December 17 Grand Lake Golf Report

What you should know about putters

A face weighted putter is designed to stay as square to the putter path as possible through the stroke. You would think therefore that everyone should be choosing a putter like this, but you'd be wrong. Most people putt with an open-square-closed stroke where the putter moves on a slight arc (sometimes known as an in-to-in stroke or a barn door stroke). This is the most natural way to putt and toe weighted putterws are designed to work most effectively with this type of stroke.

At this time 6 of the world's top 10 players use toe weighted putters and the remaining 4 are using a face balanced putter.

Because the putter weightings are designed for these different styles of stroke, the last thing you want is a putter that's working against the shape of your stroke. When you're choosing a putter, weighting should be your first consideration.

So make that decision now and you make the job of choosing a putter a whole lot easier by eliminating about half of the options.

Golf Quotes

I tried real hard to play golf, and I was so bad at it they would have to check me for ticks at the end of the round because I'd spent about half the day in the woods.

Jeff Foxworthy

In stock now two junior sets for Ages 3-5.  These are three club sets with a driver, an iron, and putter in an orange bag.  Call or stop by.

Handwarmers are in stock 2 for $1.99.  Great time to stock up.

Grand Lake Golf Venues
-Cherokee Grove Golf C.se (Grove) @ 918-786-4100+

-The Coves Golf Club (Duck Creek) @ 918-782-3220  

-Grand Cherokee Golf Course (Langley) @ 918-435-8727.

-Patricia Island Golf Club (Grove) @ 918-786-3338

-Peoria Ridge Golf Club (Miami) 918-542-7676

-Shangri-La Golf Club (Monkey Island) @ 918-257-4204

-Eagle Creek Golf Club (Joplin) @ 417-623-5050

-Elk River C.C. (Noel) @ 417-475-3208

  Kelly Custom Golf (Grove) @918-787-7640

Golf Joke

Bill and Nick, both of equal ability, decide to have a round together and “play it as it lays” on all shots. Both hit their tee shots on the par-5 No.1 hole down the middle and about 260. They drive up for the second shot, and the Bill hits his shot down the middle for an easy approach. But Nick slices his over the trees and it ends up on the cart path of the adjoining hole.

“Guess I get a free drop from the cart path,” he says. “Oh no,” says Bill, “We agreed. Play it as it lays.” So Nick drives Bill up to his ball in front of the green, drops him off and drives over to his ball on the cart path. Bill watches in amusement as sparks shower down from the practice swings of his opponent, then, in amazement as a perfectly struck shot lands on the green and roles to within 3 ft. of the pin. Nick drives back to the green.

Bill says, “Great shot back there! What club did you use” Nick responds, “Your five iron.” 

Keep it in the Middle

           Mike Kelly