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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Slice Stories: The Adjuster

Sometimes I love going to the course solo to see who I get put in with. It´s always an interesting cast of characters, and you can count on at least one of them to have a wicked slice. In one round I recently played, however, I met a guy with an interesting approach to how …

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The Ball Marker Thief

A couple of years ago, I was playing a round of golf with my in-laws in Virginia. It was summer, and the humid southern air and seemingly endless number of mosquitoes didn´t exactly make for an environment you could describe as “southern comfort”. However, I was having a good round, so I couldn’t complain. When …

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Slice Stories: Driving Range Hell

A recent round of golf found me and a few links loving friends teeing off on a new and unfamiliar course. Like many courses, the first hole of this course was right near the driving range. But due to lax maintenance, there was a gaping hole in the net, resulting in a small patch off …

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Slice Stories: Knock on Wood

Recently I was playing a new, heavily wooded course. Myself and two golfing pals were put in with a newish golfer, who was well off enough to afford a nice set of Callaways, but didn’t yet know what to do with them. On a course where every fairway was lined with a formidable forest thick …

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Slice Stories: The Sig-alert Slice

I’ve listened to plenty of traffic reports on the radio over the years, and at times there have been some pretty goofy reasons why traffic has been clogged. Some inconsiderate schmoe decides that his couch just doesn’t work with his new coffee table and it ends up on the expressway. A truck full of red …

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