What does putting vaseline on the face of a golf driver do?
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it reduces friction between the golf ball and club face, for the nano second the ball is in contact with the face at impact reduces side spin which cause the ball to spin left or right, the back spin along with the dimples on the golf ball give it lift ot flight, reduce or eliminate side spin you hit the ball staighter, grass blades have the same affect on ball flight, hitting from grassy lies with grass between club and ball, when you hit the ball at impact the moister from the grass blades acts as a friction reducer the blade breakes down and the fluid reduces friction for both side spin and back spin, reason for lower ball flight coming out of the grassy lie, ie.,flyer, if this was too much information i remind you that it is still illegal to do and punishable of a fine up to $500 and 3 days in jail, inwhich case youll need the vaseline, grip it and rip it
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I try to keep the face as flat as possible through the stroke.  However if I am digging out a low ball I need to creat a slightly open face to gain net clearance.  I meet the ball just a little out in front of my body.  Most club players lose directional contol by taking the ball too early or too late.  They are either pulling the ball to one side too often or not hitting the ball as crisply as they could.  I had a friend who is a 5.5 / open class player work with me on the shot and we covered the finer mechanics involving shoulders, hips, and balance through the stroke.
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The answer is do what you think is comfortable. Some of the best golfers of all time have not work gloves. \n\nBen Hogan and Fred Couples come to mind. \n\nBut there's also the flip side to that, because Jack Nicklaus wore a glove even when he putted....\n\nSo it's all personal preference. Keep in mind that if you do not wear a glove you should change your grips often, also you might want to consider a cord grip for added traction.
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Yeah the vaseline is just going to make it a greasy burning butt. Try baking soda which nutralizes (can be applied dry or mixed w/ water as a paste. You may just have to ride it out. You sound like my husband, he gets the same problem w/ super spicy food, but I cant beleive you actually asked the entire Country that question! I'm still laughing, sorry.
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This is an easy one....I'll share with you a great tip I observed by watching professional caddies over the years. \n\nBefore a round a pro caddy washes his players grips with soap and water in a bucket....then after they are washed and dried he'll rub them for a 5 or 6 seconds with a piece of sand paper. \n\nI first observed this about 10 years ago and I've been doing it ever since! It works like a charm! I've been using the same putter grip for at least 6 or 7 years....still feels like new! \n\nUse this tip and you won't need anything else to keep your grips feeling tacky.
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Alcohol and cotton balls\n\nRegular rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and use it to wipe down your face.  YOU WILL BE AMAZED at all the oil and yuk that it takes off.  You may need to do it a send time in the early after noon but that is nothing for a cheap quick non prescription fix.
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You can use  different colours to mark on the golf ball or sign your name on the golf ball.
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Equipment can help cure a slice, look into a "closed" face driver....I think Cobra sells a version that's popular....I used to use a closed face driver when I was younger and it worked like a charm in minimizing my slice...\n\nOf course it's a band-aid not a cure ;)
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Yes gloves do not last that long.  A lot of gloves can't play without one but if you can get used to not having one it will save you money.  The purpose of the leather golf gloves was to keep the leather golf grips from slipping.  Leather on Leather would not slip.  Since the grips have changed it is more a mental or comfort to use one.  \n\nTips to help your glove\nCheck you grip - you may be holding it to tight - that would cause movement resulting in friction on the glove.  \n\nMake sure the grip cap is a little past your hand so it want rub a hole in the palm of the glove. \n\nA good place to check your grip.  www.pga.com improve you game section under set up.
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The key is being smooth and accelerating through the shot. I abbreviate my back swing as well, but only because it helps me with my tempo. From what I've seen it's more about what you're comfortable with. I have friends who open the clubface and take a full swing, but that's not comfortable to me. Bunker shots are tough for me too. Good luck.
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Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw used to play a game to help improve bunker shots and chip shots.  The first person hit the ball as close to the selected target without going past.  The next person can't pass the other person's ball.  So the shot keeps getting shorter until someone hit's it to far.  The person will lose the bet
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longer driver or harder ball\nGo to www.pga.com improve your game section.  They have some good articles about wrist hinge and other things to help you hit the ball farther
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I don't really know why the first three answerers have spiked hair. I presume they share a common trait...guess what...stupidity.\n\nGOLF BALL\n\nAerodynamics \n\nWhen a golf ball is hit, the impact, which lasts less than a millisecond, determines the ball’s velocity, launch angle and spin rate, all of which influence its trajectory (and its behavior when it hits the ground).\n\nA ball moving through air experiences two major forces: lift and drag. Drag slows the forward motion, whereas lift acts in a direction perpendicular to it. The magnitude of these forces depends on the behavior of the boundary layer of air moving with the ball surface.\n\nEvery modern golf ball has dimples; their purpose is to increase and shape the lift and drag forces by modifying the behavior of the boundary layer. It should be noted that drag and lift forces exist also on smooth balls: they are only modified, not created, by dimples.\n\nOne effect of dimples is a reduction of drag, contributing to the increased length of flight of dimpled balls compared with smooth ones.\n\nA spinning ball deforms the flow of air around it, thus acting similar to an airplane wing. Backspin is imparted in almost every shot due to the golf club's loft (i.e. angle between the clubface and a vertical plane). A backspinning ball experiences an upward lift force which makes it fly higher and longer than a ball without spin would. Sidespin occurs when the clubface is not aligned perpendicularly to the direction of swing, leading to a lift force that makes the ball curve to a side. These lift forces are further increased through the presence of dimples.\n\nIn order to keep the aerodynamics optimal, the ball needs to be clean. Golfers can wash their golf balls manually, but there are also mechanical ball washers available.\n \nDesign\n\nMost balls on sale today have about 300 to 450 dimples. There were a few balls having over 500 dimples before. The record holder was a ball with 1,070 dimples -- 414 larger ones (in four different sizes) and 656 pinhead-sized ones. All brands of balls, except one, have even-numbered dimples. The only odd-numbered ball on market is a ball with 333 dimples.\n\nOfficially sanctioned balls are designed to be as symmetrical as possible. There was a ball that had six rows of normal dimples on its equator, and very shallow dimples elsewhere. This asymmetrical design helps the ball self-adjust its spin-axis during the flight. The USGA did not sanction it and changed the rules to ban aerodynamic asymmetrical balls. The ball supplier sued the USGA and the USGA paid US$1.375 million in an out of court settlement.\n\nThe United States Patent and Trademark Office's patent database is a good source of past dimple designs. Most designs are based on Platonic solids such as icosahedron.\n\n<BEST ANSWER>
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Greetings ...\n\nActually, in individual competition, a player is responsible for marking and placement of his own ball once on the putting surface.\n\nIn certain team situations, the player's partner may mark a ball on the putting.\n\nIf a caddie touches a ball or otherwise disturbs the ball, a penalty of (1) two strokes in medal play or (2) loss of hole in match play, is assessed.\n\nNow if you are asking if the caddie can put an ID mark on the player's ball, I believe that the answer is no. The player must do this himself.
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no not for butt sex .Healing your skin\nUsed the world over for its cosmetic and healing benefits, Vaseline rehydrates and repairs damaged skin, softens lips and cuticles, conditions lashes, removes makeup and even tames unruly eyebrows.\n\nToday, the Vaseline brand offers so much more than the trusted petroleum jelly – the Vaseline Intensive Care range also includes moisturisers, body lotions and deodorants
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Fast drying type like cyanoacrylate type used to glue golf club ends to fiberclass shaft & flites on hunting arrows U can find it in stores that sell that kind of stuff.
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Every modern golf ball has dimples; their purpose is to increase and shape the lift and drag forces by modifying the behavior of the boundary layer. It should be noted that drag and lift forces exist also on smooth balls: they are only modified, not created, by dimples.\n\nOne effect of dimples is a reduction of drag, contributing to the increased length of flight of dimpled balls compared with smooth ones.\n\nA spinning ball deforms the flow of air around it, thus acting similar to an airplane wing. Backspin is imparted in almost every shot due to the golf club's loft (i.e. angle between the clubface and a vertical plane). A backspinning ball experiences an upward lift force which makes it fly higher and longer than a ball without spin would. Sidespin occurs when the clubface is not aligned perpendicularly to the direction of swing, leading to a lift force that makes the ball curve to a side. These lift forces are further increased through the presence of dimples.\n\nIn order to keep the aerodynamics optimal, the ball needs to be clean. Golfers can wash their golf balls manually, but there are also mechanical ball washers available.