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Issue # 276 Different Strokes Golf Newsletter - May 25, 2005Date: May 25, 2005
Subject: Issue # 276 Different Strokes Golf Newsletter - May 25, 2005
Different Strokes - The Golfhelp Newsletter
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Issue #276
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YOUR THOUGHTS?
How much more concentration does it take to play good golf
than it does to play other sports well? Do professional
bowlers, for example, expect or require noiseless
surroundings? Has golf's absolute spectator silence tradition
outlived its practicality? We are reminded to ask the
question by Ernie Els' recent suggestion that metal detectors
be used to stop fans from distracting players by chatting it
up on their mobile phones. (See ELS: USE METAL DECTECTORS
below). Will (should) the all-quiet practice live on in an
increasingly noisy society, one to which the word "etiquette"
is increasingly foreign to begin with?
rod@golfhelp.com
In this issue:
>> THIS WEEK
>> ELS: USE METAL DECTECTORS
>> HIT DOWN TO SEND UP
>> SPONSOR TENTATIVE ABOUT FUTURE
>> REQUIEM FOR THE 1-IRON
>> GIVE HIM A PRINT
>> EUROPE (TOUR TOUGH ON SLOW PLAY)
>> SITE TO SEE (SKYGOLFGPS.COM)
>> GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU
>> HE SAID
>> SHORT GAME
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THIS WEEK
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PGA
FedEx St. Jude Classic
Memphis, Tenn.
May 26-29
2004 winner: David Toms (-15) $846.000
LPGA
Corning Classic
Corning, NY
May 26-29
2004 winner: Annika Sorenstam (-18) $150,000
CHAMPIONS
Senior PGA Championship
Ligonier, Pa.
May 26-29
2004 winner: Hale Irwin (-8) $360,000
GET THE LINE ON GOLF BETTING THIS WEEK.
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ELS: USE METAL DECTECTOR
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Ernie Els claims to have been bothered by cell phone talkers
several times during his second round in the Asian Open, which
lead him to propose that metal detectors be used to prevent
such player distraction. Observing that it would be difficult
to control the behavior of 330 million Asian mobile phone
owners, Els admitted it would take much money and manpower,
but added "I'm sure if you asked the players, the majority
would agree." If you ask the Asians, however, as someone did,
you'll hear that "nobody likes to be parted from their
mobile."
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HIT DOWN TO SEND UP
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If you have a tendency to "help" the golf ball into the air,
you are not striking the ball with the necessary descending
blow. That is, the shaft of your club at impact is leaning
backward, not forward, causing any one of a number of mishits.
Try this to mend your ways. Place two balls on the ground six
or seven inches apart. Set up to the forward ball, then move
the clubhead from behind the front ball to behind the other
ball. From this position make a swing intending to strike the
front ball. If you execute the swing without hitting the rear
ball in the process, you have correctly "hit down" on the
ball.
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SPONSOR TENTATIVE ABOUT FUTURE
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The TPC at Avenel golf course in Potomac, MD is the
traditional venue for the Booz Allen Classic. This season,
however, on June 9-12, the BAC will be played at the nearby
Congressional Country Club instead. The temporary change was
made so that Avenel could undergo a major renovation. Problem
is that to date no renovation has taken place, nor has it even
begun. And the people at Booze Allen are none too happy.
Because the event is normally held the week after the U.S.
Open, it has trouble fielding major players. Not so this
year, but what about next when Booz Allen's contract will
expire? Chairman Ralph Shrader addressed the problem last week
by saying, "The issues that are of concern to us are the venue
and the dates. . . . Avenel, long-term, does not meet my
expectations for the kind of quality venue necessary to
attract a field." Will Booz Allen follow long-term former
sponsor out the door?
NANOTECH CORRECTS BALL FLIGHT
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REQUIEM FOR THE 1-IRON
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Check out the inventory at your favorite golf store and you'll
be hard pressed to find a 1-iron in stock. This dying, if not
dead, breed of golf club has given way, first to the fairway
metal, then to the hybrid. When not too long ago it made
sense to ask how many pros carried a hybrid club, today one
might ask how many do not. One might also as whether or not
the passing of the 1-iron has taken some of the "wow" out of
professional golf. Now that it's possible to get the same or
a better result from a tough spot without taking the risk
associated with a "butter knife," will we ever again see the
likes of a Jack Nicklaus 1-iron shot from 238 yards -- uphill,
all carry, and into the wind -- to 20 feet from the pin at the
1967 U.S. Open?
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GIVE HIM A PRINT
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With Fathers Day approaching, some might be looking for
something special for the golfing husband or dad. May we
suggest a gift from the St. Andrews Links Golf Shops, in
particular a limited edition print depicting the Road Hole and
the 18th green of the Old Course, featuring Jack Nicklaus'
lithograph signature, the golden bear emblem, and the 2005
Open Championship logo. To commemorate Nicklaus' final trip
to the Open, 500 prints are offered. Unframed, 10 ½ by 15 ½
inches. Price: $275
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EUROPE (TOUR TOUGH ON SLOW PLAY)
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More than a handful of European Tour players are one
transgression away from sustaining hefty fines for slow play.
One player, Simon Kahn, has already had the axe fall to the
tune of the equivalent of $19,400 (USD), this imposed for slow
play at the Irish Open. Kahn, who only the week before was
fined half that amount for the same reason, took too much time
to tee off on the 17th hole. Fellow Tour player Padraig
Harrington observed that there is a significant difference
between the European and USA Tours in the way they treat the
problem. He characterized the US Tour as "slack."
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SITE TO SEE (SKYGOLFGPS.COM)
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One company has made it possible for a golfer to carry a
satellite-based distance determining gadget from
course-to-course. SkyHawke Technologies, LLC, of Mississippi
has built the SkyGolf SG2 rangefinder, which requires the user
to download a golf course blueprint from the company website.
The mobile phone sized range finder then uses global
positioning technology to determine distances from tee to
green and most points in between, and to measure shot
distances as well. The company claims for the SG2 a five-shot
improvement per round and a time saving of 25-minutes per nine
holes. Blueprints of more than 5,000 top courses are
presently available. Cost: $349
www.skygolfgps.com
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GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU
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About Tiger Woods' chances for beating the Nicklaus 18 majors
won record:
"Tiger's total will exceed Jack's. Likely makeup will be: 7
Masters, 3 Opens, 5 U.S. Opens and 4/5 PGAs. The U.S. Open
record count will settle the "greatest" debate until someone
else steps up in thirty years or so." Chuck Fuhrman
". . . Tiger can win 18+ majors but will have to change his
swing multiple times to do it. His current swing is still
very athletic, and over time will (fall prey) to age and
injury. He has the mental toughness to do this, more so than
any other player on tour." John Hill The Colony, TX
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HE SAID
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"I'm a very stodgy, slow-to-move, dumber-than-a-rock kind of
guy. I stay in my cave. I'm very slow to change clubs, but
this had to happen." - Joey Sindelar, about retiring his
1-iron.
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SHORT GAME
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= Eighteen-year-old Paula Creamer made got a final hole birdie
Sunday to claim her first LPGA victory at the Sybase Classic.
= Kenny Perry finished at -19 Sunday to win the Colonial,
running away from Billy Mayfair, who finished seven strokes
down.
= The ball moved slightly before D.A. Weibring tapped it in
for the win Sunday at Bruno's Memorial Classic, but no penalty
was assigned as it was determined he had not placed his club
behind the ball beforehand.
= Jack Nicklaus confirmed last week that the British Open at
St. Andrews in July will conclude his tournament career.
= Top-ten PGA money winners as of 5/15: (1)Vijay Singh,
$5,292,006; (2) Phil Mickelson, $4,144,456; (3) Tiger Woods,
$3,814,289; (4)David Toms, $2,282,443; (5) Chris DiMarco,
$148,278; (6) Fred Funk, $928,200; (7 )Luke Donald, $836,693;
(8)Adam Scott1, $744,748; (9) Retief Goosen1, $698,408; (10)
Jim Furyk1, $539,083
= Arthritis has been ruled out as the cause for Australian
Robert Allenby's hand ailment.
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