Recent content by Buckeyegolfnut

OMG, does that bring back a memory. There wasn't a local RL yet, but we had seen the TV ads for their crab legs special. My Stepbrother and I took dates from Youngstown all the way to Canton to get it. I suppose it was kind of decent back then, and we pounded through a ton of crab legs...

Besides, the problem he is describing is getting the club stuck behind you, which will lead to early extension and flipping. I had a problem with this and began solving it toward the end of last season. It kind of FELT like OTT, but it really wasn't.

My main golf buddy does that all the time off the tee. He'll aim way right, throw it OTT, and pull the ball back into play. Somehow he manages to square the clubface, and hit it where he wants.

I once saw a video clip, a long time ago, about a black golf instructor who was teaching black kids how to play golf. He would give them grips on cut off shafts. Not whole clubs! Just grips! That's how important he felt the grip was to a proper golf swing. I've heard many more than one...

I like your thinking. All I want to know is does the ball go where I want it to and the proper distance. I gain nothing from stats. Even when I was playing the best golf of my life, which was a long time ago, I did keep some stats, but in my head. I would sit down after a round with my scorecard...

I figure the kid was just doing what he was told to do, even though some things make very little sense. We've experienced the opposite issue with some starters. One time I, my main golf buddy and his Son had tee times, and I arrived quite early. It was mid-week well before the Covid golf "boom"...

Usually if I'm doing something wrong I'll know right away. I'd never burn through a whole bucket making the same mistake again and again. The last time that happened I stretched, warmed up, and hit about 8 worm burners in a row. With a wedge! Okay, what's going on here?! I got the sun behind me...

Yet, I understood what you were referring to and totally agree! Oddly enough I received an email today from Performance Golf with a lesson by Martin Chuck showing a student exactly this! How to move your body through the swing. It's a wonderful lesson and I think you can find it on You Tube. I...

In my opinion that indicates a poorly designed course. A properly designed course should play fairly from every set of tees that fit the skill level of the golfers playing them. Yes, those are soft cover, very "spinny" balls. As for myself give me Precept Laddies any day.

That's always a moment of horror isn't it? Reaching into the fridge or freezer and taking hold of something that is only "cool"! I wouldn't know. I can't stand the taste of Dr. Pepper, or any diet soft drink for that matter. I gave up "pop" or "soda" if you prefer, many years ago along with...

Maybe a little too complicated of an explanation for those without a physiology degree, but I agree. The power in a golf swing comes from the movement of the body, not just flapping your arms around!

I played lots of sports growing up. That's one of the reasons that my knees are shot. Tore my right knee up three times until I needed an ACL reconstruction. Sprained the MCL in my left knee several times. Broken right ankle playing basketball. And I continued to play basketball into my early...

I had an Aunt that had a rather large habitus. She claimed it was due to "glandular" problems. Even as a child it didn't take long to figure out what was what. The "gland" my Aunt was having a problem with was the one directly beneath her nose! Every time it opened, she would put food in it. I...

It doesn't necessarily have to be exact, it just needs to be repetitive. There are a lot of pros whose moves would never be taught. Scotty Scheffler's footwork is one example. But they've found something that works for them and they keep doing it. Practice and repetition will help with the...

In my case it's more like bogey acceptance. Some holes just demand a tee ball and an approach that I can rarely hit anymore, even playing from the Senior tees. So, in those cases, I look at bogey as an acceptable outcome. About the only time I get mad at myself is when I put the ball in trouble...