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| Ball hit onto the fairway but not found | 8/11/2008 |
Q: A ball was hit and witnessed by all members of the 4some to have landed in the middle of the ...
A: If you looked for the ball for 5 minutes and it wasn't found then i'm afraid it is deemed to be ...
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| Higher ball distance? | 7/21/2008 |
Q: On my drivers, I usually hit line drives that are average height and go about 200 yards then roll ...
A: Wait until you get older and stronger, to get bthe ball higher you need to make it spin more which ...
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| how can i prevent a slice/fade off the tee | 6/26/2008 |
Q: My name is Matt,i am 15 and play golf left handed. My handicap is around 18-20 right now but i cant ...
A: The ball is curving because the clubface is open, if you square it up it will no longer slice. To do ...
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| how can i prevent a slice/fade off the tee | 6/25/2008 |
Q: My name is Matt,i am 15 and play golf left handed. My handicap is around 18-20 right now but i cant ...
A: If you are prone to hitting these shots as you describe then you have to look at your angle of ...
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| STOP SHANKING DRIVES | 6/23/2008 |
Q: I have a taylormade Burner driver and I just cant hit it. It either goes 250 yrds then takes a huge ...
A: Right first things first, your driver slices due to an out to in swing path (club travels across the ...
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| Golf | 6/22/2008 |
Q: Does the swing of the arms and hands pull the torso around? I see pros rotate their torso so well ...
A: these guys work on flexibility to achieve such massive shoulder turns, you can too. Also how you ...
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| Golf | 6/17/2008 |
Q: Does the swing of the arms and hands pull the torso around? I see pros rotate their torso so well ...
A: The upper body turns @ 90 degrees, the left shoulder turns over the right knee. This will enable the ...
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| What should I look for in a new driver | 6/11/2008 |
Q: I am in need of a new driver - I have been using my husband's old Taylormade 360 with a stiff shaft ...
A: the only possible answer is look to get a modern club which may be a little bit longer in terms of ...
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| pull hook/ more distance | 5/29/2008 |
Q: im 6 ft 3 and i seem to be having a problem with pulling the ball, and sometimes pull hooking it. ...
A: in answer to your question a pull is caused by an out to in path with the clubface square to that ...
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| how do i hit the ball farther | 5/20/2008 |
Q: how do i hit the ball father. right now i am hitting my 8 iron 150 and on a good day i can hit it ...
A: It sounds as though you hit it plenty far enough. But what makes the pro's hit it further is that ...
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| My Fade | 4/14/2008 |
Q: I just picked up a driver for the first time. After watching the Master's Tourny I wanted to try. ...
A: yes the Masters was great this year. You need to understand a bit about drivers and their ...
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| ladies golf | 4/13/2008 |
Q: I have a 12-year old son that fits into a mens set of clubs.. but im worried about the stiff steel ...
A: to answer this question accurately really needs me to see him hit shots. The selection of shafts are ...
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| putting not good | 4/13/2008 |
Q: My entire golf game is perfect besides my putting. I am just not able to hit the ball good. My first ...
A: why would you not want to swing fast, except if you hit it too far? swinging fast is not the same as ...
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| putting not good | 4/7/2008 |
Q: My entire golf game is perfect besides my putting. I am just not able to hit the ball good. My first ...
A: This really is not one i can answer like this that easily without seeing you, you really need to ...
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| slicing | 1/22/2008 |
Q: yes could you tell how to stop slicing it i only do it with my driver i do not understand the reason ...
A: let me explain how a slice works. Basically the ball curves to the right due to the enormous amount ...
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| embedded ball | 1/19/2008 |
Q: how much of the ball must be buried in the ground before one can define it as embedded I have ...
A: an embedded ball is one which sits in it's own pitch mark, so is embedded no matter how buried it ...
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| embedded ball | 1/19/2008 |
Q: how much of the ball must be buried in the ground before one can define it as embedded
A: an embedded ball is one which sits in it's own pitch mark, so is embedded no matter how buried it ...
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| SLICING/TAILING | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I have a problem keeping the ball in the fairway of the tee box, I have a fast swing of about ...
A: we need to establish why your ball is curving/slicing to the right. It has nothing to do with how ...
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| Out of bounds line extension | 1/1/2008 |
Q: I know that the out-of-bounds stakes are in fact out of bounds. What about (imaginary) line that ...
A: all of the ball needs to be out for it to be deemed out of bounds, you take a line from the back ...
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| How to become a professional golfer | 11/11/2007 |
Q: I am 20 years old and just started getting serious about golf about 3-4 years ago. I study golf ...
A: you're best to go along to your nearest PGA Pro at your local course and ask for a lesson or google ...
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| Clubs for my son | 10/23/2007 |
Q: My son is interested in learning to play golf. He is to big for the junior sets and to small for ...
A: buying clubs for your son for Christmas is a great idea, and no there is nothing to stop you getting ...
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| how do i fix my fade? | 10/2/2007 |
Q: hey Matthew my name is Shaun, i am 13 and i allways fade my driver why is that? Even when ...
A: firstly don't be put off by hitting a fade, Faldo used one all his career and won 6 majors, Monty ...
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| low ball flight | 10/1/2007 |
Q: I have no trouble getting my ball into the air and getting good distance when hitting off the tee or ...
A: i will hopefully make it clear why. Firstly a lot about how a wood will play from the fairway is the ...
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| Ladies Drivers | 9/29/2007 |
Q: I am a new golfer, 5 months of loving it! Up until now, I am using my 3W on the tee, which I ...
A: For a right handed golfer who tends to slice the ball from left to right, a common complaint, they ...
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| golf | 9/28/2007 |
Q: what is the rule on hitting ayardage marker which is a 4by 4 stuck iln the ground indicating yardage ...
A: a yardage marker is a movable obstruction just like a hazard marker or trash can/bin, when you are ...
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| shortening clubs | 9/26/2007 |
Q: My wife has just started golf lessons with a view to playing. I have a spare set of carbon fibre ...
A: unfortunately cutting down mens clubs is not a wise option because of the way you will affect the ...
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| how to hit straight drives | 9/4/2007 |
Q: Assing some information from the first question.I'm right handed and usually when I hit it offline ...
A: let me try to help. If you are pushing the ball in a straight line to the right indeed it is a push ...
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| How to Hit Straight Drives | 9/2/2007 |
Q: I am a long hitter and I can get into some bad situations, I was wondering whether you had any ...
A: i'm going to need loads more info than that i'm afraid. 1) do you hit it left or right? 2) are you ...
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| Coorecting over the top swing | 8/29/2007 |
Q: Matthew, I have an over the top swing which i believe is due to previous back swing issues. I am ...
A: As a feel player this is exactly the way you should practice. Feel is everything so you are doing ...
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| Reverse Grip | 8/8/2007 |
Q: Are there any active golf professionals who use a reverse grip?
A: by reverse grip i believe you mean the left hand below the right, if that is the case then no, there ...
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| Pulling | 7/27/2007 |
Q: I am a 12-14 handicap. I hit the ball solidly most of the time, but lately I have been pulling my ...
A: i'm not sure what you want me to do, stop you hitting it left or teach you how to slice your way out ...
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| Pulling | 7/27/2007 |
Q: I am a 12-14 handicap. I hit the ball solidly most of the time, but lately I have been pulling my ...
A: i'm not sure what you want me to do, stop you hitting it left or teach you how to slice your way out ...
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| golf shaft | 7/24/2007 |
Q: I am currently using a ust pro force 75 stiff shaft, low kickpoint stiff tip. Here is the deal I an ...
A: you really should avoid getting knock offs you can never be sure of their authenticity, also buying ...
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| golf shaft | 7/22/2007 |
Q: I am currently using a ust pro force 75 stiff shaft, low kickpoint stiff tip. Here is the deal I an ...
A: good question. A stiff shaft causes the user to leave the clubface behind a little bit and therefore ...
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| Everything | 7/10/2007 |
Q: Ok i am a 15 year old teen who has a 9 handicap and i can usually drive the ball off the tee between ...
A: Wow where do i start! Hi Luke thanks for this question, what a humdinger! Right we need to look at ...
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| Hitting drive to the left | 7/2/2007 |
Q: I am a women using a King Cobra m speed offset driver. I have always hit my drives staight approx ...
A: i will try and suggest ways inwhich you can straighten up your drives. 1. Check your grip, do you ...
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| Driver problems | 6/27/2007 |
Q: I am 19 years old a 3.4 handicap and recently i have been struggling with my driver. I am not ...
A: Now let me think a moment here, the scenario i have is this; High trajectory, broken wooden tees, ...
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| golf | 6/23/2007 |
Q: my opponents talk as i address the ball . they do this despite many requests to stop .. they know ...
A: sounds like a bad case of poor sportsmanship here from your playing partners. they either don't ...
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| Cant hit the driver! | 6/11/2007 |
Q: I'm 15 and i play off 19, i can hit my long-short irons straight, fairway woods straight, but i ...
A: wow! where to start. Ok, i need to have a bit more information really, like; 1. Does it fly high or ...
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| Left foot problem | 5/30/2007 |
Q: I am 65 and have recently started playing golf. I am not doing too bad but my big problem is my left ...
A: it sounds to me like you are prone to doing what a large percentage of people do, which is to "hit ...
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| different way of playing this game | 5/13/2007 |
Q: i am 16 years old and i play golf for high school. i shoot in high 30s and low 40s on par 36, nine ...
A: Firstly, you sound like a good player and your team seem to have all the attributes necessary to ...
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| golf | 5/11/2007 |
Q: can i mark my golf ball on the green by sticking a tee-peg in
A: the rules are a bit more relaxed now than they used to be, you are allowed to mark your ball on the ...
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| water hazard | 4/13/2007 |
Q: when playing from a water hazard you touch some grass on the back swing as we know you connot ground ...
A: good question by the way. It is not a penalty shot, as long as you don't ground the club as you've ...
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| chipping | 4/4/2007 |
Q: Whatis the single most important advice you can give me to become a good chipper ? I think I have ...
A: In general a chip shot is anything from 2 yards off the green to about 15 yards. Then the shot turns ...
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| chipping | 4/3/2007 |
Q: Whatis the single most important advice you can give me to become a good chipper ? I think I have ...
A: The single most important thing is to practice, practice, practice! But obviously to practice the ...
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| chipping | 2/25/2007 |
Q: I am discovering that it is important to have my eyes lined up with the putting line ( my tendency ...
A: I think firstly you have to understand how we set up to play a chip shot. When chipping we need to ...
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| iron selection | 2/15/2007 |
Q: My game has improved 8 handicap for 9 holes, so I want to treat myself to a new set of irons. How do ...
A: well done for reducing your handicap by that amount, that's quite an achievement. I recommend that ...
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| golf clubs | 2/12/2007 |
Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... whats the best way ...
A: the best way to clean your grips is to use warm soapy water and a nail brush. Scrub them really well ...
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| golf clubs | 2/11/2007 |
Q: what does the green dot mean on ping irons?
A: Ping have a colour scheme to inform the user of the lie angles of their clubs. if you don,t know ...
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| shafts | 2/9/2007 |
Q: I am in my late 40s i play once a week, my handicap is 18 and i have a 10.5deg driver with a reg ...
A: it very much depends on how you hit it now. Generally a shaft that is stiffer will affect the ball ...
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| putting | 1/29/2007 |
Q: For that 100 in a row drill, is that from 2 feet ? Also, do you have a favorite device to use when ...
A: Yes Neil do the 100 in a row drill from any distance, it will help build up a strong resilience to ...
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| putting | 1/26/2007 |
Q: If I want to be considered a good putter, what percent of my 4 foot putts should I be making in ...
A: To be truly recognised as a good putter you have to be able to hole almost all putts from 2ft, about ...
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| Drills | 1/10/2007 |
Q: I am trying to become a better golfer. I do well on the drivng range, but I lose it on the course. ...
A: It sounds as though the problem lies with the "pre-shot routine" the way we get set up to the ball ...
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