Forum: General Golf Talk

First hole-in-one. I canned it from 146 yards, no bounce or roll. So sweet!!!!

Just wondering if anyone knows any good canadian websites for buying clubs, used or new. I thought i had a great deal when i bought my last driver from vortex golf, but i got dinged when it came through customs. It still turned out to be a good deal and i am happy with my club but i don't need any...

I'm not sure if this thread has been discussed before, but where is the closest golf store in the States to buy clubs. After browsing the Nevada Bob site I see they have the TM R7 Draw for $199, and with the dollar the way it is thats a great price. $299 at golftown for the same club. I'm...

I have a unique design that I want to have imprinted on my golf balls, but I want to do this myself. I know that there are commercial folks who will do this at great cost, however, do any of you know of a "kit" or a method where on can convert one's own design into one that can be put on to a...

Twenty-four years ago I had my first hole-in-one. Today I had my second. Neat! Also, due to a late withdrawal, I was offered a spot in next week's Canadian Seniors Championship, in Brantford. Why can't all days be this good?

Had the pleasure of playing the Brantford Golf and Country Club this week in the Canadian Senior Amateur Championship and among other things, gained an appreciation for what it takes for a golf course to be top ranked, as this one is.(23rd) While we have a number of good courses in the area, only...

To those who have used a simulator or lauch monitor to try out or be fitted with a driver, I am curious as to what launch angle and/or what spin rate yeilded your greatest distance. Played around with the sim at Golftown last night and hit my current driver to achieve launch angles of between 8...

A poster on another forum made a statistical analysis of the various aspects of the Tour pros golf games, as it relates to money earned in 2004. He used a correlation coefficient, probably Spearman's, to discover what part of the game is more important. Following are the headings that he used...

For those who are members at local golf clubs and who play in OVGA tournaments, the OVGA has established a ladder system similar to the QGA ladder that determines spots in the Tunis, Kent and Amateur championships. This ladder will determine who is eligible to play in local OVGA tournaments. If...

Has anyone heards the scholarly TV commentators make the claim that the best spot on a driver club face to maximize distance, is above the center of the face? Considering that a 10.5* driver is 13* at the top of the face and 8* at the bottom because of the built in roll, I wonder if any of them...

I have had a couple of inquiries about Natural Golf lessons. Does anyone know if the following instructors are still in the area? Steve Hall John Ollsen Gerry McIntosh

From a previous thread. BC MIST: If a rangefinder is going to help my club head approach the ball from the inside, contact the ball just below the equator on the bottom groove with a 2 degree open club face, square at separation, then they should also be banned. 95% of the art of making a...

Develped an interesting shotmaking game with a friend during the 63 holes we played on Wednesday and Thursday. Total points wins. Points that can be won: Hit Fairway +1 Hit Green (GIR) +1 Hit fairway or green on 2nd shot on par 5 +1 Birdie +2 Eagle +3 Chip in +1 Sand Save +1

We have discussed here before the merits of accuracy versus distance, in determining score. Some feel accuracy is paramount; some feel distance, even if the ball ends up in the rough, will beat accuracy. I doubt if this stat is available, but I would like to know the probability of a Tour pro...

A quote from the USGA - "Our task in 2006 is to continue to evaluate(recent technological advances) and to determine whether new regulations would be appropriate to require elite players in particular to retain some of the skills that were important in the past. We will remain vigilant to ensure...

After playing golf for 45 years, I thought I had seen it all. On the par 5 18th at Greensmere, I stood at 190 yards from the hole and knocked the 4 iron in. Deuce, double eagle, albatross, whatever. Ya' just never know what the golf Gods are going to do. Pretty neat.

SLOW PLAY is not only prevalent in casual rounds but tournament rounds, as well. Unless one IS a slow player, rounds exceeding 5 hours generally upset the natural momentum or flow that most of like to play with in order to play our best. In the tournaments at which I have helped to officiate...

Anyone know if there an outlet in Canada where one can purchase tickets for the President's Cup? It seems that all the outlets are in the US.

For those of us who have been around too long, there have been a lot of significant changes to the game of golf, the equipment and the quality of golf courses over the last 50 years. I'm just curious as to: (1) what further changes forum members would like to see made, and/or (2) what changes they...

It has been very strongly suggested to me that to prevent further ski damage that I wear a large Panama type hat when I play golf. Has anyone seen any of these hats available locally. I checked Golftown and Nevada Bob's and they don't carry this style. I know that you can get them online but I...

From the May '08 Golf Digest. I had a word with the golf Gods and they don't mind at all if you want to putt with your glove on. But man, there are plenty of things that do anger them. They started with all the obvious sins: cheating, slow play, not replacing divots or fixing ball marks. Once...

Yesterday, after holing my tee shot with a 4 hybrid on the 180 yard par 3 fourth on Greensmere Legacy for my 5th hole-in-one, my fellow competitor hit an iron on the 9th that rolled just short of the hole but dead on line. Tap in 2 Later, Gerry hit his iron on the par 3 seventeenth and yelled...

FYI. Brooke Henderson from Smith's Falls, today won the Junior Orange Bowl Championship in Florida, by 5 strokes and finished the four round tournament at 4 under par.