Dr. V’s Tragic Putter

Last month, the sports website Grantland published Dr. V’s Magical Putter, an article that quickly went viral for all the wrong reasons. Reporter Caleb Hannan, after watching a late night infomercial on a supposedly revolutionary new putter, begins what he thought would be a puff piece on a flashy new piece of golf equipment, and …

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Why Winter Is Great For Training Aids

It’s almost November, and you know what that means? Yes, more delicious home cooked meals. But also – tragically – less golf. For most Americans, your normally cheerful and green local golf course will be covered in a deep blanket of snow, thus making regular rounds of golf all but impossible. But there’s a silver …

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Autumn on the Golf Course

It’s that time again, time for golfers to go inter hibernation. Leaves are changing, days are shortening, and the weather’s getting a bit nippy. Here at Pause-N-throw, we know that you’re not playing that much golf this time of year (unless you live in Australia, where it’s spring) so we’re going to be blogging a …

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Jack Nicklaus’s War on Golf Balls

Some people miss the good old days. And for golf legend Jack Nicklaus, those good old days ended when they stopped making golf balls out of goose feathers. In a recent article in Global Golf Post, Nicklaus is described as lashing out against modern golf balls. Why? Because they go to far, destroying the “pure” …

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Soccer/Golf, The Latest British Invasion

The United Kingdom, from our US-based standpoint, is the source of many fine things, namely our beloved game of golf as well as humor (or humour, if you will) so sophisticated you can`t even get the jokes without having a graduate degree. But the Brits aren’t above a bit of low brow fun that even …

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Say It Ain’t So, Sergio!

The long percolating feud between Tiger and Sergio Garcia came to a boil recently when Sergio, having promised to apologize, instead delivered his now infamous non-apology: “We will have him [Tiger] round every night. We will serve fried chicken.” The fact that this was instantly compared to Fuzzy Zoeller’s similar remark in 1996 shows how …

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Famous Slices: Mickelson’s Mess Up

At Pause-N-Throw, we like to talk about how curing a slice can help to avoid slipups and bad rounds. But, ironically, sometimes not being able to slice can really mess things up. Let’s look at on famous example, courtesy of this article. In the 2006 US open, Phil Mickelson found himself in a tough spot …

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Two Winners of the Masters

I couldn’t help but think that we had two winners in the Masters. Adam Scott sunk a putt for birdie on the second playoff hole to win the title. But Angel Cabrera, from Argentina, won me over with his infectious smile and gracious attitude. More than anyone I’ve watched recently, he seemed to fearlessly relish …

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The Moment of Truth

I went to the Champions Tour tournament at the Newport Country Club this weekend and was struck by two things about the way that the pros swing. There is a feeling that they focus on, above all other things, the impact position. There is no wasted motion. And they don’t try to muscle the ball. …

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Glowing Praise

At Pause-N-Throw, there’s nothing we love more than hearing back from our customers. We were recently contacted by a gentleman (whose name we will leave out for the sake of anonymity) who initially had a complaint about a loose joint between the thumb and armpiece. We got back to him right away, offering to replace …

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