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One consistent swing thought seems to work best for me. Not trying to "correct" what I did on the last swing

Do this and do not try to progress too fast. If you had "it" before you'll get "it" again. Good luck

That dude should clear his throat before he starts spewing all that BS

What he said. PLUS you said you putting well with your YES putter, you know if you change after saying that the Golf gods are going to mess with you. Buy the wife the irons (make a point of saying that you wanted a Scotty but helping her enjoy the game more was WAY more important.) P.S. - you'll get the Scotty somewhere down the road as a gift!

One of the testimonials during the infomercial says something to the effect "he hit that ball so far that all I know is that it didn't land on any flat green surface on the course"? WTF kind of positive is that!!! It will really change your score ----- for the worse.

Not with just one club but I will, on occasion, play a round with 3 clubs. For example - 5I, 9I & putter or 3w, 7I & putter (real challenging one is Driver, SW, putter), etc. Really makes for some interesting shots and surprisingly steady scores.

Couple of weeks ago I was playing as a single and I noticed a couple playing ahead of me. The lady was hanging back and watching my shots at the par 3's. Eventually she told me that she had hit a hole in one a few years previous but without a witness and she vowed not to let that happen to someone else if she could help it. Unfortunately I didn't need a witness

You're absolutely right and this is one small way to make a round go a bit faster. If someone putts it close and wants to tap it in that is fine with me. Marking a short putt then waiting for someone else to putt, replacing their ball and then tapping it in (especially if it's a foursome doing it) adds appreciably to the time of the round.

You said it all when you said he wasn't fun to be around. For me, I either want to like my playing partners or not be bothered by my playing partners. When I've gotten paired up with someone who is really volatile - I try my best to ignore them and when the round is finished I do my best to never get paired with them again. Life's too short and golf is too great a game for that. Cheers

You don't mention if your range is grass or mats. I get some pretty squirrely irons off mats (trying to hit down, etc, etc). If that's not it - are you picking a target when practicing on the range? One thing for sure, you are absolutely right that good on course/ bad on range is MUCH better than the opposite. Cheers

For shorter hitters it is almost never (never say never) a sound strategy. If it would take your absolute Sunday best, 1 out of 100, then the reward is not worth the risk. I do agree w/ Erik that being close is most golfers best chance to take advantage of that shorter par 4. But contrary to a lot of the mid to hi HCP's (on this forum) I might average 230 so being close is relative. Cheers

I think we're talking about the same thing. My point is that many people "feel" that they must line up their toes to the target. Using an intermediate target to line up the club face is what most good golfers do.

Call your instructor - he's lonely. Besides the BEST players in the world use swing coaches. Good luck

On the West Coast - we're lovin' those DVR's

Got to cruise through Harvey Penick's Little Red Bood every so often. Lots and lots of nuggets. Cheers

This is great advice, particularly if you're familiar with the course you're about to play. It slows everything down and gets you into on the course mode rather than wasting the first 2 or 3 holes trying to find your game.

Listen to this man - he knows of what he speaks.

Use the pointing drill to visualize it and then at the range use a club at your toes or heels to INGRAIN the feeling. Repetition will make setting up on the course easier.

Yoga can really help with balance

Don't know if this relates to you but late last year I started an almost "Sir Charles" like lunge at the ball and after trying about a million things I settled on really staying behind the ball. Not quite to a reverse C position but keeping my head still and staying back. My ball striking (and overall swing) improved but all of my shots are high. I've not lost a lot of distance (not long in the first place) but everything is high. Good luck

That's the truth!!!

About a 3. If you're gripping hard enough to hurt your hands that's too much. It's much easier to find that "smooth" tempo with a light grip. Good luck

Just so you don't think that I came up with this on my own. In case you haven't heard Butch is a pretty good golf instructor. There is always more than one way to skin a cat. http://www.golfdigest.com/instructio.../harmon_gd0809

Another thing you can try is to really roll your wrists through the chip. End your follow through with the shaft pointing at the target and the toe of the club pointing straight up. Try to imagine hitting (chipping) a mini snap hook. Sometimes this can stop you from coming into the ball hosel first. Good luck

I'm a lover of the hover.