Golfers Need Many Talents

So you think that Golf is easy?

O.K., So I toss a little white ball on the ground and puck it with a fat-headed metal stick till it falls in a hole…..how hard can that be?

The Journey Begins:

Golfing In The 21st Century

It’s interesting to see that Golf isn’t being left behind as technology develops. In fact, as with most other areas in life, inventors are striving to make life as easy as possible for golfers. There are now golf balls with built in tracking devices which can be found using a handheld gadget, this must surely be a super cost saver when it comes to golf balls. This in-built chip can also measure your distance and direction. WOW! Another exciting gizmo which has taken the internet by storm is a device which helps you find golf balls in the rough. It looks similar to Mister Spocks tricorder from Star Trek and is sure to intimidate your opponents. Another fantastic futuristic golf aid is the swing tempo checker which works mush like a musician’s metronome and keeps you in the beat. Long gone are the days of hitting the links with a leather bag filled with wooden “woods”, iron “irons” and basic balls. We now live in an age where we try to make everything easier than it was in the past. And with this new-fangled technology comes the pride of being able to do things which would normally be out of your scope. What a wonderful age we live in where the fool can be king with the use of simple smoke and mirrors. I know that there is a body patch to alleviate everything now including “Stop Smoking” patch “Lose Weight While You Sleep” patch “Make My Kid Less Hyperactive” patch but I eagerly await the “Eliminate My Slice” patch or the more desirable “Eagle Every Hole” patch. Until then I guess it’s off to the driving range and putting green to do some old-fashioned hard practice.

Pop And Drop Or Chop And Roll?

One of my favorite parts of the game of Golf is the short shot around the green. These can make or break your scoring and need just as much practice as your drives, long irons and putts. Let’s imagine the scenario that you have had a sweet drive which whistle-sailed from the tee and landed square in the middle of the fairway. You then extract a mid-range iron from your bag and drop the ball just short of the green. Upon reaching the ball you realize that it’s one of those hairy short shots that can be very hard to decide which route to take. You have landed a few inches from the edge of the green in grass that is a little too long to allow the use of a putter. It’s time to make a crucial decision.

1. Do I Pop and Drop? (Bump and Run)

The Curse Of Divots And Plugs

I decided to go for a round at the public links course today and came back in a demonic mood and minus a few tufts of hair. (Not that I can afford to lose anymore) The weather was glorious and I was playing above average but the fairways and greens resembled fox-holed battlefields. Recently, we’ve had a really wet spell and it looks like many of the “players” were too lazy to poke their plugs and bung their divots, but now it has gotten very hot very quickly and the devastation has become painfully apparent. Sacrilege at the most sinful level, if you ask me. Drives were landing in moon-like meteor craters, chips on top of grass toupees (or scalps) and long putts zigzagging the greens like drunken ball-bearings in a tilted pinball machine. If this tropical spell continues and the ground dries up even more the damage may become irreparable.