Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

Exactly, just play the game...I know for me it seems that the more thought I put in the worse things end up....lol

Tom

flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT

Oh, he does get in trouble and he doesn't have the iron game to recover from trouble like a true great like Tiger.

I still remember Tiger's 216 yard 6 iron shot from a faraway bunker at the Canadian Open years ago to an impossible pin location on a par 5 that resulted in an Eagle.

I believe that was the year Tiger won the US, British and Canadian Opens all in the same year...the first and only time that has ever happened.

pendennis

I purposely omitted the baseball bat grip, because most every pro I've talked to, described it as unworkable.

When I first played, I used the interlock, because I perceived myself to have "weak hands". Using the interlock, and playing my clubs up in the stance caused me to hit a high cut shot; I patterned my swing after Nicklaus. It was nearly impossible to hit the low draw. However, after reading Hogan's book, I converted my grip to the Varden, and started playing my clubs further back in my stance as the clubs increased in loft. Distance with all my clubs increased, although some of that came when I changed over to metal "woods" and investment cast irons. With practice, I got my handicap down to 6 (18 holes). I'm an inveterate tinkerer, so I began building and rebuilding clubs, seeking Nirvana. At age 50, I had to completely stop playing, owing to post-polio syndrome, and some degenerative weakness in my upper body.

I've also come up with my version of a fair tournament, the "Pendennis Invitational". Golfers must play with persimmon or laminated maple woods, forged irons with "V" grooves, steel shafts, and balata balls in 90 or 100 compression. Then we'll find out who the best golfers are.

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Well, the bottom 10% of MIT grads are still probably pretty smart. But - you know what they call the last in class at med school graduation? Doctor!

SnoShuSam Loc: Texas, (ex Virginian)

I turned in a card with a 55 on it one time. Trouble is the back 9 went all to hell with a 72! :<(

khildy Loc: Brownsburg, IN

With his engineering brain he decide all his clubs should be the same length also.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Could not have happened to a nicer guy. He has really turned into a real ass on the tour.
The old sang, "Drive for show, putt for dough".

Don

hookedupin2005 Loc: Northwestern New Mexico

He is not my favorite golfer.....

Novots Loc: Grand Forks, ND

He is currently ranked as the 10th best golfer in the world, like him, like his approach, or not, he's figured something out.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

He does well on courses that are conducive to his driving length. He is far from a "shot maker"! If he wins 4 or 5 majors, he'll get more of my attention. For his length to really matter, he needs to improve his wedge play and putting.
Mark

jmesgolf Loc: Bar Harbor, ME

Birdies are like grapes.....they come in bunches!

Dannj

I read recent article where he said wedge play is his agenda for next year. His plan is to take the game one phase at a time.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

The master of the game was Ben Hogan. He practiced until his hands bled. I played with his irons - wooden shafts, when I started playing at age nine. My father bought them at a garage sale for $2. 2 woods, 3 irons, putter and a bag. 🏌🏼‍♀️
Mark😃

pendennis

And Mr. Hogan came back from auto accident injuries which would have completely sidelined many a person. The story is told in the movie "Follow The Sun". There were a number of pros who appeared, but without casting credits.

A friend of mine has a photo in his den of Hogan hitting a one iron at Merion during the 1950 U.S. Open. It's probably one of the greatest golf photos ever (by Hy Peskin).

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

Probably more myth than reality, it is told that Hogan asked his caddy how far he had on a particular shot. The caddy said about 146 or 148 to which Hogan responded, "Make up your mind".