Pflugerville Ag
05-24-2006, 02:39 PM
Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it.
Never try to keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your
swing.
When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more
club or two more balls.
If you're afraid a full shot might reach the green while the foursome ahead
of you is still putting out, you have two options: you can immediately shank
a lay-up or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway
there.
The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about
the golf swing.
No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse.
The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the
one cri tical unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all of
your many other errors.
If it ain't broke, try changing your grip.
Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot.
A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponents' luck.
It is surprisingly easy to hole a fifty foot putt... for a 10.
Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like
expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.
Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.
It's not a gimme if you're still away.
The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight
line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.
There are two kinds of bounces; unfair bounces and bounces just the way you
meant to play it.
You can hit a two acre fairway 10% of the time and a two-inch branch 90% of
the time.
If you really want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much
earlier age.
Since bad shots come in groups of three, a fourth bad shot is actually the
beginning of the next group of three.
When you look up, causing an awful shot , you will always look down again
at exactly the moment when you ought to start watching the ball if you ever
want to see it again.
Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple
bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.
If you want to hit a 7 iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to lay up
just short of a water hazard.
To calculate the speed of a player's downswing, multiply the speed of his
back-swing by his handicap; i.e., back-swing 20 mph, handicap 15, downswing
= 300 mph.
There are two things you can learn by stopping your back-swing at the top
and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and which
one is wearing the glove.
Hazards attract , fairways repel.
You can put a draw on the ball, you can put a fade on the ball, but no
golfer can put a straight on the ball.
A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.
If there is a ball on the fringe and a ball in the bunker, your ball is in
the bunker. If both balls are in the bunker, yours is in the footprint.
It's easier to get up at 6:00 AM to play golf than at 10:00 to mow the yard.
Sometimes it seems as though your cup moveth over.
A good drive on the 18th hole has stopped many a golfer from giving up the
game.
Golf is the perfect thing to do on Sunday because you always end up having
to pray a lot.
A good golf partner is one who's always slightly worse than you
are....that's why I get so many calls to play with friends.
That rake by the sand trap is there for golfers who feel guilty about
skipping out on lawn work.
If there's a storm rolling in, you'll be having the game of your life.
Golf balls are like eggs. They're white. They're sold by the dozen. And you
need to buy fresh ones each week.
A pro-shop gets its name from the fact that you have to have the income of a
professional golfer to buy anything in there.
It's amazing how a golfer who never helps out around the house will replace
his divots, repair his ball marks, and rake his sand traps.
If your opponent has trouble remembering whether he shot a six or a seven,
he probably shot an eight (or worse).
You probably wouldn't look good in a green jacket anyway! A sweatshirt will
do just fine.
Never try to keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your
swing.
When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more
club or two more balls.
If you're afraid a full shot might reach the green while the foursome ahead
of you is still putting out, you have two options: you can immediately shank
a lay-up or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway
there.
The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about
the golf swing.
No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse.
The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the
one cri tical unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all of
your many other errors.
If it ain't broke, try changing your grip.
Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot.
A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponents' luck.
It is surprisingly easy to hole a fifty foot putt... for a 10.
Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like
expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.
Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.
It's not a gimme if you're still away.
The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight
line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.
There are two kinds of bounces; unfair bounces and bounces just the way you
meant to play it.
You can hit a two acre fairway 10% of the time and a two-inch branch 90% of
the time.
If you really want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much
earlier age.
Since bad shots come in groups of three, a fourth bad shot is actually the
beginning of the next group of three.
When you look up, causing an awful shot , you will always look down again
at exactly the moment when you ought to start watching the ball if you ever
want to see it again.
Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple
bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.
If you want to hit a 7 iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to lay up
just short of a water hazard.
To calculate the speed of a player's downswing, multiply the speed of his
back-swing by his handicap; i.e., back-swing 20 mph, handicap 15, downswing
= 300 mph.
There are two things you can learn by stopping your back-swing at the top
and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and which
one is wearing the glove.
Hazards attract , fairways repel.
You can put a draw on the ball, you can put a fade on the ball, but no
golfer can put a straight on the ball.
A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.
If there is a ball on the fringe and a ball in the bunker, your ball is in
the bunker. If both balls are in the bunker, yours is in the footprint.
It's easier to get up at 6:00 AM to play golf than at 10:00 to mow the yard.
Sometimes it seems as though your cup moveth over.
A good drive on the 18th hole has stopped many a golfer from giving up the
game.
Golf is the perfect thing to do on Sunday because you always end up having
to pray a lot.
A good golf partner is one who's always slightly worse than you
are....that's why I get so many calls to play with friends.
That rake by the sand trap is there for golfers who feel guilty about
skipping out on lawn work.
If there's a storm rolling in, you'll be having the game of your life.
Golf balls are like eggs. They're white. They're sold by the dozen. And you
need to buy fresh ones each week.
A pro-shop gets its name from the fact that you have to have the income of a
professional golfer to buy anything in there.
It's amazing how a golfer who never helps out around the house will replace
his divots, repair his ball marks, and rake his sand traps.
If your opponent has trouble remembering whether he shot a six or a seven,
he probably shot an eight (or worse).
You probably wouldn't look good in a green jacket anyway! A sweatshirt will
do just fine.