rescue club = hybrid wood= utility club, these terms are used interchangeably and they all mean the same thing, it;s just tht different manufacturer would refer them differently (just to confuse us more).

The most common reason to have rescue woods is to replace the feared long irons eg, 2, 3, 4, and maybe 5 iron…whatever irons you lack confidence in. A few golf manufacturers even have a whole set of irons in hybrids.

Hybrids are usually thought of as being for the beginner to average golfer but many tour players are using them eg, Jim Furyk, Davis Love, Stuart Cink and many more names are added to the list each day. Most pros find that when they need to hit a high, soft-landing shot of 210-240 yards these clubs do a much better job than a 2 iron. BUT Of coz, the great Tiger Woods would think otherwise and still carries a 2 iron or 5 woods in his bag (but he’s fr Mars)

As you look down at a hybrid club, it gives you the feeling that it is easier to hit because it looks more like a wood (bigger head). It’s also shorter than a wood (=more control) and all these add to your confidence. Generally, the head design allows the center of gravity to be moved lower and farther back from the face. This gets the ball up easier and at a higher angle.

The loft of utility clubs varies between 15 and 27 degrees typically. A 3 iron will have approximately 21 degrees of loft. Many of us mistakenly think that a 15-degree utility club will produce the same distance as a 15-degree fairway wood. Typically for hybrid irons, they will go about 5-8 yards farther than their iron replacements. If you hit your 3 iron 180 yards than a 3 hybrid should go about 185 but at a bit higher trajectory and not roll as far. Because of its forgiveness and confidence boosting appearance, I have opted out the 3 iron in all my new set to save some money and use tht to buy something else.

In addition, rescue clubs can even save you shots around the green, because of their shaft length, small head and loft, you can easily use them to chip the ball.

17×8 i guess

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If you are playing golf you may have made some mistakes sometimes and also have blamed your moves, shots and swings for your miss shots  and other mishaps. This is true in respect of every golfer, not matter how much proficient he is and how well he might have been practicing his moves to perfect the game. Instead of blaming your shots or moves, you must know that unsuitable or defective golf equipments may also be one of the reason for your miss hits.

Now is high time for you to consider the following golf tips that involve checking on your equipment’s quality.

If you plan to choose used golf clubs as beginner’s tools, scrutinizing before purchasing is a must. The club heads, the shafts, and the grips are golf club parts that should pass inspection first before landing a decent spot in your golf equipment cabinet. Another excellent golf tip that will get you through the game is making sure that the set of used golf clubs you’re eyeing have set consistency. It will also help a lot if you check first the price of new clubs vs. used.

A golf tip for a golfer that plans to regrip his clubs: Be cautious. This is because the grips are the only contact points one can access to affect the shot. Before carrying out the regripping, know the core grip of the club and your hands grip size. To determine your core size grip, measure the diameter of the butt of the shaft you’re going to re-grip. The shaft’s diameter should match the grip’s core diameter. In determining your hands grip, the available size grips are regular, mid-size, oversize and jumbo. Use only the best re-gripping materials that will provide optimum performance for your golf clubs.

Another golf tip or advice is that using ill-fitted clubs will be an obstacle to your golf playing success. A golfer must consider his or her body type in choosing the best-fitting equipment to support and deliver his backswings efficiently. Too steep angles in carrying out backswings may be avoided if one selects the perfect fitting equipment available.

Custom golf club fitting makes a better option than just buying new golf clubs. Getting custom fitting golf clubs is a golf tip that translates to a very worthy investment. The uniqueness of each person is attributed to the need of this way of buying new golf clubs. A custom fitting produces golf clubs that specifically suit the height, strength, swing characteristics and club head speed of the golfer.

The type of club shaft also helps in predicting whether you’ll do good in a game or you won’t. There’s a choice between a steel club shaft and a graphite-made club shaft. This golf tip aims to make you realize which type of golf club shaft will benefit your game. Observations tell that the steel club shafts are more preferred by professional golfers while graphite shafts become more popular with women, senior players and beginners. Steel shafts are less expensive than graphite shafts though.

One more golf tip that could help you is that the golf clubs that must be the main content of your bag must suit your skill level. Since various skill levels need various golf clubs, it won’t be wise to just use or bring a golf club that is just lying around. And, don’t ever forget about the maximum golf club load your bag is allowed to hold. You can only bring 14 golf clubs in your bag. No more. No less. Aside from your skill level contemplation, your mastery of a certain golf club and your being comfortable with using it must also be put into consideration in deciding which golf club to hit.

A good combination of the right moves and good choice of equipment will better arm you to become the best golfer you could ever be.

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GrandPar Golf was ranked No. 1 game in Samsung’s Application Store for 5  consecutive days, right above Asphalt GT. GrandPar golf is a full length 3D golf game where you play an elderly golf player that becomes younger and younger as you progress by winning rejuvenation potions. With 162 golf courses and 42 outfits, this game is loaded with playtime and customization.

Com2uS has been making large strides in the open application market such as Apple’s AppStore and Samsung’s Application Store. With Chronicles of Inotia: A Wanderer of Luone due to hit Apple’s App Store in December 2009, Com2uS will be coming out with a jam-packed 14 game line up in a multitude of open platform devices including the Apple’s AppStore, Android, Samsung Application Store, and much more.

Let’s cross our fingers and wait for this beautiful crafted game land on our iPhones and iPod Touches.

I just wanted to take the time to congratulate Lee Westwood on his big victory in Dubai, as he won the Dubai World Championship by a solid six strokes, and won the Race to Dubai in the process.

Here’s the AP story on the final round action.

Westwood has been so close so many times this year, as we’ve seen him play some great golf at times. But there has just been a few holes here and there all season that have cost him victories, and made him settle for top ten finishes.

While Westwood has said some things in the past that may have been questioned by golf fans, there is no doubt that this guy is one of the best golfers out there today. He’s the kind of guy that can step up and win a big major, as he almost did it at last year’s U.S. Open. With the enormous battle taking place between Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate, people sometimes forget that Westwood was so close to winning that one.

But again, congrats to Westwood on the huge win in Dubai, and this should definitely give him some momentum heading into next season.

Fortunate to play in a corporate gold day this week, and as is the norm, it was a great day on the course, even though I spent more time exploring the flora and fauna alongside the fairway.

Is that not the idea of corporate days, to enjoy the camaraderie and meet new people?

This particular day saw one team come in 7 under par playing four ball ambrose, with all of them having handicaps of 27. One hell of a performance wouldn’t you say? It then transpired that two or three of them play two or three times every week, but on public courses so do not have official handicaps. This is of course within the rules to then give your handicap as the maximum 27.

One gentleman became very hot under the collar about the whole issue, saying that this made a mockery of the day. He too had a point.

Surely if you play as much as these gentlemen, you may not have an official handicap, but it is embarrassing to put down 27 and play to under 20? Does winning mean that much at a corporate golf day?

Then as for the guy who was so upset, again, a corporate day is surely not about winning. If you get a prize it is simply a bonus to a day out, one that is better than being stuck in an office?

Or have we misunderstood the spirit of the game?

Il British esalta Watson Manassero come Tiger

Il British esalta Watson Manassero come Tiger L’americano Tom Watson, 59 anni, monumento ancora in attività del golf mondiale, capeggia con -5 la classifica del 138° British Open a circa metà della prima giornata.

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Il course di Tunberry ospiterà l’edizione numero 130 del British Open, l’unico major della stagione che si gioca fuori dai confini americani nonchè il torneo considerato come il più vecchio del mondo.

150 i professionisti in gara il detentore del titolo Padraig Harrington che giusto l’anno scorso al Royal Birkdale si impose con quattro colpi di vantaggio sull’inglese Ian Poulter.

A Tunberry non mancherà nemmeno il Master champion 2009 nonché il vincitore dello Us Open edizione 2007 Angerl Cabrera; tiger Woods che nel curriculum vanta ben tre Claret Jug e ancora Vijay Singh.

Dai big ai giovanissimi come il giapponesino di appen 17 anni Ryo Ishikawa che si è guadagnato il pass per vivere l’esperienza scozzese vincendo il Mizuno open e poi c’è Matteo Manassero, il 16enne veronese che appena il mese scorso ha vinto il British amateur Championship e che vivrà il sogno di giocare i primi due giri al fianco di Sergio garcia, numero 5 del World Golf ranking e Tom Watson che detiene un record dell’era moderna: lui l’Open Championship l’ha vinto ben 5 volte e anche a Tunberry nel 1977 in un duello all’ultimo colpo con Jack Nicklaus.

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The Golf Club at Terra Lago offers special discounted rates to Coachella Valley Residents throughout the year. They define the Coachella Valley to extend from Desert Hot Springs to the West through Coachella to the East. This includes: Palm Springs, Cathederal City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Indio, and Coachella.

In order to recieve discounted rates as a Coachella Valley Resident you must either SIGNUP FOR A DESERT RESIDENT CARD FROM THE GOLF CLUB AT TERRA LAGO (or their sister course Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort)

This entitles you to the best available rates as a resident as well as the additional benifits extended to Desert Resident Card Holders, including guest discounts, merchandise discounts, resident E-Club specials and more. Visit their website for complete information.

Il campo da golf “Nullarbor Links 18 holes” si snoda lungo la Eyre Highway, con la prima buca a Kalgoorlie in Australia occidentale e le altre in paesini e allevamenti di pecore lungo l’autostrada, fino a Ceduna sulla costa meridionale: il percorso de di 1.365 chilometri

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Here’s another batch of JE group songs!

This time it’s from 3 groups.

First of we have GYM / gYm

          (Golf, YamaPi, Mike)

gYm is a special group created under Johnny’s Entertainment with 2 Thai singers and one Japanese. We have the members Golf & Mike and Yamashita Tomohisa of NewS. Golf and Mike are 2 Thai brothers who signed under Johnny’s Entertainment to promote themselves in Japan. gYm is made as a volleyball support for the volleyball team. They have this one single Fever to Future. Mike is soooo handsome and cute.!!

DOWNLOAD: (MF Link)^ GYM – フィーバーとフューチャー (Fever to Future).mp3

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(V6 in their younger years. From left to right Sakamoto Masayuki, Miyake Ken, Hiroshi Nagano, Junichi Okada, Masayuki Sakamoto, and Go Morita.)

V6 is a group composed of obviously 6 people. Composed of members Junichi Okada, Miyake Ken, Morita Go, Sakamoto Masayuki, Inohara Yoshihiko, and Hiroshi Nagano. This group also reached their peak in their time of fame.This is the 1st JE group to become volleyball supporters. This was also the 1st JE group to have sub-groups. 20th Century is composed of the elder members namely Sakamoto, Inohara, and Hiroshi. The other sub-group Coming Century is composed of the younger members Ken, Go, and Junichi.
Yeah yeah, you may say that they are old now but! So love their songs! Darling? Do you know that song? The OST of Kimi wa PETTO was sung by them! Gokusen I’s song Feel Your Breeze was also from them!

DOWNLOAD: (MF Links)^ V6 – Honey Beat.mp3
^ V6 – Feel your breeze.mp3
^ V6 – Darling.mp3
^ V6 – COSMIC RESCUE.mp3
^ V6 – CHANGE THE WORLD.mp3

there you go.!!

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TegoMass is a special group as well. The group is composed of the 2 vocals of NewS Tegoshi Yuya and Masuda Takahisa. Their group name is obviously a mash-up of their surnames. TegoMass is somehow also considered a sub-group of NewS and the group debuted in the middle of NewS’s hiatus. The special group was made to promote the agency in Switzerland and so they released a English single entitled Miso Soup. Later on they also released the Japanese version of it. They also sang OST’s of anime’s such as Lovely Complex. These boys are just pure heaven!

DOWNLOAD: (MF Link)^ TegoMass [テゴマス] – アイアイ傘 (Ai Ai Gasa).mp3
^ TegoMass [テゴマス] – キッス〜帰り道のラブソング〜 (KISS~Kaerimichi no Love Song~).mp3
^ TegoMass [テゴマス] – キミ + ボク = LOVE? (Kimi + Boku = LOVE?).mp3
^ TegoMass [テゴマス] – ミソスープ (Miso Soup).mp3
^ TegoMass [テゴマス] – ミソスープ (Miso Soup) (English Version).mp3

that’s the end of this one.!

watch out for more.!

Thank you to all those who have donated to help make Shane Victorino’s Charity Golf Event a success. Here is the article on the event:  http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091122/SPORTS0903/911220386&template=golf/Victorino+pours+his+heart+into+charity+golf+event

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I started his post with the idea of making it my first in my PGA Tour 2009 Preview series. I wanted to take a look at how the much talked about groove changes would affect the game of golf.

Where I started was with a look at the difference between what difference the difference is between the fairway and the rough. To do this was pretty easy, as the PGA Tour keeps laser tracked stats titled “proximity to hole from fairway” and “proximity to hole from rough.” Now, those stats are individually pretty biased as a means for rating players because they are not at all adjusted for the difference in difficulty of courses.

Overall, though, since it is almost impossible for a golfer to play only the fairway on one course and the rough on another, when you take the tour average, that stuff should even out. Also, things like good lies, bad lies, distance should even out when looking at all the players over the course of the season.

This is the chart I came up with Broken down by year:

The chart should be fairly explanatory, except for the bottom row, which I’ll get to in a second.

At first, this fooled me too, as I noticed that there did appear to be a huge gap between 2002 and 2009. Then I went back and noticed in 2002 there were only 15,000 attempts from the rough. In 2009, there were over 43,000. I doubt that means players became wildly less accurate in 2002, rather the PGA Tour lasered all its events in 2009, and only a select few in 2002. The problem is those select events in 2002, were probably the bigger PGA Tour events that more people care about and are generally played on harder set-ups.

There were over 40,000 attempts from the rough in 2003, so I’m assuming that is the first year the PGA Tour started lasering all its events. As you can see, the rough has gotten easier on Tour since 2003, with the average proximity getting almost 2 feet closer since back in 2003. Of course, this could have nothing to do with Technology(or grooves) and relate to other factors like players getting stronger, better, hitting it further, or tournaments cutting down the rough to make tournaments more exciting with more birdies.

I tried to look up stats on distance to the hole after tee shot averages, but those only went back to this season, so it’s virtually impossible given what the PGA Tour publishes on it’s website what the actual effect of technology has been.

To illustrate my point I took a look at the PGA Tour’s proximity to hole from different yardages:

There is a clear advantage to being closer to the hole. I put in the percent of error, just because I have heard people say stuff to the extent of “well, relatively speaking you do better on shots from 100 yards than a tricky distance like 50.” Relatively that’s true, but it’s also irrelevant. You would rather have a closer look from your next shot, regardless of where the first one came from. It seems, at least from the yardages the PGA Tour compiles, that being closer to the hole on average is the way to do that.

Since, I think that chart shows that there is an advantage to being closer to the hole for your approach shot, that could mean that the PGA Tour is hitting it closer from the rough for the simple reason that their approaches from the rough come from shorter distances. There is no way to tell that technology has had any effect on this. Or it could also be some of the factors I named above, it’s hard to say to with the available data from the PGA Tour.

The bright-side is that they have very detailed stats from 2009 and there is a clear rule change going into effect. It shouldn’t take us too long before we are able to tell if the groove changes have made the rough harder.

How to do that is an interesting story. This is where the stroke per 1000 shots from the first table comes into play. To calculate this effect, I used the proximity vs. distance stats from above and distance vs. % of putts made that comes again from the PGA Tour’s shotlink stats.
DISTANCE REMAINING v. PROXIMITY TO HOLE

PUTTS MADE

DISTANCE OF PUTT V. PCT MADE

As you can see there is a very strong correlation between that success in putting and getting approaches close, decreases exponentially with distance*

*It’s possible that the distance categories that the PGA Tour uses skew the graph a little. For example, using the percentages and averages of distances(0-5 is 2.5 on the graph, etc) there is a strong correlation, but it crosses the y axis at 1 at around 1.7 ft. Which is to say pro’s never miss from 1.7 feet or less. I think that is probably a stretch and there is a different exponential equation for extremely short putts. However for these purposes, this works fine, since the proximity to the hole is in the 20s and 30s.

So, just looking at 2009, we can say that the average approach from the rough ended 42.81 feet from the hole, compared to 31.34 feet from the rough. Plugging those numbers into the putting equation above, that results to being about 32 strokes better from the fairway over 1000 shots*. Of course, that understates it because it assumes that every shot hits the green, which is not true. While on average, a player would scramble the same no matter where he hit the previous shot from, an average proximity of 10.5 feet further away is going to result in more missed greens, so it is probably safe to say that it is more than a 32 shot difference from missing the fairway.

*This also doesn’t take into account that you are probably less likely to 3 putt from 30 feet than you are from 40 feet.

It’s impossible to say, given the PGA Tour’s available data, if there is a significant difference in the penalty of hitting the ball from the rough over the past few years. It’s also impossible to say what the cause of any difference would be. However, after next year, there should be enough available data to determine what effect the groove changes had.

As far as this favoring certain players, that again is hard to tell. There was definitely a difference in missing the fairway, so if the difference increases guys that hit a lot of fairways should benefit. However, I doubt that hitting the fairway will all of a sudden become more important that GIRs, scrambling and putting from close range(IMO, in that order). Those three stats are usually so much more important to scoring that a small penalty for hitting the rough is unlikely to change what makes good golfers good.

The other factor will be how big of a deal people are making of the groove changes. I seriously doubt that even if the rough gets harder to play from it will ever match the effect that golf announcers will attribute to it. I can just imagine Peter Kostis next year saying, “Well, that’s the effect of the new grooves” on every shot that misses the green from the rough. The fact is, the guys are pros who are really good, practice a lot and are able to tailor pretty much any equipment they want. I’m sure they will be prepared.

I actually think, if you want to project who might be undervalued for next year, guys that just bomb away might be more valueable. The consensus, from what I’ve read so far, seems to be that guys are going to scale it back to hit the fairways more. It’s unlikely they will hit significantly more fairways with this strategy, but the 20 yards they give up even with a more penal rough is probably not worth it.

Thanks to PGATour.com, where I got all the stats.

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 A TREAT FOR GOLFING ENTHUSIASTS

For the last 2 years we have had a ball holidaying on the east coast of Yorkshire about 4 miles from Bridlington.Based in a static caravan near the cliffs has given us a perfect base to pursue a wide range of activities from golfing,fishing,bird-watching and walking as well as just lazing about sunbathing and reading.The caravan site is an ideal base as it is walking distance from the cliffs,small beaches,local shops and entertainment facilities. A short car ride or local bus from the caravan site leads you to the fabulous resort of Bridlington with its superb beach and shopping centre.Although there are other large caravan parks along this coast you are far enough away from them to feel unique and isolated.

For the keen golfer there are several courses nearby. The closest is in Flamborough, next to the lighthouse and has holes at the edge of the cliff top. Bridlington Links is nearby and the South Bay golf club is only 4 miles away at Bridlington. If you want to venture a bit further away there is Filey golf club about 11 miles away and Scarborough further down the coast.

If this appeals to you and you want more information about the site and its facilities you can visit the link at the end of this article. You can even hire a static caravan through this site and experience the pleasures yourself. The British weather of course cannot be guaranteed but if you like this kind of lifestyle you can be guaranteed a great time with plenty to do through the day and evening.
Be warned though you may like it that much you might be tempted to return regularly and even buy your own caravan like we did. Don’t worry though there is no one trying to sell you anything
If your fed up with the hassle of foreign holidays,ie long drives to and from airports,long waits for flights i recommend you give this a go.
This area is a fabulous place for a holiday and the locals are very friendly and welcoming.
PS when you catch the lingering smell of bacon and eggs drifting around the neighbours caravans you cant resist joining in.Get up early and enjoy the day.

Further information at http://www.1st-opportunity.co.uk/page14.html

Bruce Irons aime le golf et invite Tiger Woods à la pêche…