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Calling Art I saw your post below on another thread and thought it would be great if you would expand on the options you mention, and the consequences in terms of balance and sequencing. Also, whilst there are differences in the KIB, did you test variations in the BB at address or is this...

Would appreciate the Manzella collective views on this analysis of what causes a 2 way miss - mostly blocks, but occasional bad hooks. Some folks will no doubt guess the source - but I'm not looking to bandy names around. Respect the house rules, and all that... "The body must make room for...

Is there any readily available alternative to Ping's static fitting system? It's not that I think there's anything wrong with the Ping one - but I'd be curious to see any alternatives. I know the limitations of static fitting - but would still like to see a baseline estimate based on...

What thoughts on dealing with a pure mental block? There's one tee shot on my home course that just gives me the fits. It looks more challenging than it really is, and I know that - but it still messes with me. I really don't think the problem is technical - as more often than not I hit my...

Royal & Ancient expected to bring forward review of long-handle putter | Sport | The Guardian Sorry. I really don't get how this serves the interests of the game. Nobody even remotely questions that drivers and balls have changed the character of the game at the highest level (if not in the...

There's a school of thought that says that toe hits are a sign that your irons should be fitted more upright, and vice versa for heel hits. Obviously, this is a somewhat different procedure from either a lie board test, or "the sharpie test" of drawing a vertical line on the ball and seeing...

Is this consistent with divots pointing right? Is there an associated ballflight pattern? Thanks

This isn't strictly core business - but it comes out of a conversation on here, and is golfing related, so thought I'd share. Based on a recommendation from Drewyallop, I'm reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Amongst other things, DK has been awarded the Nobel Prize for...

say you want to be self-sufficient for loft and lie adjustments on irons. how necessary is a full-on bending rig, as opposed to a well-mounted vice and a soft-faced hammer? I think I recall reading elsewhere that bending rigs are NOT all that accurate for verifying ACTUAL loft/lie specs - and...

it felt like it on the range today. I've been working on a full turn and out-toss up 'til now, with some nice results but definitely a hooky ball-flight. I first tried to straighten this out by trying for "left palm on the wall" on the follow through - but this was very patchy. Today I...

My kids of 4 and 6 are starting to take an interest - and the question of clubs has come up. Back in my day, the lucky kids got cut down adult clubs. The not so lucky kids got clubs that weren't cut down. Obviously there's loads of clubs now aimed at kids. But I have no shortage of irons in...

Before - was really only working on taking turf on the target side of ball. Was hitting the ball well on the course like this. This after 3 range sessions and a couple of viewings of Brian's release vid. No shanks now:o. Really just trying to focus for now on the out-toss move. Considering...

...hurt your wrists taking chunky divots?

Is there a simple relationship between the two? In other words, will the same angle of attack with the same club result in the same size/depth of divot? Or, is it possible to have similar angles of attack which shallow out differently through the ball - one taking a hefty divot and the other...

My bad shot of the last few years has been a hook, and I've worked on various fixes with various amounts of success. As a back to basics strategy, I looked into Never Slice Again to try and relearn some clubface control and stamp out any tendency to flip-hook it. First thing up, for me, was...

Traditionally, I think it was thought that they did. I think now we have a better understanding of the impact factors that would result in more or less height. I would say: greater dynamic loft = higher launch therefore more height; same dynamic loft but a more acute angle of attack =...

Lots of nostalgia on the forum the last couple of days, which prompts a couple of thoughts for me. 1. I'll start with a couple of what seem to be commonly held "truths" about the state of the game. (a) That growth is flatlining, at least in the game's traditional strongholds. (b) That...

Question - assuming the same grip and a flat left wrist at the top of the backswing, does an upright arm swing open the clubface more on the way to the top than a flatter plane?

Thoughts of the forum please. I'm working on making a steeper backswing plane. Would this be better suited to more upright irons (more upright shaft angle) or flatter irons (lower hands, more back flex, steeper turn)? Or, since there seems to be logic supporting both alternatives, is lie...

It's freezing out. Normally, I'd still be playing at this time of year but we're under a couple of feet of snow already. Anyway, every cloud has a silver lining - and mine is hopefully going to be indoor putting practice. I've always struggled to see the point of this, since I see putting as...