Apr
13
2008

Birthday Giveaway Winner

Posted by Double Eagle in Miscellaneous - 2 Comments

It’s over!

The Masters has concluded and Trevor Immelman has been awarded the green jacket as 2008 champion.  Congratulations to Trevor for a great victory.

That also means that the Life in the Rough birthday giveaway has concluded and a winner chosen at random from the comments.  The winner will recieve a dozen Callaway Tour ix golf balls.

Without further ado, the winner is….

…A.J. for his comment about Larry Mize’s win in 1987 over Greg Norman in a playoff.

Congratulations, A.J.  Hit ‘em long [...]

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Apr
13
2008

Progress Update: April 13, 2008

Posted by Double Eagle in My Progress - 5 Comments

It looks like spring has finally arrived. We’ve had great temperatures lately, though a fair amount of rain also. Still, it has allowed me to start to get into more of a mid-season practice and play routine.

I’m off to a decent start already, mostly because I was able to play somewhat regularly throughout the winter. Not as much as I would have preferred, but I wasn’t forced to put away my clubs for months.

That has given me [...]

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Apr
11
2008

One Year Down

Posted by Double Eagle in Miscellaneous - 7 Comments

Wow! I can’t believe it. Life in the Rough is one year old today.

When I started out a year ago, I had no idea how long it would live. How long would I enjoy doing it? Would I be able to keep my stamina? Would it be of value to me and to others?

It turns out that I enjoy doing it as much now as I did in the beginning. Probably even more, because [...]

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Apr
07
2008

Life in the Rough Birthday Giveaway

Posted by Double Eagle in Miscellaneous - 11 Comments

Note:  This contest has concluded and the winner has been announced.  Thanks to everyone for their participation. 

This Friday, April 11th 2008, marks one year of Life in the Rough. It’s been an awesome year. More on that Friday, but you know what birthdays mean - that’s right - gifts!

Since I like giving gifts more than getting them, it’s time for a giveaway.

I have a dozen of the new Callaway Tour ix golf balls to give away to a [...]

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Apr
04
2008

Allotting Practice Time

Posted by Double Eagle in Practice Tips - 1 Comment

I’ve had a poll running in the sidebar for a while asking what part of your golf game you spend the most time practicing. As of this writing, there are 75 responses that break down as:

Short Irons - 32%
Mid Irons - 17%
Putting - 16%
Pitching - 12%
No Practice - 7%
Long Irons - 5%
Driving - 5%
Chipping - 4%
Trouble Shots - 1%
Sand Play - 0%

I find the results to be interesting.

There are many possible ways to explain why certain aspects [...]

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  • Random Tip

  • Grooving a Solid Takeaway
  • I’d like to share a drill I’ve been using to help get my takeaway where it needs to be to put me in good position to make a solid shot. Keep in mind that this applies to a “conventional” swing. Those of you using a Stack and Tilt or a more rotary type swing will want to tune this one out.

    Earlier this year, my pro and I identified a big problem at the start of my swing. At the takeaway, [...]

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