The Way Golfers Screw Up: Club Selection
March 16, 2008 – 10:40 am | by GolfdirtOriginally Published in HumanGolf.com
By Martin Vousden
PREVIOUSLY: During the Game
We should: Make allowances for wind direction and speed; whether the shot is up or downhill, and the way we’re striking the ball on that particular day. If in doubt between clubs, always select the longer, on the basis that our golf ball will fall short of its selected target at least 12 times in a round.
We do: Know that we once busted a 7-Iron 160 yards, downhill with a following breeze on a warm day; so forever more we delude ourselves that 160 yards is, for us, a 7-Iron. We also wonder why we keep finding the bunkers at the front of the green, and never put two and two together, no matter how often we play.
NEXT: After the Game
Martin Vousden is a freelance golf writer, a former editor of Today’s Golfer and launch editor of Golf Buyer and Swing magazines. His book, With Friends Like These; A Selective History of the Ryder Cup, was published in 2006 by Time Warner. He edits the RareBirdie.com website.
