Crosshair Golf Blog
August 17, 2010
June 28, 2010
How Many Drivers Do You Have In Your Closet
This post is for all you multiple golf driver owners. How many of you purchase a new driver, or know someone who purchases a new driver, every year? Does it make your game any better?
I am personally acquainted with someone who, every year, needs to have a new driver. Just to make his game better. His game never gets better, he refuses to take a lesson, and he blames it all on his clubs with the driver being the ringleader.
If you are one of these people…STOP. You are not helping your game and your friends do not look forward to playing with you. You need to stop buying Drivers. What you need to do is improve your game in 3 easy steps.
1. Get properly fit. 2. Take a lesson or 2 with your new clubs. 3. Relax and gain your confidence on the course.
If you have confidence in your golf clubs you will probably only get new clubs when you need them not when you “think” you need them. As a purveyor of custom fit golf clubs I would love for everyone reading this to buy a new driver every year, need it or not. But, as a person who loves the game of golf, and loves to talk about the game of golf, I would rather have you buying a new driver or set of golf clubs every three years because you have worn your old set out.
If you are going to purchase your new clubs online, most golf club companies have some sort of “Get Fit” guide to follow. We have a module in which you input a few measurements and you will be able to get the clubs that fit you. I would suggest you get professionally fit for your clubs if you are a scratch golfer. You can do this at any pro shop, usually for no charge. You can then use these measurements to order from us or any online golf shop. If you have not established your swing yet, I would not suggest newer golfers get a full professional fitting. If you get fit for clubs and then take lessons and your swing changes your clubs might not fit you anymore.
Our custom club fitting module is a great way to get fit for a custom set of golf clubs
One set of properly sized, quality golf clubs should give you quite a few years of top notch performance and fun on the golf course. Clean your closet and sell all the clubs you do not use, Find a set of golf clubs that you feel comfortable with, have them custom fit to your specifications. Then, go take a few lessons, practice and enjoy years of fun on the golf course.
June 2, 2010
Will Tiger get the Lions Share
Tiger Woods, 108th in the Fedex standings, will make another return to the PGA Tour this weekend with a 12:44 pm tee time at the Memorial. Is he ready to take the Lions share again or will he come up lame.
How many times do we hear the golf commentators proclaim, “Tiger is on the prowl” and how many times do we see leaders drop one by one as Tiger stalks silently by. At the end it is Tiger with the kill, and all the meat he can eat. What will Tiger do this week? It is hard to tell. There are a lot of young cats out there who are very hungry and will not be looking over their shoulder to see if Tiger is “On the Prowl”.
Remember, it’s a jungle out there and only the strong will survive. In Golf, it is the strength of the mind that will bring you to the kill first. Tiger Woods has had his eye on Jack’s coveted 18 Major wins. He has two more chances this year at courses he likes and has been successful at. But, over the past year, Tiger has fallen and all the young lions sense the weakness, and I would say “They are on the Prowl”.
Tiger does not need to win this tournament, but he needs to send a message. That message has to be that, I might be down but I am not weak. He needs to make some heads turn and look over their shoulders. If he can do that then he will get the Lions Share, and eat well for another week. If not, he might be fighting Hyenas and Vultures for the scraps.
May 11, 2010
Tim Clark Wins a Major
Tim Clark finally won on the PGA Tour, and what a win to have, a Major.
This was a big performance considering he is only 5′7″. He does not have the distance as some of the big hitters on tour, bet he made up for in in accuracy and putting.
Twelve years on the tour with many runner ups and top tens. In fact, he has amassed a nice nest egg of about 14 million dollars in winnings. That is alot of money, not compared to Phil and Tiger, but I wouldn’t refuse it.
Maybe this is the event that will push him to multiple wins and maybe even a green Jacket.
February 28, 2010
Golf in the Olympics
It was announced that Golf will be in the 2016 Olympics.
According to Golf.com “The proposed format is four rounds of stroke play, although that could change. There would be a 60-player men’s field and a 60-player women’s field; teams would feature the top two eligible players from each country. That could change.”
I personally think it should be all amateurs, no pro’s at all. If all we see are the touring PGA Pro’s then all we have is another tournament. Nothing new, nothing exciting.
What they should do is have the competition Ryder Cup Style. each country has teams of four and they have partner, individual, and team play. Also, do not just pick the 4 best golfers. Let the pro’s and amateurs form teams and compete to go to the Olympics. All teams must have at least one amateur. Just think about teams of golfers competing for a spot in the Olympics. Top golfers playing for no money, playing to represent their country.
Dustin Johnson at the PGA
Dustin Johnson lost the PGA because of a rule at Whistling Straights that states all bunkers are hazards. One interpretation stated that if there was sand, then it was a bunker.
Some Golf Rules make me sick. It is fine to have rules and to follow rules, but this is ridiculous. If there are hazards on a golf course, great. They make the game interesting and players learn how to avoid them. But if you ask me, if golf officials at any tournament allow spectators to stand anywhere, then automatically that area can not be considered a hazard. Dustin Johnson’s mistake is proof positive.
If golf officials had not allowed spectators to spectate from that sandy spot then there would be no question as to what it was. Maybe, if golf officials allow spectators to stand in certain areas and ruin the appearance of the area, then it is up to them to immediately identify the lie as being in a hazard or not.
A fine golfer loses a tournament because some golf officials are not qualified for the job.