A while back, Dave recommended the book Paper Tiger: An Obsessed Golfer’s Quest to Play with the Pros. I just finished it and wanted to share my thoughts.
The book follows author Tom Coyne’s year-long journey from 14-handicapper to his ultimate goal of playing in the PGA Tour Q-School to see if he has what it takes to play with the best. He brings us along for all his trials and tribulations encountered on his quest for greatness.
Let’s jump [...]
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I’m the kind of guy who keeps the same grips around for way too long. This spring, I realized that I was consciously thinking about them during swings, so it was time to get some new ones on there.
I was leaning toward a Winn grip, even though I’ve never played them before. They have a good reputation and I’ve always liked the feel when friends have let me try out theirs, or when I get to try them [...]
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The Scorecard Always Lies: A Year Behind the Scenes on the PGA Tour was written by Sports Illustrated golf correspondent Chris Lewis after spending nearly a full season traveling with the Tour.
I know I said up front that this blog isn’t intended to be a fan blog because there are already so many good ones out there. Plus my mission is a little different. However, being that I’m on a quest to be a golf pro, a [...]
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Until recently, I’ve always been a cart bag person. When I walk, I’ll typically use a walker to tote my bag. A while back, the strap on my bag broke, so I used that as an excuse to start shopping around.
I recently tried on the Nike Xtreme Sport bag and liked it enough to buy it. Stop in and read the review to see how I liked it.
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When I started playing golf, I never would have believed that I would some day be able to take a GPS unit out on the golf course for accurate yardages from anywhere. Well, SkyCaddie and its line of golf-enabled GPS systems has made this a reality. I recently had the chance to buy and test the latest generation SkyCaddie, the SG4.
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