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[Mjcpr]

I'm taking a lesson on Saturday in hopes of dealing with my hook. Then I'll take that to the course Sat afternoon and probably play as bad as I ever have. :O

The Players Championship is going on.....DL III and Furyk are at the top and Tiger is 7 back after shooting even par yesterday. From the sound of things, I'm thinking Earl Woods probably isn't going to live a lot longer....that's got to be tough for Tiger; by all accounts, they're very close.

He played with Darren Clarke yesterday who's wife also has cancer. I've heard this mentioned on telecasts before but I didn't know she was dying from it.....but this ESPN article says that she is. That's got to be tough.

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/playerschamp06/news/story?id=2381595

[Partial Qualifier]

I always heard: if you're hooking alot, you're doing more things right than if you were slicing alot. Is that something you've ben struggling with for a long time? Tried changing your grip?

[Mjcpr]

I always heard: if you're hooking alot, you're doing more things right than if you were slicing alot. Is that something you've ben struggling with for a long time? Tried changing your grip?

If I'm doing a lot right, it'd be the first time. :D

Actually, my whole life I fought a slice. When I decided to start playing a lot more a couple of years ago and after I got some new clubs, I developed this hook. Early on, it began late in the round, now it's pretty constant. I took a lesson last spring and the guy started jacking around with my grip and I couldn't hit the ball for a month. My right hand was.......open? He wanted me to turn it more counter-clockwise. I've made this change a little, but not where he wanted me to.....that was too uncomfortable and I don't practice enough to take any major changes at this point.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Is it weird that I'm a bit...bristled...by this thread?

[Mjcpr]

Tiger is -4 through 7 today.

I looked into playing Sawgrass when I'm there this summer. Just to say I've played it and to play the 17th. It was $tree-fiddy a round so I'll have to stick with playing it on XBox.

[Mjcpr]

Is it weird that I'm a bit...bristled...by this thread?

Does that mean it's making you hot?

[Stanley1]

Tiger is -4 through 7 today.

I looked into playing Sawgrass when I'm there this summer. Just to say I've played it and to play the 17th. It was $tree-fiddy a round so I'll have to stick with playing it on XBox.

You could play that hole at Tour 18 in Dallas, probably $75 a round or so.

You come down, I'll let you buy my round.

[Mjcpr]

You could play that hole at Tour 18 in Dallas, probably $75 a round or so.

You come down, I'll let you buy my round.

I'm a bachelor this weekend, you want I should come down and play with you?

:eek:

[IB4OU2]

Is it weird that I'm a bit...bristled...by this thread?

Why JB?

[sooneron]

My hook tendencies come from gripping too hard with the left. It's tough to work that one out. You have to focus more on the release as you follow through and finishing down the target line.

[Mjcpr]

Thanks for clearing that up, Booty!

[picasso]

If I'm doing a lot right, it'd be the first time. :D

Actually, my whole life I fought a slice. When I decided to start playing a lot more a couple of years ago and after I got some new clubs, I developed this hook. Early on, it began late in the round, now it's pretty constant. I took a lesson last spring and the guy started jacking around with my grip and I couldn't hit the ball for a month. My right hand was.......open? He wanted me to turn it more counter-clockwise. I've made this change a little, but not where he wanted me to.....that was too uncomfortable and I don't practice enough to take any major changes at this point.
man, in high school and college I had a serious fade. and I played it well.
somewhere after art school and whacking off my finger I developed a draw. sometimes the hook is out of control but I've tempered it with a grip change.

[Mjcpr]

man, in high school and college I had a serious fade. and I played it well.
somewhere after art school and whacking off my finger I developed a draw. sometimes the hook is out of control but I've tempered it with a grip change.

That's not what I wanted to hear. :(

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Thanks for clearing that up, Booty!

:les: LESS GRIP - MORE RIP!!!

[picasso]

That's not what I wanted to hear. :(
all I did was weaken it a bit. turned the left hand left, just a tad. left thumb is more lined up with the grip marker.

[sooneron]

Be sure to put all your change in your right pocket and double knot your laces. YWIA

[GDC]

I think I'll go to the Colonial this year.

[sooneron]

I'm going to volunteer for the US Open this year.

3rd year in a row a major has been in the NY/NJ area! Gotta love it

[IB4OU2]

The grip is the FOUNDATION of your golf swing.......if that's what a proffesional told you to change then DO IT.....

[GDC]

If you're not connected better get your PGA tickets fast.


PGA sets start date for Tulsa ticket dash
By MATT DOYLE World Sports Writer
3/23/2006

Officials expect demand will be high for the 2007 event's 35,000 daily tickets.
How things have changed since the last time Southern Hills Country Club hosted the PGA Championship.

Al Bush, general chairman for the 89th PGA Championship, anticipates the pool of general-public tickets for the 2007 PGA Championship at Southern Hills will sell out early. He points to one distinct difference between this PGA at Southern Hills as opposed to the 1994 event won by Nick Price.

Tiger Woods.

Since Woods turned professional in August 1996, tickets for events he has played in have been at a premium. Woods has won 10 major championships, including the PGA Championship twice (1999 and 2000).

"There is a lot more talk and general excitement about the PGA Championship's return to Tulsa this time around -- and it can be attributed to Tiger Woods," Bush said. "I strongly encourage everyone to reserve their tickets as early as possible."

In the weeks leading up to the 1994 PGA in Tulsa, fans could purchase tickets to the tournament without any problem. That will not be the case when the championship returns next year to the south Tulsa course.

Officials with the 89th PGA Championship announced Wednesday

that tickets will go on sale to the general public June 5. Ticket information is available through the tournament's Web site www.pga2007.com.

"The Championship's public on-sale date is a very big day for The PGA. Historically, 75 percent of all tickets are sold within the first few weeks," said tournament director Ryan Jordan.

Jordan said approximately 35,000 tickets will be available for each of the three practice rounds and four championship rounds. Ticket prices will be $30 for the practice rounds and $415 for a Wanamaker ticket, which is good for all the practice and championship rounds.

The 89th PGA Championship will be Aug. 6-12, 2007, at Southern Hills.

This year's PGA Championship is Aug. 14-20 at Medinah Country Club outside of Chicago.



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Matt Doyle 581-8316
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[Mjcpr]

The grip is the FOUNDATION of your golf swing.......if that's what a proffesional told you to change then DO IT.....

He don't know nothin'.

:D

[picasso]

I'm going to volunteer for the US Open this year.

3rd year in a row a major has been in the NY/NJ area! Gotta love it
in '01 I hung out at the driving range and offered free tips.
I noticed Tiger wasn't doing enough chicken wing at the top of his swing.

[Partial Qualifier]

I've got the sweetest 12-piece takeaway you've ever seen.

[sooneron]

If you're not connected better get your PGA tickets fast.
Eh, you can get tix for the pga for face off ebay. That's how I got them for last year's pga.

[picasso]

Eh, you can get tix for the pga for face off ebay. That's how I got them for last year's pga.
I'm going there on Wednesday to try and qualify.

[Stanley1]

Grip is overrated for the most part. I grip mine like a baseball bat, and do okay. When I struggle, it isn't b/c of the grip at all.

[Partial Qualifier]

Just aim farther right, mj

[Mjcpr]

Just aim farther right, mj

That's my Plan B.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

I've got the sweetest 12-piece takeaway you've ever seen.

http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/images/buttons/report.gif

[Partial Qualifier]

:dean:

[OU4LIFE]

So, What's it like to fight a hook?

Never been there, so I have no idea. Only time I fight a hook is when I try to hit a nice little draw around an object of some kind, then it instantly becomes a major-left turn hook. There's nothing in between for me. It's all fade, all the time.....very boring.

Good luck squeek.

just a tip for you, when I want to fade it just a little more than normal, I tighten the last three fingers of my left hand, that hinders my release a little and keeps the face from rotating....it might help your hook.

[Newbomb Turk]

It's all fade, all the time.....very boring.


sometimes, boring = good.

[Newbomb Turk]

Eh, you can get tix for the pga for face off ebay. That's how I got them for last year's pga.


I'm going there on Wednesday to try and qualify.

You're going to ebay to qualify?

[OU4LIFE]

sometimes, boring = good.

oh, it's very good, and very repeatable....not saying I don't like it, it's just not spectacular to watch or anything.

[sooneron]

I have a natural 5-7 yd draw.

[Mjcpr]

oh, it's very good, and very repeatable....not saying I don't like it, it's just not spectacular to watch or anything.

I disagree.

It was real and it was spectacular.

[OUthunder]

I'm taking a lesson on Saturday in hopes of dealing with my hook. Then I'll take that to the course Sat afternoon and probably play as bad as I ever have. :O

The Players Championship is going on.....DL III and Furyk are at the top and Tiger is 7 back after shooting even par yesterday. From the sound of things, I'm thinking Earl Woods probably isn't going to live a lot longer....that's got to be tough for Tiger; by all accounts, they're very close.

He played with Darren Clarke yesterday who's wife also has cancer. I've heard this mentioned on telecasts before but I didn't know she was dying from it.....but this ESPN article says that she is. That's got to be tough.

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/playerschamp06/news/story?id=2381595



You should try ping pong... it's more of a girl activity anyways.

[Mjcpr]

You should try ping pong... it's more of a girl activity anyways.

Dang........are you trying to anger everybody today or just a select few?

[OUthunder]

Dang........are you trying to anger everybody today or just a select few?



Mmmmmn.... I-R-O-N-Y.

[Mjcpr]

Mmmmmn.... I-R-O-N-Y.

That's strange, your wife said it tasted salty.

[OUthunder]

That's strange, your wife said it tasted salty.



Mmmmmn... wife smack. Interestingly enough... your wife wouldn't know what it tasted like.

[Mjcpr]

You're probably right.

[OUthunder]

You're probably right.



Mmmmn... the probabilities.

[Stanley1]

Boys.

[sooneron]

DLove is about to fall apart, btw...

[Mjcpr]

Boys.

Heh

[OUthunder]

DLove is about to fall apart, btw...


How's that different from any other tournament he's played in this year?

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

That's strange, your wife said it tasted salty.

*Snicker...*

[OU4LIFE]

I have a natural 5-7 yd draw.


I hate you.

[King Crimson]

grip-stance-alignment.

a lot of times if you start (unconsciously) rotating your grip it effects your swing plane...so you end up with the club wrapped around your body on the backswing with a flat swing plane---so to get out of this knot you either block right or get "handsy", roll your wrists, and start hitting hooks to compensate.

[OU4LIFE]

thanks Bruce.

[Mjcpr]

I've shortened my back swing if that helps any. A friend of mine said I was taking it back way too far, although it didn't feel that way.....so I've tried to shorten it quite a bit

Doesn't appear to be helping any. :O

[Stanley1]

I've shortened my back swing if that helps any. A friend of mine said I was taking it back way too far, although it didn't feel that way.....so I've tried to shorten it quite a bit

Doesn't appear to be helping any. :O

Have you tried "being the ball"?

[OU4LIFE]

Have you tried "being the ball"?

Have you tried not cupping his?

[colleyvillesooner]

Have you tried not cupping his?

kinda tough when they're in your mouth. ;)

[OU4LIFE]

*running from thread*

[OU4LIFE]

Squeek, get this training aid, it will help.

http://www.cohanandleslie.com/files/6c288838.jpg

I believe it's called an "optigrab".

good luck.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Yeah, Pat.

Optigrab.

[picasso]

Squeek, get this training aid, it will help.

http://www.cohanandleslie.com/files/6c288838.jpg

I believe it's called an "optigrab".

good luck.
Navin R. Johnson?

[Stanley1]

Damn, I make a joke from a classic movie, and the next thing you know I'm cupping or swallowing Pat's sack?

Sick bastiges.

[ChickSoonerFan]

and the next thing you know I'm cupping or swallowing Pat's sack?


:eek:

Do I need to go back and read this whole thing???

[Mjcpr]

:eek:

Do I need to go back and read this whole thing???

No, my sack was the highlight.

[OU4LIFE]

Damn, I make a joke from a classic movie, and the next thing you know I'm cupping or swallowing Pat's sack?

Sick bastiges.

Quit acting all hurt and stimulated.

[proud gonzo]

i missed this thread on the first go round.


heh

[Stanley1]

You missed a bunch of dirty pervs, thats all.

[SoonerObsession]

When I start hooking the ball I try to make my right palm face straight up on the follow through. When I'm slicing I try to roll my right hand over in the follow through. (if you're right handed) Works for me.

[GDC]

I see where the Nike gear some of you hate so much is dominating the tour again this year.

[Harry Beanbag]

I have a natural 5-7 yd draw.


I have a natural 50-70 yard fade. :(

[Newbomb Turk]

I see where the Nike gear some of you hate so much is dominating the tour again this year.

as Lee Trevino once said "It's not the arrow, it's the Indian".

[Jimminy Crimson]

as Lee Trevino once said "It's not the arrow, it's the Indian".

Why do you hate Vijay Singh? :eddie:

[OU4LIFE]

I see where the Nike players some of you hate so much are dominating the tour again this year.


yep. I don't hate Nike gear. I just don't think it's any better than any of the other OEM's.

[Newbomb Turk]

Why do you hate Vijay Singh? :eddie:

cause he's a jerk. :les:

[picasso]

played Lew Wentz today. bombed the ball. had a 10 foot eagle putt on #1. missed of course.
Still need to work on my irons, distance is good though. missed a few putts.
1 over front. bad on back.

must. stop. typing...

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

No, my sack was the highlight.

This is very funny, now

And Pat's online...