As most of you realize by now, I’m a big proponent of the type of short game that Dave Pelz advocates.
Not only do I recommend his books, but I enjoy his articles in Golf Magazine each month. In the February 2010 issue, he wrote an article about choosing wedge lofts wisely. It kind of centered around the new wedge groove rule changes and, as usual, was full of great facts and advice.
One thing kind of caught my attention, though, and [...]
posted in Equipment, Short Game Tips, Swing Talk •
I love a challenge. There’s nothing better than laying down the gauntlet and doing battle. For this reason, I was intrigued to learn about the 8>9 challenge.
Nike Golf is so confident that the SQ Dymo STR8-FIT driver is longer than the TaylorMade R9, that it asked consumers to hit both and see for themselves. I was happy to participate when a representative of Nike Golf asked me to take the challenge. STR8-FIT driver in hand, I went out and procured [...]
posted in Club Reviews, Equipment •
Club gurus have been screaming for a long time that amateur players don’t play enough loft in their drivers. If you’ve ever read Tom Wishon’s books, you know what I’m talking about. If you’ve ever been fitted for clubs by a skilled club fitter, then you know what I’m talking about. If you’ve ever had a launch analysis done with fancy technology then you know what I’m talking about.
Yet people still play low-lofted drivers, at the expense of distance.
Maybe that [...]
posted in Equipment •
I decided last last season that it was time to get some new irons this year. Coincidentally, one of my long-stated goals is to get a club fitting.
Perfect. At least until it started to unfold anyway.
I’m not an “off the rack” guy when it comes to irons. I typically play them longer and more upright than standard and I also use mid-size grips. Because of this, I know that when it’s time to get new irons, I need to order [...]
posted in Equipment, My Progress •
Recently, I found myself reading Tom Wishon’s book, “The Right Sticks“, where he topples a mountain of long-standing golf equipment myths. It’s a great book that I’ll be reviewing shortly, but one of the myths stuck out to me.
Wishon tackled the myth about longer drivers producing more distance. Myth #18 (out of 37!) is: “The longer the length of a club, the farther you’ll hit the ball.“ That’s right, it’s a myth. Well, to be fair, it’s a partial myth. [...]
posted in Driving Tips, Equipment •
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