Posted by Double Eagle in Miscellaneous -
As I drove to work the other day, I was thinking about the Buick Invitational that was held last week at Torrey Pines. I couldn’t help thinking how much fun it would be to play there. One thing led to another and before I knew it, I had spent the rest of my drive pondering the top five courses in the world that I’d like to play.
Now, this isn’t a list of the top five courses in the [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Miscellaneous -
I just watched Tiger Woods victimize the field at the Buick Invitational. The most interesting point, which was brought up on the telecast during the fourth round, was that Tiger Woods dominated the event while hitting less than 50% of the fairways.
At a little over 48% accuracy, that puts him at T162 on Tour in that stat. Yet, he still won big.
I think the other telling stat is that he hit over 80% of the greens. That’s [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in My Progress -
The winter gives me a lot of time to spend time catching up on golf (and other) books. On one hand, it’s nice to be able to find the time, but it’s a double-edged sword. Being an experimenter by nature, as I’m reading, I’m just dying to be able to get out to the range to try it all out.
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m currently captivated by Jim Hardy’s teachings on the one- and two-plane swings.
All I’ve been [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Miscellaneous -
Sorry for the horrible pun in the title.
It’s just that I have planes on my mind lately. I recently picked up a copy of Jim Hardy’s book The Plane Truth for Golfers Master Class. As I chewed through it, I started to become extremely intrigued with Hardy’s teachings about the one-plane and two-plane swings.
Then, I stopped over to Birdie Dreams this week and Nick had a perfectly timed post about his foray into [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Fitness -
I’m a huge fan of tying fitness and golf together to improve both my play and my life in general. Flexibility is paramount and strength is important. However, not to be ignored is cardiovascular health. Not only will it increase your endurance on the golf course, but it will also help you lead a healthier and happier life.
I’m thrilled to pass on a cool offer to Life in the Rough readers. Anthony over at Better Golf [...]
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