Come Sit on Santa’s Lap!

December 23, 2009 By 9 Comments
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Because of the extensive connections I have (not to brag), I managed to block out some of Santa Claus’ time.  He agreed to come and hang out with me so all of you can tell him your Christmas golf wishes for 2010.  So, come kids of all ages, sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what you want! It can be something for you, something for someone special, or anything relating to golf, in general.  Leave your list in the comments section. I’ll get this party started and give you the five things I’m asking from Santa for Christmas. Enough Tiger Drama First and foremost, I want a return to normalcy in the world of PGA Tour golf.  The Tiger Woods story has been one of the biggest of the year, and I’m guilty of gossiping about all the ins and outs (no pun intended) of that whole mess. For 2010, I want the elephant in the room to get up and walk away.  I want Tiger back on the course and I want to

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Your Golf Improvement Strategy

December 15, 2009 By 14 Comments
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I love the poll questions because they really give me a chance to learn from all of you.  Sure, it’s not exactly scientific, but I’ve learned something interesting from every one I’ve ever posted. The latest poll asked about the ways you improve your golf game.  If you haven’t voted yet, please feel free.  The question is, “Which of the following have you done in the past 12 months to improve your golf game?“  I presented you with a bunch of answers and asked you to pick all that apply (my apologies – for a brief period early on, you were only able to select one answer, but that has since been fixed). This is how the responses broke down as of this writing (out of 167): Practice at a driving range or practice green (81%, 136 Votes) Read or watch instructional materials (63%, 105 Votes) Take a range lesson from a golf pro (34%, 57 Votes) Get a club fitting (22%, 36 Votes) Conduct a video analysis of your swing, (by yourself or with

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How it All Began, Part II

December 8, 2009 By 7 Comments

Yesterday, I started to relate the foundation of my love of golf, but that was more like a false start.  This is the second part of that post where I really get to the bottom of my fondness for the game.  As I said yesterday, I really want to hear how you ended up taking up golf.  Feel free to drop your stories into the comments.  I won’t be offended if you skip my drivel and go right to the comments. Now, back to our regularly scheduled program. As I was saying yesterday: Until… Starting With a Job In March of 1994, I was in college and was looking for a job for the summer.  The same group of friends that went out there a year or two earlier (including the two clubless deadbeats – sorry, dude…) decided that we should go down to the “country club” and apply for jobs. I put “country club” in quotes because at the time, we were so naive, we assumed it was a club for the elite like

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How it All Began, Part I

December 7, 2009 By 10 Comments

I have to confess that the real purpose of this post is for me to hear from you, so feel free to skip all my jabbering and leave a comment if you like.  A comment on a recent post got me thinking back fondly to how I took up the game of golf many years ago.  There’s a lot behind the development of my appreciation for the game.  I’m going to share that, but I really want to hear how you got started with golf.  Share your story in the comments and take up as little or as much space as you need. Now on to the beginning… I had gone to driving ranges here and there while growing up.  I always used the house drivers that they loan out to people who don’t own clubs, but I never had any concept of the game.  All I knew was whacking balls as far as I could and laughing at people who whiffed (I wasn’t really laughing the time I slipped and threw the borrowed driver

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Book Review: …Nothing Major

December 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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A little while back, I was contacted by Bob Cayne, author of the book, …Nothing Major.  He asked if I’d like to review the book and since I have a soft spot for books on golf humor, I gladly accepted. According to his biography, Bob Cayne has been playing golf for six decades, and has done a variety of things in the golf world, including organizing large tournaments and consulting.  Perhaps the biggest influence for this book (the basis really), was the weekly radio show he did with co-host George Sweda, Talking Golf. Throughout its run, Talking Golf was a fertile ground for the cultivation of funny golf anecdotes, jokes, and more. Cayne channeled that material and plenty more from his other experiences and …Nothing Major was the result. The story behind the title gives a little indication of what’s in store. In the days of Talking Golf, a number of people prominent in the golf world recorded teasers for the show and these teasers were typically in the form of jabs at the show. 

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