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Oakley Ladies Golf Shoes 9bbTuesday, February 24, 2004 Women Need Equipment Tailored To Their Game One of the most upsetting statistics in golf is that one out of every two women who take up the game quit after 24 months. There are a number of reasons for this, but one of the most common is that the game is made hard for women because many of them play with inferior equipment. Sometimes it is the arrow and not the Indian that's responsible for a bad shot. Many women players have difficulty generating enough club head speed to consistently get the ball airborne with the longer clubs, which have less face loft. They have no trouble with the 5-iron through pitching wedge, but they hit the rest of their clubs all about the same distance. This begs a ques- tion from an inquiring mind: "Why do I need all those other clubs in the set if they all go the same distance?" I've asked club manufacturers about this, but they have always responded with a shrug -- until now. Finally, using the information provided by modern-day launch monitors, club manufacturers such as Callaway are making sets available this year that are more suitable for golfers with slow swing speed. Here's how it works. A woman who hits her driver about 120 yards spins the ball at about 4,000 rpms (revolutions per minute). Her spin rate for the pitching wedge is about 5,000 rpms. The rate is fairly constant throughout the set, meaning she has only a 40-yard gap between her longest and shortest clubs (by contrast, the average man hits his pitching wedge 100 yards and his driver 220 yards -- a 120-yard gap). The strategy for these women is to have fewer clubs (more woods and fewer irons) and to space the lofts far differently than the spacing in a traditional set. For example, a woman's set of clubs would include: a 14-degree driver, 18-degree 3-wood, 20-degree 5-wood, 24-degree 7-wood, 28-degree 9-wood, 32- degree 7-iron, 38-degree 8-iron, 44-degree 9-iron and a 50- degree pitching wedge. Throw in a sand wedge and a putter and you have a set that numbers 11, but fills in the 40-yard gap more evenly (and with more versatility). 'No Real Rush' For Duval To Return To Competition Despite a recent report that David Duval likely will return to competition for The Players Championship March 25-28, instructor David Leadbetter, while optimistic about the former No. 1 player's improvement, says that "nothing is automatic right now." Not even playing in the Masters. Indeed, there's nothing to keep Duval from waiting until summer, if that's what it takes. It all depends on his con- fidence and progress. "There's no real rush," Leadbetter said Wednesday from Orlando. "It's not do-or-die that it has to be TPC or Augusta. It's going to be when he feels his game and his head are ready for it." The only apparent sure thing is that Duval, 32, who made only four cuts in 20 events last year and fell to 242nd in the world rankings, is getting married during the first week of March to Susie Persichitte, an interior designer from Denver he met last summer at The International. While Leadbetter is encouraged that Duval has started to fade the ball again, he's concern- ed about the timing of Duval's return. If Duval eventually eyes TPC, it might be smarter to start back at, say, either the Honda Classic or Bay Hill, rather than face the pressure of a debut at Ponte Vedra Beach in his hometown tournament. QUOTE OF THE WEEK "If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball." -Jack Lemmon |
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Oakley Ladies Golf Shoes TODAY'S GOLF - Tuesday, April 27, 2004"Tips... News... And More... All For The Love Of The Game" ------------------------------------------------------------ To SUBSCRIBE visit: http://www.gophercentral.com/sub/sub-golf.html Subscribe ------------------------------------------------------------ IN THIS ISSUE: 1. TEEING OFF - Three degrees of separation 2. PRO REPORT - TV viewers question, but Cink officially OK 3. QUOTE OF THE WEEK TEEING OFF Three degrees of separation Once you have coiled correctly during your backswing, you are poised to release the pent-up power created by that coil. The proper release of this power at impact is related to three "separations" that occur as you start back to the ball: 1. Your hands must separate from your back shoulder and move directly down toward the ground, maintaining the 90- degree angle between the shaft and your left arm. This is an essential power lever and it is not released until impact. 2.Your front shoulder must separate from your chin, a move that aids in dropping the arms and club into the slot. 3.Your front hip should turn back toward the target while your right hip stays put, creating a separation between your legs. ------------------------------------------------------------ MEMO-FOAM PILLOW -- Enjoy the BEST Sleep Ever When you rest your head on a Memo-Foam Pillow, you notice right away how COMFORTABLE it feels. That's because the scientific design molds to your body's contours to help provide a deeper sleep by providing PROPER SUPPORT, allowing you to wake up energized & refreshed. No more tossing and turning, the TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE foam contours to your body's heat and weight. It's the pillow you don't have but NEED for the best sleep ever. Why pay $100? 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Fans watching on TV Sunday saw Cink, who had consulted tour official Slugger White on his way to the ball, remov- ing loose impediments from an area of white, crushed limestone left of the fairway -- not a bunker. Although that area on Harbour Town Golf Links' 16th hole is often called a "waste bunker," that's not a term covered in the rules of golf. According to PGA Tour rules official Mark Russell, "it's actually [considered] 'through the green,' just an area where there's no grass." Under the rules, Cink was allowed to remove "loose impedi- ments" such as stones or granules of limestone, as long as he did not move his ball or remove something "solidly embedded." "He didn't do any finger sweep or brush," said official Frank Cavanaugh, who was on the scene at Hilton Head. "He flicked and picked, but there was no sweep." Viewers noticed what appeared to be an indentation in the surface after Cink flicked away some loose impediments. But the surface was so firm, officials said, Cink could not have been in violation of Rule 13.2, or improving his lie by removing or pressing down sand. According to Cavanaugh, the tour staff had gone ahead before the players got to the 16th for a second time, making certain that the bunkers -- and this "waste bunker" -- were raked from previous play. "That was one of the areas that had been raked," Cavanaugh said, "and the ball was right in front of that furrow." That created the impression that Cink's ball was raised. Russell said official Steve Rintoul told him the area was so firm "that they threw the rake down and the rake teeth wouldn't even go in the ground." The area that on TV might have looked like a finger swipe "was kind of rake furrow that was there beforehand," Russell said. After Cink make a fabulous second shot and sank the winning putt, he was told of the rules discussion. He watched replays of the 16th hole with White and explained what he did. White was satisfied there was no infraction. "I think we got some questions about whether he'd improved his lie," White said later. "Yes, he flicked them away. But like I said, there are so many little pebbles in there. . . That's the nature of a waste area." Many tour players do not fully understand the rules. Although Cink is more schooled than most, he was careful to consult White during his playoff with Ted Purdy. "It was just the two of them [Cink and Purdy] out there, and the official was right nearby," said Georgia State Golf Association executive director Mike Waldron, who has been a rules official for several major championships. "If he did anything wrong, I'm sure Slugger White would have seen it." ------------------------------------------------------------ The Amazing Tooth Stain Eraser Removes Tough Tobacco, Tea & Coffee Stains On Contact... This new dental instrument was developed by a practicing dentist to give you super fast teeth cleaning results at home. 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