Slice Stories: Oil Spill

We’ve all been in messy situations, but recently a golfing friend told me a story of someone he played with whose slice turned out to be a nasty spill for his game on the back nine of our favorite course. On this course, just to the right of one of the holes is a fenced …

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Slice Stories: Duck Duck Goose

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 …

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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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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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