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Nov

28

2009

Tiger Woods involved in accident

Written by Kevin

As you've no doubt heard by now, Tiger was involved in an accident right outside his new mansion in Florida at approximately 2:00 AM this morning. Police state that alcohol wasn't a factor. He was apparently alone at the time and was in and out of conciousness when emergency personnel arrived. The police report listed his injuries as "serious" and he was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Wonder where he was going at that hour?

His wife supposedly heard the collision and had to break out the rear window of his SUV (with a golf club) to get him out of the vehicle. His spokesman stated he had facial lacerations and was released from the hospital shortly after arriving. Here's a link to a newscast about it: http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/tiger-woods-involved-in-car-crash/6j3q9d7?from=sharepermalink

Wonder what club she used?

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Last Updated on Friday, 27 November 2009 22:59

Nov

24

2009

Golf Ball Markers

Written by Kevin

Golf ball markers... probably the least talked about item "in your bag", but something that every golfer uses. Boring subject? Yes. But have you really ever thought about your ball marker? Some people are superstitious about what they use, some just use whatever is in their pocket at the time. Rule 20-1 discusses the ball marker but doesn't specify what you can use. A coin, rock, button, or even a beer can is legal.

Prior to the early 1950's, ball markers were not used. Instead, if your opponents ball was more than 6" away from yours, your only option was to chip over their ball, or go around it. It was called a "stymie" and from what I've read, it was often used to prevent your opponent from having a clear putt to the hole. You can read more about the stymie here.

Commercially sold ball markers come in all sizes, shapes, colors, and forms. Some are inexpensive, some aren't cheap. They usually range in size from a dime to a quarter. Some come with matching divot tools. one of my favorites

I usually use the free ones you receive at golf tournaments, or whatever is attached to my glove or in my pocket (usually coins). What do you use? I'm curious so either send me an email with a photo attached, or post a quick comment at the end of this post. Any photos I receive will be posted in a follow up article (as long as I get enough submissions)

Oh, and do you ever wonder what the professional golfers use? Click on the "Read More" button below and you'll see

This one actually looks useful in that you can set up your aim point using the guide on the marker, pick up your ball, and while cleaning it still read the green.

Anyways, just more useless information for you to file away in your brain's golf locker.

Kevin
Roseville, CA

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Last Updated on Sunday, 29 November 2009 12:38

Nov

23

2009

Shave 7 to 10 strokes off your game!

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Nov

22

2009

Short Game-Chipping

Written by Kevin

Short Game: Chipping Short game lacking? Never sure what club to chip with or where to land it? There are lots of theories and techniques out there that will help you, but here are a couple of things that might help now. All it takes is a little basic math, and a little practice. It all has to do with the ration between flight "carry" and ball "roll".

I'm not a golf instructor, but from what I've learned in various places, when chipping the ideal situation is to have your ball land approximately 1 pace onto the green and let it roll from there to the pin. The idea is that the more roll you have, and the less flight, the easier it is to control where the ball is going. How many times have you used a sand or lob wedge and come up too short, or have flown the pin and ended up too long? If you're a mid to high handicapper like me, I'd bet it happens quite a bit.

Your goal, as stated above, is to land your ball approximately 1 pace onto the green (approximately 1 yard). It doesn't matter how close to or how far from the green you are, this is your goal. Initially you'll want to pace off the distance from your ball to your landing area, and from the landing area to the pin. Once you get the hang of it, you can eyeball the distances and make an educated guess. When determining the landing area, make sure you take into consideration breaks in the green, etc.

Assuming it's a flat green:

Carry:Roll ratio:

1. Pace off the distance from your ball to your landing spot on the green.
2. Then pace off the distance from your landing spot to the pin.
3. This will give you the ration of carry to roll, i.e. #1 to #2
4. Use the following guide based on the ratio you come up with:
    a. 2:1    Lob/Sand Wedge
    b. 1:1    Pitching Wedge
    c. 1:2    9 Iron
    d. 1:3    8 Iron
    e. 1:4    7 Iron

Some examples:

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