Ancient sage Obi-Wan Kenobi once remarked, “Your eyes can deceive you, don’t trust them.” Well, he’s right, kinda. Our eyes bring in information and it’s our brain’s job to decipher the image and determine what we’re seeing. But our brains aren’t always correct. In fact, sometimes they can be so wrong we wonder if we…
Read moreForum Thread of the Day: “1 or 2-iron recommendations?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from Afor1991 who is on the hunt for a 1 or 2-iron after having no luck with hybrids. With a swing speed in the low 100s, Afor1991 is confident he has the speed and consistency to make a 1 or 2-iron work for him, and our members have…
Read moreMorning 9: A Kentuckian in Northern Ireland | Chamblee: McIlroy choked
1. A Kentuckian in Northern Ireland From an unbylined report on TheOpen.com regarding J.B. Holmes’ opening-round 66 to lead… “The 37-year-old suffered something of an inauspicious start when he bogeyed the 1st but birdies at 2, 3 and 5 sent him out in 34 before three further birdies on the back nine – including one…
Read moreAn all-female scientific expedition will take on the plastic problem.
Each year, we produce so much plastic that by 2050, the amount of plastic in the ocean will outweigh fish – provided we don’t slow down. To tackle the problem, an all-female expedition will set out to make sure this doesn’t happen by “raising awareness of, and explore solutions to, the devastating environmental and health impacts of single-use plastics…
Read moreStrong start, then tremendous misfortune: David Duval cards a 13 after playing the wrong ball
David Duval suffered a nightmare first round at Royal Portrush on Thursday, and during his opening nine, the 2001 Claret Jug winner recorded the what was nearly score on a single hole at The Open for 69 years. The 47-year-old came to the par-5 seventh hole having played his previous two holes five-over-par, but that…
Read moreMatthew Wolff swing analysis Pt 2: The transition
(Check out part one here, if you missed it). The swing’s transition has and still is an area that too many teachers don’t understand and don’t realize is brilliantly taken care of by the human central nervous system and our self-preservation system. You will enjoy the incredibly important information on how we handle this aspect of…
Read moreThe ten Brexit questions no-one’s giving a straight answer to
Labour now backs a second referendum. But the Tories are now seriously freewheeling towards No Deal (today’s vote in parliament not withstanding). What now? Click Here: Sports Water Bottle Accessories After a frantic few weeks of Tom Watson grandstanding, petitions, and dithering by its National Executive Committee, Labour has plumped for a second referendum just…
Read moreA Uruguayan Bolsonaro in October?
The contest within the Broad Front (FA), the leftist coalition that has been in office since 2005, did not produce any major surprises in Uruguay. The former mayor of Montevideo, engineer Daniel Martínez, got 42% of the votes, leading his competitors by a large margin. The campaign showed a high degree of unity within the…
Read moreSo few kids know about the Holocaust, Oregon had to pass a law requiring schools to teach about it.
The atrocities committed during WWII are fading from history because we’re failing to teach future generations about them. Now, a new law in Oregon will make sure we don’t repeat the darker chapters of our past by requiring students to learn about the Holocaust, as well as other genocides. A recent survey of millennials found that two-thirds…
Read moreForum Thread of the Day: “Justin Rose thinks four majors in four months is bad for golf. Do you agree?”
Click:Glass candle holder Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from MMB1500 who highlighted comments made this week from Justin Rose who believes that the new schedule which sees four majors in four months is “too condensed” and not good for golf. Our members have been sharing their thoughts on the matter, with plenty of…
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