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guess we won't know for sure until Friday Feb 12th at 5 pm est which is the commitment deadline.

I decided to try the Stack and Tilt method, got the DVD's on Saturday; watched the first of 3 discs which is focused on the foundation to the swing. I think stack and tilt will suit me better than the traditional method of moving weight to your back side. I don't seem to transaction my weight forward quick enough to be in the right position to consistently hit in front of the ball or for that matter consistently hit in the same place because my weight is never consistently in the same place when I make contact with the ball. I've been working on the new swing in the back yard and have gotten pretty consistent in having the club bottom out in the same place which is in front of a line I spray painted (where the ball would be) on the ground. I'm going to spend more time working on the 3 fundamentals over the next week until I feel reasonably comfortable before I get back to the range.

Phil is taking his anger out on the USGA and PGA for allowing something like this to happen they created this mess. In an interview on Golf Channel, Phil said he had been in closed door discussions about this with the USGA and PGA. Even Phil has said it is ridiculous rule, he is also angry about submitting what he felt were legal clubs and they were deemed illegal; at that point I think he said fine, I will use the exception and find a Ping Eye 2. I have not heard if Ping has issued any press release, they certainly are not going to make any money unless they have a warehouse someplace here in Phoenix that is full of these clubs, fixing a bunch of old clubs for professionals probably does not bring in much revenue that makes it to the bottom line. It would be interesting to know if the USGA talked to Ping to see if they would agree to a waiver of the previous ruling that made the Ping Eye 2 irons legal for this new rule. Phil is the honorable person and golfer that I and many believe he is, I believe this is Phil's only way to get the powers at be to work with Ping and amend the Jan 1, 2010 rule to make the Ping Eye 2 clubs out of spec. What I don't think Phil expected was the backlash and that weighed heavy on his mind this weekend and showed in his finish.

I use Golf.now for most of my rounds, not sure it they have courses near you. They often have only singles showing from the three some booking or show 1-4 players.

I used the sand traps "A Few Months Later: Stack and Tilt" (305 posts) to make a decision about buying Stack and Tilt, since the information was so worthwhile I thought i would participate in the forum and see what else I could learn and share. As a side note per the most recent Arizona Atlas the greater Phoenix area has 121 golf clubs many of which have more than one course (also some are executive 9 courses) so my estimate is we have around 150 golf courses that we can play year around. If you live in a wintery area think about coming to Phoenix for a few rounds of golf.

325 yard drive as witnessed and confirmed by the other 3 players on a 354 yard par 4. It was in 2" rough in front and to the left of the green. Was so excited about the drive that I had a terrible 2nd shot and walked away with a par.

Although these questions are always fun to see the different view points for me it is hard to pick who might be better. If Tiger grew up at the same time as Jack or vice-a-versa then it would be easier to compare. The golf courses, setup of golf courses, equipment, balls, rules etc were different during Jack's era/prime than they are today. The number of events played were fewer, the development of the golf swing, swing coaches were different than in Tiger's era. Then how do you measure greatness? Jack professional career is over, Tiger's is not. What about Byron Nelson he had 11 consecutive victories Tiger is 7, most wins in a PGA season Byron Nelson 18 Tiger 9, Ben Hogan had 10 wins in 1948 and 13 in 1946. That was back when there were not many events each year and most of the pros played all the events. Who has had the lowest 72 hole score? Tommy Armour III 254, Tiger is tied for 3rd at 257. Most strokes under par Ernie Els 231 under 261 on a par 73, Tiger is not listed in the top 3. It goes on and on in some of these minor categories of PGA records. Yes Tiger leads many other. All I can say is they are 2 of the best golfers in history.

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