Well, it finally had to happen. I finally won some money playing cards. It was a ferocious 5 hour battle, and when the dust settled I emerged the big winner with 26 new bills to my name. The only problem was, the time was now 2:45 am.I had to be up …

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May 12 is the final qualifying event for the Oakland City Putting Championship. Previous qualifying days were rained out. Here’s your chance to show your putting skills — and it’s only $1 to enter. You can enter as many times as you want. The fina…

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From the Metro yardage book, here’s a look at the first hole. I like to hit my tee shot between the left edge of the fairway and the aiming pole.

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The short game practice area being built for the Cal Bears golf teams (Metro instructors will also be giving lessons here) is beginning to take shape. I hear it should open sometime this summer. I snapped a few photos of it today.

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My chipping has been bad lately. Very, very bad. I had gotten in the habit of chipping with one club - my lob wedge - thinking I could just vary my swing based on the distance I needed. I was horribly imprecise with the lob wedge, so I spent some ti…

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I had the absolute pleasure of playing StoneTree Golf Club in Novato earlier this week. Visually stunning, superb condition, tough but fair. Like Metro, it was designed by Fred Bliss and Johnny Miller (also Sandy Tatum and Jim Summers). I played from…

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Eight golfers. Eight caddies. That was 7 am this morning.I was scheduled to come in early. I never really give it any thought because I figure hey, it’s probably busy and the Caddie Master needs some guys in early. But when I arrived this morning and…

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Michelle Wie just accepted a sponsors exemption to play in the LPGA tour event, The Ginn Tribute, hosted by Annika Sorenstam. Michelle, who recently turned down a sponsors expemtion, will most likely be cleared by doctors to play in next months event.
She has been out of play since the Sony Open where she played poorly [...]

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Although the golf course is now open 7 days a week, I think many members still consider Monday’s to be closed. That’s all I can figure, because it was 82 and sunny today and all of 5 groups graced the first tee-box. I was told to arrive at 10 am. …

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“Oldboy,” a movie directed by Chan-wook Park, is one of my favorite movies of all-time. The second movie of a revenge-themed trilogy, “Oldboy” is a brilliant tale of the tragic consequences from revenge breeding upon itself. In other words, revenge b…

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Continue reading → Butch Harmon is Phil Mickelson’s Coach. Oh, Sweet Revenge!

Just a short note about of the First night of golf league at Valley View golf course here in chilly northern Ohio. While waiting at the first tee for my turn to tee off - everyone was making fun of my new SVG Square Driver - until I …

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Remember that cool Nike golf commercial where Tiger is bouncing a Platinum One up and down with his wedge without any of that special effects mumbo jumbo?Well, EA Sports has an interesting take on that concept with Nintendo’s virtual reality machine ca…

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Many sports players develop injuries due to repetitive movements, including golfers and tennis players. Rotor cuff tears, tendinitis, knee cartilage wear, and various other problems occur from a very active sports lifestyle. Various websites and supplements cater to correcting the effects of these hobbies on our body and lifestyles.
These bodybuilding forums have many posts and [...]

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Yesterday was the opening-day scramble at my home course. Normally, the head-pro is asking staff guys to play in it because there aren’t enough members interested. But this year was different. Ten foursomes were formed (5 more than last year) and …

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I recently changed to another division at work and it’s been extremely busy thus the lack luster quantity of posts. Things are getting more settled in now with the addition of staff and has allowed me to return, somewhat, to a more routine schedule. It…

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(We are constantly reminded about how Technology has overtaken Golf. Golf products seem to get obsolete as fast as the computers, mobile phones and all other gizmos. In answer to this onslaught of Technology, the golf course designers are constantly re…

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About 2 weeks ago a caddie threw a CD on my lap. Apparently one of the members had recently recorded a country album. Now I’m not much of a country fan, so I hadn’t heard of him. I tried to look him up on Amazon and I think I found goat milk for…

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This seems to be the consensus opinion on the 2007 Masters:“Tiger-proofing” has made Augusta National too difficultAs a result, birdies and eagles were rare, taking the excitement out of the eventBottom Line: It was a borefestI must be in the minor…

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As a caddie, switching gears is very hard to do. At least for me. And by switching gears, I mean that you have your mind set on doing one task, but you’re assigned another. Take for example a slow day on the golf course. After a while, you get it…

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Ramblings…I’ve been struggling for the past few weeks. What initially seemed like a simple swing change from very flat to somewhat steep has proved more difficult than it initially appeared. It has turned into a bad case of the shanks where my wr…

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We just heard that Michelle Wie was offered a Sponsors Exemption for the first LPGA event after the LPGA major just played the last weekend. She then proceeded to turn down the exemption for the Ginn Open to be played in Orlando, Florida.
Michelle Wie recently dropped out of that first tournament and although no one [...]

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Friend of mine sent this to me recently..all I can say is wow. As far as Ellen’s shot..yeah..it was good..but even a blind squirrel finds a nut sooner or later..and I’d say that shot was going way right if we got to see it out on the course.

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I should first mention in passing that it has been a year since I was initiated to Blogging, thanks to Rohini. It has been a rewarding experience for ‘Me’! I do hope that I shall be able to continue, probably more in my ‘NidhiRamblers’.It occurred to m…

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The staging area. At many golf clubs, this is the area where carts and bags are “staged” and organized prior to the start of a golf tournament. In a shotgun, this is where you would walk to find your golf clubs. The carts are usually organized i…

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Continue reading → The Tournament AKA A Long Freakin’ Post

I delivered a new Square SVG Driver to a customer at Valley View golf course this last weekend and ended up playing a round of golf with him. He only missed two fairways the 1st time out with his new Square SVG Driver – needless to say – he was ve…

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If you’re looking to buy new clubs this year, we have some great advice on where to find great deals. Pretty much anywhere! If you’re not a professional golfer and you play the game just to have a great time and enjoy the game, don’t fall for the hype and purchase the latest and greatest models.

I was in the market for a new driver this year and I really enjoyed the Cleveland Hibore XL (which we reviewed here) but I also decided to try the Cleveland Launcher 460 Driver as well. I found that I hit the Launcher Driver almost as well as I hit the Hibore XL. With the Hibore XL I did get a few more yards out of my drives but I feel that I can make up those yards by hitting a well placed iron shot after my drive. Not only was the quality of the launcher similar to the Hibore XL but the Launcher was half price since it was last year’s model.

Many people will find the newest models of clubs (and the extra 10 yards or whatever other technical breakthrough is promised by the manufacturer) very useful and this advice is not for them. But, if you just enjoy the game of golf and need some new equipment, try out last year’s models and find yourself a great deal.

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After trying very hard to get out and play yesterday, today was finally the day. After getting rained out yesterday, my friend and I decided that we would try today. Since it is still very early in the season up here in Buffalo we were able to get out on a great course for next to nothing, and we pretty much had the course to ourselves which was very nice. Being that this was the first time out since last year I didn’t quite know what to expect out of my game. It’s going to take a few more rounds to shake all the rust off but I was very please with how I played. If anyone in the Buffalo area wants to try to get out and play I suggest going to Glen Oak. I was very impressed with the shape of the course. Can’t wait to get out again soon. Also, come back soon for our detailed full course review of Glen Oak.

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The Masters is a stodgy old event in some ways, but it’s certainly out front when it comes to its Internet offerings. Besides the fine Masters.org site, you may want to check out AT&T’s “Blue Room” this year. You’ll be able to see live play by play c…

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Lots of folks have been asking me about when the greens will be aerated. GM Darryl Davis tells me it will be April 23-24. So there you go. Set your calendars.Personally, I’m really looking forward to the aeration, or at least the outcome. Those gre…

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I recently had the opportunity to chat with Jack Mehoffer, VP of marketing at Hanso Golf, regarding their latest product introduction. It’s called “Golden Tees”, and they represent the latest in golf tee technology.Golf Grouch: What are they?Jack Meho…

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Continue reading → A Golden Tee for Distance?