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I chose to go the other direction to help my game out. When I started playing, I was using cavity-backed game improvement irons, and I definitely wasn't very good. I would slice, hook, shank all over the course. It seemed no matter how much I practiced, I wasn't getting any better. So I did exactly what everyone told me not to do--I bought Titleist 690 MB irons. Immediately my game improved tremendously. The new, harder to hit irons forced me to break down my swing and fix the fundamental flaws that my old irons were trying to make up for. The improved iron play translated into my driver as well. My monstrous hooks and slices were gone and I am now to the point where I can control my shot shape. After spending a few dedicated weeks practicing on the range to completely overhaul my old swing, I went out and played to see how my game had changed. I was previously shooting about 112-114 (Completely honest golf. Counting every drop, every penalty stroke, every OB, etc). My first time out with my new equipment, I shot a 92 and hit every fairway with my driver except one! (Can you tell my short game needs help? Those 4-putts and skulled chips really kill you. That's next up on the practice todo-list.) I don't have an issue with technology providing a boost to your game (i.e. a driver that has a higher COR, so you can hit the ball further), but I do have a problem with technology that compensates for your bad swing (game improvement irons). I want my game to be about my skill and not my equipment.

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You should have gone ahead and played it from the bar...Tin Cup style :D.

I've never played Bear Slide. This summer I've been playing at The Fort, Prairie View, Golf Club of Indiana, and Saddlebrook. I live downtown, so you'll also find me at the Riverview Driving Range pretty often.

Superbad!!

Yeah. It's a total sleeper. I love to look on people's faces when they see a "Cavalier" blow their doors off.

Golf is absolutely a sport. It sounds like the biggest complaint by most people is regarding the intensity of the game rather than the athleticism of the game. Intensity really has no bearing on the classification of an activity being a sport. The golf swing is an extremely athletic movement and requires an immense amount of hand-eye coordination. The baseball swing has been largely credited as being the most difficult maneuver in sports as you are hitting a round moving object with another round moving object at a high rate of speed. While the golf swing only has one moving object, the precision required is much greater than baseball. Top golfers are extremely gifted athletes. In fact, many of the best golfers were successful in many sports, but chose to give them up in favor of golf.

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Caddyshack and Tin Cup. I bet I've seen them each 50 times. They never get old.

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