Vladimir Puttin'

Yep, just bought a new Bushnell Medalist for $157, a new Garmin G3 for $170, and a 10.5* Taylormade Superfast for $111. I'm going broke saving money

Sixty-five and sunny here in So Cal...

The way I understand it is old hole plugs and pitch marks are the only things you can repair on a green.

I kind of liked 'Golf is a Game of Persistence' by Robert Botella but I got about two-thirds way through it and couldn't finish.

The saddest par I know of happened on a par 3. One of the regulars at my home course hit his first OB and then holed his next shot.

I used a friends Bushnell Medalist the other day and it worked fine. It's $213 on Amazon with free ship. I've watched some on eBay and they don't seem to be selling for much less.

No pics but you can check out this vid: http://www.ehow.com/video_2357732_fr...e-overlap.html I totally disagree with the guy in the video that the double overlap is power killer. Actually, I feel like I have a more powerful swing with this grip because I'm less tense that club will snap over and take a full whack through the ball.

On occasion, I have a problem with too much right hand (I'm a righty) turning the club over. Here are a couple exercises I use: 1. Setup to the ball and take your normal grip, now take your trailing hand and while leaving it on the club, point your pointing finger and thumb like your shooting a gun. Swing the club like this, making sure that your thumb and pointing finger stay off the club. This was an exercise I saw on the Golf Fix on the Golf Channel. It's a good exercise to prevent that rolling over feeling and will work well with the driver. 2. Hit balls with your leading side. If you're a righty, hit some balls with your left arm. This is more suitable for irons and hitting off mats but I really like the feel it gives for timing and squaring the club at impact. 3. Practice using a double overlap grip. It's the same as a normal overlap but instead of one finger, you overlap the pinky and ring finger. A while back I was having problems with some snappy pull hook problems and my teacher gave me this and #2 to work on. I practiced using the double overlap and liked it so much that it's my normal grip now. Hope these help. Have fun.

I have '09 Burner irons with standard loft and lie. I hit off a hitting board the other day and like I suspected, I'm a better fit for a more upright lie. I was thinking about getting them bent to one or two degrees more upright but the guy fitting me told me they are much more likely to break than a forged iron. I asked about the probability but he was hesitant to give me any numbers, all he'd say is they might break. So, have any of you had your cast irons bent. Success or failure? Any other input is much appreciated. Vlad

Besides all the reasons people have mentioned, any close friend of Rush Limbaugh is no one I'd admire. So many other people to look up to, unfortunately ol' Tom isn't one of 'em. Nice swing but not worthy of admiration.

The other day I had five birdies and an eagle and still shot a 73. Seven under for one-third of the course and eight over for the other two-thirds...gotta love the game of golf.

I like Winn grips for all my clubs, not just my putter.

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