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Golf Questions and Answers - Chronological and keyword list of all previous posts

Here you will find all the "Ask the Pro" questions and answers that have appeared here on the site (currently 620). The archive is divided into sections, by year:

The questions and answers are ordered from most recent to least recent, top to bottom. The links in the left menu column of each archive page give a short keyword indication of the topic and will take you directly to the question and answer on the same page. The keyword lists/links for each of the archive pages also appear directly below on this page. The Ask the Pro Archive Index organizes the archive by topic and somewhat alphabetically. Additionally, you can try a search for your word/phrase/topic.

Q & A Keywords (2014)

Q & A Keywords (2013)

Too much backspin	Opposite hand club	Swinger / Hitter	Practice swing limit
Controlling backspin	Moving hailstones	Impact shaft angle	Money - amateur
Home course score	Marking short putts	Cut down clubs	Marker's score
Home/away courses	Pro's clubs & balls	Lying how many	Limiting putts
Grip pressure	Sizing grips, wraps	Identifying ball	Effective bounce
Fidgety at address	Benefits of golf	Staying down	Drop rule change

Q & A Keywords (2012)

Spine tilt	Club from rough	"Small" ball, meters	Less curve now
Hit iron or metal?	Can't see undulation	Soft hands	Yelling from gallery
Hardpan, tight lies	Stymies & marking	Tee time advantage	Woods OK, shank W
Lessons - trouble	When to play/wait	Divot point	Laying on ground
Ball too far forward	Hybrid Conversion	Size of hole	Wrist "break"
Sanded fairways	Splining shafts	Putt stroke angles	Using aid to swing

Q & A Keywords (2011)

A "flat" swing	Weighted club	Hitting over water	Senior Tour yardage
Effect of weight loss	Marking short putts	Right or left handed	Shot time limit
Forward press	Throwing grass	Shaft planes vary	Taking ball from cup
Divot or no divot	Bulge and roll	Breaking tees	Wrong green
Announcers - club	Slope, course rating	Bunker edge	Goggles for eyes
Choking down	CSS - rating	Off-center yardage	Par 6's

Q & A Keywords (2010)

Practicing-playing	Graphite/Hybrid	Hole in... what?	Whiff to ace
Strong - weak grip	Lie angle effect	Ryder Cup Captain	Hot humid distance
Which ball to use	Cupping and hook	High side, low side	Cold - distance
Hook face	Use chipper or not	Asking to play	Grips / shaft butts
Laid off at top	"Working man's four"	Handicap strokes	Practicing on course
Fast hip turn	Par, men, women	Dog steals ball	How many strokes?

Q & A Keywords (2009)

Practice/real swings	Humidity effect	Wearing ear plugs	Lowest score ever
Double-overlap grip	Using putter grip	Finger injury grip	Backward club
Straight short shots	Aeration recovery	Hit into group ahead	Ball mark repair tool
Hooding & closing	Start on both nines	Leaning on putter	Practice swings
Fairway shots	Club face fatigue	Par on courses	Arthritic fingers
Hip pain swing	"Flight"	Ball marker	Feel of steel

Q & A Keywords (2008)

Sit-down position	Carry or roll	Flagstick height	Draw bias
Fixing the yips	Ten shot rule	"Chippies"	Practicing quickly
"Pull" and "trap"	Draw goes farther	Baseball conflict	Iron & wood swing
Lifting left heel	Club too long?	Senior & Ladies club	Left hand opens
Backswing purpose	Groove purpose	Moment of inertia	Flagstick in or out
Effect of grip	Smaller grips	Color of flags	Divots on tees

Q & A Keywords (2007)

Sidehill lies	Course land size	Designated drop	Reading etiquette
Losing balance	"Out" & "in" nines	Course markings	Wood numbers
Hitting from the top	Pro golfer height	"Be the number"	How many balls
Outside-in, inside-out	Cadet glove	"Unforced error"	Reasonable evidence
Sidesaddle putting	Gap in long clubs	Repeatable, consistent	Tee colors
Hands vs. body	Pin placement	Low-lying ground	Double hit

Q & A Keywords (2006)

Belly putter length	"Working" the ball	Whiff equals stroke	Muddy ball
Rhythm and balance	Buried elephant	Pro comment	Distance gauges
Higher trajectory	When to line up	Long putter - travel	Ties - retrogression
How to relax	Major exemptions	Not finishing swing	"Club" professional
Pin depth	What is cc?	Ties and pairings	Par - yardages
Wearing bifocals	Player badges	Lead tape falls off	"Crossed" hazard

Q & A Keywords (2005)

Elevated tee	Divot status	Towel under arm	Ball rules
Shallow sand	Golf sport/athlete	Class A pro	Marking ball
Speed - shape	Weight in stance	Stimp meter	On the heel
Laying off	Ball and flagstick	Head position	Stopping the ball
Wind speed	Wedges after PW	Hybrid club	Scores - letters
Flex point	Mid-amateur	Lining up ball	Hole placement
Ball numbers	Casting	Balata covers	Bunker rake
Vision correction	Which putter?	Clubhead position	Ace records
Divot repair	Pro ranking	Step on line	Why "Major"?
Cut down driver	Pin in or out?	Getting ahead	Swing weight

Q & A Keywords (2004)

Tee flight	Internal OB	Sidehill lie	Take off glove
Forward press	Putter weight	Driver length	Type of grip
Course information	No grooves	Pulling putts	The word "skins"
Pro fitness training	Who plays first?	Pitch on green	"Disconnecting"
Club wear-age	Adjusting clubs	Mini tour info	Fairway "+" woods
Tee locations	Forward knee	Scooping	Straight tee shot
Chip - pitch	Problem callus	Lift, clean & place	Cross-handed
Full or half set?	Shaft length	Spine tilt	Yellow stakes
First golf carts	Divots problem	Try to hit?	Golfers' scores
Why a slice?	Late hand action	High club costs	"Sub par"
"Embedded"	Tourney formats	Home practice area	5 wood longer
Grades/scholarship	Gear effect	Driver too big?	Shaft and loft
Long putter grip	Who shot 59?	Bermuda grass	Hit from the top
Hole diameter	Hands at address	Club descriptions	Focusing
Range Finders	Fairway stat	Open/Invitational	Blow up holes
Putt one-handed	"Links"	Use a tee?	Firm is stiff?
Tennis elbow	Larger grips	Why 18 holes?	Injured finger
Flying elbow	Which one club?	White to blue	Shorten distance

Q & A Keywords (2003)

Low bounce	Low runner	Dominant hand?	Switch to blades?
Tourney pairings	Stronger irons	"Duck hook"	Rough/closed face
Both-handed	Looking up	Worn grips	Grass or mats?
Course layout	Dimple number	Masters founders	Self-analysis
Gender-yardages	Shaft flexes	Match scoring	Grip size effect
Onesome/single	Breathing	Lesson stats	Putting stats
Head down?	Lower drives	Putter toe-up	Ball above feet
Pros as juniors	Time limit	Sparks	Near miss
Club lofts	Arms in front?	In between clubs	Range to course
Wedge bounce	Cast/forged irons	Flier farther	Ten-finger grip
Caddy wages	The "cut"	Weak grip	Pro's in shorts
Tee/stage fright	Women's yardage	Why draw/fade?	Grand Slam
Worm burner	Ridge on grip	"E" wedge	Shaft kickpoint
Glove hand	Unplayable lie	Clean grooves	Tee height
Change ball	Same distance	"FORE"	Putting grip
Grip reminder	2 or 3-piece ball	Bounce/sand type	Reluctant junior
Skied driver	Last hole nerves	When to pick up	Lining up
Back 9 fatigue	Yardage book	Ground club?	Trajectory control

Q & A Keywords (2002)

Where to stand	Still in play?	Too long?	1 wood/Driver
Putting order	Offset driver	"Scratch"	Putt hops
Beginner tips	Hole in glove	Long putter	Clean irons
Take divot?	Uphill bunker	Change grips?	Practice time
Distance gauges	Which clubs?	What's a Major?	Flick wrists?
Club size	Break branch	Fairway woods	Ball position
Placing ball	TPC courses	Bunker mystery	Practice injury
Where to tee	On the toe	Women's clubs	Irons too low
Claw grip	Speed or line?	Oops, stroke?	"Chipper" club
British PGA	Forged/Cavity	New clubs?	Handicap holes
Chips to right	Oversized grip	Wedge loft	Writing on ball
Chapstick	Club lengths	Replace ball	Topped/thin shots
Water drop	Who's away?	Sky/Pop-up	Swing weight
Stance/how far	Balance	"Stymie"	Grip-knuckles
Reverse grip	Plumb bob	Birdie,Bogey	Uphill/Downhill
Hole yardage	Putting device	Yard markers	Caddy spikes
Mental tips	Clubs in bag	Same swing?	Nervous Putter
Which SW?	"Links" course	Hips, when?	Setup/align

Q & A Keywords (2001)

PGA founding	Lifting weights	Back slow?	Long irons
Longer drives	Visual images	Shared greens	Drives too low
Targets 1, 2?	Left-handed	Putts per round	Time limit
Use lead tape?	Outside - In	Wet sand	Heeling putts
Number of clubs?	Hard greens	Wedges flatter	Lighter club
"Over the top"	Ties/money	Wedge types	"Fade"/"Draw"
Fade & Draw	Range - course	Where to look	Degrees of loft
Rolling hands	Inconsistecy	Straight & long	Wrong ball
"Golf" origin	Bunker shots	Cut/money	Swing shape
Bad long irons	Elbow straight?	Grounding club	Cutting putts
"Release"	Offset woods	4 to scratch	Long irons fat
Play through	1 iron right	Erratic woods	Junior workout
Women's clubs	Wrong score	Old cup in line	Shaping shots
How to grip	Ball size?	Left of target	Self fitting
Green in reg'	Where to hit?	Short putts	Which chip?
"F" wedge	Driver loft	Stance width	Power leak
Left wrist	Graphite/steel	Erratic results	Which grip?
What to think	Reverse pivot	Losing distance	Blocking it
Long clubs	Last few shots	Hit it lower	Weights, Diet
Colleges?	Who's a Pro?	Overswinging	Shank!
Spin on heel	Fade or draw	Wildly erratic	Max height
Slope rating?	Hitting it fat	Hands forward	Wrist not flat

Q & A Keywords (2000)

Becoming pro	More distance	W3, W4 wedge	Why fat?
Preferred Lies?	Opposite hand	Pushing shots	Misfit clubs?
Alignment	Blocking right	Face alignment	Shaft shatters?
Weight shift	Fat shots	How far?	Which hand/side?
Which driver?	Grip size	Bad irons?	Power fade
Stroke holes?	Ground first	Hole criteria	Speed/flex
Top of swing	Cold weather	Fairway bunker	Rising shot
Divot depth	Lead tape	More backspin	Buying clubs
Range/Course	Stance	Lost Ball?	Q-School
Hips or Hands?	What speed?	Club distances	Hit ground?
Too high	Handicap	Shoulder drops	What it takes
Lob wedge?	Slice	Mystery	Chicken wing
Lose focus	New clubs	Proper Fit	Drawing ball
Backspin	Tight holes	Tempo	Short irons
Golf gloves	Lie angles	Skin Game	Problem Hook
Pulling shots	Weighting	To the right	Teaching pro

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