The Masters start today, with play starting around 8 O’Clock this morning. You can watch live coverage on your computer starting at 10:45. Some notable tee times are, Tiger at 10:45, Phil at 1:40, Vijay at 1:30
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April 10th, 2008 — , Golf Blog Posts from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
New Driver
April 8th, 2008 — , Deals from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
After much debate, I decided that this was the year to make a change with the driver in my bag. When I buy clubs I like to wait till last years models go on sale. You can usually pick up a brand new club at substantial discounts when the stores start pushing the new models. [...]
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April 4th, 2008 — , Golf Blog Posts from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
Being as I live in Western New York the first day of golf season after a long snow filled winter is like my own personal Christmas and yesterday was that day. Glen Oak was the first course around to open it’s doors for the season, so of course I ventured out there played my first [...]
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April 2nd, 2007 — Golf Blog Posts from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
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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March 15th, 2007 — Golf Blog Posts from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with this. I was pretty skeptical about how accurate it would be. I thought that any shots that were tee shots or fairway shots were very accurate, but hitting from the rough, the sand, and putting however were not. The rough and sand shots were tough because there wasn’t really any resistance, and the putting was just very hard and unrealistic. The way the putting was set up was it told you were place the ball depending on the distance from the hole and then putt the ball at the display wall where the hole was. I thought that it was very hard to read a break and get the speed correct with this. I think that using this to practice approach shots and drives would be a great thing. I was really impressed with those aspects of the experience. But all in all we had a great time and I’m sure I will be back there soon.
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March 14th, 2007 — Golf Blog Posts from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
Tomorrow me and a couple of my buddies are going to try this new thing we have here in Buffalo, simulated golf. Recently we had this place open up that has golf simulators in it. You can pick from a number of courses and play a full 18 holes on that course. They rent out the simulators by the hour so I guess you could end up playing more than 18 holes depending on how long it takes to play. Since we recently got a taste of spring up here I am itching to get out on the course, so I guess this will have to suffice till then. If any readers live in the Buffalo area the name on the place is Froghair.
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March 10th, 2007 — Golf News from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
The other day I was reading a very interesting article in the latest issue of Golf Digest about the way new wedges are made. Now days most wedges have what are called U-Grooves on their faces instead of V-Grooves of the past. The idea behind this change is that the U-Grooves will allow players to create more spin with the wedge than they could with the V-Grooves.
I can say from my own experience that this is very true. In my review of the Mizuno MP-R wedges I said how impressed I was with the amount of spin that these wedges created - I guess this is why. In an effort to make missing the fairway more of a punishment the USGA wants to remove these wedges with U-Grooves. I have to say that I understand where they are coming from here, if you miss the fairway you should be at a disadvantage on the hole. You can find the whole article from Golf Digest here.
Callaway FT-i Driver Review
March 5th, 2007 — Club Reviews from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
Since I recently tested the Nike Sumo driver I figured that I should give the other square driver on the market a try. It didn’t take me too long to make my decision about this club. I thought that compared to the Nike Sumo this was a much better club. I hit about 10 to 15 balls with it and just about every one went dead straight. I was also able to work the ball a little bit when I tried to. I also like the way this club sets up to the ball much better than I did with the Sumo. It seems that the square shape is a bit less bothersome at address. One of my main complaints about the Sumo was the sound that it produced at impact, this club sounds just like you would expect it to, like a golf club and not like an aluminum baseball bat. The only real drawback about this club is the fact that it costs 500 dollars. But on a scale based on performance I would rate it a 4.5/5.
PGA News
March 1st, 2007 — PGA from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
Something happened today at the Honda Classic that we don’t see every day. On his 3rd hole of the day John Daly had to withdraw because he injured himself when he tried to stop his back swing because someone took a picture. If this was me I don’t think I would have been very happy as I’m sure he wasn’t. Not only did this fan possibly cost him a pay check this week but possibly in events in the future. I would think that if someone was at an event like this that they at least should have some decency and wait until after he has hit the ball to take their picture. And in other news from the PGA it has been reported that Ernie Els has left Titleist and will now play for Callaway making him the first big name player to sign with them since Phil did.
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February 26th, 2007 — PGA from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
What a weekend at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. There was quite the showdown on Friday between Nick O’Hern and Tiger. A match that went to 20 holes after Tiger did what Tiger does best and birdied the 18th hole in regulation. Then on Sunday in the 36 hole finale we saw someone who isn’t very well known in the United States win the biggest tournament of his career. To be honest with you I had never heard of Henrik Stenson before this weekend. With the win this weekend Stenson will now take over the 5th spot on the World Rankings. What an impressive game this guy has. Not only was I impressed with him but with his opponent Geoff Ogilvy as well. All in all the final day of this event was a great duel between two players whose names were not Tiger, Phil, or Ernie. Great day for golf.
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February 23rd, 2007 — Club Reviews from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
After reading about this club I figured I might as well give it a try. After hitting a about three balls I had already made my decision on the club.
I would never ever buy this club, I will even go as far to say that if someone gave it to me I would tell them to return it and get their money back. I hated this club. The sound that it produces is ungodly. I know that having the weight distributed around the outside of the club will give it more forgiveness, but why make the club look like a box on a stick? It does however seem very forgiving, just like Nike says, and because of that you can forget about working the ball off the tee with this club. If you are a lower handicapper this club is not for you. If you are looking for a club that will allow you to hit the ball straight no matter how bad your swing is or where you hit the ball on the club face then this club is for you.
Scotty Cameron Putter Restoration
February 20th, 2007 — Golf club services from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
I have had a Scotty Cameron putter since I was about 16 years old. Needless to say over the years that putter has had some wear and tear on it. I first found out about the Scotty Cameron Custom shop about 2 years ago, but it was in the middle of the golf season here so I didn’t want to send my putter in then. I never got around to it during that off season until it would have been too late so I had to wait until this off season to send it in.
After reading on the Scotty Cameron site that a full restoration would take about 40 days I figured I better get in gear. I filled out the online form specifying exactly what I wanted done. I chose to get the full restoration done, which refinishes, reshafts, and regrips the putter as well as gives you a new head cover. I also decided that I would have them make the lie on my putter 1 degree flat in order to suit my stroke better. Once the Scotty Cameron Custom shop received my putter it took about 40 days for me to get my putter back, just like they said it would.
I just got my putter back yesterday and man was I impressed. My putter looked just like it would have if it were brand new. All the dings were gone, the finish was perfect, and all the paint for the lettering was once again bright. I only wish I would have taken pictures of my putter before I sent it in, so I could have posted before and after pictures. Although this service is kind of pricey I would recommend it to anyone who has a Scotty Cameron Putter that has some wear and tear on it. If you are interested visit www.scottycameron.com. Trust me you will not be disappointed if you chose to do this with your putter.
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February 19th, 2007 — PGA from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
That was quite the finish yesterday at the Nissan Open. We saw Charles Howell III finally break through and win, and not only did he win be he made a lot of clutch shots when it counted. I can only imagine what getting up and down on all three play off holes will do for his confidence.
If he keeps playing like he has been he is going to see his world ranking sky rocket. This year alone he has two second place finishes and now a win, he is leading the Fedex Cup points, and the money list. Watch out Tiger!!!!
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February 19th, 2007 — Club Reviews from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
After buying a set of Mizuno MP 32 irons I decided that I might as well give their new wedges a try. I figured I was in need of new wedges since it has been sometime since I have purchased a new set, so why not try these. I went out to the local pro shop and took out a few different lofts and bounce angles. I eventually decided to get a 52 with 7 degrees of bounce, a 56 with 10 degrees of bounce, and a 60 with 9 degrees of bounce.
This club comes in a chrome finish as well as a black nickel finish. The black nickel finish is pretty cool but they didn’t have all the wedges in stock with it so I settled on the chrome.
These wedges are by far the best wedge I have ever hit. The feel that they have is consistent with all the Mizuno grain flow forged clubs. Very soft and tons of feedback. I think that the thing that I was most impressed with was the fact that I was stopping shots on the ground of an indoor driving range. Keep in mind that under the green rug at this place is a slab of concrete, I can only image what they will do when they hit a real green. Great great club would recommend to anyone. You can buy any of these wedges here at Amazon.com.
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February 17th, 2007 — do it yourself, driving range, how to from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
Recently I decided that I wanted to create a place in my house that I could hit golf balls in. The first thing that I needed was to find a place where I could swing a club freely. After searching for a little bit I settled on my attic. Now if I had a garage this would have probably been my first choice but the attic was sufficient for me.
Now that I had found the place to make the driving cage I now needed to find some netting that would work for what I need. After going to every store I could think of that would carry netting I came up empty handed. After this I decided to do a little searching on the Internet to see if I could find anything that would suit my needs. After doing a few searches with Google I came across a site called, www.gourock.com, and they had exactly what I was looking for. They sell netting panels which come in different sizes. I ended up ordering a 10 by 10 panel from them.
Now that I had the netting all I needed was a mat to hit off of. So I went to the local Wal-Mart to see what they had, and sure enough they had something that was cheap and would do the job. Once the panel came I hung it up in my attic and started hit balls. This is something that everyone could do it just requires the space and getting the materials. I like this idea better than buying one of those pop up nets because it allows you to form the netting how you want it.
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February 14th, 2007 — Club Reviews from Karl @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
Recently I purchased a set of Mizuno MP 32’s. After trying out just about every player’s iron I could find I made the choice to get these. The Mizuno MP 32’s are a blade style iron in Mizuno’s cut muscle line of irons. They offer more forgiveness than a true blade iron does which is very nice for those mis-hits. When trying these out it didn’t take me to long to figure out that these were the clubs for me. I just wish I would have tried these first because it would have saved me the time of trying all the others. The feel at contact with these clubs is great. You know when you hit a great shot and you also know when you hit a bad shot just from the feeling you get. These clubs allow you to easily work the ball left or right. They also have pin point accuracy, which is a must for any golfer. I would highly recommend these for anyone who is a low handicapper. A++ buy. If you’d like to purchases these, you can get them here from Amazon.com.
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