jones

After reading through posts on this board, this is actually against the rules. When losing a ball you have to hit your next shot from the place you lost the previous ball.

I used the zero friction tees because I got a deal on them. They are tall and skinny, and because of this they break very easily. I usually get one swing out of them and then they chip a bit if not break in 2 pieces. I haven't really noticed too big a difference however it may add confidence on the tee

Has anyone bought these and do they work? I saw then at the store and they say that they make the golf ball more visible when you are looking for it on the course.

Wouldn't the proper tip be to just speed the body up to the wrists/hands???

turning my wrists over at impact -- does this mean I have to speed up my body a bit and slow down my hands a bit? too much inside out -- I have tried hitting with a weak grip and have the same issue. When I first started golfing I had a really bad slice and was coming from way too much over the top so I probably have over-corrected. I also have a similar problem with my hybrids going left ever once in a while which really hurts my game because they tend to go O.B. left.

Hitting the ball fat is one of things that I tend to do quite often and really kills my rounds. I will hit it fat with all clubs, and part of the reason is concentration issues. One way I overcome hitting it fat is by slowing down my backswing. When I am excited and doing well in a round, my tempo starts getting faster which then begins to break down my mechanics. By slowing down the backswing, your tempo is slowed and for many higher handicappers this is a good thing because it will allow for your body to be in a better position at the top of the swing because you will be more controlled. So my advice for cleaner iron shots is to slow down your backswing to a reallllly slow pace when you are hitting the ball fat. One issue I have found with this is that when I slow down the backswing I tend to hit the ball much further with my irons than I normally do, which just complicates things...however this does mean I am hitting the ball cleaner.

What about 50 yard draws or hooks or whatever you want to call it... What are those caused by??? Coming from too much inside? With my 3 wood the ball starts straight and at first looks like a good shot and then it pretty much takes a left hand turn and goes waaaaaaaaay left. I am talking about going from the right side of a large fairway all the way to the rough or even past the rough to the left. Part of the reason may be that the 3 wood looks like it is offset to the draw side, but I am not sure if it is offset?? I tried looking online and could not tell if this club is made as an offset. If I have a club that is offset what can I do about it? Do I pretty much have to get a new club? My 3 wood is in my signature. Also, it doesn't go left as much off the ground as it does when I hit off a tee.

Does this mean my shaft is too weak for my swing? I had an 8.5 degree Ping G2 with a stiff shaft (up until I broke it by throwing about a month ago) and at least half my drives would either be a push slice, hook, or the ball would curve way left. I recently bought a used titleist x stiff shaft, 8.5 degree and it seems to hook much less. It still sails left a bit (much less though) and its not doing the crazy duck hook shots that happened with the Ping. Since I'm relatively new to the game, I really don't know that much info when it comes to club fitting, etc.

I generally move my grip during rounds to compensate for my ball flight. If I am slicing/fading more than I like I go to a stronger grip. If I am hooking/drawing more than I like I go to a weaker grip. If I like where my ball is headed I stay put.

Are you allowed to drop 2 clublengths from red stakes?

No problem, I knew you weren't talking about me. I was just pointing out my situation because I find it crazy that I have been playing the wrong way for a few years now...and thought I was always following the rules. I guess this means that on my local course on a par 4, 330 yard hole with OB to both the left and right I will stop hitting driver and go with a 4 iron off the tee.

This is how I learned to play. I have never had any formal training for golf (never have taken a lesson) so I just listen to what people tell me on the course and after hearing it and seeing certain things done so many times figured it was the way to play. This will definitely change the way I play. Generally when near OB, I hadn't bothered worrying about going out of bounds because I could just drop 2 club lengths away because the one stroke penalty wasn't too big of a deal to me. Now that I know that I must re-hit, I will definitely take OB into consideration and will change the club that I hit.

Wow, I have been playing incorrectly for a while now. When I play I generally get put in a foursome and many of the people I play with do the same with a lost ball. Sounds to me this is a rule that a lot of people are not aware of.

I have a question concerning hitting the ball out of bounds. I generally miss 1 to 3 out of bounds each round, and my understanding of the rules is that I have to take a drop 2 clublengths from where it went out of bounds. When playing with a friend, they said that I could drop it on the fairway but no closer to the hole instead of under the trees where I made the drop. Is this true? What is the official word on making drops when going out of bounds, or not being able to find my ball in the woods?

Much of the time after an iron shot I have a grass indentation on my iron face in the shape of a ball. Does this mean I have hit it fat?