golf swing

QuestionI am not sure if this is a question for you however I will ask anyway. I normally hit my 5 wood about 185 yds. I have found that on an uphill lie t

Sam Snead, Ferren Liptrap photo

QuestionA man named Dan had posted a question many years ago in regards to the value of a photo of Sam Snead, Ferren Liptrap and several other people at th

Is Pro Golf a reality?

QuestionHello, I am new to the game and as you can guess I am head over heals! Problem is my first round wasnt played untill June of 07 and I was born in 8

Mental toughness

QuestionHi I am 15 years old and I play off 13 I was wondering how Icould improve my mental toughness AnswerHello, Mental toughness is a big area to cove

Shanks

QuestionWhat am I doing wrong that would cause shanks so bad the ball travels about 30 yards, a foot off the ground and at a 45 to 50 degree angle from tar

Drop from a staked tree

QuestionHi Skip, Player As ball comes to rest approx 18 inches on the left hand side of a staked tree. He is able to take relief and I presume 2 club lengt

Golf Ball Selection

QuestionMatch Play. Player A starts the game on hole no 1 using a ProV Titleist ball. On hole 2 he decides to change to a Srixon ball. Player B objects and

deceased golfer

QuestionQUESTION: I was described by Tommy Armour as the best golfer I ever saw and by Bobby Jones as a magician with a golf club I died as a result of inj

Golfball

QuestionIm trying to promote golf as a team sport. I call it golfball. See www.agl.us. What is your opinion of golfball? AnswerDear Thomas, thanks for the

Gof Rule - TV golf today

QuestionOn TV today, I noted that Vijay Sing, after first hitting the ball (on the play off hole) in the sand trap, he then hit a rather poor shot out of t

16 week 12 team schedule

QuestionI am new to running a league and was wondering if you could help me. I have a 16 week golf league with 12 teams, how would you set up the the sched

League Scheduling

QuestionSkip, I read a past question/answer regarding a 10 team league playing each other team in a 9 week season.  You provide a great answer and I d

Golf Scheduling

QuestionYou answered the scheduling question for a 10 team playing for 9 weeks but what about 18 teams playing for 18 weeks.  I have also worked on th

HSS vs. Mike Austin method

QuestionPaul, I like HSS except for the tendency to hook. Are you familiar with Mike Austins method of throwing the hands at the ball? Can I use your stron

Sand

QuestionIn a bunker player is using a four iron. On his take away - (back swing) he just brushes the sand. Is this a penalty?? AnswerDear Bernard, thanks

I think I made a mistake

QuestionI am considering going back to college to play golf and obtain a degree. A couple of years ago I entered one tournament on the California Players T

course measuring

Questionwhen measuring a course do you measure all undulations on the ground or is it as the crow flies in a straight line from a distance point AnswerDea

sprinkler head

QuestionHi Skip, A sprinkler head is about 2 yards off the green. My ball lies about 1-2 feet behind that sprinkler. I sak for a drop for interference as i

FREE DROP

QuestionIF DROPPING FROM A STAKED TREE IS IT ONE CLUB LENGTH FROM THE BALL OR FROM THE STAKED TREE AnswerDear Gordon, thanks for the question.  In a

Chances of ever being a Pro

QuestionPaul,  you recently answered a young mans question about turning pro at the age of 22 with only less than one years experience.  Your res