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Like I said before, if it works for you then great! Just saying I wouldn't try it as I would assume most single digit handicappers wouldn't. They have a single digit handicap for a reason and probably see no reason to try something that is supposed to fix a flaw that they probably don't have. Now if you can find me a club that is guaranteed to get me out of the sand, you have yourself a sale!!

Good round! 3 birdies I would say is pretty good for your handicap. Congrats!

[QUOTE=Shanks A Million;468610]Why? Because hybrids were designed to aid golfers who had trouble hitting long irons. Golfers who have trouble hitting wedges ? At that point, you might be more interested in working on your swing than buying some "shank proof" half egg on a damn stick. A bad swing will be a bad swing, no matter what clubs you have in the bag. You want to get the clubs that match you, yes; I.E. a 20 handicap with blades, for example, is not doing himself any favors. But when you start to look for "shank proof" clubs, you're maybe buying a little too much into the forgiveness idea.[QUOTE] Well said!!

Had the same experience a few days ago. Took my 7 year old daughter and 3 year old son out for 9 holes. My daughter by herself is not problem, but when I mix my son in there its like dropping a mento's into a 2 liter of Coke. The thing is I went into it anticipating that, and I tried to use it to help my mental game and block them out. I did pretty good and shot a 38, but by the 8th hole I was ready to go. Try convincing your 3 year old son that a sandtrap is not his sandbox! Disclaimer: Just want everyone to know that the course what pretty much empty. Don't want everyone to think that I bring my kids out to the course to raise hell!

Had the same experience a few days ago. Took my 7 year old daughter and 3 year old son out for 9 holes. My daughter by herself is not problem, but when I mix my son in there its like dropping a mento's into a 2 liter of Coke. The thing is I went into it anticipating that, and I tried to use it to help my mental game and block them out. I did pretty good and shot a 38, but by the 8th hole I was ready to go. Try convincing your 3 year old son that a sandtrap is not his sandbox! Disclaimer: Just want everyone to know that the course what pretty much empty. Don't want everyone to think that I bring my kids out to the course to raise hell!

Really? I do that all the time. I know the circumstances are different, but pro's do it all the time. I think that is the best way to work on different things that you can't work on at the range. If I'm playing somewhere other than my home course I wouldn't do it, becuase then I'm just wasting my money.

When I said if you take up running you can eat whatever you want, I didn't mean go down to the grocery store and pick up a case of hoho's. What I meant and what I probably should have said is that you definitely should eat a healthy and balanced diet, but you don't have give up the things you like. For me that would be a bowl of chocolate ice cream or maybe a couple of adult beverages at the clubhouse.

That's some funny stuff!!

What is your club head speed? That's some pretty good distance.

If I'm out there practicing and not keeping score I will do all kinds of things. If I'm playing a round for establishing my handicap, I rarely will hit another ball. But that's just me. To each their own. Now if I'm playing with a partner that I don't know. No way! I'm to competitive for that. But if I was the guy you were playing, I wouldn't have cared one bit.

That's funny

As a matter of fact you can

Getting distance with your driver is all about club head speed. Big biceps will not necessarily achieve that. Flexibility I think is more important. That's something that I struggle with.

Great tip!!

That's a good one! You need to know why you are getting the results you do. I think that's one of my strengths over the years. If I was slicing, I knew why and would try to fix it, not just make it work for me. I don't think getting tips from a magazine is a bad thing, but you definitely don't want to take tips from high handicap friends!

I tried it in the backyard, and boy is it ever quite a different feel than what I'm used too. I think I'm more interested in trying to keep my left arm straight and shorten up my backswing. That's one of those things where I know that my backswing is a litle long but for some reason I revert back to it over time.

If it works for you go for it. Personally I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole! But thats just me.

That is an awesome illustration of how you should look at the top of your swing. I try and try to keep my left arm that straight, but it just doesn't want to do it. If I want to look anything remotely like that I'm going to have to work on getting more flexible. I guess I never realized that your knee should be pointing forward at the top of your swing. Good to know!!! Back to the range!!

Must be nice!! Ha!

Are you wanting to learn how to hit a fade or get rid of the hook. Two different things in my opinion. Can't really help you with getting rid of the hook, not very good at that stuff. But, in my opinion the easiest way to hit a fade or cut shot is to aim a little to the right. Take your normal stance, but open your club face up just a little bit and regrip. If you take a normal swing the ball should fade. Not sure if it will work for you because you are hitting hooks. Its something that I would go to the range and work on. Good luck!

Most high handicappers I golf with have a bad out to in swing that produce a ugly slice. Or their hands are way ahead of the club head leaving the face open. That's one of the biggest problems I see.

I would agree with that totally!! In my experience, I don't think you can totally avoid a blowup hole. Even pro's have them. With some course management, you can only hope to contain them!!

Also, do you have a pretty good putting routine? It will help shake the nerves before you putt if you to.

Practice, practice and more practice. I would suggest trying the 3 foot drill. I've been doing it and its done wonders for my putting this year. Put down 10 balls around a hole in a 3 foot circle and try to go around twice without missing. If you miss start over. At first it took me like 15 tries to do it and now I can usually do it in 5. Good luck!

Happened to me also. I came into the last hole, an easy par 5, needing par to shoot a 69! Hit my drive right down the middle. Normally I would go for it in two, but I decided to lay up. Took way too much club and hit it in a front side green bunker. Sculled the bunker shot and ended up taking a 6 for a 70. Should have went for it in two I guess.