The other day, my buddies and I were teeing off on a par-5, a dog-leg right with trees on the right and a row of houses and out-of-bounds on the left. Bob, a pretty good golfer, set up, teed off and his ball shot straight into the trees. He looked at us, perplexed, and said, “How did I do that?!“. We all said in unison, “You were set up that way.” The point is that even the best of golfers sometimes line up their shots incorrectly. Sometimes, the hole doesn’t set up well for the eye. Some golfers have aligned their shots incorrectly for years and have learned to compensate with their swing to make the ball go where they aim. On those occasions when they don’t compensate, their shots go off-line. So the next time you’re having a tough time getting the ball to go you where you want it to go, it may be how you’re lined up and not how you swing the club. Read the rest of this entry »
Tiger Woods, without question, is the best golfer in the world, but he changed the nature of all golfers who have waited for the slow foursome to finish, with this classic golf commercial. How many of us has tried this stunt? Be honest.
Here are the local rules at Willie Nelson’s home course, Perdernales Cut-N-Putt in Spicewood, Texas:
1. When a player is shooting, no other player shall talk, whistle, hum, clink coins or pass gas.
2. Excessive displays of affection are discouraged. Violators must replace divots and be punished 5 strokes.
3. Replace divots, smooth footprints in bunkers, brush backtrail with branches, park car under brush, and have the office tell your spouse you’re in conference.
4. “Gimmes” are discouraged for players with short putts.
5. No more than 12 in your foursome.
6. Gambling is forbidden, unless you’re stuck or you need a legal deduction for charitable or professional purposes.
7. No bikinis, miniskirts or skimpy see-through attire, unless you’re a woman.
8. Please leave the course in the condition you’d like to be found.
The other day, my buddies and I were teeing off on a par-5, a dog-leg right with trees on the right and a row of houses and out-of-bounds on the left. Bob, a pretty good golfer, set up, teed off and his ball shot straight into the trees. He looked at us, perplexed, and said, “How did I do that?!“. We all said in unison, “You were set up that way.” The point is that even the best of golfers sometimes line up their shots incorrectly. Sometimes, the hole doesn’t set up well for the eye. Some golfers have aligned their shots incorrectly for years and have learned to compensate with their swing to make the ball go where they aim. On those occasions when they don’t compensate, their shots go off-line. So the next time you’re having a tough time getting the ball to go you where you want it to go, it may be how you’re lined up and not how you swing the club. Read the rest of this entry »