Shoulders Square At Impact

Laws of golf:

LAW 1: No matter how bad your last shot was, the worst is yet to come. This law does not expire on the 18th hole, since it has the supernatural tendency to extend over the course of a tournament, a summer and, eventually, a lifetime.

LAW 2: Your best round of golf will be followed almost immediately by your worst round ever. The probability of the latter increases with the number of people you tell about the former.

LAW 3: Brand new golf balls are water-magnetic. Though this cannot be proven in the lab, it is a known fact that the more expensive the golf ball, the greater its attraction to water.

LAW 4: Golf balls never bounce off of trees back into play. If one does, the tree is breaking a law of the universe and should be cut down.

LAW 5: No matter what causes a golfer to muff a shot, all his playing partners must solemnly chant "You looked up," or invoke the wrath of the universe.

LAW 6: The higher a golfer's handicap, the more qualified he deems himself as an instructor.

LAW 7: Every par-three hole in the world has a secret desire to humiliate golfers. The shorter the hole, the greater its desire.

LAW 8: Topping a 3-iron is the most painful torture known to man.

LAW 9: Palm trees eat golf balls.

LAW 10: Sand is alive. If it isn't, how do you explain the way it works against you?

LAW 11: Golf carts always run out of juice at the farthest point from the clubhouse.

LAW 12: A golfer hitting into your group will always be bigger than anyone in your group. Likewise, a group you accidentally hit into will consist of a football player, a professional wrestler, a convicted murderer and an IRS agent -- or some similar combination.

LAW 13: All 3-woods are demon-possessed.

LAW 14: Golf balls from the same "sleeve" tend to follow one another, particularly out of bounds or into the water (See Law three).

LAW 15: A severe slice is a thing of awesome power and beauty.

LAW 16: "Nice lag" can usually be translated to "lousy putt." Similarly, "tough break" can usually be translated "way to miss an easy one, sucker."

LAW 17: The person you would most hate to lose to will always be the one who beats you.

LAW 18: The last three holes of a round will automatically adjust your score to what it really should be.

LAW 19: Golf should be given up at least twice per month.

LAW 20: All vows taken on a golf course shall be valid only until the sunset.

 242 is about the same as I do with a 5 wood so you are right with me with that club. Getting inside of 250 to the green is a pretty big deal in my game because I hit my 5 wood very high and it has a much better chance of staying where it lands on the green than my 3 wood does.
Last year my 3 iron pretty much made my five wood unnecessary because they were so close to the same distance but I'm just not hitting my irons very well this year and the bright side of that is at least the distance gap is about right.

The trees are my friend.
If the fairways were full of trees I would have a big advantage over my friends because they are not as used to dealing with trees as I am. ;-)

Surge,
I have been playing golf for over a month now here in Pennsylvania. My issue has to with the approach shot to the green. I have been having difficulty getting the bsll to bite and stay on the gree, The greens I play are crested so the ball rolls off, If I shoot short as a pitch and run shot it still rolls past the pin, Is there a way for a Sugite ti put some spin on the ball to get the ball to stop relatively close to the pin.
so I have a putt and not another chip.
Joel Wilcher AKA Barneyg4 

Those laws came from a joke site.
If I wrote my own laws some would be the same and some not, especially the 3 wood joke. For me anything shorter than a driver and longer than an 8 iron are the best clubs in my bag (and always have been except the driver used to be in that group).

 A pitch and run is supposed to run. If it's running too far it's just a misjudgment in how far to carry the ball and/or with how much loft. The only way to "fix" that is more practice until you get a feel for which club to use and how much roll to carry you are getting on the greens you are playing on. Really tricky on the course I usually play because almost all of the greens are different right now. We've all pretty much had to change our approach and all of us are using a pitch and roll much less than we normally would. Too unpredictable on those greens.

On other short shots the more loft you use and the faster you swing the more spin it will have. Takes a ton of practice for those shots and the average person is much better served to use the loft of the shot to control the distance instead of spin.

There are two ways to control loft. One is to use a more lofted club. The other is to open the club face and then open the foot line to bring the face of the club (now more lofted because it is open) back to facing the target.

I've had times when I had no choice but to lay the face wide open and take a full speed swing for a 5 yard shot but it's not a high percentage shot unless I am really on my game and even then it's a last resort.

Spin is unpredictable and often the spin gets turned around on the first bounce and then it's always going to be long. I only use spin to stop my shots when it's absolutely necessary  as on a green sloping severely away from me.

The Spring Tournament, Old South Links--OUTSTANDING!

Surgites,

I remember being furious when I could not make the previous PPGS Tournament in December of 2011, and insisted I wouldn't miss the next one.  I was able to keep my promise to myself for the Spring Tournament and was not disappointed.  it was one of the most fun and productive 3 days I've ever spent.  Surge and his team comprise a 1st class organization with outstanding customer service, from Surge and all the instructors to Tom of IT and Marketing, to young Ari of video production.  We had 10 dedicated Surgites of all levels of ability and handicaps.  All were made to feel comfortable, and all were given a lot of individual attention by all instructors including Surge himself.  There was plenty of range time, then, off to the course being followed by Surge, Greg, Derek Gall, and/or Doc Griffin, and an outstanding course at that!  Challenging, but not punishing, even for high handicappers, and there were a few of us.  :)   All are great instructors.  And to have so many of them, one might  pick up on a subtle swing fault not so obvious another, so your swing got dissected many times.  And playing with fellow surgeswing believers was awesome.  In my foursome, all of us had our clubs fitted and built by Doc Griffin! 

 The package was an unbelievable value, considering all the golf time,greens fees included, personal instruction, unlimited range balls, video of us on the course which we reviewed later, unlimited Q and A, on the range and over meals (breakfasts, lunches and one dinner included, and outstanding!)  All this for less than what we'd pay for 2 rounds of golf per day, on this or any high end golf course.  And we all got to meet DJ, an impressive ball striker and great guy, and excellent  teacher in his own right.  We watched him launch ballls into orbit, and he talked on multiple topics, including technique with some frank discussion of the  Pro-Golfer's life, his own game,  the Tour, fellow players, and entertained a very generous Q and A session with grace and humor.  Then we all got photos with Don and DJ which they later signed for us.  Now they didn't have to do that.  But that just shows how these guys will put the icing on the cake and go the extra mile to make your experience a good and memorable one.  Don and DJ and the whole team really want us all to play better, and enjoy eachother's company in the process.  They have a vision for all of us to play together, so Surgites in any given area or community can gather with like minded surgeswingers to enjoy eachothers company and golf.  I made great new friends, and feel like I'm part of the family!

So please, if there is any way, get out there and play with these guys.  You won't regret it, especially if you're struggling to 'turn the corner'.  The golf schools are a much larger investment.  But I have no doubt they're a great value for those who can swing it.  I can't imagine this team disappointing anyone.  At the very least, make plans for next year's Spring Tournament.  Let's have at leasts 6 foursomes!  Don't miss it!  I will see you there! 

Gil

If I wrote the joke list law 6 would not have been on there for two reasons.

One is that I couldn't care less about a handicap. I never turned in my cards even when I was a club member to get one. Never could figure out a good reason to want one since I had no intention of playing in any handicap tournaments and we don't use any handicap in any of the local games I play in.

The other reason it wouldn't be on the list if I wrote the list is that how good somebody can play is a very poor indicator of how well they can coach (in any sport).
The list of great players that went on to be great coaches in sports is a very short list.

That said, I don't want ANYBODY, whether they have a high or low handicap, giving me golf tips during a round unless I ask and I follow the same rule.

I do have 3 rules to keep from annoying a better player so they might want to play another round with me.

1. Play fast.
2. Don't complain.
3. (The biggie) DON'T COACH UNLESS ASKED.