The Open Chahm-pionship and a cry for help
One of life's small pleasures is waking up on saturday and sunday mornings of the British Open and watching golf. But only if you're weird for golf, the way I am... and what's w/Sergio Garcia's outfits? Ever since he challenged Tiger at the PGA many years ago, the kid's been all hat, no cattle, as they say in Texas...
What's the world coming to? Golfers are on drugs, says Gary Player. Player's about 70 and looks about 40. Something not right there, either, old boy...
The only thing on steroids in golf is the ball. And, quite possibly, those square-headed drivers...
Gotta get me one of those.
W/o Mickelson, the Americans lack star power. J. Furyk's a great player, but at the end of the day he's J. Furyk, you know?
Don't you love it when US announcers like Mike Tirico use all the British terms when describing the Open Championship? "The last'' instead of the 18th, for instance.
OK... help
Because I don't play nearly as much now, I'm occasionally hitting irons, um, sideways... I have no idea why, other than the obvious. Clubhead not square to the ball. I've tried different grips, stances, swing speeds, alignments. Nothing. So anyone w/a heart and a fix, I'm open to anything... I'd stand on my head and use my nose for a 9-iron if that worked.
Help me, please. Shank you very much.
posted by Paul Daugherty at 8:49 AM
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Post a Comment*Paul,
I suck at golf, to say the least. Always have. I have a set of clubs anyone would laugh at. And when going to the range, hitting ONE of the 40 straight is like striking gold.
Looks like I'm no help here. I send my apologies.
Pat Tarplee
ptarplee@yahoo.com
At least Furyk is a Steeler fan.
Put the ball back in your stance, pick out a single dimple on the ball and never take your eye off it, and then take a 75% backswing and hit down on the ball. That's all I got, good luck Doc.
You and your other blog-mates should worry less about your game and lose the full body-shot photos in your blog pictures. It is much more embarrassing than hitting a ball sideways.
Lock this thread, PD claims victory.
You slice irons too?! I thought there were none like me in the world...
What has helped me has been slowing down my swing and taking the club back only 75% just as the previous blogger suggested. Going 100% on a backswing tends to get your clubhead alignment off. Swinging lighter and keeping your eye on the ball the WHOLE time allows me to feel what I do when I swing, whether good or bad.
It has allowed me to hit the ball straight, however you lose a lot of distance because of the light swing. So if you lighten up your swing, always go a club longer than you think it would take to get to the hole.
And just remember, if we all were perfect at Golf, no one would play.
doc - Angel Cabrera is from Argentina.
the worst thing you can do is seek out golf advice from a bunch of guys on a blog site... most of which are probably 25 handicappers or higher.
i know you like to play on the cheap (because you've expressed to us your taffy pocket mentality), but just breakdown and schedule 1 lesson w/ the pro at your local course / driving range... 30 to 45 minutes will run you approx. $45 and he should be able to get you on track for the remainder of the season... then you'll just have to schedule a tune-up lesson in the spring, as it will probably escape you over the winter.
in my opinion, scheduling 1 to 2 lessons a yr is well worth the investment.
Scott in Columbus
yep, scott, absolutely correct... i'll never get a job at ABC...
Save your money on the lessons. I never took a lesson in my life. Started golfing when I was 35 and hacked my way to 110's on up every time out. I'm now 46 and I'm a 12 handicaper. I read the trade magazines and take what I can use. Best advice I ever got:
Get rid of your 2,3,4 and 5 irons. Put them in the garage for good. Pick up two hybrids, 19 degree and 23 degree. For these two clubs, the ball should be at the inside of the left heel. Place the club head behind the ball with only the left hand on the grip then walk into your stance. No practice swings. Back swing can never be slow enough. Think 70% on the swing down. Left arm/elblow should swing down like a pendulum and be straight down at 6 o'clock when you strike the ball(remember right at your heel). You want to sweep through, not compress the ball with a hybrid. Keep your head down. Wash Rinse Repeat.
It seems like nobody knows this.. but Segio's outfit is the colors of Spain's flag. He was being patriot.
hey Doc, review "Little Red Book" on how to cure the lateral (the Brits would say "socket").
As they say the toughest shot in golf is the one after the shank.
I used to carry "shank insurance" in the form of a page I cut out of a cartoon book of golf instruction authored by Jack Nicklaus. Ominously Jack wrote (from my memory), "In my experience most people who suffer from chronic shanking give up the game." His advice was to watch your head movement. The easiest way I found to do this is to note where my head winds up in relation to the ball after my follow through. Sometimes I have been as much as 8-10 inches
in front of the ball, not good! Your head should wind up pretty close to where your divot begins.
I still hit the shanks though, not
consistenly but I'll hit two or
three every season, kind of like
Dunn with men in scoring position.
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