On the Telephone With Brian Gay
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05-22-2006, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by comdpa
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Thought you guys might be interested in this...Check out the dowels!
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That's cool....I wonder if Brian takes them to practice rounds and what the other pros at the range think...whether they ask what the "sticks" are for. |
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05-22-2006, 11:25 AM
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Checkbook Expanders!
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Originally Posted by hg
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That's cool....I wonder if Brian takes them to practice rounds and what the other pros at the range think...whether they ask what the "sticks" are for.
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I bet he tells them those "sticks" are checkbook expanders!  
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05-22-2006, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by hg
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That's cool....I wonder if Brian takes them to practice rounds and what the other pros at the range think...whether they ask what the "sticks" are for.
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Someone -- not us -- took this photo during a tournament week. The dowels are in the bag all the time! 
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05-23-2006, 12:19 AM
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Picture from Colonial. Posted on Golfwrx.com. Lynn, you got props in the comments thread at that site about your work with Brian. |
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05-23-2006, 01:51 AM
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Great to see the dowels. I'm sure many pros simply chalk them up to alignment aids for the range.
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05-23-2006, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt
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Great to see the dowels. I'm sure many pros simply chalk them up to alignment aids for the range.
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Soon there may be an infomercial selling them promising perfect alignment. They'll have notches and scales on them so you can fit them together in different ways depending whether you have an uphill or downhill lie. Someone will have one fitted with shoulder straps or a belt to go around your waist in case you're unsure if your lie is uphill or downhill. Hmm? Someone will have a curved dowel used for fades and draws. Maybe one with a pointed end to stick in the ground. Or, one with an arrow painted on to remind you of the direction you're trying to hit the ball because it's easy to forget during the five minute setup and address ritual. And, if you lose a match to your buddies, you can still beat them with the dowels. And hey, they make perfect gifts. |
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05-23-2006, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Daryl
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Soon there may be an infomercial selling them promising perfect alignment. They'll have notches and scales on them so you can fit them together in different ways depending whether you have an uphill or downhill lie. Someone will have one fitted with shoulder straps or a belt to go around your waist in case you're unsure if your lie is uphill or downhill. Hmm? Someone will have a curved dowel used for fades and draws. Maybe one with a pointed end to stick in the ground. Or, one with an arrow painted on to remind you of the direction you're trying to hit the ball because it's easy to forget during the five minute setup and address ritual. And, if you lose a match to your buddies, you can still beat them with the dowels. And hey, they make perfect gifts.
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Four equal payments of $39.99, but if you order within the next 8 minutes, we'll make one of the payments for you!!!  |
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05-23-2006, 10:07 PM
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"Do-ing Well With Our Dow-els" [Thanks Drew!]
You know, guys, don't laugh -- -- but I've already seen these dowels in prototype red and white with grips down a forearm's length and with various markings on them. And this from a friend and Golf Digest Top 100 Teacher.
It could happen!
And with Scotty Cameron...
It might be in titanium!
Can you say $999.99 boys and girls?
[I didn't think so! ]
Hey!
Maybe we could get Ernie [Dow-] Els to endorse them!
I'm sure we could.
It's only money!
Naah.
Just go to Home Depot or the local Ace Hardware guy and pick up at least three.
But remember the words of Brian Gay:
"I had to go through about fifty to find three straight ones!"
Alas.
The problems -- and opportunities! -- of a ...
Straight Plane Line.
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05-23-2006, 10:25 PM
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hitter's dowels
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05-23-2006, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by YodasLuke
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Hitters use 1" dowels.  It's hard to find a crooked one of those. Those 5/8th's will bend just looking at them.
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I tried the 5/8" dowels but under the stress of a swingers' lag pressure they were too whippy, and prone to staying bent. I had to change to 1 1/4".  If I use a hitting stroke pattern then I would go down to 1" dowels too.  |
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