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Oakley Shoes TODAY'S GOLF - Thursday, May 13, 2004"Tips... News... And More... All For The Love Of The Game" ------------------------------------------------------------ To SUBSCRIBE visit: http://www.gophercentral.com/sub/sub-golf.html Subscribe ------------------------------------------------------------ IN THIS ISSUE: 1. ASK THE PRO 2. IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME - Going Low 3. THE GOLF DOCTOR - Fill the gap ASK THE PRO Q: I'm a right-handed player who has a terrible time in the bunkers. I've had lessons in them, but nine times out of 10 I still skull the ball and send it zinging over the green. I can't seem to hit the sand first on a consistent basis. I'd appreciate any tip that may help. ‹ Bill R., from the Web A: You are probably "overcooking" the standard bunker advice to "start, swing and finish with your weight on your left foot." Too much of a good thing can be ruinous to a golf swing, especially in the sand, where, if you slide ahead of the ball, your sand wedge skids into the belly of the ball. Try this method, offered by Lee Trevino when he was playing in a pro-am with a partner who had the same problem as you do: Take a stance with your legs in the same position as if you were riding a horse, i.e., with your weight evenly distributed in the stirrups, knees bent and your legs "bow-legged" with pressure on the outside rims of both feet - enough pressure to keep the knees separated. Now, as you swing, stay in this "bow-legged" position with no movement of anything but your arms. This tip works because it keeps you from sliding forward with your body and allows you to hit the sand behind the ball (about 2 inches), utilizing the "bounce" built into the club head ‹ just what you want in the bunker. It worked wonders for Lee's partner, and it may work for you too. But after you get the feel, be careful that you don't "overcook" this method or you'll be e-mailing me again to find out how to cure the "fat" bunker shot. ------------------------------------------------------------ Don't wait until November. Bush? Kerry? Vote now in the NATIONAL Presidential Preference Poll.... We are asking you to participate in the first presidential preference poll. Over 10 million ballots are being sent to voters across the nation and this is your chance to help shape the future of our country. Will it be Bush or Kerry? How does Nader affect the outcome? 21st Century Campaigns is conducting this independent preference poll and is not aligned with any party. Please take 45 seconds to let us know who your favorite candidate is. We will share the results with you with a link to a special Website for you to see how the country is leaning. visit: http://www.takepolls.com/21st/pre_poll.asp?i=6 ------------------------------------------------------------ IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME Going Low Match Posture With Path The secret to consistently putting well is to match your posture to your stroke type. However, the conventional wisdom applied by most recreational golfers is that, while putting, anything goes (witness the claw grip, the left- hand low technique and the belly-anchored stroke). And while many a Tour victory has been fueled by an unorthodox method, one fundamental shouldn't be ignored: How you stand to the ball conditions how you stroke it. Shoulder Stroke When putting, your shoulders work perpendicularly to your spine. Thus, if your putting posture is upright, your shoulders move more "around" rather than "up and down." This merry-go-round action opens the putterface during the backswing, then squares it up coming to the ball (sans any excess manipulations). This is a very effective way to putt, as the exploits of golfers such as Ben Crenshaw and Greg Norman suggest. Other great putters, such as Jack Nicklaus and Dave Stockton, favor a much more bent posture at address, with the spine tilted and the chest pointed toward the ground. In this posture, the shoulders, working at right angles to the spine, move more "up and down" than "around." During the backstroke, the front shoulder moves down while the back shoulder rocks up. This teeter-totter motion is reversed during the forward stroke. With such a stroke, the face remains square to the intended line of roll from beginning to end. The conclusion you should draw from the above is that if you feel comfortable standing upright over the ball (as many "bad backers" prefer), then don't try to keep the putterface pointed at the target throughout the stroke. To match your posture and your stroke, allow the putterface to rotate with your shoulders. If you chose a bent posture, then the pendulum stroke is the correct match. Allow the putter to follow the up-and-down action of the shoulders and remain square to the line. This seems a simple proposition: Upright posture plus a horizontal shoulder turn equals an open-to-square stroke; bent posture plus a vertical shoulder turn equals a square- to-square stroke. However, without the proper attention to what you're doing, it's oh-so-easy to drift into mis-match. Drifting Into Mismatch If your posture is too upright for your square-to-square action, it will force you to pick up the putter in an attempt to keep the face from opening. The tendency with this mis-match is to pull the putt. Yank enough of them and you'll start cutting your putts to keep them online, a correction that imparts sidespin on the ball and significant- ly increases the chances of developing "lip-rosy." If you're starting to endure more than your share of lip-outs, it's a signal that you need to get back into the state of match by either bending more from your hips, or keeping your upright posture and allowing the putter to open on the backstroke. If you choose to change your stroke, make sure you do it correctly. Remember, the putterface opens not by conscious manipulation of the hands or arms (the death knell of any stroke), but by naturally moving the putterhead slightly to the inside of the target line during the backstroke. The face will return to square on the forwardstroke as it retraces its inside route back to the ball. If your posture is too bent over for your open-to-square stroke, you've created a mis-match that will force the putterface open at impact, resulting in a push. If you're pushing and/or jerking your putts, it's a sign that your posture and your stroke don't match. The solution is simple- either straighten up and keep your open-to-square stroke pattern, or stay bent and go square-to-square. ------------------------------------------------------------ NEVER Miss A Cellular Call Again Introducing the Bugs Bunny Flashing Cell Phone Chain for F-R-E-E Are you one of those types that always seems to miss phone calls on your Cell Phone? Well not anymore. Introducing the latest technological breakthrough for your Cell Phone... the Bugs Bunny Flashing Cell Phone Chain. The crafty cellular flashing chain emits 3 multi-color flashing lights BEFORE your phone receives a call signal. Now you can turn off the ringer, or play your music as loud as you want without ever missing a call. 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Since then, the variance between clubs has remained about the same (4 degrees), but the standard lofts on today's clubs are stronger; for example, a 5-iron is 28 degrees ‹ almost the equivalent of the 4-iron of 1980. Stronger lofts have led to an interesting dilemma when it comes to the more- lofted clubs ‹ the 9-iron and wedges. When you look in a golfer's bag today you'll often find a 9-iron with 44 degrees of loft, a pitching wedge of 48 degrees, a sand wedge of 56 degrees and a lob wedge of 60 degrees. The eight degrees between the pitching wedge and the sand wedge translates into a 20-yard gap, using the standard 2.5 yards per degree of loft. A 20-yard gap in the 100-yard range might be OK for a pro who can adjust his or her swing, but it's too large for most golfers. I've actually seen players lay up to the 100- yard marker because they see the tour pros do it on TV, and then they have no club in their bag to comfortably hit the shot. To be on the safe side, ask your PGA professional to check the lofts of your clubs on a lie/loft machine. You may well need an aptly named "gap wedge" to round out your bag. They come in the 50- to 53-degrees-of-loft range to fill the gap. It may be the best purchase you make this season. ------------------------------------------------------------ Questions? Comments? 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Oakley Shoes TODAY'S GOLF - Tuesday, May 4, 2004"Tips... News... And More... All For The Love Of The Game" ------------------------------------------------------------ To SUBSCRIBE visit: http://www.gophercentral.com/sub/sub-golf.html Subscribe ------------------------------------------------------------ IN THIS ISSUE: 1. TEEING OFF - Angle for power 2. PRO REPORT - Sifford breaks another color barrier with Hall election 3. QUOTE OF THE WEEK TEEING OFF Angle for power There are three "separations" in the golf swing that conserve the power loaded at the top of the backswing until impact: 1. Your front knee separates from your back knee; 2. your hands separate from your back shoulder; and 3. your front shoulder separates from your chin. ------------------------------------------------------------ Ahhh... My Hard Drive Just Crashed... These are words none of us ever want to scream. But it happened to me. Unfortunately I learned the hard way and did not have a back up of my data. WHY? 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That's why Peete was so thrilled to hear last week that Sifford had broken another barrier by becoming the first black chosen for the World Golf Hall of Fame. "It's fitting because Charlie has been out there a long time, and he's a pioneer as far as blacks are concerned in professional golf," Peete said by phone recently from his Jacksonville, Fla., home. "Charlie and I talked a lot about the things he had to deal with when he first came out. He was bigger than that. Because of him, I never had to. Players respected me for my character and my caliber of play. I wasn't just another black player." Sifford, who won three PGA Tour events, will be 82 when he is inducted Nov. 15 at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., along with 1992 U.S. Open champion Tom Kite, Japanese star Isao Aoki and Canadian amateur Marlene Stewart Streit, a part-time Wellington resident. Sifford, who was elected through the Lifetime Achievement category, said he was stunned when PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem called with the news. "This is very wonderful," Sifford said from Savannah, Ga. "I thank all these wonderful players for accept- ing me. I know I had some bad days and tough days. But it looks like everything worked out fine. "I've been waiting for this honor for a long time. I ain't nobody but myself, but really it is a pleasure to be in the presence of all these great players." ------------------------------------------------------------ THE REVOLUTIONARY PLASMA PEN Eye-catching is the only word for it. The Plasma Pen is a sleek, silver-toned pen designed for professionals and business people who are accustomed to the best. But there's more to The Plasma Pen than you think... A click of a button and the entire top of the pen instantly illuminates in a space age array of brilliant colors. 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Email us: mailto:golf@gophercentral.com Email your comments ------------------------------------------------------------ To SUBSCRIBE visit: http://www.gophercentral.com/sub/sub-golf.html Subscribe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://news.gophercentral.com/s/?a=u&n=440&s=49160041 Unsubscribe You are subscribed as: tff@flashmail.com If you are having problems unsubscribing please email us at: Problems? * PLEASE allow 48-hrs for removal from this list * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More Fun and Amusement by emailL: http://www.gophercentral.com More F-R-E-E Newsletters ____________________________________________________________ END OF TODAY'S GOLF Copyright 2004 by PENN LLC. All rights reserved. Please forward this, in its entirety, to others. |
