Those of us that live in places with a cold season understand all too well how the cold affects our golf games.
For one, ball flight is going to be shorter because cold air is more dense and creates more drag on the ball. Depending on how cold it is, you might see a decrease in distance of a club or two. Equipment expert Frank Thomas says that for every degree that temperature increases, there is about one foot [...]
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In its February 2008 issue, Golf Magazine’s cover story, called “Revealed: The BEST BALL FOR YOU!“, made use of a little science to make golf ball recommendations to players based on handicap and other factors.
What they accomplished is what I wish I had the resources to accomplish when I did a post on selecting a golf ball in August 2007. Their golf ball ratings are quite extensive.
Golf Magazine scientifically tested the spin, distance, and feel characteristics of 54 different golf [...]
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Over the years, I’ve never really been into using golf feedback devices to learn. It always makes me think of that scene in the movie Tin Cup where Roy has a hopeless case of the shanks and Molly catches him in his trailer dressed head to toe in the same golf gadgets that he denounced as junk early in the film.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against using them. I’m just selective because I think that while many [...]
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I think we all sort of intuitively know that new, sharp wedge grooves are best for getting spin around the greens. Well, that fact was scientifically verified in the January 2007 issue of Golf Magazine (p 99).
Hot Stix Golf, an independent club fitting lab, conducted an experiment to show just how much worn grooves affect ball spin on wedge shots. They tested two 56-degree sand wedges. One, a new Titleist Vokey Spin Milled wedge, and the other, [...]
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In July, I wrote a post concerning my move to four wedges to create better yardage gaps from within scoring range (100 yards).
You might recall that I dropped my 4-iron and got a few new wedges, replacing my existing pitching wedge in the process. You may further recall that replacing the pitching wedge from my Callaway X-16 set with a Cleveland 588 left me with 3 additional degrees of loft on my pitching wedge.
At the time, I had intended [...]
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Being able to curve the ball either way, in a controlled manner, is something that every golfer should try to add to his or her bag of tricks. Course designers often design holes to be played a certain way, and having the ability to shape your shots to suit the hole is a big bonus.
There’s not much to being able to hit a controlled draw or fade, but it’s much easier to accomplish if you have the ability to [...]
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My name is Mike Gray and I'm a software engineer pursuing my dream to become a golf pro.
Life in the Rough is a chronicle of my journey. It covers my progress, my successes, my setbacks. I'll share everything I learn and do along the way, including reviews and tips. Maybe what I learn can help you too.
