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Actually, that sounds like great advice. You hit the nail on the head about the "Dad Lense"... :) Thank you!

Hi guys - I'm gonna be teaching my son to golf (he's 14) and I'm wondering if there's a particular method for NOT learning the slice. It seems EVERY beginner (especially me when I learned) slices the snot out of the ball. Is there a way to teach someone from the start, so they DON'T slice it? It'd be a lot easier, I think, than trying to fix it after the fact. Yes, I know "Tell him not to come across outside to inside..." Easier said than done. What methods or drills do you recommend? Thanks in advance, Ed

Total liar. Just an outrageous claim. Simply not believable.

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Oh most definitely two shots. A nice 125-yard shot in would be perfect. Even needing a birdie (assuming it's a par-5), it'd be the right decision for me. The odds are greater that I can birdie it like than, they they are of me hitting a 240-yard draw over a creek. :(

Well, here's the thing: If you (or anyone for that matter) could figure out WHY they hit a bad shot and just "fix" it, people would be shooting 54 all the time. It's just not gonna happen. Golf is all about making less bad shots than good ones, nothing more. Even Tiger & Jack have said they only hit 5 or 6 shots like they planned any given round. Learn to LESSEN your bad shots (You'll NEVER eliminate them) and plan/play so that bad shots aren't TERRIBLE shots. A bad shot is a 3-wood off the tee that rolls into the light rough. A terrible shot is a driver that slices over the fence out of bounds. The difference? Using the 3-wood off the tee on the 450-yard par 4 because it wasn't realistic to reach the green in two anyway. It's a MENTAL game where your decisions will have a lot more to do with your improvement than "fixing" your swing after a bad shot.

I've never understood people that argued against it. I've read books by Jack, Tiger, and Arnold and EVERY one of them said to always use a Tee off the teebox. And well, that's good enough for me.

Sweet! Great story!

In High School, first tee, the club slips out of the guy's hand and flies straight up 40' into a tree. And stays. We still laugh about that.

To quote Niblick, Hell yeah I'd call him on it! (So what happened?)

Quoted for truth.

Thanks Leek!

I'm not sure I even disagree, (but I'm bored, too), so I'll pipe in just for conversation's sake. For starters, his Father was in the Army, not the Marines. Beyond that, why would it be that he is the only former soldier to have a son that wants to golf? or Marine, for that matter? Granted his Father instlled a great sense of discipline, but there are Fathers out there right now who are instilling discipline in their sons, and will be more in the future. Now - all that said, I don't think there will be another like him.

Hi guys - how would you go about teaching someone that is just touching a club for the first time. My 14 yr old son has shown NO interest his whole life, but thankfully now wants to learn. I'm thinking of setting him up with a 7-iron and just having him do little 1/4 to 1/2 swings to make consistent contact with the ball, and get the idea. (after showing him proper grip, etc). Then slowly work up to big swings... Heck I have no idea. Any suggestions?

"But I outplayed him today!! I shot a better round than he did!" None of that matters though, only the final score matters. I thought he sounded bitter, too. But yeah, I agree, it would have to be totally frustrating for the reporters to CONSTANTLY be asking, "Tiger this... Tiger that..." I think the media are idiots. They just prod and probe to try and set a guy off so they can get their "story".

Problem, schmoblem. Two weeks later, he's won two weeks in a row (giving him 5 Victories on the year, I think). Any other player would LOVE to have his problems.

Gotcha - and a good point. When I get my club out I'll be standing behind the ball picking out a target line a coupla feet in front of my ball (just softly swinging that particular club once or twice, not full concentrated swings), and making my "plan" (high shot, low shot, draw, fade, etc), then clear the head as I step to the ball, line up the club and swing. No more "thinking" once I step to the ball, just execute the shot I decided to do. When I was a teen I did the ol' takin' a bucketload of full-on, full-strength, practice swings and all it did was tire me out by hole 14... :)

No, my man - that there is a par 5. Just put it in your mind that it's par 5 and play smart. 5-wood (or utility wood) off the Tee, a mid-iron to get you to within 100 or so, and a nice wedge to the green. Two-putt for an easy 5. If you start planning your rounds, keeping mistakes to a Bogey, treating LOOOONG par 4s as 5s, and playing accordingly, the strokes will literally fall off. You'll be looking at 80 in no time.

Goals: 1 - Break 80!!! (I've never broke 80 on a regulation 72 but I know I'm capable. That's Goal Number ONE!!! 2 - Improve my Ups and Downs. Currently I am averaging 2 per round, want to make it up to three. 3 - Improve my GIR. Right now I'm at 4.5 and I can't realistically hope to break 80 doing that. I'd like to get it at 6 for my short-term 2007 Goal. This is my current Shortlist - I will update as I go.

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I wonder if he was tyrying to lube the faces to reduce spin? I kid you not I knew a guy that put vaseline on his driver before for that reason. (cheating, of course)

I think you're missing the point here. It's not whether it's spelled out or not, it's the use of the term itself. Retardation is a disability. It's not a stupid person. If my son or daughter was born retarded, I would be EXTREMELY offended by your remark. Call 'em a jerk, call 'em an A-hole, call 'em stupid, but to call them retarded is,well... stupid.

Aint nuthin' wrong with Lorena, in my book:

That was very cool - I didn't get a dang thing done at work though!!!