Win this driver at Golf Views

I wish I had one to give away.  Don’t worry, though because Rob over at Golf Views has one.  What an awesome contest!

That’s right, he’s got a TaylorMade r7 Limited driver to give away.  All you need to do is shoot him an e-mail with the answer to four questions by October 8, 2008 and you’re entered in the drawing.

Could it get any easier?  Click here to get over there and enter to win.

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As many of you know, I’m a stats guy.  I’ve been a little lax in keeping my stat records online, but rest assured, I’m paying attention to all that stuff (well, I was before I hurt my knee anyway).  So, it’s no secret that I’m a data mining aficionado.

Recently, reader Nate R. asked me about a trend in vogue during golf broadcasts these days.  Lately, they’ve been reporting on the total number of feet of putts.  I hadn’t seen this [...]

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I was interested to read an article at the Grouchy Golf Blog this week about the topic of hitting drives with an ascending blow.  Golf Grouch dug up an article from the January 2008 issue of Golf Magazine that shows, via scientific launch monitor testing, that a ball struck with an ascending blow will carry several yards further than a drive struck with a level blow and even further than a drive struck with a downward blow.  This holds true [...]

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Before I mislead you, I’m not talking about four-ball competitions, scrambles, or anything similar.  Golf is a game of solitude.  When it comes time to hit the ball, there’s no one there to help.

“So exactly what are you talking about”, I can hear you asking.

Have you ever played team sports?  Football (either kind)?  Baseball?  Hockey?  Basketball?  Rugby, lacrosse, or volleyball?  Let’s forget for a moment that those sports require teams simply to play the games.  Let’s instead turn to what [...]

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