Received this Banzai from friend, review claimed as the best shaft for hybrid, though friend hated it. 
Hate it? Love it? Pride and Prejudice....
Shaft is not carefully sanded, you can see the fiber splits. This is a bad sign.
It is pured!
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Monday, May 29, 2006
Swingweight kit
This box of Swingweight kits cost $29.95 from GolfWorks....
Is it because Golfers willing to pay higher price thus golf related goods are expensive or is it because golf related goods are expensive thus golfers forced to pay higher price?
Thinking about it, the Supply-Demand curve is actually proportional to the ball trajectory...
This box of Swingweight kits cost $29.95 from GolfWorks....Is it because Golfers willing to pay higher price thus golf related goods are expensive or is it because golf related goods are expensive thus golfers forced to pay higher price?
Thinking about it, the Supply-Demand curve is actually proportional to the ball trajectory...
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Golf Practice
The whole idea of practice is to reproduce a swing movement that I could bring to the golf course. Somehow I found that my practice session is usually fixing and correcting. It is funny to realize that I spent most of the time correcting rather than reproducing any repetitive movement. I wonder why swing movement can go wrong from one day to the other. It just happens and it never ends.
Monday I fixed the follow-through, Tuesday I corrected my spline angle, Wednesday I adjusted my back swing, Thursday I puzzled over my stance, Friday I stablelized my lower body movement, Saturday I went onto course and play, wondering what I had done over the week and shot an amazing high score. Sunday I returned to range cursing on my lack of talents, Monday I started the cycle again...
The whole idea of practice is to reproduce a swing movement that I could bring to the golf course. Somehow I found that my practice session is usually fixing and correcting. It is funny to realize that I spent most of the time correcting rather than reproducing any repetitive movement. I wonder why swing movement can go wrong from one day to the other. It just happens and it never ends.
Monday I fixed the follow-through, Tuesday I corrected my spline angle, Wednesday I adjusted my back swing, Thursday I puzzled over my stance, Friday I stablelized my lower body movement, Saturday I went onto course and play, wondering what I had done over the week and shot an amazing high score. Sunday I returned to range cursing on my lack of talents, Monday I started the cycle again...
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Golf Par
Par is defined to be standard strokes counted in order to bring the little white ball from tee to the hole on the green. For a high handicapper, if I raise the standard Par from "Par" to "Bogey", that's mean I am adding one more stroke allowed to myself to make par, it will change the whole playing strategy. Instead of hitting with 2nd shot 3-wood, I can hit with 2nd shot 7 iron and 3rd shot PW to bring the ball to the green. For a Par 4, if I can 2 putt and finish the hole, I will end up with my standard Par. In the end, if I am able to use this strategy and make par for each hole, bogey if in real score, I still end up with a score of 90 for standard Par 72. For any better shot, it will be all to my benefits.
This is a very easy strategy to be executed, yet as human being who likes to wear hat bigger than the head, could this be easily done?
Par is defined to be standard strokes counted in order to bring the little white ball from tee to the hole on the green. For a high handicapper, if I raise the standard Par from "Par" to "Bogey", that's mean I am adding one more stroke allowed to myself to make par, it will change the whole playing strategy. Instead of hitting with 2nd shot 3-wood, I can hit with 2nd shot 7 iron and 3rd shot PW to bring the ball to the green. For a Par 4, if I can 2 putt and finish the hole, I will end up with my standard Par. In the end, if I am able to use this strategy and make par for each hole, bogey if in real score, I still end up with a score of 90 for standard Par 72. For any better shot, it will be all to my benefits.
This is a very easy strategy to be executed, yet as human being who likes to wear hat bigger than the head, could this be easily done?
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Friday, April 28, 2006
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Came across this 2005 prototype shaft from Accuflex. Out of curiosity, I purchased one. It is waiting for my assembly now. Label on shaft reads "Tour Test use ONLY!"Mentioning about golf equipment fanatics, check this out:
floridagolfnikki.net
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Advice
I met a senior folk at the range last night. He has the most rhythmitic swing I have seen among many people at the range, by rhythmitic I mean smooth-like, no muscle involved kind of ball hitting process. It was getting late, wind was blowing and getting colder, we exchanged a few words and conversation started with his new acquired gap wedge. He got himself a gap wedge at 52 degree loft and he said that should improve his short game, being he is always between clubs for 80 yds distance. He was happy and I commented on his smooth rhythm.
We talked and it came down to my problem I had lately. He said: "Show me your setup." So I obliged, first he looked at my grip, hmm, he liked my slightly strong grip but commented that my right index finger and thumb are asserting too much force, causing my right arm to tense up and restricting smooth back swing. I loosened up and found that it was much easier to swing back. Hooya, that was a good advice. Then we checked my stance and he asked me to lift my left foot up. I couldn't. Ahh, this was the problem. Out of the blue, some time, some where, some how, I have gone back to a slight heavy front foot setup, to compensate, I have to hit from inside-out, to compensate further, I have to slide my hip to balance the swing, to compensate that I am using a bending wrist, to compensate all, I am moving my feet aggressively. Result, a slight reverse pivot and inconsistent swinging rhythm, producing many hook shots.
It was a nice night, I owed this senior folk ton of thanks but he dashed out and I didn't get his name.
When in doubt, check setup.
I met a senior folk at the range last night. He has the most rhythmitic swing I have seen among many people at the range, by rhythmitic I mean smooth-like, no muscle involved kind of ball hitting process. It was getting late, wind was blowing and getting colder, we exchanged a few words and conversation started with his new acquired gap wedge. He got himself a gap wedge at 52 degree loft and he said that should improve his short game, being he is always between clubs for 80 yds distance. He was happy and I commented on his smooth rhythm.
We talked and it came down to my problem I had lately. He said: "Show me your setup." So I obliged, first he looked at my grip, hmm, he liked my slightly strong grip but commented that my right index finger and thumb are asserting too much force, causing my right arm to tense up and restricting smooth back swing. I loosened up and found that it was much easier to swing back. Hooya, that was a good advice. Then we checked my stance and he asked me to lift my left foot up. I couldn't. Ahh, this was the problem. Out of the blue, some time, some where, some how, I have gone back to a slight heavy front foot setup, to compensate, I have to hit from inside-out, to compensate further, I have to slide my hip to balance the swing, to compensate that I am using a bending wrist, to compensate all, I am moving my feet aggressively. Result, a slight reverse pivot and inconsistent swinging rhythm, producing many hook shots.
It was a nice night, I owed this senior folk ton of thanks but he dashed out and I didn't get his name.
When in doubt, check setup.
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