting was the most difficult thing I ever did and...