Fried Egg

I don't think many play as much as they want. My bad rounds were much better, but my great rounds were fewer. No sure if I like that or not.

Wool hat, coldgear underarmour, mock turtleneck, light sweatshirt, coardaroy pants, and I walk. With no wind, 35* isn't bad except that the ball goes nowhere. If it's windy, there's no fun to be had. Winter golf gloves are too thick for my liking. If it's really bad, I'll wear those big furry cart mits and maybe throw in a pack of handwarmers.

I walk whenever possible. It seems like I can never loosen up when I ride, unless it's a really warm day. Also, as said before, I like the extra time to walk off a bad shot. It gives me time to think about it and by the time I get to my ball the bad thoughts are gone and I can focus on the next shot.

I haven't read the book. Remember, a slice is caused by a clubface that is open to the swing path, so fixing the path is only half the answer.

Loosening your grip or re-gripping the club at the top of your backswing may cause this. I have a fairly loose grip with consistent pressure. I will eventually get discoloration and slight wear in the same area, but I've never worn a hole in a glove.

OCN-Both course are solid. Celebration-OK. I've always had bad luck with something there. Usually my slowest round of the week. Course is usually in good shape. Diamond Back- I played it after seeing a great review about a few years prior. Compared to the review it was extremely overrated. Average condition at best. Very tight in spots. A couple strange holes. Mystic Dunes- Great condition. Absurdly undulating greens. Fast. A few wacky holes. Worth playing once. Championsgate-I enjoyed both courses. I like the International linksy stile for a change of pace. I really like Southern Dunes and Falcon's Fire. They also have two of the best bloody mary's. Also two Disney Courses are good. Eagle Pines and Osprey Ridge I think. I like them much better than their tournament courses Palm and Magnolia.

If you struggle hitting woods of the ground as well as your 18* hybrid, I would think you should go with the 4-wood. Even though it is a technique problem that you will probably work out shortly, the 4 will just be that much easier to hit. Plus, it will be a smaller gap between your 20*.

I haven't found a shot that was too much for my 58*. A 68? You could hit youself in the face.

If possible, I would try to get fit for a driver. At least you can get info on spin and launch angle, etc from a decent launch monitor. I like my Titleist D2, but I wouldn't call it extremely long. The longest I've seen hit in person was a Hybore XL, but it was a big kid and a good player who was swinging it. However, he was a bit longer than when I had previously played with him.

Try posting this in "swing tips." You might get more help. To stop coming over the top, feel you lower body shift your weight forward to initiate your downswing. This should allow your arms to drop down to about hip high without any conscious effort. This should put the club in a good position to swing from the inside to square and back to the inside. A good check point is when the club is parallel to the ground in your downswing, it should also be parallel to your target line. If it's pointing left of your target line, you're still coming over the top. If you're shanking the ball with an outside-in swing, either your body is moving toward the ball or your arms are moving away from your body in the downswing.

Not exactly sure what this has to do with "swing tips," but congratulations. I don't remember my first birdie, but I remember my first eagle. Then I hit that ball in the water. Don't lose this feeling even when you start to make birdies in bunches. This is why we play.

If distance is not a problem, then what g-funk said would be your only problem. I notice this especially when it gets cold and I have about ten layers of clothes on. My swing shortens and it is easy to get "quick." Focus on maintaining good tempo.

Put a tee in the ground just in front of the ball (on the target side) and try to swing down through the ball and into the tee. Double check ball position to make sure it's not too far forward. Make sure your weight is shifting forward. Sometimes the upper body can tilt backwards even though the lower body is shifting forward.

It seems like a matter of preference. The way you wrote it, it looks like what you say the left does will cause what they say the right will do and vice versa. It's probably tough to translate to words, but the way it's written, I'm not sure where in the golfswing the left palm faces up and the right palm faces down. Also, the hip rotation or a lower body weight shift forward keys and starts the down swing. Not the thumb, hands, shoulders, etc. Finally, there shouldn't be a pause at the top. Actually, the lower body should already be initiating the downswing as the club is completing the backswing.

Once the club starts down in the downswing the elbow should be right on your side or close to it. However there is a bit of room for personal preference in the backswing. In general, the flatter your swing, the closer your arm will stay to your body. For comparison, check out your examples (Hogan or Singh vs Nicklaus or Montgomerie). By keeping your arm close in the backswing you lose width in your swing which can limit your distance potential, but it may be more accurate. Long story short, which ever way you go, be consistent with it.

If you have trouble on the last few holes of a round, check your posture. When people get tired, their backs start to hunch over, shoulders sag, chins drop, etc.

You're hips will move slightly as you described, but to the point that if you think about it, you're probably overdoing it. Instead, focus on shifting your weight back over the inside of your back foot (while maintaining knee flex) and in your follow through your body should finish no further forward than directly over your front foot.

Try swinging a driver with an "L" flex and see what happens. If the shaft's too stiff, the ball will go lower and fade/slice. If it's mainly trajectory you're worried about, the shaft's kick or flex point will have a lot to do with it. A high kick point will send the ball lower.

I'm pretty sure dodos are extinct. They were kind of small too.

If you're just worried about "machine gunning" balls, the tip above is good. Or just simply go through your preshot routine before each shot. This will really help you keep a consistent routine when you get on the course. A consistent routine is very important especially if you play in tournaments or put yourself into a pressure situation.

You missed this one.

Frank Thomas, a USGA club guru, talked about this somewhere. He said that almost all putters, even ones that appear to hang perpindicular, don't.

mostly outside stuff. carts, bags, valet.

Ser- this is a little oversimplified, but without seeing your swing I can't get too technical. Take your address position. now move your hands 5-6 inches towards the target while keeping the clubface square to the ball. This is where your hands will be at impact with the club swing down and through the ball. If your hands are even with the ball or behind the ball at impact, you'll hit it thin or fat. donkba- With the design of the wood and the ball position forward in your stance, you will be sweeping the ball more, but a small divot isn't necessarily bad.

I worked at Nona for a winter around '99.