Posts by Javaman

I used to live in Texas and while I was in college I worked at a golf course. I left my clubs in the trunk of my car all the time and the epoxy did weaken. I had two heads depart the shaft rather unexpectedly (not at the same time!) and...

Top Flite Gamer....awesome ball for $20 a dozen! I posted my thoughts on this ball in another thread a couple of days ago if you care to look..I can't find the link though! I normally play ProV1x but decided to try the new Gamers...

Short answer: AWESOME BALL!! Long Answer: I normally play ProV1x but decided to try the new Top Flite Gamer due to some good experiences I had with their higher spin balls in the early 1990's, when Lee Trevino was playing them on...

In the May Golf Digest there is an article on page 138 entitled "Focus on Your Faults" and it deals with, among other things, tracking your personal stats when playing. The author has his own program called ShotByShot that...

I have broken par 3 times. Once I shot 70 (-2) by hitting 17 greens and making zero putts of any length, and twice I shot 71 (-1) just by being steady and not making any mistakes. Also have a handfull of even par rounds. I have been...

I look after a service company in the petroleum industry, currently based in Indonesia. I have been fortunate enough to play in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia recently. Great golf in Asia, and usually good weather too!

Where I live we always have a caddy, so I prefer to walk with a caddy. I don't ask the caddy to club me unless I know that particular caddy, and more importantly, if they know me. I do ask for a read on the green now and again, but by...

I read his Short Game Bible and his Putting Bible and I think they are both excellent. The 3 x 4 system works reasonably well for me though to be fair I have not spent enough time on the range working on it. I think once I spend more...

I live in Indonesia. The only question about weather we have is rain, or shine? 90 F every day. Played on Wed, playing again tomorrow. Life is good!

I have one goal, and if I achieve that, everything else will take care of itself: Course Management (young players, say it with me now, COURSE MANAGEMENT!!!!) I paly off 3, and until last year I had never shot level par. Then one...