Posts by hendog

IMHO...   Never offer advice to a stranger. Period.   If stranger asks your opinion, start with obvious observations with the chance that they are not obvious to them.    If they persist and want help...

Quote: Originally Posted by colin007  Played in some pretty good winds today, gusting to about 25-30mph. Swinging easier really makes a difference with the driver. I tend to get a ton of backspin with the driver so...

I am saying wedges but its not the full wedges. Its the 3/4 and 1/2 wedges. Very hard to repeat a less than full swing. Even if I have a good day with the length of the swing I might be inconsistent with the contact and have some that...

A big key for me is to not OVER compensate. I have many times flew a green because the wind was in my face so I took 2 more clubs or vice versa being short. Same with lateral wind. I expect the wind to move the ball to much and end up...

Quote: Originally Posted by NM Golf    Okay here we go...   And your a 9 handicap? I would expect someone with that much clubhead control to be a +3 at least.   Then you...

3 wood and 3 hybrid would be similar to 3 wood 5 wood I would think.   I carry 3 wood, 5 wood, 4 hybrid, 5 hybrid. 3 hybrid would be too long and clash with 5 wood and I love my 5 wood. 4 hybrid filled a gap and 5 hybrid...

I work the ball on just about every shot with the only exception being layups where it doesn't matter although even then I may alter the shape to get the desired length (if I want it to roll out I may hit a little draw, if I want it to...

A fitting will have nothing to do with how good your swing is. It will measure swing speed to determine flex, imact with ground to measure lie angle and, if you get someone who knows what they are doing, wrist to floor measurement to...

Uphill you have two things stopping the ball. Gravity and Friction. Without friction it would eventually stop and come back the other way.   Downhill only friction is acting on it. Obviously without friction it would roll...

Quote: Originally Posted by mchepp  The other thing is likely golf follows the economy as well. More people play when the economy is good like in 2000, and 2009, and less when it is bad like 2001 and 2011. So pinning...