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http://www.theinq.com/?article=41742 USABILITY TESTS on Apple's Iphone have revealed that experienced users need twice as much time to compose texts on the shiny new touch screen gadget than on conventional QWERTY and numeric phone keyboards. The Apple product was also shown to be no faster than phones with numeric keypads.

Ok, I think this is bullet proof, Referencing this page for the diagram http://www.brainycreatures.org/physics/collision.asp If you look at the angle of the deflection it is 90 degrees not accounting for friction and cannot be less than 90 degrees unless the club face is spinning or the ball is spinning on the ground. We all know that the club face is spinning to some extent depending on your swing, but that gear action is almost always going to be in one direction, and if it had enough of an impact you'd never see the opposite spin (hook spin). Now if we accept that the deflection is not acute, then we need to look at how much the club path vs the open/closed face has an impact, and I think you can see that if the club is square it will only go on a tangent line. As you open the club face more and more the ball moves off target more and more. The problem with the argument. Which has more impact on the initial direction of the ball, face or path? Well if your path is 20 degrees open to the target line and the face is square then the path has more influence on the initial direction. If your path is on tangent with the target line and your club face is 20 degrees open the club face is the culprit. If your path is 20 degrees open and your face is 20 degrees open they both will combine for a spectacular banana slice into some poor schmo's house. So what is the right answer?

I think you also need to define "initial direction". If initial direction is in the first 10/1000 of a second than you may be correct that the compression, and friction influence the direction of the ball more in relation to the club path, but if you mean the first 1-2 seconds and after the ball and clubface have restored their original shape and the ball has left the clubface but before the resistance of the air has caused deflection then I think it will be a different story. There is also the gear effect to consider in the different swings. Prime example is a flop shot, how come the ball doesn't go with your club, if you had a ton of sidespin you'd see it when it hit the green.

referencing http://www.wellesley.edu/Athletics/P...l_flights.html See URL above for the descriptions.

it also looks like you have your wrist cupped and the clubhead open at the top, ask the instructor about that one.

your hips are sliding toward the target to compensate for the lack of turn you have, could be a flexibility issue but you'd be best off getting some lessons even from an assistant pro if you have a good one at your club. one drill you may want to try is hitting the ball with your feet an knees touching, not shoulder width apart. this keeps your hip slide in check as you naturally want to keep from falling over. I can hit the same distance in this stance as my normal stance, give it a try but sign up for lessons in the mean time.

with 0 degrees loft the diagram is correct, add loft and it becomes more and more inaccurate. do a test with a golf ball and a book with a square edge on a smooth surface, open the "book's face" to 45 degrees and see what happens.

6.2 index in 4 years is impressive without a lesson. Your hips are sliding all over the place, that can't help.

read zen golf, great book and try to read it with an open mind.

i've got at least 55 in.

sounds like you've already made up your mind.

No bluetooth voice dial, and trust me they keyboard will suck for single handed dialing while jotting down a note, or driving because my phone can do it both ways, the screen is a similar size as the iphone and if you don't have the keyboard slid out it is a pain in the ass to input text and numbers. If you never make calls from your car or type emails/txts then it is a non issue. I would also recommend googling "iphone issue list", some include: no A2DP (for wireless stereo headsets and other applications) no MMS (can't txt pictures) no bluetooth sync can't sync via MAPI to an exchange server can't do contact sort (I have 300+ contacts this is a major one for me)

Touchscreen keyboard is the suck. Imagine trying to dial a number while you are in the car, or otherwise one handed. They are also missing tons of features, get an HTC product like the Cingular 8525, it has more features and a slide out keyboard.

He may have twisted his ankle, and here comes Ernie at -5.

I'm kinda rooting for tiger to puke up on this one. Anyone else with me?

I take a ball and place it outside my swing path the same place in my stance as the ball I'm striking, this way you can see how fat you hit after your swing and not have to guess.

I got stuck joining a 3some with a guy who hit every third shot out of bounds, we had open holes in front of us from 4 on, and a group pressing us from behind. The ranger was following us the last 4 holes, and I have to say it was extremely frustrating and made it difficult for me to stay focused on my game. On the flip I've had rounds like that but at some point people need to just pick up. I also got a bit irritated at the fact that they all seemed to play stroke and distance when OB (we have a ton of OB on the course) and though it kept the pace from being worse, I realized that it was not fun watching them cheat throughout the round. Our round wasn't that far over 4 hours, I urged them to pick up the pace throughout, but a 4:10 round feels a ton longer when a 4some of seniors is pressing you the whole time in 103 degree heat. So i guess the question is when do you pick up for a high capper, i think 2xpar is ok especially if there is no bet, but 2x par on each hole is still a ton of strokes. I hate to say it but this leads to another thread: http://thesandtrap.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2859 One question for the OP, what tees did you play from and please don't say blue.

Zero feedback is bad. 15 index does not automatically mean poor ball striking. He could have an awful short game, I know I do, but I strike the ball better than most my hc. I've been told by some I drive like a 5hc.

It was 103 today and i did notice my PW was going a bit farther than normal, hard to tell on most of my other shots.

My low round this year is from the blues 42-43 11GIR (I can't putt). I play the blues around once every 5 rounds, changes things up quite nicely and lets you get creative with your strategy for each hole.

At my club they do check tournament score postings which is an important indicator as to what a players ability is. We have about one a month.

$300 in lessons may pay better dividends than a new driver. My driver was $99 delivered, but I can outdrive most guys with new tech (High MOI) drivers and keep it in the short grass. I had it reshafted and cut to 44" but other than the improved accuracy of the 44" shaft it has nothing to do with the bat just how I swing it. If you are not interested in taking a look at lessons, I'd highly recommend trying out some Tour Edge stuff and saving some $$, they make great gear and have a life time warranty.

Perhaps Erik could review the Hibore Irons, I was reading some good stuff about them the other day, a guy (9 handicap) saying he switched from CG4 tours to them and liked them better.

Unofficial handicap indexes are useless, and I'd never bet someone who didn't have a real index because there is no way to verify it. I'd hazard to guess that people who don't play in events where ALL the rules are followed don't know half of the rules and don't really shoot what they think they shoot because they are unknowingly shaving stokes by not understanding what are penalties and how you should play your next shot after a penalty, not to mention rampant gimmie putts of 4'+. I've never understood why someone would pay 1k+ in equipment every other year and not want to pay $25/year for a USGA handicap.

Recently I have been doing quit well in events at my club, and we have some major competition, usually about 110 people per event. Last year I was horrible so I think there are a few key things that have helped me. 1. Don't practice before your round. Just warm up and work on tempo, feel, and speed, don't try to fix your swing. I've had events where I had horrid ball striking on the range, but worked out a good tempo, and done great on the course. 2. Play one hole, one shot at a time. Reading zen golf had some great tips about how to get your mind in the present, but I think it is key to doing well as the pressure builds. 3. Try to think of a birdie putt or par putt the same as a double bogie, they all count the same. 4. Try to have fun, and look at it as fun. If your getting mad and miserable you are wasting a good afternoon. 5. Compete as much as you can. I play every tournament I can and play in a mini tournament every Saturday with my regular group. The more you are used to competing the better you get at it. The more you are used to shooting low in an event the easier keeping that score low is.