Perhaps it’s a platitude to say that it happens to the best of us. Maybe, it’s nothing more than the cruelty of Murphy’s Law in action, but it seems that The Shot From Hell is always poised to show its ugly face whenever a golfer gains any serious momentum. Really, it has many faces, some more gruesome than others, but all disheartening in their own particular ways.
There are degrees of course. The “massacred bunker shot,” when pathetically executed by the touring professional will only marginally resemble the same effort by the 20 handicapper. However the effect is the same. As, amidst a tremendous explosion of sand, the golf ball fails to exit the bunker and rolls comically back to the golfer’s feet, the slumped shoulders and misery (and the desire to bury one’s head in the sand below) are quite universal.
There are bad shots, to be sure, which show up in the middle of an otherwise decent round: the push, the pull, even the slightly fat or thin shot, but none of these have the completely demoralizing character of The Shot From Hell.
Mizuno is well known, well renowned, and well understood to have some of the best feeling irons on the market today. With Brian Gay’s recent dominant performance at the Verizon Heritage Classic at Hilton Head, we thought this might be a good time to share with you a video Mizuno’s put together.
Hello again and welcome to Hittin’ the Links. If you missed it, they gave out the Tartan Jacket this weekend. I have never understood why they give out a jacket to the winner of a tournament a week ofter the the Masters. Congrats to Brian Gay on adding to his attire. A win in Hilton Head means you can definitely hit it straight!
Eddy Butt has been playing for three years but already has made great strides to become a great player. After working on his short game and putting as well as increasing his driving average to around 280 yards, he has now turned his attention to becoming a more consistent player. Ultimately, he is hoping that all his hard work will be rewarded by winning his club championship.
After watching the Masters on TV pretty much every year since grade school, I finally got to see Augusta National in person this year. My wife and I took her parents to see the Tuesday practice round. It was the first time any of us had seen the course. Despite the weather (about 45 degrees with 30+ MPH gusts), we had a great time, saw quite a few of the world’s most famous golfers, and walked the best known golf course in the western hemisphere.
The Masters is over, and Angel Cabrera is your winner. We dissect the course, the playoff, the contenders, Tiger and Phil, the entire shebang and a whole lot more in this episode of Golf Talk.