www.Go To The Mountain - Musings of a Potential Guru

Man are macho animals. We often over-estimate ourselves. We think that we are strong when we are weak. We act like very commanding but are downright insecure. The guy with the loudest voice is often a coward that is why barking dogs seldom bite. A wise man speaks little and listens much. The guy who speaks loudly likes to listen to his own voice for assurance and is Narcissus who looked into his own reflection in the water and fell in love. It is very often that we hear some people dishing out instructions and saintly advice to fellow golfers on the golf course or at the club house. More often than not, what I overheard are all wrong teachings. To the beginners, novices or even some better players, getting the wrong advice is equivalent to receiving and accepting wrong indoctrination ingrained into you and this like some other kind of wrong indoctrinations can be suicidal. I have to begin by telling you that quite often in life, what we feel is not relevant to what is actually g...

Which Putter? Decoding The Mystery This is the most important club in your bag as you will use it 40-50% of the time in a round of golf. How it stacks up in terms of length, grip, shaft orientation, loft and lie angle are all important criteria. Correct length helps in positioning your eyes over the ball while proper lie angle allows the club to lie flat and helps in alignment. A putter that has too much or too little loft will push the ball up or cause it to bounce. Over sized grip can cause awkward feel while those that are too thin will encourage too much wrist movement. Though looks are important, it is only secondary as it only helps in confidence building. Colours and graphics are cosmetics for aesthetic reasons to entice you so that a fool and his money is soon parted. Not so for the rest which I shall emphasized below. Price and Quality Is the price of a putter related to its quality? Yes, very much so as they say, you pay peanuts you get monkeys. You can get on...