1 - May the Fourth Be With You
The quality of that gif is really terrible. Sorry.
Happy Star Wars Day Golfers…
Golf is finally back in most places and thousands of people have posted photos in dozens of social networks, but Reddit user u/mrdikken47 had this one that is most apropos of the day.
No idea how he is going to find that ball when it gets blasted out to Tatooine.
Scotty Kirkland…
From Golf Monthly comes the latest in Kirkland / Costco brand golf gear. No stranger to golf and lawsuits, it will be interesting to see what comes out of this.
Would you put it in your bag?
The Life of a Tour Pro is Tough… One of the remaining, still playing, professional golf tours, the West Florida Golf Tour, is still going on and had a tournament today. Jimmy Stanger won $2,000.
If you think that this is an easy tour, OWGR #39, Jazz Janewattananond, won $98.57.
It’s Science…
I discovered what might be the coolest job ever, golf scientist. In a recent publication, the Golf Science Journal published a study on how amateurs can get more distance.
Increase the linear distance they move the grip during the downswing.
Increase the force they apply in the direction the grip is moving during the downswing.
Increase the angle through which they rotate the club during the downswing.
Increase the torque they apply while rotating the club during the downswing.
It is one of those things that I understand on paper, but have a tough time putting in to action.
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Hit ‘em long and straight.