Golf
The Yips Phenomenon in Golf
The Yips are defined as "a disorder in which golfers complain of an involuntary movement — a twitch, a jerk, a flinch — at the time they putt or even when they chip. This interferes with their ability to perform that activity.” It was the subject of a multidisciplinary study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic, who concluded:The Yips should not be confused with the Yip Yips, which are something completely different:
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 15, 2019 -
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Category: Medicine, Sports, Golf
Golf Ball Hits Airplane
Back in in 1969, a golfer accidentally managed to hit a plane with his ball. The ball went through the plexiglass windshield and into the cockpit.Which raises the question: Do golf balls pose a potential hazard to planes? This is discussed in a thread over at aviation.stackexchange.com, and the consensus seems to be, not really. Even if a golf ball were, somehow, to get into a plane's engine, it's probably small enough that it wouldn't cause damage.
Oakland Tribune - Jan 16, 1969
I was curious about how often golfers hit planes. Apparently, not often. But some googling yielded this video, which purports to show a golfer hitting a 757 with a ball. Though no one in the YouTube comments seems to believe he actually hit the plane.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 06, 2019 -
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Category: Sports, Golf, Air Travel and Airlines
George Barris’s Bob Hope Golf Cart
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 23, 2018 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Motor Vehicles, Sports, Golf, Outsider Art, Surrealism, 1960s, Head
No-Arms Golfer
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 12, 2015 -
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Category: Body Modifications, Human Marvels, Sports, Golf, 1930s
Hitting a golf ball off an elephant’s ear
Source: Valley Morning Star - May 3, 1931
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 27, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Sports, Golf, 1930s
Longest Usable Golf Club
This guy has the longest golf club, and I doubt anyone will top him. But I wonder if there's also a record for the shortest usable golf club?
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 26, 2014 -
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Category: Sports, Golf, World Records
Giant Golf Bag at Miniature Golf Course
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 24, 2014 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Pop Art, Golf, 1930s
Big-Hole Golf
Fewer people are playing golf, which has the golf industry worried. One solution being proposed is to make the holes bigger. A lot bigger. 15 inches wide. The idea is that if the game is easier, more people will play. Although personally I don't think people are not playing because the game is too hard. I think they're not playing because it's too expensive. More details at wsj.com.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 24, 2014 -
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Category: Sports, Golf
Monster Mini Golf
How about Monster Mini Golf?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 02, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Holidays, Horror, Sports, Golf
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