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Howling Coyote

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    I neither agree nor disagree. I would have to see a draft of these new rules. Obviously there still would need to be rules about equipment, order of play, etc. Also a lot of reviews to get it right.
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    Sorry about your injury. For me, I fell off a ladder and hyper-extended left leg. Actually my leg bent sideways at the knee. Nothing broken and no dislocations. Just had an MRI. My problem is now I can't full extend the left leg. I have gone out to a driving range. I can make the ball fade and slice or go straight. But when I tried to do a draw, instead I got a fade. I tried over and over again. I can't do it. This tells me that I am not getting my weight sufficiently forward or am getting it forward after impact. Basically it means I am not trusting my left leg at this time.
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    I think it depends on why they are expensive. Just expensive for the sake of a brand name, then of course there are no differences. However, if they are expensive because of the materials used, or they were custom fitted to you swing style, then there will be a difference.
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    I wish they would restructure the rules. Not change them per say, but alter how they are organized so that they make more sense. One organization would be based on ground. In golf there are 5 grounds where the rules are different. 1) teeing ground, 2) putting green, 3) hazards, 4) out of bounds, and 5) through the green. Organize them around these and it might make more sense.
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    Iaccas I don't understand what you mean by short siding yourself? My goal is to get the ball to the bottom of the cup.
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    Spieth is a no show? The defending champ is Jimmy Walker. Some have suggested Charlie Hoffman, but Charlie doesn't have that closer ability. He gets hot then quickly wilts. I am going with Billy Horschel. He finished 3rd and I think his time has come.
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    Really... I think dropping should continue and more. I am of the opinion that golfers should be blindfolded and spun around before dropping -except that this would take more time- since often they try to cheat. Sometimes they don't like the lie and try to do the drop such that the ball rolls into the cart path, etc.
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    To me it was more about changing the way I practice and the way I learn. Before, took a lesson, then hit a 100 balls, took a lesson repeat. My assumption was that nature would lead me to the correct swing.
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    I always walk very carefully on the greens because I am afraid of marking them up. I figure the greenskeeper is going to come out like an angry bee and get me! Having said that -the bottom of my shoes look very much like the pict posted by golfing dad- the only way to mark the line with spiked shoes, is to point the toe and jab a hole in. So I don't think he was doing that. I think he was walking close to his line in search of a natural defect, one that could give him something to follow. I don't think it is against the rules, though.
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    I don't believe that. For me I had bad instruction. The teacher told me that I was coming over the top and gave a demonstration. It was an exaggeration and I resolved to prevent that by standing further and further away from the ball. The farther I stood away from the ball, the more severe my slice became. Another fault that was left uncorrected, was I had it in my head that the downswing was the same as the backswing, just done in reverse. PS. My biggest improvements have been very recent.
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    Golfingdad, I must admit, that the rules are very confusing to me and don't understand many of them. It might be more useful to understand why a rule was created and the situation it was intended to prevent. However, if he walks on his line but not where the ball will roll (because of the break), he can leave a tiny mark that he could use. Not too long ago, there was this tall palm tree that cast a shadow across the green. When I teed off, my ball landed exactly on this shadow's edge. The shadow pointed slightly to the left of the hole and I knew it would break to the right so that if I followed the shadow's line it would lead me into the hole. So I did and my ball went right in. Having any kind of visible mark on the green to follow is a big advantage.
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    Well I don't really know, but to me to be the next big 3, you've have got to be more than just be a dominant player in golf. I guess my criteria would be: 1. Be in the top 25 world ranking for some time (how long? not sure of this). 2. Participate, even when not winning with sportsman like conduct. 3. Advance the game by supporting teaching institutes, supporting construction of new world class golf courses, etc. (supporting = financial support and name use)
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    I want to restate myself. When I do a full swing, it will be with anywhere from 50% -100% power. When I do this the distance is about the same. If I want a shorter distance I will use some fraction of a swing (like 1/3, 1/2, 2/3) with less power than stated fraction. I am always more accurate when I use less power (about 10% less) than the swing extent.
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    Well assuming the ground is level and there are no trees, probably a PW or 9. If I am swinging well that day, definitely the PW. Also I don't about everyone else, but half swing versus full swing is only about 10 yds. The ball just flies higher with the full swing. If I want more distance, and lower trajectory, set the ball back in my stance and then distance will change more.
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    No, I don't think so. The trees look wrong, wrong like a different species altogether. The green is elevated on the real Golden Bell, and we should be able to see the front bunker.
  16. Howling Coyote
    Oh Augusta! It's beauty leads all golfers into a state of complacency. It just doesn't look that treacherous.
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    All this talk of under performers in the majors reminds me of a certain golfer. There was this certain golfer who had a lot of hype around him before going pro. It seemed that everyone expected him to do well. Unfortunately during the first 10 years of his pro career he couldn't win a single major. He got the distinction of being called the greatest underachiever in golf. Then suddenly he began winning majors. He now has 5 wins in majors and come in 2nd in the US Open 6 times. Who am I talking of? Phil Mickelson. P.S. People like Jordan Speith should look at this guy and be thankful for getting a win so early in their career.
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    I voted for Sergio If you pick Dustin Johnson, then actually Ricky Fowler is worse, with far fewer wins and far less money. Now about DJ, is it me or do others sense a lot of negative energy? When he is wining and things are working, it is almost as if he has some critical person on his shoulder feeding him negative thoughts. No happy gait, nothing in his body language. When he blows it, he does not vent or blow off steam. He just droops his shoulder like a puppy that has been scolded.
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    I was just about to say.. I played on a long course once --18 holes, par 72 and it took about 4:30 to finish, but we were a foursome and the long pole in the tent was the group in front of us.
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    What I saw -- they first did a drop on the correct side of the cart path, but then the ball rolled onto the cart path. DeChambeau repeated his drop and the same thing happened. So then the issue became relief from the cart path itself and that was why they went to the other side of the cart path. Again from the other side the ball rolled onto the cart path (because of the heavy slope). That is when they went more than 2 CL.
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    SavySwede What do you mean, by the device can be cheated?
  22. Howling Coyote
    Well if this is consistent and he had one hole open before him and this number grew to 2 or even 3 before being over. And lets say on round 1 when he was one of the early groups, he had 2 groups backing up behind him, well then he becomes the source of the freeway traffic jam and I take it back.
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    The leaders are only as slow as the slowest group in front of them. I think it is more like freeway traffic. The first ones on are fast and go at full speed. As soon as one group goes slow, everyone behind grinds to a halt. Example, in round 2 one group that had Stenson, Phil Mickelson and I think it was DeChambeau. It was on the 12th hole when Stenson hit his ball way long into the hill. Everyone went looking for his ball and spent a lot of time. Finally Mickelson and DeChambeau went and putted out. Then they went to the next hole and even teed off. Meanwhile Stenson found his ball, but was trying to find the point of closest relief. Well in the end he decided there was no relief and had to re-tee his ball. He wound up with bogey which is pretty good considering, but the group behind was forced to wait. Again, if you are forced to wait and your caddie informs you before your putt, "no need to hurry the other group is still there", then of course over time one becomes accustomed to take their time.
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    Poor Jordan! I don't understand why he choose the drop where he did on the 12th. Still he tied for second. His people need to remind him of that and all that he has accomplished on his short golfing career. Lastly, although he was't friendly on the green jacket ceremony its because he was still processing his own grief.
  25. Howling Coyote
    You don't like the other Watson? Just wondering why?
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