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- Complaint Department
- Opening the complaint department: Two readers take exception to instruction in the November issue. First, SD Evans in Myrtle Beach addresses Bobby Clampett's Breaking 100, 90, 80, 70, which SD found condescending: As a beginner...
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- More on Haney's "Where to Miss" tip
- More comment on Hank Haney's November tip, "Know Where to Miss", this one from Bernard Stittleburg of Atlanta. Haney writes an interesting piece...however I think he fails to realize that most golf course, at least...
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- Papwa's Grip
- "Two articles in the November issue grabbed my attention," says reader Dan Farrar, who lives in Tennessee. The first was the article about Papwa Sewgolum and his "backward" (cross-handed) grip and how tremendously accurate...
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- Learning from Tour Pros
- Leopold Lacy, a loyal California reader with a great name and real dedication to the game writes with question about a Hank Haney tip: I enjoy being able to try the many suggested offerings I...
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- How to Start Your Swing
- From Hugh Downing in Doylestown, P.A., where it doesn't get much prettier than this time of year, but could be a bit warmer, comes this suggestion, wrapped in a thank-you note: I would like...
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- Els on Putting and Perseverance
- Perseverance: Continue in a state of grace until it is succeeded by a state of glory. --Seymour Dunn November's cover story is Ernie Els' advice on driving the ball, but in his Saturday press...
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- Tilting to a Reverse C?
- Remember that it will be impossible for your to keep the weight on the inside of your right foot if your shoulder turn or hip turn has moved outside your base of support, that is,...
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- More Stack & Tilt
- The spine should be vertical at the top, which makes the player feel tipped over the front leg. Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett For those experimenting with Stack & Tilt, the New Tour Swing of...
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- More Tour Swing
- Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. Ben Hogan T. Weidenfelder of Ontario, Canada,...
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- New Tour Swing 3
- To keep the spine over the ball, which is the goal, the player has to tilt to the left during the backswing. Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett The New Tour Swing by Peter Morrice on...
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- The New Tour Swing 2
- Some prominent golfers advocate a big turn with the hips. I don't go along with this. Ben Hogan Our last entry included letters from three different readers noting similarities in our June New Tour Swing...
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- Tiger's Downhill-Lie Tip
- Golf Digest reader Chuck Nissman has a question on Tiger's Tip ("Slope Play") in the December issue: I was always taught that the ball tends to fly left from downhill lies because of the tendency...
