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Pasture
Golf Play (a further investigation of how some golfers keep dancing even
after the music stops)
We could all use a little
encouragement out there on the links. Here's our run down on golf play,
great golfers and other golfing inspiration, pasture golf style.
Primer
for the New Girl Golfer - Pasture Golf Style
Second-hand stores and places like Goodwill are great
sources of golf clubs. You can even find left-handed clubs there now
and then. Chances are you won't find complete sets, but rather an odd
assortment of different models, makes and types of clubs. That's okay.
The price is usually right.
How
Sweet the Swing
Jim Murray from the Los Angeles Times once remarked
about Tom Weiskopf, "His swing was made in heaven, part velvet,
part silk, like a royal robe, so sweet you could pour it over ice cream."
A Golfer's
Nightmare
Every golfer dreams of long, straight drives and putting
perfection. What happens when that dream turns into a nightmare?
When
Your Golf Swing Leaves You in the Lurch
Pity the poor golfer who swings like an angel one minute and a demon
the next (or vice versa). Words of advice on how to get back that golf
swing (or simply how to improve the one you've got) are a dime a dozen.
In Golf as in Life:
Never Hurry, Never Worry
The great golfer, Walter Hagen is the one who said, "Never
hurry, never worry and always remember to smell the flowers along the
way."
What
good is a swing thought in golf?
I took a golf lesson once and that is where I first heard the phrase
"swing thought". Horace Hutchinson has a quote that explains
this concept.
The Importance
of a Good Short Game In Golf
You've heard the expression drive for show and putt for
dough. This is based on the belief that a player who has a good short
game is the better player overall.
Finding
the Feel of the Greens
The secret to good putting is finding the feel of the greens. Of course,
on pasture golf courses this may be somewhat difficult to do as greens
tend to be way less manicured and groomed than those high priced, sissy
courses so many golfers play.
As we've said before, the secret to good putting is finding
the feel of the greens. Ben Hogan is more to the point when he says, "There
is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games
-- one played in the air, and the other on the ground."
Playing
the Sand Greens
Believe it or not, there were greens on which not a blade
of grass was found. These greens, I should say, browns, were made of sand.
Pure, silty, barren sand. Picture a putt across one of those!
Some
Golf Trivia
Hours are easily whiled away on the golf course but even more hours can
be spent when one acquires a fascination for sports trivia in general
and golf trivia in specific.
What
is the true definition of Scottish Style Golf?
For the answer to this question we go to the archives and
consult the authority on golf history, Sir Walter Simpson. From him we
learn the true meaning of Scottish style golf.
Pasture
Golf Course Criteria
Some concern has been voiced as to what is a Pasture Golf
course. Do we mean that Pasture Golf courses must be actively involved
in providing fodder for ruminants? The answer is no (although it could
be a definite plus).
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