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A good friend of mine was having some issues with his golf game. His swing wasn’t quite right and wisely he sought out a PGA Professional for some lessons. Well, maybe it was a wise choice.
The pro was based in one of those facilities which is primarily a driving range, and secondarily an “executive” golf course. During the lesson the pro informed my friend that due to his height (about 6’3″) and his swing, his clubs were a complete mismatch. In the pro’s words, “it’s not your swing, it’s your clubs.” He wouldn’t really be able to help my friend because they’d have too much trouble trying to overcome the mismatched clubs.
My friend was serious about improving his game so he asked the pro what he should do. The pro told him the best thing for him would be to have a custom set of Henry-Griffitts irons made for him. Trustingly my friend then went through the fitting process, and then plopped down $1700 for the clubs.
A couple of weeks later my friend excitedly called me and we immediately met at the driving range. He was thrilled to try out his new clubs and see how great his swing would work.
On the range he had some troubles hitting the new irons. In fact, he could hardly hit them at all. Now mind you, this is a 4 handicap player who just can’t make solid contact. He tried everything he could think of to adjust his swing but he still never hit the irons well.
At his next lesson with the pro he explained his problems with the clubs. The pro had him hit a few shots. When he asked the pro what he thought, the pro said “it’s not the clubs, it’s your swing.”
Needless to say my friend was furious. He ended up having a very heated battle with the pro and his shop and nearly consulted with an attorney. Eventually the pro took back the irons and gave my friend a refund.
Be sure you’re with a pro you can trust.
Here’s a shot I took early this morning on my way to the final round of the Utah/Idaho cup. Though the pic itself isn’t a golf course, it’s somewhat golf related. Us golf nuts will brave terrible weather and get up before the crack of dawn for a round of golf.
The Utah team won the cup scoring 30 points to Idaho’s 17. I had a tough day today and only scored 1/2 point in my match, but we had such a big lead it didn’t matter.
Back in 2000 a 4-some of golfers from Utah and Idaho got together for a little match. They didn’t play for money. They played for beer and bragging rights. 5 years later that match has turned into a three day, Ryder Cup style game with about 20 players. The location switches every year back and forth from Utah to Idaho. The winner gets to keep the “UtaIda” Cup.
I was “invited” to represent Utah this weekend and so far it’s been a ton of fun. Today we played at Wasatch Mountain State Park. WMSP has 36 holes, set in the beautiful Wasatch mountains. Fall is here and now the trees are starting to change colors. Check out these pictures of the leaves and awesome course.
Oh, by the way… We kicked Idaho’s potatoes today. Tomorrow is individual match play. I’m up against a 2 handicap so it should be a grudge match.
4th Hole, par 3. 158 yards with a front pin. Here’s were my tee shot (9 iron) hit. I should have aimed 1/2″ farther. I was prepared to buy all my blog readers a frosty beverage but barely missed out on that pleasure.
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