The Golf magazine offered a tip on fixing my slice that was a real gift.
Essentially, gripping the club in the last few fingers of the front hand, while keeping the middle and index out of the grip made a HUGE difference for me.
As a ball-player, I had many a first baseman covering his 'jewels' from line drives headed over the bag. Translating this power to a golf swing came with issues.
Hitting a ball long and staight makes this game much more enjoyable. I'm going to go out soon and hit another bucket just to insure I wasn't dreaming. It worked with wood and aluminum, btw.
The driver I’d spend a great deal of time finding, using a launch monitor, trying as many clubs as I could get my hands on, and different shafts for sure. I swing very hard, fast, and while I currently have a stiff shaft with a mid kick, would have no problem/ego in buying a medium flex shaft. I was told shaft is 60% of the equation, and I really believe that now. My driver I hit between 270 and 325.
My 7 wood during the summer goes about 230-240, and is as easy to hit and accurate as a tennis racket. 23 degree loft makes em easy to hit, and straight. Perfect club for a tight or short par 4, or a really long par 3. At that distance, didn’t need a 3 or 5 wood, though this year I’m trying a tour exotic 5 wood to see if I can’t get some par 5s in two, and maybe get just a bit more length on the tricky or short 4s.
Golf books really do help, bought a whole bunch at discount book stores, and the tips on everything sink in after a while, make good sense, teaches you how to fix your game on your own. Without the books, would really need a pro, since some of golf is physics that seem to defy logic...
Don’t know about anyone else, but golf magazines, compared to books, I find completely worthless. Also, they just endlessly tempt you to buy stuff or tinker too much with your swing.
***** $5,200,000 Buick Invitational Tee Times *****
Torrey Pines Golf Course (North, South Courses)
San Diego, California
Par 72 - 6,874 (North). 7.569 (South)
(All Times Eastern)
Pairings and Starting Times for Sunday’s Final Round
1st Tee
Sunday
Dean Wilson, Bill Haas, Jim Furyk 11:50 a.m.
Justin Bolli, Troy Matteson, Hunter Mahan 12:01 p.m.
Robert Allenby, Nathan Green, Briny Baird 12:12 p.m.
Rory Sabbatini, Matt Jones, John Mallinger 12:23 p.m.
John Senden, Kevin Streelman, Carl Pettersson 12:34 p.m.
Fred Couples, Carlos Franco, Charles Howell III 12:45 p.m.
Kevin Sutherland, Phil Mickelson, Kenneth Ferrie 12:56 p.m.
Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, Camilo Villegas 1:07 p.m.
Boo Weekley, Ryuji Imada, Jeff Quinney 1:18 p.m.
Doug LaBelle II, Justin Leonard, Aaron Baddeley 1:29 p.m.
* Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink, Joe Durant 1:40 p.m.
10th Tee
Sunday
Matt Kuchar, Tag Ridings, Parker McLachlin 11:50 a.m.
Shigeki Maruyama, Frank Lickliter II, Vijay Singh 12:01 p.m.
Jeff Maggert, Steve Marino, Rod Pampling 12:12 p.m.
Chris Stroud, Jon Mills, J.B. Holmes 12:23 p.m.
Jin Park, Dustin Johnson, Cliff Kresge 12:34 p.m.
Tim Herron, Roland Thatcher, Jason Gore 12:45 p.m.
Jamie Lovemark (a), Kevin Stadler, Sean O’Hair 12:56 p.m.
Brett Wetterich, Brad Adamonis, Marc Turnesa 1:07 p.m.
Bubba Watson, Craig Barlow, Mark O’Meara 1:18 p.m.
Jason Day, Tom Pernice Jr., George McNeill 1:29 p.m.
John Rollins, Cody Freeman, Travis Perkins 1:40 p.m.
* - defending champion.
a - amateur.
NOTE: The final two rounds will be played at the South Course.