I am not a golfer but my fiance is and he mentioned wanting lamkin golf grips for his clubs and I’m not sure what I’m buying. I don’t want to ask him because it will ruin one of his Christmas gifts. Help me out. What exactly do I need to look for? He was Ping Clubs if that helps!
If your fiance is mentioning Lamkin grips it is more than likely in reference to their new dual density torsion control grip which comes in a variety of sizes and colours. Lamkin’s standard grip the Crossline wouldn’t be the talk of the town although it is a pretty decent standard grip. Most golf enthusiasts are switching to the new multi layer or dual density grips that offer more feel. The Ping clubs you mention will require a .600″ grip size and you can expect to pay approx. $7.50 per grip installed. Why not get a gift certificate from a golf retailer that can do the job and treat your fiance to a great new set of grips custom installed? Good luck and what a lucky guy he is.
I mean:
Boxing: Kills people or leave them either crippled or brain damaged for life…
Bull Fighting: I know people will eat the meat but, there’s no necessity to go through such incredible t-o-r-t-u-r-e?!
Golf: To me it’s more “an activity” or even as I do it, as a “therapy”…
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Do we just “make up” sports for “thee money god”???
Let me know, and also if there’s more so called sports out there…
There is no comparison between bull fighting and Boxing…
bulls don’t pick to be killed, so that definitely has to go
boxers however know what they are doing. and they dont just die, mostly it’s older boxers that die, that’s why theres an age limit they shouldn’t go past. brain injury is possible, but boxing is much more safer now than it was before, less rounds. quicker stoppages.
Golf definitely has to go, just b/c it’s lame lol
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I recently changed my swing for my driver–I hit my irons very well, but my driving is sub-par at best. So if you would, hit the link and tell me what you think about my “new” swing. I am hitting it 225-240, with about a 10 yard slice. To compensate, I am aiming for the left of the fairway, and seem to do okay. However, I know I am capable of more reliable drives (straight and 245).
Here’s the link; thanks in advance for your tips!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPfFDE0H_m0
BTW–this my Nike Sasquatch 10.5*…I like it alot =D
Also, in the video–it’s the same swing twice over–the first is regular speed, and the second is in slo-mo…
How tall are you? How long is your driver?
Equipment:
1) Your driver appears a little too long.
2) Your driver appears a little too head-heavy (swingweight too high).
Setup:
1) I can’t tell much about the grip from that angle.
2) Stance is slightly narrow. Widen the stance slightly and point your right foot straight forward–not pointed to the right as in the video.
3) Ball position is ok until you move to the right when you adjust your feet. Then, the ball may be getting too far forward.
4) You seem to really be reaching for the ball.
Swing:
1) Your head rises when you initiate the backswing.
Stop that. Practice by taking very slow swings. Try to imitate your slow motion video with your actual swing. Have you ever seen a hummingbird feeding? Their wings are going very fast, their body is moving and adjusting, but their head focused on the flower and is motionless. Think about imitating the hummingbird in your slow-mo practice swings.
Your head rises when you initiate the backswing. Then, your heads dips when you start the downswing. Next, your head slides forward. Finally, your head pulls back. That is way too much movement if you ever want to consistently hit the ball flush.
2) You are rolling your hands (clubface) open in your backswing. This is part of the reason why the ball is traveling to the right. All this does is introduce a bunch of timing issues into your swing. You need to be eliminating anything that must be timed to hit the ball straight.
3) Balance is an issue that will hinder your advancement.
Your main flaw that must be fixed is your balance. You need to be rock-solid in your balance throughout the swing. This is a MUST!
The next thing you must work on is staying behind the ball. This is a MUST!
The Good:
Now, your swing plane is better than most your age. I like the way you keep your club coming from inside with a tucked right elbow in your downswing.
It is also good that your driver has 10.5° of loft. This is good for your swing speed.
Practice swinging the club very slowly until your head stops moving around and until you develop some balance. That’s your homework: Balance and steady head. Buy ($15) Ben Hogan’s book, “The Five Fundamentals….” His description of the setup is excellent. [Beware: If you read the section on "The Grip" and try it, then, as long as you roll your hands in the take-away, your slice will get much, much, much worse. If you will stop rolling your hands in the take-away, then you will immediately add about 10 to 20 yards to your drives without hitting any harder.]
Post another video once you develop more balance and get that head to stop bobbing around. Practice slowly and use patience. Golf is not a race and it’s not a long drive contest. Now go practice in your room in front of a mirror.
Brad’s Golf Swing – Slice Analysis, Inside Out Swing Plane
please comment and give tips on my golf swing (video incl.)?
(this is not me, its my boyfriend)
please comment what you think of his golf swing, and if you have any tips they would be much appreciated. open to constuctive criticism.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBk8HMvqHKs
thanks!
My guess is that your boyfriend is a natural athlete. If I had to guess, his average score would be right around an 85 with such a swing (trust me that is very good and would beat most people–myself included).
Without seeing more of his game, I can see a couple of mistakes he is making from just one clip.
1) His feet are too narrow at address. He should widen his stance to get better balance
2) He takes the club too far back. I would have him shorten his swing for more accuracy off the tee.
3) His left foot spins out of the shot at impact. Tell him to angle his foot slightly towards the target when he addresses the ball. Golf shoes would help some as well.
4) The lateral hip movement towards the right (his right) as he takes the club back, is taking away a lot of his power and ability to consistently make solid contact with the ball. Focus on keeping the lower body ‘quite’ throughout the swing.
5) It appears that too much weight is on his left side at address. Tell him to put more weight (not all his weight) on the right foot.
What I love about his swing:
1) Love his tempo–he does not swing too hard at the ball (a good tempo is very hard to teach for some reason)
2) I love his finish position
Tell your boyfriend that he has talent for the game. My guess he is relatively new to the game but is already showing some early success. Good luck.
What are some fun on course betting games for golf trips with 8 or more people.?
I organize golf tourneys and run a league, here are a few ideas:
Assuming your group has a wide range of handicaps.
Have Closest to the pin on Par 3’s
Have a closest to the pin (2nd shot) on a couple of Par 4’s
Have a couple of longest putts (made) on different holes
Use a modified stableford system for point scoring – with handicaps – I generally use 80% of each persons handicap to reduce sandbagging
If you have each person put in $20, you can then split it amongst the prizes.
I also put on a alternate shot tourney – you all play the first 18 hole round then after the round you determine partners based on the previous round. You play alternate shot with both balls and write down the score of the lowest ball. This way everyone gets to play a full round of golf. Again, collect X amount of dollars and then pay out the 1st 2 places if you only have 8 people.
Within each 4 some, we play a game called WOLF. You can get information on the web about the game. It is a great game if all 4 players have similar handicaps.
I have 12 players that are playing in foursomes. They are playing 7 courses. Where can i find a schedule to make sure everyone plays with each other (in the same foursome) as evenly as possible?
If you want to play all the courses and shake up the foursomes, I suggest a oun robin format.
I am an ex golf pro and this is how I ran many of the mens golf association tournaments. Goto
http://www.fileedge.com/all/round/ and there is a round robin sheduler there to input names and schedule all 4somes. Good luck and enjoy.
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I am going to be selling my golf clubs to my friend, but I dont know the price I should ask. I was hoping you would help give me an idea. The clubs are pretty new; and they are in vey very good condition. They are as follows:
Callaway X-12 irons 4-PW
Taylor Made Rescue Mid 19 degree 3 iron/hybrid
TaylorMade R580 XD 10.5 degree driver
Nike Sasquatch 15 degree 3 wood
Taylor Made R580 5 wood
Ping Zing orange dot SW Sand Wedge
Cobra “The Cute Kid” putter by putter designer Bobby Grace
Thank You
Go to Ebay. All of those clubs are on sale. There is usually a opening bid but in many cases there is a number offerred to close out the bidding. In many cases they have pictures to show the “used” quality of the clubs.
My opinion: you have some very good name brand clubs.
I need a very dense, tall fast growing hedge to stop golf balls from coming into my yard…?
I have a home in Northeast Florida on the backside of a golf practice range and am having a problem with golf balls continually flying into my yard, some at fast speeds that I fear could hurt somone. I’d like to plant a dense tall hedge instead of asking the golf club to put up an ugly fence. Any ideas about plants that would slow down a fast moving golf ball and grow well in a coastal north Florida, shady environmenst?
Get the golf range to put up containment nets so you don’t get hurt. Then grow whatever you’d like to screen the nets.
