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mhodar13. Well done buddy. Trouble is now that you are hooked you will be back and the next target is 40 and then it will be 35. Its a great game and these little milestones that we all aim for and achieve are great. You should concentrate on your mid to short irons because you seem to be hitting really long and straight drives and 2 putting most greens. That tells me you are dropping shots on your approach shots. Good luck and keep it up.

Good thread as over 90% of golfers "suffer' from slicing. To slice you have to have an out to in swing path and an open club face. Sounds simple to fix but in reality it is not because we try to hard ........... that is try to hard to hit the ball hard. And it is a game of opposites. To get the ball up you need to hit down on it, to get the ball to draw you have to aim where the slice finishes etc. My advice to anyone who doesn't want to take lessons is: Take a 75% swing and DO NOT try to hit the ball hard and Watch and mimic the Pros. But not Tiger as he is a machine and swings really hard. Watch Adam Scott, or Ernie Els, or Retief Goosen, Phil Mickelson, Vijay etc. They all have easy swings and still hit the ball miles. Sorry to waffle on.

Yes of course you were a jerk ................. for letting these idiots get to you and spoil the rest of your day!! You should have been proud and happy for putting them in their place. Morons like this would not be allowed on our course. Golf etiquette is that you invite (or are invited) to play through .... not demand unreasonably. Just a pity you let them get to you!!

Yeh that's one long six iron. You sound real confident with this club so why not play your tee shots so that you are required distance out from the green? Back on track. Any shot that has that crisp sound and that feel as it leaves the club face that tells you it is well struck dead on target and got back spin. Don't I hate this game cause that is the darn shot that keeps bringing me back!!

Interesting question. I agree with Mhinderaker - a spot in fromt of the ball is particularly good and definitely aids spin. I try not to concentrate on the ball too much otherwise I find I am trying to hit it instead of simply allowing it to get in the way of the club as I play the stroke.