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I believe side spin and back spin to be related. If you draw a line round the equator of a golf ball and rotate the golf ball in your hand with only side spin the line will stay in the same position. If you start to introduce backspin as well to this ball that line is going to move downwards and away form centre thus reducing sidespin. Maybe not the best explanation but there it is. Kinetic energy on the ball = 1 and this number 1 is made up of both side and back spin.

I think that in practice when you reach around 70 degrees of loft the amount of spin diminishes.

You say that's a weakness but actually statistically the PGA has the strongest field of all the majors in terms of the top 100 players being there and conversely the masters has the weakest field.

I'm just going to throw a few European Tour members names into the mix: Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington, Henrik Stenson, Adam Scott, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke, Vijay Singh, Daniel Chopra, Colin Montgomerie, Sergio Garcia, Paul Casey, Retief Goosen, Angel Cabrera....etc...etc.... I sure hope some of these guys manage to get their nationwide status for the coming year or they may run into financial difficulties.

Here's a link to the face on view, lateral movement is something I suffer from, I've been trying to work on keeping that right knee from sliding and stopping my weight form going on the outside of my right foot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HGSHfLdoLo

I may be wrong, but arn't Vokey wedges cast?

I want to know why the head moves. It must be the consequence of something in the swing, it doesn't just move for the sake of it. By the way the shot filmed here was a slight fade (about four yards)

I'm struggling with the occasional push. I seem to lose three to four inches head height on my downswing and I take very deep divots. Does anyone have any suggestions or drills to work on to stop this? thanks swing vid is:

I think Wilson are the clubs that have been used to win the most number of majors in golf. Also Harrington won the Open this year playing wilson. Adams clubs have had success through Tom Watson's senior career but can't think of any other players who use them.

A vast majority of pros use the overlapping grip, pobably about 90% as a wild guess...but Nicklaus and Woods both interlock

Anna Rawson is "fashion model" beautiful. Natalie Gulbis would never be looked at twice in that way if it wasn't for her good play.

This flag adds colour to the photo, looks good to me.

If you need to go for a pin you wouldn't normally go for in match play then play a bad shot then that is a forced error. Your opponent has made you make this error by outplaying you.

I can't believe sevenfourate plays off scratch when he knows so little about what shapes the ball. Saying that though, I've seen a number of very good players who don't really understand what happens when they swing the golf club but just do it instinctively. For those of you who struggle hitting a draw, aim the clubface right of your target, not at it and not left of it. Adding this to post: Ball doesn't start square with the clubface (except for a pull, push or straight shot) it actually starts within about 1/6 of the difference between the clubface and the swing path. Yes yes I know that means it starts pretty much square to the clubface but not quite :P

This discussion is pointless Scotty Cameron do great putters as do many other companies Treat yourselves to a putting lesson with a qualified PGA pro who specialises in putting coaching and I guarantee that most of you will drop two to three shots a round in a flash (cameron or spalding being in the bag)