What If There Really Was A PGA Championship?

One of the greatest periods of time for a sports fan is just around the corner...March Madness. Pretty much everything about the tournament is exactly what sports fans are looking for. All the top teams, the upsets, the "Cinderellas" and, of course, the brackets.

The NCAA Tournament is one of the greatest ways to decide a champion of a particular sport. 68 teams get one game against a particular team. One shot to move onto the next round. Win six (or seven) in a row, and you're the champ. Anyone can play anyone. Perennial powers play the small schools...upsets happen. It's great!

Now what if this particular format was brought into the PGA Tour? What if a tournament billed as a "championship" actually was? What if there was a way to finish the season, without a ranking list or anything based on money, to determine a clear-cut champ? It sounds like the way to go if you ask me!

Wait...what? They already do this? The Accenture Match-Play Championship? How is this NOT the be all and end all?! This needs to replace the PGA Championship!

As it stands now, the PGA Championship is really just another tournament. OK, it's a major. But in effect, it's just another tournament. When I hear "championship," that's exactly what I expect it to be. It should take up two weekends and should determine an actual champion! So in another attempt to come up with ideas to make viewership and interest in this sport greater, I propose the fourth major to be held at the end of the season and be renamed The PGA Tournament Championship.

Think about that. You take the top 64 golfers in the world and pair them up by seed - #1 vs. #64, #2 vs. #63, etc., just like the Match-Play Championship. The tournament is held over a four day span as usual. However, by the time Sunday afternoon rolls around, only four golfers remain - The Final Four. The following weekend, the final four matchup. Thursday and Friday could be two one-on-one matchups, aggregate score wins each. Saturday and Sunday, the two remaining seeds face each other in the actual championship, again with aggregate score winning. I don't know about you, but this sounds like a winner to me!

I'm not sure exactly how you figure out the seedings - World Golf Rankings, PGA Tour money list, who knows. Hey, it's not perfect and would need to have some details hammered out. But its got its strong points. For starters, it's an actual Championship in the truest sense of the word. It's exciting - every matchup matters. And perhaps just as important (and the PGA would probably never want to admit it but it's true), is the gambling aspect. Bringing in a bracket system for fans to fill out like the NCAA basketball tournament creates even further meaning for fans. Now, every fan has a vested interest in the tournament.

The more I think about it, the more I feel it's a winner. A tournament such as the match-play championship belongs at the end of the season, and a tournament set up as such deserves not only to be a major, but to be THE major.

Every sport needs a championship game. Golf is no different. Who wants a #1 player based on some ranking system, or worse yet, based on earnings! Battle it out on the course. In the end...the one true champion will be the one still standing.

Swing 'til you're happy!

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What If You Could Never Golf Again?

There are a lot of things I take and have taken for granted. There are simple things in life that I overlooked and never really was thankful for. My health (for starters) is something that never really posed any problems. Generally speaking, it's been pretty normal and participating in all types of activities was never an issue.

Recently, a visit to the doctor's office (for a sinus infection mind you) uncovered another potentially dangerous problem and put a lot of stuff into perspective...quickly. The doc told me to lay off anything physically exerting for a while. Now, now...don't worry I'll be fine and back to normal in no time. What got me thinking was; What if I never went for that doctor's visit?

I'm not getting any younger (or handsome-er) and I really look forward to hacking up the course whenever I can. This was something that got me thinking - "Holy S%#@, I could have screwed myself good." I don't know what I would do if I couldn't play golf or engage in other physical activities. It's time to really take a look at what I've got and be thankful.

What's planned for the future? More golf and more gratitude. After further reviewing the situation at hand, I don't want to hang up the sticks and miss out on any great memories or stories or the elusive hole-in-one (yet to be had). So, I'll be thankful, take care of what needs to be done and be there when golf season opens.

Hit'em long...yell FORE! See you on the course...

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POLL: Ever Broken A Golf Club in Anger?

Perhaps one of the greatest feelings I ever got when using my putter was when I broke it in half. Is that bad?

Some years ago, I was hacking my way through the back 9 of a local course. I had been struggling with my putter throughout most of the round and by the time I teed-off on the 16th, the rest of my game decided to head on over to the 19th-hole for a few beers without me.

Anyway, after planes, trains and automobiles to get to the green, I promptly 5-putted (I swear the freakin' hole was wearing a chastity belt). I ended up taking a 12.

Without even thinking, I immediately snapped my putter in half across my knee. A few seconds later I was rife with regret. But for that fleeting moment while I was actually in the act of breaking the club, I felt invigorated. You know that one moment on the course that keeps you coming back for more? You could be playing wretchedly all round and then you hit that one shot that inspires you to play again the next week? Well, my moment of inspiration to play again came from me breaking my putter across my knee.

Not long after, I was at a PGA Tour event and watched one pro (I forget who now) also break his putter across his knee after putting-out on the 18th (he was smart to do it on the last hole...I had to putt with my 3-wood the rest of the way). Anyway, I remember this pro holding up the broken putter to wild cheers from the gallery. And that's when it hit me - maybe I shouldn't regret what I did?

I haven't broken a club on purpose since, and really, haven't seen anyone else break one either. But I don't think I can say I'll never break one again - when I'm having one of "those" rounds, it may just be the medicine I need to help me get back out there ASAP.

How about you? Have you ever broken a club in anger? Take the poll and let us know.

Have you Ever Broken a Golf Club on Purpose?

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Maybe What We Need Is Beer-League Golf...

Have you ever met the guy who has no friggin' idea what his handicap is? You're having a conversation and golf comes up. You say "So you play, huh? What's your handicap?" And you get this..."No idea. I usually shoot in the upper-90's or low 100's." And you give him that look like you're thinking "How the hell does this guy not know what his handicap is?" Don't you just hate that guy? Well guess what...that guy is me.

The only reason I have some sort of general idea about my handicap is due to Stinky Golfer Greg. He figures it out for me. Otherwise, and for the most part anyway, I'm the guy who makes the above statement.

What I can't figure out for the life of me is, why people look at me like I have three heads when I tell them I don't know what my handicap is? Really now...what's the big deal? If golf is supposed to be this game you play against yourself, then why is everyone so concerned with everyone elses handicap? Do you just want to know if you're better than me? Here, I'll make it simple for you...I stink....you're better....my name is Stinky Golfer Chris for cryin' out loud! There, do you feel better about your own game now? Glad I could help.

I don't understand why all these golfers who are not pro players (and I'm sorry to inform them, never will be) have some fascination with this number. I also fail to understand why the simple concept of playing golf just for the fun of it, goes right over the heads of most. I'll go back to an old analogy I made - I play beer league softball. I know or run into many others who play softball also. However, I have yet to hear one of those players ask me what my batting average is. Truthfully, why would they care? It's just softball for fun. Don't get me wrong...we all try to win. But if we don't...so what? I look at golf in the same light. Why is that so hard for other golfers to understand?

I guess I just don't understand the concept of spending obscene amounts of money on golf lessons only to take my new and improved game out to my local tracks. Let's go back to softball for a second. I try to do well when I play...but I'm not about to go take private batting lessons with Walt Hriniak or field grounders with Ozzie Smith. I play for fun! Just like I do with golf! Why is that so hard to understand?

For some reason though, golfers just don't get that. Most golfers can't understand that I step onto the course with every intention of having a good time. If I play well, great! If not, great! As long as I played.

See, I think like this: Once I begin to really work at golf (lots of practice, taking lessons, etc...) the game is no longer a game. It's now work. I don't ever want a sport that I enjoy to become work. Especially if I'm not going to get paid for it!

Am I the only one who feels this way? Does anyone else not know, or care, what their handicap is? Does anyone else play this sport simply for the fun of it? I can't be the only one of my kind....can I?

Swing 'til you're happy! It's the reason I play!

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Counterfeiting Golf Clubs (Follow-Up)

A little over a year ago, I posted about the growing problem of counterfeit golf clubs. But recently, Callaway has come forth with a new innovation to help combat this problem.

According to a company press release, its new labeling system (which has been rolled-out only in Australia and New Zealand thus far) will require a polarized film to view the authentic label (see picture at left). Callaway says this safeguard will provide consumers a guarantee of authenticity (I hear you, it would suck to buy a set of clubs for $500-plus and find out they are fugazi's).

Apparently, club counterfeiting at this level is something that has been going on for a few years now. Back in 2007, the folks at globalgolf.com, along with WRAL, did a story on phony clubs (check it out HERE). And then there's this great video from last year explaining how to spot a counterfeit (will the beginning golfer be able to tell?):



This makes me wonder; if these counterfeiters put the same effort they exerted in counterfeiting into something legit, they would probably be doing just as well. Needless to say, they also wouldn't have the stress or fear of getting caught lurking over them. But, I guess if this world didn't have counterfeiters, we wouldn't know what's real.

Hit'em long...yell FORE!!! Use a real club...

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Hypnotize Your Way to a Scratch Handicap!

When you read the title of this post, do you envision golfers walking up the fairway in zombie-like trances; their clubs loosely held in one hand as they twitch and drag their way to the 2-foot putt they have left for birdie?

I do.

Perhaps it's because I don't know much about hypnotism. What I do know comes from movies or television; where a person under hypnosis typically has this deer-in-the-headlights look about them and is completely submissive to whatever the hypnotizer is telling them to do. Normally, the person has "gone under" to remember something from their dreams; or to re-live a close encounter of the fourth kind.

But I guess in reality, many people undergo hypnosis to adjust certain undesirable behaviors. And when I think about that notion (as a golfer), I wonder if I can hypnotize-away my slice? Sound ridiculous? Well, don't tell that to the folks over at Hypno-Doctor Golf Edition.

I first learned of Hypno-Doctor Golf Edition after they contacted this blog in hopes of Golfstinks joining an affiliate program* they offer. Their one (very long) webpage begins by stating the following: "Amazing New Golf Program Runs Automatically And...It Takes 5 STROKES (Or More) Off Your Very Next Round...GUARANTEED!"

Anytime a statement like that is made, I surmise many of you would immediately have reservations. I don't blame you. Not only did I have reservations, I believe I laughed out loud. A computer program? What does it do, give you subliminal messages while you surf the web or check your email?

Well, actually, it turns out that's exactly what it does.

"Hypno-Doctor Golf Edition provides gentle, effective hypnotic messages to 'program' your mind...Hypno-Doctor Golf Edition uses a layered strategy to activate your 'relaxation center' in multi-sensory modes. The software features layers of audio, video, subliminal text and visual anchors to put you in a mentally relaxed state while it is running on your computer � and giving you the uncanny ability to return to that state, on command, whenever you are about to hit a golf ball."

Ready to try it yet?

OK, maybe someone out there who has gone through this form of subliminal messaging can chime in here, but this scares the shit out of me has me a bit concerned. I mean, I've reviewed golf books (here and here) that promote the mental side of the game, but this crosses some kind of line for me. Am I alone?

"Finally, here is a product that can end 'The Battle of the Brain' permanently and in your favor...and do a lot more besides."

I don't know..."permanently" sounds just so, well...permanent to me. And what do they mean by "do a lot more besides?" To convince you further, they've littered the site with testimonials from guys who swear it works (many of which have professional head shots to go along with their quote).

Upon further investigation, I realized there is a similar program for general use (not specific to golf) just called Hypno-Doctor. I assume (but am not certain) the Golf Edition is affiliated with it somehow. Regardless, does this stuff actually work? I mean, if I hand my brain over for this particular purpose, will I get it back in an un-mutilated condition? Furthermore, should I pay for this type of service (it's on sale now for $67)?

Thoughts?

*To date, Golfstinks, LLC has not joined any affiliate program with Hypno-Doctor Golf Edition.

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Fans Love A Good Rivalry

Ah...the rivalry games. You don't have to be a baseball fan to understand the significance of Red Sox-Yankees. Just the same for Lakers-Celtics, Packers-Bears, North Carolina-Duke, etc... That list can go on and on.

There are the all-time great rivalries like those mentioned above. There are the rivalries that last for a few years while two teams are both hot. There are local or in-state rivalries that may not have a huge national impact, but mean the world to the fans of the two teams. The bottom line is...fans love rivalries.

But I just recently came across an old article (roughly two years old, the article is not dated) touting golf's ten greatest rivalries. When I first came across this article, I felt I stumbled onto something interesting. Something that may help promote the sport to a new generation by focusing on or creating rivalries. Instead, I found the same old golf stuffiness. Seriously now...what is it about golf and golf writers that simply won't allow the sport to advance into the future? What do I mean? Here, I'll show you.

Moving through the list from 10 through 1:

#10 - USA vs. Sergio Garcia. For starters, this is not a rivalry. This is just a golfer who claims to dislike Americans. In return, many American golf fans dislike him. Further,Sergio Garcia is of relative insignificance. He has only two PGA Tour wins in the past five years and hasn't won multiple tourneys since 2004. So who cares about Sergio? But, other than his comments about beating Americans and spitting in the cup...one of the reasons people don't like him is his celebrations. I disagree here. I like the emotion. I would like to see more of it from other golfers. I'm tired of the "tip-of-the-cap." Celebrate a great shot a little. Don't rehearse it. I don't want to see a T.O. But don't be afraid to show a bit of emotion. Make the game more fun.

#9 - Pebble Beach vs. Augusta. Again, this is not a rivalry. This is like saying Yankee Stadium vs. Fenway. It's great for comparisons sake - one is big, extravagant and new, the other quaint, traditional and full of character. But neither has anything to do with the games themselves. It would be Yankees-Red Sox even if the game was on a neutral field. Sure you could make the argument that playing in each other's stadiums adds to the rivalry, but in golf, those two courses have nothing to do with an actual rivalry between players. They are just two courses. Albeit, two dream courses...but just courses nonetheless.

#8 - Robert T. Jones Jr. vs. Rees Jones. Once again...who cares? The average golf fan doesn't give a crap about this. So two brothers don't get along. OK, so it's a family rivalry. But it has nothing to do with the sport itself. They just both happen to be golf course designers. Meaningless.

#7 - Sarazen vs. Hagen - Hey!! We're four in and we actually have a player rivalry! It's what golf fans care about! Although, they do only mention one match and it happens to be almost 80 years old. Otherwise...I'll take it. They are after all, two of the greatest of all time.

#6 - Greg Norman vs. Tim Finchem - One is an all-time great golfer. The other is the commissioner. It's two guys who don't get along...but it's not a rivalry! Not in the sense that I want anyway. Not only that, but it's not exactly Pete Rose vs. Bart Giamatti.

#5 - Tradition vs. Technology - GET OVER IT ALREADY!! The game has advanced. It's going to continue to advance. Just let it happen!! Equipment is going to become easier to use. Technology will make the game easier for some. Does that ruin the game? Of course not! Besides, isn't it fun to think to yourself.."I know Tiger is great...but can you imagine what Bobby Jones would do with a set of Tiger's clubs?" Oh, and by the way, "tradition vs. technology" is, once again, not a rivalry.

#4 - Jack Nicklaus vs. Tom Watson - No argument here.

#3 - Sam Snead vs. Ben Hogan - Ditto.

#2 - Arnold Palmer vs. Jack Nicklaus - My only issue with this one is, how is it NOT #1?!

#1 - Tiger Woods vs. Old Man Time - Oh...because Tiger had to be involved in the #1 ranking somehow. Sports Illustrated and Golf magazine were, of course, busy kissing Tiger's ass. Tiger vs. Old Man Time? Are you kidding? He injured his knee!! How is that a rivalry???!!! Worse yet...how is that a better rivalry than Arnie vs. Jack?! What a joke.

See, I've mentioned before that I believe the PGA does a crappy job of promoting it's players. No one, save the hardcore golf fans, has any idea who half the players on the tour are. Want to promote these players a little better? Then create some rivalries! Give us a reason to watch! Build up a match! Don't give us a crappy top ten list that shows only four actual rivalries, and none of the current!

The PGA could do so much better...but they don't. In the meantime...fewer and fewer people care. Fewer and fewer people take up the game. Fewer and fewer rounds are played every year. Fewer and fewer members of the younger generations show interest in the game...and #5 on the above list is part of the problem, not one of the "greatest rivalries."

Swing 'til you're happy...and find your own top ten reasons to do so.

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Super Bowl Hype For Golf?

So, much like 100+ million other people, I watched the Super Bowl this past Sunday. Another good game for America's favorite sport as, once again, the big game lived up to it's hype.

It kind of makes you wonder why the Super Bowl is as revered as it is. What does the Super Bowl have that the World Series doesn't? Why are we all excited to tune into the Super Bowl, but not as much the NBA Finals, or the Stanley Cup Finals? And where does golf rank in this question?

Well, to get it out of the way quickly, my short answer to why the Super Bowl is so much more popular than the championships of other sports is...there's only one championship game. The whole season and everything a team has played for, comes down to one game. That right there is part of the popularity for two different reasons.

Reason 1 - The sporting reason - There simply is no second chance. The team has one chance to win. It's not a series. There is no game 2 (or 3,4,5,6 or 7 for that matter). You lose, you're done. It's exciting! What if there was no series in the World Series or NBA Finals. Would it have made Rangers-Giants or Lakers-Celtics even more exciting? My guess is yes!

Reason 2 - The entertainment/get-together reason - It's just so much easier to gather friends and family for one game than it is for, somewhere between, four and seven games. Who gets together for the entire World Series? Maybe a game or two...and a game 7 if there is one. But unless there is a game 7, then who knows when the last game (the actual championship game) will really be? See, the logistics of it are just too tough to figure out.

Now take golf...it's just a mess. The Maters, The PGA Championship, The Opens, The FedEx Cup, the money list, the rankings...what the hell?! Who's #1 and why? I mean, I can see who's ranked #1...but how did they get there? Especially if they haven't actually won any tournaments! Drawing on stinky golfer Pete's idea - there should be one single tournament to determine the season's champion!

But since it seems highly unlikely that the PGA would completely rearrange its entire structure to accommodate a complaint that a couple of hacks at a place called golfstinks have made, it seems the next logical step to add some hype to the boredom of the golf season is...halftime shows!!

Look, the Super Bowl is a huge draw every year. But ever since 1993, when Michael Jackson performed, it's obvious the NFL changed it's perspective on halftime and has made every effort to bring in big names rather than the college band theme they had been doing previously. And the result? One could argue that a significant part of the reason some people watch the game at all is for the halftime show! I would rank it with the commercials, but they seem to fall flatter and flatter every year. (On a side note, beer commercials used to be funny. Now, they are just awful).

So what better way to draw more viewers (and fans at the gate), whether fans of golf or not, than to book a kick-ass rock group for the Friday (halftime of a golf tournament) night festivities? It's working for the NFL, isn't it? MLB and the NBA are beginning to work it in at their all-star games. Why not give it a shot?

OK, so I'm really reaching again. But hey...I'm just trying to help. A little music and entertainment never hurt anyone. Just one request...if anyone involved in the PGA halftime entertainment division is reading this...please don't book the Black Eyed Peas. Was the halftime show a spectacle? Yes. But it was likely the worst music to ever make it to the Super Bowl.

Swing 'til you're happy!

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Kids Say The Darndest Things

A few days ago I was at a local golf shop checking out new clubs I probably won't buy and can't afford. As I was waiting to demo the club in their little area in the back, I see a 8 year old kid knocking the snot out of some drives. "Holy crap, this friggin' kid is killing the ball!" I thought to myself.

After a few more drives the kid finishes and leaves the demo area. As he walks towards his father the in-store pro asks "Do you want to be a professional golfer when you get bigger?" The kid replies "Nahhh...that'll mean I have to practice all the time. I just want to play!" Everybody there laughed at the cute comment but after a few minutes I thought about it. Why did this kid say that?

Are kids today exposed to too much emphasis on working hard with the whole "practice makes perfect" and "push it to the limit" theories? Don't get me wrong, I am a firm believer in putting in the time and working hard, but does all this hard work really pay off? Just ask your friends and family who might be pushed aside while you do "whatever it takes to get there".

Moreso, I thought it was rather odd that an 8 year old would have formed this opinion. I think it's great that he wants to "just play" but I hope his view changes; He seemed to have a natural gift at playing golf and it would be a shame to see it wasted. I guess as long as you follow your heart, you'll be happy.

Hit'em long...yell FORE! Don't grow up too fast.

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POLL: How Often Do You Visit the 19th Hole?

A golf course just isn't complete without a 19th-Hole. Whether you take advantage of it or not, you can rest assured that it's there somewhere if you need it...either connected to the pro shop, or in a separate building on the course, or at least somewhere on the premises.

When I was on my quest to play every public 18-hole golf course in my state, part of my experience would be to grab a bite and a beer in the 19th-hole after my round. But there we're some exceptions: Like when the course had no 19th-hole. Yep, a full-sized, 18-hole course with no restaurant or bar - that always threw me for a loop.

Or sometimes I'd have dinner plans with the wife afterwards - which would quash any chance of me shoving some good tavern fare down my gullet. And sometimes I was the only one from my foursome who had time to stop in the 19th-hole. Not wanting to belly-up to the bar solo, I'd bypass it altogether and just head home.

I surmise the 19th-hole has a whole different meaning to players who belong to a private club. I mean, that group probably feels obligated to spend a decent amount of time at the course after each round (don't get me wrong, I'm sure it's a good time with good friends). But what I want to know is how many public course players still spend time in the 19th-hole these days?

A good chunk of a course's income stems from food and drink sales in the 19th-hole (and merchandise sales in the pro shop). But in this tough economic climate, are we still spending our hard-earned cash in the bar after the round?

Take the poll below and let us know...

How Often Do You Visit the 19-Hole?

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Golf Super Series World Cup Bowl Finals?

Hey pro golf, can you feel that excitement in the air? It's electric...and it's called the Super Bowl. Take heed to the NFL's example on how to get people wanting to watch a sports championship.

Considering it is right around the corner, I thought it would be a great sample to use. If you're not a football fan then baseball has the World Series, basketball has the NBA Finals, hockey has the Stanley Cup and soccer has the World Cup. Pick one.

As a golf lover and fan, I just don't get that "Oh man! I can't wait for the FedEx Cup" feeling. Seriously, where is the excitement? The pro's don't even exude any! I'm sure they are happy with the pay-out but I don't see any after-tourney shenanigans (a fist pump does not count as a celebration).

Here's my idea: The Money List...get rid of it. This will be based on wins. If you consistently make the top ten and never win you can lead the money list. So, take the top records and make the cut at 72 and have them battle it out. Throw in a "wild card" to the four golfers that just miss the cut and make it start a day earlier. That's it. A winner takes all (or most of it) tournament once a year.

As for now, I'll just settle in and let my snow shovel rest while I indulge in a traditional Super Bowl fair of wings and beer.

Hit'em long...yell FORE!!

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The Genius Continues: Golf Genie Practice Drills

When I was playing golf wretchedly competitively on my high school team, we used to practice every day of the week. Drills, drills and more drills. And then walk 9 holes. I have two points to make on that:

First, I always needed a reminder on how do the drills. I mean, I remembered two or three of them, but I would always forget the rest (and there were a bunch). Second, for some reason (perhaps it was the omnipotent teenager in me), I never thought to stretch. On that later point:

The summer after my senior year (golf season had just ended) my sciatic nerve decided to incapacitate me for two weeks straight. I couldn't drive (mainly because I couldn't get in the car), or even walk really. And I certainly couldn't golf...for like two months! I blame the whole ordeal on not stretching before teeing-off on the first hole.

Nearly 19 years later, I received the one product that would have solved both my problems: The Golf Genie Practice Drills Pocket Guide. The first four pages? Pre-swing stretches. The rest of the book? All the golf drills you could possibly imagine - all in one place and conveniently located right in your golf bag.

I'll tell you what; I like this Golf Genie company. Last summer, I had nothing but praise for its Tee to Green Pocket Guide; "a practical, quick reference guide to pulling-off all the different golf shots you may encounter out on the course."

The Practice Drills Pocket Guide, the company's second offering, is the perfect compliment to the Tee to Green Pocket Guide. Packed with more than 60 pages of stretches and drills, this guide will get you prepared for your round, tournament or just a Nassau with your golf buddies.

Not playing golf today? Even better - the Practice Drills Pocket Guide features plenty of practice routines that can be performed at home, at the range or on the putting green. And perhaps my favorite; There's a quick guide for 45-, 30-, 15- and 5-minute pre-round routines that can get your muscles an mind focused on the task at hand (of course, knowing how late I show up at the course, I'll probably only have time for the 5-minute routine)!

As with the Tee to Green Pocket Guide, the Practice Drills Pocket Guide is easy to use. Each drill features a few numbered steps with simple and fun diagrams to get you going through the proper motions in seconds flat. No gimmicks or gadgets - just "PGA-proven" drills that were contributed by top PGA instructors.

Ready to add one to your golf bag? The Golf Genie Practice Drills Pocket Guide retails for $15 in pro-shops all over the country or at golfhelptips.com. But in preparation for the upcoming season, we'll be giving away 25 for free! Yep - five Practice Drills Pocket Guides a week for the next five weeks - all through our Facebook page. What do you have to do to get one? Just become a fan and wish yourself luck, because we'll be choosing the winners at random!

Good luck Golfstinks fans! And remember: Practice makes perfect (or at least less wretched).

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