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mruseless

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  1. Slim 11, I can understand your interpretation of the rule. I don't know for sure which interp is correct, maybe there is a rules official on this board who can give us an opinion... Anyway, its an interesting discussion. And I definitely agree that the rule will speed play (if only more people took advantage!)
  2. After finding his ball in the hazard, he can then go back and hit another ball. But he cannot hit a provisional for that situation before finding the ball in the hazard. Or maybe you are saying that because he wasn't virutally certain that his ball was in the hazard that it was OK to hit the provisional? That makes sense, I guess. Never really thought of it that way, not sure. The way I read the rule, once he finds his ball in the hazard, he has to play that ball because the provisional is for a lost ball, not a ball in a hazard.
  3. I think you are wrong about this. To play strictly to the rules, you cannot simply make your provisional the ball in play if you find your ball in a hazard. You have to at that time go back and hit another shot, or take your drop. This is because a provisional can only be played if your ball is lost outside of a hazard or is OB.
  4. I am not a rules expert, but here's what I think. First, you are not allowed to play a provisional for a ball in a water hazard. So if you played the provisional in case the ball went OB, then found your ball in the hazard, you have to play the ball in the hazard. I.e, you have to drop or replay the original shot with a one stroke penalty. If you knew that your ball went into the hazard, then your "provisional" immediately becomes the ball in play at that point. But you can't hit the provisional, then see the ball in the hazard, and say "well, in that case I'll just take my provisional with a one stroke penalty." Hope that makes sense.
  5. mruseless

    Eagles?

    I've had one in my 6 years of golf... had a great drive on a shortish par-4, then jarred a 60 yard pitch.
  6. I don't get it either. Just a troll, added to my ignore list. When you hit "mark", your current distance from the mark should show in a little red box at the bottom right corner of the screen. Sometimes is takes a few seconds after you wake it up to get a lock. If you don't have the red box in the corner, you probably need to update your firmware.
  7. I used to think that I needed a low-bounce wedge for hardpan. Then I switched to the Utley style of pitching. Based on something he says in his book, I tried using a 56 with 11 degrees of bounce to hit off concrete. No problem (It was an old worn out Vokey)
  8. Wow Dave, and I thought I was a golf nerd! (I say that affectionately!) Good stuff!
  9. I should note that I play with a *slightly* open clubface, and do hit an inch or two behind the ball. The main difference in the Utley style is setup, and using a very steep wristy swing. Hard to describe. Anyway, I was a terrible bunker player before, so its possible that my improvement is just due to more practice... or its in my head. Either way, its working so I won't mess with it!
  10. Once I got the hang of Utley's bunker style, I find it MUCH easier to get the ball out. It even spins and checks up sometimes.
  11. I would consider Stan Utley's book as well. It really helped me. And I used to be a Pelz guy (I still am, from about 100 yards to about 30 yards.) But I think which style will work for you depends on you. Are you a feel player? Or are you more mechanical when you stand over the ball? When you were looking for an instructor, did you prefer those that analyzed every little aspect of your swing and put you on video? Or did you prefer instructors that focused on swinging loosely and "letting the club swing you"? If you favor the analytical and mechanical aspects, I think Pelz will work well for you. If you favor "feel", then Utley will probably work better.
  12. If you can't reach the par 4's in two, you should move up a set of tees, even if its to the reds (but I do know how the male ego plays into this!). This study jives very well with my personal experience, I used to think that the difference between the blue and white tees didn't matter much. But this year I started playing from the whites, thinking that I'll move back when I can consistently shoot in the 80's from the whites. And guess what? My scores are significantly lower from the whites, even when the difference is only a couple hundred yards. The difference ends up being in the number of greens I can reach on my second shot. Disclaimer: I still put in most of my practice time on the green and short game.
  13. Yup, I freely admit that one approach won't work for everyone. And you certainly do need some touch to make the "one club" (or in my case "two club") approach work well. The main reason I depend on feel is because I found that trying to make my swing the same every day was difficult. It added a bunch more variables like how I felt that day, if I was angry or not, how much caffeine or beer I had in me, etc, etc. I found that I spent a lot of time trying to "feel" that my swing was the same as on other days. So I figured if I'm working on feel in that sense, I might as well try to feel how far the ball is going to travel too. It was an interesting journey for me.
  14. I know for me personally, my short game started improving when I changed from trying to use a bunch of different clubs to just one or two. I believe that with limited practice time, I gain more benefit from focusing on the use of one or two wedges from a variety of lies, distances, and conditions. Just my opinion for what its worth.
  15. I think there is a lot of valuable stuff in the book, but the real transformation in my game for was when I changed to the Stan Utley style of chipping and putting. One of these days I plan to post about my "short game journey". But one style is not right for everyone, you should try many styles and settle on the one that feels comfortable and works for you.
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