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Sound's like the sky's the limit for you "Thelma & Louise's" of the golf course. Just feel sorry for us men who used to roam the fairways wild & free like bison. .... now being overtaken by female golfers with smoother swings, lower numbers & better games. Oh, the humanity!!!

Good point JYB. If Timberlake has a strong connection with golf, the article should demonstrate this, just not babbling more of the same 'fluff' about a celebrity. Although, as golf_junkie27 rightly points out, Justin Timberlake's celebrity sells magazines; that benefits the publisher (not the consumer) and is not JYB's point. The golfing consumer who parts with his/her hard earned money for a golfing magazine should receive value for it, rather than feeling swindled after finding out the feature article has no real connection with golf.

Very interesting. I'll try it on the range next time. One question though, what is the situation with hitting your woods (whether from the tee or fairway)? Also, what is the situation with your weight. With a chip shot, I understand it is predominantly on the front foot. Do you the same for all of your iron shots (as described above)?

Okay ladies, I like your choice. Yes, you can have an entourage (my favourite show)!!! Something you may or may not realise about the show is there is a heavy golf influence in it. I know that it has 'Closest to the Pin' productions etc but it goes beyond that. There is nearly always a golf 'prop' or reference in each episode. If you haven't seen/heard it, have a look. From the clubs discretely in in the background in Ari's office (or the mansion) to the boys playing a video golf game, to Johnny Drama taking to another motorist's car with a golf iron (the list goes on). Perhaps 'Markey Mark' it's showing his golf addiction.

Also seeing my girlfriend recently put it on the green in one, on a par 3. Nothing funny about that you might say? Unfortunately, she'd hit it 45 degrees right & landed it perfectly on the green of a neighboring par 4!!!

That would be because I'm situated in Brisbane (city), Queensland (State), Australia (country). Greetings to my Northern Hemisphere counterparts from a land down under!!!

Something for Julie_m & her posse ... Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it. Never try to keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing. When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls. If you're afraid a full shot might reach the green while the foursome ahead of you is still putting out, you have two options: you can immediately shank a lay-up or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there.. The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing. No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse. The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the one critical unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all of your many other errors. If it ain't broke, try changing your grip. Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot. A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponents' luck. It is surprisingly easy to hole a fifty foot putt. For a 10. Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut. Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts It's not a gimme if you're still away. The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree. There are two kinds of bounces; unfair bounces and bounces just the way you meant to play it. You can hit a two acre fairway 10% of the time and a two inch branch 90% of the time. If you really want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age. Since bad shots come in groups of three, a fourth bad shot is actually the beginning of the next group of three. When you look up, causing an awful shot, you will always look down again at exactly the moment when you ought to start watching the ball if you ever want to see it again. Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe. If you want to hit a 7 iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to lay up just short of a water hazard. To calculate the speed of a player's downswing, multiply the speed of his back-swing by his handicap; I.e., back-swing 20 mph, handicap 15, downswing = 300 mph. There are two things you can learn by stopping your back-swing at the top and checking the position of your hands: How many hands you have and which one is wearing the glove. Hazards attract; fairways repel. You can put a draw on the ball, you can put a fade on the ball, but no golfer can put a straight on the ball. A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours. If there is a ball on the fringe and a ball in the bunker, your ball is in the bunker. If both balls are in the bunker, yours is in the footprint It's easier to get up at 6:00 AM to play golf than at 10:00 to mow the yard Sometimes it seems as though your cup moveâth over. A good drive on the 18th hole has stopped many a golfer from giving up the game. Golf is the perfect thing to do on Sunday because you always end up having to pray a lot. A good golf partner is one who's always slightly worse than you are....that's why I get so many calls to play with friends. That rake by the sand trap is there for golfers who feel guilty about skipping out on lawn work. If there's a storm rolling in, you'll be having the game of your life. Golf balls are like eggs. They're white. They're sold by the dozen. And you need to buy fresh ones each week. A pro-shop gets its name from the fact that you have to have the income of a professional golfer to buy anything in there. It's amazing how a golfer who never helps out around the house will replace his divots, repair his ball marks, and rake his sand traps. If your opponent has trouble remembering whether he shot a six or a seven, he probably shot an eight (or worse). You probably wouldn't look good in a green jacket anyway! A sweatshirt will do just fine. It takes longer to learn to be a good golfer than it does to become a brain surgeon. On the other hand, you don't get to ride around on a cart, drink beer, eat hot dogs and break wind if you are performing brain surgery!

You don't like Titleist? With a handicap of 14.7, have you thought of Titleist AP1s or a superseded (great value) new set of Titleist 755s?

In my case, I've had to fight against the temptation to wrist cock early. It throws my swing off plane. Also, the conventional wrist cock encourages shoulder turn. Shoulder turn = more power. Good luck whichever method you choose.

Very amusing!! ... any 'udder' ones?

I wish I had built up your immunity to the "I could care less" expression. For me it's akin to to fingernails down a blackboard (perhaps) or up there with "I didn't do nothing". ... I like your "needless to say" comment. I reminds me of the current 'classic' ... [wait for it] .... [wait for it] ..... " At the end of the day ...". To quote one of my uni lecturers, it's just another way of saying " Um ". Are you out there Julie_m ?

Good luck whatever the choice. To put in my 5 cents worth, I thin, a 19 degree 3 hybrid will go further than your 3 iron & will probably be easier to hit than a 5 wood because of (amongst other things) its shorter shaft. When I hit my 3 iron sweetly (I emphasise - when ) it'll generally travel about 100 metres but my 3 hybrid (19 degree/Pro Force v2 stiff) is easier to hit & generally travels about 200 to 220 metres (on average). To be safe, try some 5 wood & 3 hybrid demos before deciding. Good luck!!!

Seeing a guy with driver at the tee (right handed) mishit the ball about 60 degrees left & low. The ball hit the plastic garbage bin for that tee area (about 10 metres away) and then the ball disappeared into the bin through the hole it made in it. The first time I've seen a ball a ball lost from the tee in that way.

Congratulations Harry for stimulating such an entertaining & informative thread!!! Julie_M's wit is second to none. Yes, I agree with one of the 'threadsters' that Strunk & White’s “The Elements of Style” should be mandatory for all. Whilst not advocating a return to 16th century English, the modern 'dumbing down' destruction of the English language is starting to hurt my ears. When I hear the media referring to Congress 'voting down' a bill instead of 'rejecting' or 'voting against' it, or intelligence reports being 'sexed up' instead of being 'embellished', I begin to wonder whether Bart Simpson will be reading the news soon. To borrow a line out of the above good book of Strunk, when writing anything we should be mindful to "eliminate unnecessary words"; which would probably make our newspapers about half their current size!!! Thank heavens for the solitude of the golf course!!

Wilson Staff DH6 Proforce V2 Stiff. 200 - 220 metres. Very nice!!!

Sorry, a bit too much junk in the trunk for my liking. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks!!!

I agree with much of the above. I'd go with the regular flex shaft. With due respect to all, I think swing speed often has a heavy tinge of macho to it, therefore, I find that many persons naturally exaggerate the 'size' of their swing (if you get the double-meaning). Don't forget, you're only 4 lessons into a new swing. Therefore, (whilst it might be nice to dream) don't automatically assume you'll be swinging at the speed of a plane's propeller in a few months (or even next year). Go with what suits you now. In fact, I have an iron swing speed similar to yours & I've just changed from stiff to regular flex in my irons because I was incorrectly fitted in the first instance. Hope this helps.

Thank goodness for a sensible explanation of why chipping on the greens is sometimes necessary!!! I saw Ernie Els do it this year on a kidney shaped green when the rough jutted out into the line of a long putt.

The Sharkies (Cronulla) just went down to the Melbourne Storm without posting a point. Final score 28-0. Golf & Rugby League - a great combination!!!