bOObs on Golf
You cheat at golf, you cheat at life. -Harold Lavender
February 2015
GAS the Watson Way
After a discussion of the 26 individual parameters that the TrackMan launch monitor measures, our Golf Fundamentals class discussion shifted to the principles of the golf swing. There are a total of 14 principles. Of those 14 principles, there are three pre-swing principles: grip, aim, and set-up or GAS for short. The three grips are the …
Moon Valley Country Club
On Mondays, we always play a tournament round at a different course throughout the Valley. Today’s course was a special treat: Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix. After playing Ahwatukee Country Club last week, this was like going from the outhouse to the penthouse. It was the first chance I’ve had to play a round with my …
Rules & Your Putting Routine
The Rules of Golf are overly complex, but I have to learn them. On Thursday, we took a quiz to test our knowledge of a few of the definitions we’re supposed to learn, and I did not do well. But this was just a trial run. Next week’s quiz is for real, and I have …
Will Tiger Ever Get It Back? (No Pun Intended)
For the 3rd time in his last nine tournaments, Tiger Woods has withdrawn because of an apparent back injury. This time, Woods blamed the fog delay that pushed back the start of his round by more than two hours. Or maybe it was because Woods was +2 thru 11 holes and +15 thru his last …