Posted by Double Eagle in My Progress -
One of the benefits I get out of writing posts for Life in the Rough is that the research I do for most posts helps my own learning process. While I’m normally writing about things I know, I definitely don’t know it all. So I’m always reading up on various topics to help me ensure accuracy, refresh my recollection, and fill in the gaps.
Sometimes I find that I’ve forgotten a key detail of something, or that I maybe [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Miscellaneous -
I played a practice round yesterday with my brother who hasn’t picked up a club in months and who only plays a couple of times per year.
At the end of our round, we were trash talking about golf (like we do about everything) and somehow we ended up with a closest to the pin bet. The bet was to flop the ball to the pin on the 9th hole just off the cart path from the rough. It was about [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Book Reviews -
Since my last post was about the pure in line square putting stroke (pils) featured in Dave Pelz’s Putting Bible, it seemed fitting to go ahead and just review the book, since I’ve been meaning to do it for a long time.
Five or six years ago I took a golf trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with my brother and two friends. One afternoon one of my friends and I decided to play a late-afternoon 9-holes at the course [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Putting Tips -
For years, it was taught that during the putting stroke, the face of the putter should open on the backswing, return to square at impact, then close during the follow through.
In his Putting Bible, scientist turned short game guru, Dave Pelz advocates what he calls the pure in line square (pils) putting stroke. In reality, he’s been advocating it for a long time, but he gives it a lot of coverage in his Putting Bible.
Through testing, he has discovered [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Miscellaneous Tips -
My golf course sends out a nice little newsletter to members every month. This month, there was a little section called “Myths of Golf”. I thought it would be nice to touch on the myth that was listed in the newsletter (the first one down below) as well as some other ones that came to mind.
Golf is no different than anything else. There is always some degree of misinformation out there that spreads through foursomes, grill rooms, [...]
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