I’m constantly stumped by the venom and vigor of golfers who swear anything can be fixed with the right equipment, and those who say with enough lessons and practice, you can break par with 25-year-old gear.
I’ve straddled the line through the years, often falling more on the “answers are in the dirt” side, but I took it to another level. Being around pro shops I’d heard my share of tips and advice, but as a Harvey Penick disciple, I didn’t want to weigh my golf mind down with much other than “take dead aim.”
More recently I’ve overhauled my golf bag, kicked the only putter I’ve ever known to the curb, and spend way way too much time reading about equipment I’ll never own.
With all that in mind, I’d say I was prime for a learning academy revelation.
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This week at Bag Drop, we shift gears from 
Hello there fellow Sand Trap faithfuls and welcome to another volume of Hittin’ the Links. The end of the season is near and with the amount of money necessary to keep a tour card these days its no wonder some PGA Tour players are beginning to sweat a little. It will be an interesting story to watch play out as we get closer and closer to the season ending event at Disney World on November 11th-14th.
When you say the name “Mizuno” to the typical golfer, they first think of one thing – forged irons, often a muscleback or blade type material.