Posts by lipout

OK, I take the points from sean_miller.  I was not thinking about advice to kids or about advice for people who are naturally talented.  I agree that they learn differently.    I was following the core idea of...

I agree that most lessons end up being a waste of time.  Lessons are often just 30 minutes - barely time for a "tip" or a "fix".    Everyone is to blame for this.  Amateurs for their expectations of...

Not sure why a shot has to be one of two options:  bad luck or meltdown.  I think there is a 3rd option: a regular poor shot, which might be a miss hit or an error in shot selection.    IMO Stanley's 3rd shot...

I agree, it does depend on how you use the term meltdown.    I think Stanley hit the shot he wanted to, but he had not worked out in advance that the shot he had chosen might spin back into the water.  To me, that is...

Early last season I switched back to a short putter after about 6 years using a belly putter.    My conclusion about the belly putter (or other long versions) is that there are 2 main benefits.  The main one is...

If we talk about whether golf on TV is interesting, then I think the biggest issue is that it is the longest game by far (except cricket, which I won't attempt to explain).  4-6 hours of coverage on 4 consecutive days before you...

Do any of you guys play in 36 hole competition?  Our club championship is 36 holes in one day.  Imagine, 9-10 hours of strokeplay in one day!   They say that they do that because people don't play if it is Saturday /...

The key to all of this, IMO, is the willingness of the governing bodies to sanction varieties of the game.  If they could sanction one official large hole size and 9,12,18 hole formats for scoring, then perhaps that would release...

Hole size and Jack's idea about 8 inch holes.    If I recall reading about this correctly, the origin of the 4.25" hole goes back to the size of a piece of drain pipe that was used to cut holes on one of the original...

If 12 hole golf were more officially sanctioned, I can see some existing golf courses doing something like this:   Take the 18 hole layout and find a way to create 12 really good holes.  That frees up 6 holes worth of...