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  1. I agree completely, but in their defense, there's really not much to do about rib injuries. To the OP: I understand your pain, I once tried to play with a broken rib and toe from an unfortunate Super Bowl accident with a foosball table, thinking it would be easy. After all, Tiger played with a broken leg, right? Wrong, It hurts like no other and I had to quit after maybe 4 holes.
  2. Definately look into that tournament, it sounds like a lot of fun. We might even meet up there or something similar. I live right in the middle of Twin Peaks (my handicap home course), Ute Creek, and Sunset Golf Course. Our club championship this year was terrible though, we had 60-70 mph gusts each day.
  3. Yes, that sounds like something that would be very helpful, perhaps adding tips on how to spot a deficiency of any one piece by looking at a swing video so you know how you can improve your swing. Don't get me wrong, I'm not thinking it's all about distance, but a little extra distance off the tee without sacrificing accuracy is always helpful.
  4. Tyler

    Slow Play

    Question is, does his playing partner even notice?
  5. And Ctyankee, you sorta said the opposite of what you're advocating when you typed, " Do they take into account the lack of distance control that an "average" golf has with a longer approach shot versus a shorter approach shot? "
  6. Ctyankee, think of it this way. Would you rather face a full sand/lob wedge at 100 yards out, or a much shorter pitch from around 30-40 yards? If you have problems with pitches, your strategy will work, but most people have a better chance of hitting a clean pitch closer than they do a full swing. It's an inherent part of accuracy, because one inch off line at your intermediate target on a 100 yard shot will leave you a longer putt than 1 inch off your intermediate target from 30 yards. There is less time to carry, less distance to slice/hook, and a larger margin for error resulting in a much better chance at coming close. I realize distance control may be a factor, but you should know your 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and full swings with your wedges for both with a straight face and an open face. This will likely leave you with one distance that will be close to the one you need between just a sand and lob wedge with those yardages known.
  7. I've been playing for a while, around 10 years now, and still am improving. I'd probably be a much better player if it weren't for putting and long irons, but those are two important parts of the game, so my handicap remains fairly high. I've played a variety of courses: long, short, flat, mountainous, watery, sandy. You name it, Colorado has it. Tyler
  8. I love a nice little 9 iron about 140 out with about a 5 yard draw to it. Came so close to a hole in one yesterday with that shot, but I suppose that's bound to happen eventually if you hit enough shots at enough par 3's. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and again.
  9. That and extreme ironing are the best! http://www.extremeironing.com/
  10. Swing speed requires mostly fast twitch muscles. Obviously, you need to have muscle in the first place to hit it, but lifting too heavy of weights can actually hinder your swing and thus the speed you can generate. If you're looking at lifting weights I would recommend a program with lighter overall weights, but more reps and flexibility exercises. Someone who can hit homerun after homerun might not generate a lot of clubhead speed, just because a baseball bat is much heavier than a golf club (wooden ones, anyways) and require more brute strength. Really, it all comes down to technique. The further you can get the club to lag behind your hands, the faster your club will go as you whip it through impact. This does, however, require the strength and flexibility to be able to coil and uncoil more than any other one motion. Look at Rory McIlroy as an example: He is 5'10", and still generates 120 mph of clubhead speed. It's because his hips uncoil almost twice as fast as an average golfer, not because he has amazing strength. In fact, his hips uncoil fast enough that somewhere after impact, if you watch very high speed tapes, you will see his hips stop and actually REVERSE direction, in almost a recoil fashion, for only a few frames. That reverse is almost as fast as the average golfer comes around forward, and shows just how fast his hips are moving. They have to come back because of how the muscles connect, just so he avoids tearing them. That is an almost perfect example (in my opinion, at least) of how lagging the hands behind the club and the club behind the hands will create additional swing speed and longer drives.
  11. One time, I was playing a dogleg right hoping to fade it. However, right at the turn area on this hole, just past is the green for the next hole (a par 3). I hit my drive right at the green for it to fade back towards the hole, except the fade never happened. It kept going, ricocheted off the pin and into someone's leg as they were chipping. I felt terrible, and had said fore, but he must've never guessed it would bounce that way off the pin. Funniest part was, the guy couldn't keep a straight face long enough to really get mad at me, because we were both surprised that it had not only hit the pin, but hit it just right. He was nice, "congratulated" me for my "pin-seeking talents" and we went our separate ways.
  12. Just happened for me today. I was out in the rain and wind (which normally tacks on 3-5 strokes for me) and ended up shooting about 3 strokes better for my best personal score of only 5 over for 18, a 75.
  13. Tyler

    Slow Play

    Or you could just do what I did today, and golf in a downpour. That's why I make sure to always pack a waterproof windshirt and an umbrella in my bag, because it only adds a few pounds to protect against Colorado weather unpredictability. Started out sunny, ended up pouring, and I got the back nine for free because of it :) Surprisingly, I shot my personal best of 75 in the weather, mostly because wet greens make any approach shot stick, not just fairway shots.
  14. I'd probably carry around an extra wedge, either something between pitching and sand or a 64*. I currently don't have a 52* or anything around because the gap between my Eye 2 PW and Tour-S Rustique wedge is only slightly larger than any other gap, but I might drop my 2 iron hybrid for it, as the gap between that and my 3 wood is fairly nominal (and I seem to never hit it, in all of the various tournaments I've been too I've used it only twice). Is it better, do you think then, for me to buy a gap wedge to match my others and drop the 17*?
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