Gary McCord golfs’ clown prince

Gary McCord golfs’ clown prince

Share:Golfs’ madcap mustachioed messenger Gary Dennis McCord – brief biography Born: May 23, 1948 place of birth: San Miguel, California height: 6’2″ weight: 190 two-time Division II All-American golfer for the UC Riverside Highlanders turned professional- 1971 joined CBS as a golf announcer in 1986 Why we love him Would be pretty difficult to have a “comedy themed” website with no mention of McCord. Not to mention the guy was golf’s ultimate grinder. He played in 400 PGA tour events…

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Golf slang: Part Deux

Golf slang: Part Deux

Share:Part Deux Unleash the Kraken– swing as hard as one can with the driver (often with poor result) *see waffle housed* Waffle Housed- scattered, smothered and covered (hashbrown options). usually associated with hook. example: smother hooked Kenobi- as in out of bounds/OB.  “that shot went kenobi” Obi Wan Kenobi Brosnan’d- as in good shot, nice trajectory- “I Pierced that one” Skulled– hit poorly, low on the face of the club. Poor result. Opposite of Brosnan’d   Flush/Flushed- to hit a…

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Slang/Jargon

Slang/Jargon

Share: Some samplings of terminology (and meanings?) learned over the years: *NOTE= all shot shapes are assuming right handed golfer* Driver– Lumber, big dog, one wood, beast, WMD, Kraken, Bessie (and/ or any proper name) Track– golf course Goat ranch- golf course of questionable quality. usually a dump or poorly maintained. can still have their charm/allure Hack– noun: a really terrible golfer. Verb: to flail mightily at the ball, often with poor results Aerated – reference to maintenance done on…

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Golf: stop early extension- No more goat hump!

Golf: stop early extension- No more goat hump!

Share:What is early extension? Stopping early extension in the golf swing is paramount to hitting the ball better. This swing fault plagues millions of golfers worldwide. Basically, picture an imaginary line on your backside when you address the ball. Then as you make your ill-fated downswing, your posterior comes off that line. When this happens, your torso in turn, moves away from the ball. Thanks to this “move” a myriad of poor shots will soon follow. Heel shots, mishits, topping…

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Impact Snap review- Golf impact position done right

Impact Snap review- Golf impact position done right

Share:  Product: Impact Snap device Price: $89.00 Where to buy: impactsnap.com My rating: 9.8 out of 10 Impact Snap Device, product overview Created by Kelvin Miyahira, the Impact Snap is a swing trainer designed for all golfers. In his years of study and research, Kelvin found that most amateurs suffer from poor release patterns. The optimal position of the wrists at impact is not easily obtained. Ulnar deviation, supination, flexion, pronation….huh? All technical terms that Kelvin mentions. You don’t need to know…

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