A friend of mine lives near a golf course he plays at all the time. He likes the course and, like me, often shows up alone to be put in with other solo golfers to complete a foursome. Though things usually go off without a hitch when he plays, at one point he plade with …
We’re often told that slicing is bad, that it’s necessary to train hard to get rid of that pesky slice. About 99% of the time that’s true. But on rare occasions, a slice can give you a better opportunity than you had otherwise. Last year, I was visiting family on the East Coast, and we …
Our last slice story had to do with an unfortunate event that took place after too many burritos at the snack bar at my local golf course. When one of my friends heard about this, he told me about an incident that had happened to him after a snack shop hot dog, thus further illustrating …
In golf etiquette, it’s considered impolite to talk, hum, whistle, or make any kind of noise when someone else is hitting. But sometimes, it’s impossible to do so. Here’s a story told to me by a friend that may well be nothing more than urban legend, but it’s funny as hell, so here it goes. …
In Caddyshack, a movie we recently quoted in another blog, Rodney Dangerfield’s character insults uptight Judge Smaels’s hat: “Wear that to the buffet and they’ll give you a free bowl of soup.” Though no one’s really sure exactly what that means, it’s funny anyway, and it rings true since so many golfers take it upon …
A while ago, when I was first learning to play golf, I would play with a foursome in which one of the players had a notorious slice. As a result, he began playing with a highlighter-colored ball, which he claimed helped to be able to find the ball during his frequent trips into the woods …
Sometimes, when we’re having a bad round, thinking about the pros can really get us down. “How come it’s so easy for the pros, yet when I play, I always shank it onto the other fairway?” First of all, the pros started when they were still in their cribs and they practice 24/7. But if …
This previous weekend found me once again playing with a foursome of golfers I had never met before, and as usual, they all found ways to impress me with unique new ways of duffing the ball into the woods. Particularly impressive was the mishit made by one of my new friends on the back nine …
Sometimes, golfers talk about having a duck hook. Well, recently I witnessed something similar that could be called the “goose slice”. I was playing in a foursome of golfers who had all come alone to the course early – true hard core golfers. Despite their appropriately high level of golfing skill, one of them had …
One of the things that’s so great about golf is that there’s no shortage of tournaments to watch. Nearly every weekend, the PGA has got some tournament somewhere around the country (usually in Florida) For us regular golfing Joes to tune in to. It’s a nice excuse to sip beers on a Sunday afternoon and …