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07-23-2012, 08:04 PM
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#151 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 2ironVol No it doesn't. I see cross handed players pulling putts all the time. The anchor is the "mechanism" that takes the shakes out of it. | Cross-handed is used to prevent the wrist from breaking down which leads to pulls. Of course they can still pull it, just from an over the top slap. |
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07-23-2012, 11:36 PM
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#152 (permalink)
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| People on this thread are too serious. |
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07-23-2012, 11:37 PM
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#153 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MphsBlues I'll pass. I was a three handicap three months after picking up a club for the first time. That was quite a few years ago. It would be mildly interesting to see how little you know of the game, though. | Lol. U are full of ****. |
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07-24-2012, 09:28 AM
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#154 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Vols520 Lol. U are full of ****. |
but golf savvy.
He knows shafts better than me, thats fo sho |
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07-24-2012, 09:57 AM
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#155 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Vols520 People on this thread are too serious. | First day posting at VN? |
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07-24-2012, 09:59 AM
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#156 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MphsBlues I'll pass. I was a three handicap three months after picking up a club for the first time. That was quite a few years ago. It would be mildly interesting to see how little you know of the game, though. | BS
I'm guessing you score your rounds like my brother. He hacks it around the hole for 10 minutes, then gets in the cart and tells me to give him a bogey. |
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07-24-2012, 10:19 AM
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#157 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by doozer First day posting at VN? | See what I mean? |
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07-24-2012, 10:55 AM
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#158 (permalink)
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| I shot a legit 111 my first round. Why wasn't it a 113 like it should have been? Because I somehow managed to chip in for birdie on 18 at Pine Oaks from just off the Par 3 green on 18. My next four rounds or so were somewhere between 113-120. it took eight months to break 100, and almost two to break 90 (and that second year I was playing 5-6 times a week, typically between 27-36 holes a day. I've literally watched thousands of golfers (including several PGA, LPGA and NCAA stars) and I can't believe 98% of what people post in this thread about their game. |
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07-24-2012, 11:34 AM
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#159 (permalink)
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| if people are athletic, have good hand/eye coordination and learn the basics of the swing early, they can play well. I didn't break 90 for 6 months after starting, mainly due to chipping and wedge deficiencies, but rarely shot over 82 or so the next spring. That was on muni courses from the blues.
Then I joined a small club, and my handicap jumped several strokes. It was harder and bad habits got worse.
I have teetered between an 8 and a 13 for the last 10+ years.
Some people can play, some can't. I know guys that have been playing for 20 years, but can't break 90. That's the game. |
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07-24-2012, 11:38 AM
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#160 (permalink)
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| I have played since I was 8. Shot a 75 when I was 12 and have never gotten better. |
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07-24-2012, 12:21 PM
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#161 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Vols520 See what I mean? | No. |
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07-24-2012, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by doozer No. | Neither do I to be quite honest. |
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07-24-2012, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by NYYVol Cross-handed is used to prevent the wrist from breaking down which leads to pulls. Of course they can still pull it, just from an over the top slap. | Thanks for telling me something I've known for about 30 years. I was stating my experiences watching it. |
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07-24-2012, 03:53 PM
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#164 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 2ironVol Thanks for telling me something I've known for about 30 years. I was stating my experiences watching it. | Sure sounded like you were struggling with it earlier. No surprise, though. |
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