Interesting Golf Facts

Sean_pop · 29-10-2014 10:44am #1

I will start us off here.

Samuel L Jackson has a stipulation in his contract which allows him to play Golf at least twice a week whenever he is filming.

stitcheddepin · 29-10-2014 11:00am

mike Austin drove the ball 515 yards in 1974. decent dig!

alxmorgan · 29-10-2014 11:08am

Sean_pop wrote: »

I will start us off here.

Samuel L Jackson has a stipulation in his contract which allows him to play Golf at least twice a week whenever he is filming.

Always loved him, even more so now

newport2 · 29-10-2014 11:19am

The only reason Phil Mickelson swings left-handed is because he used to stand facing his father in order to copy his swing. He's right handed in everything else he does.

newport2 · 29-10-2014 11:27am

"A perfectly smooth golf ball with no dimples would travel about 130 yards when hit with a driver by a good player. On the other hand, a ball with well-designed dimples, struck the same way, will travel about 290 yards."

http://www.franklygolf.com/dimples-on-a-golf-ball.aspx

I remember reading an article about an interview with Phil Mickelson about this. His daughter was doing a school project on the effect dimples had on golf balls. He brought her to the factory and tried balls with no dimples. He said all his clubs went in and around the same distance, just over 100 yards. His driver wasn't going much further than his wedge.

alxmorgan · 29-10-2014 11:36am

newport2 wrote: »

"A perfectly smooth golf ball with no dimples would travel about 130 yards when hit with a driver by a good player. On the other hand, a ball with well-designed dimples, struck the same way, will travel about 290 yards."

http://www.franklygolf.com/dimples-on-a-golf-ball.aspx

I remember reading an article about an interview with Phil Mickelson about this. His daughter was doing a school project on the effect dimples had on golf balls. He brought her to the factory and tried balls with no dimples. He said all his clubs went in and around the same distance, just over 100 yards. His driver wasn't going much further than his wedge.

Explains why balls at the range that have hardly any dimples left can react strangely in the air. Ever see a range ball seem to drop from the sky quickly when it reaches its apex ? All the same idea.

slave1 · 29-10-2014 12:33pm

With the exception of races, is there another pro sport where the lowest score wins?

Rikand · 29-10-2014 12:36pm

slave1 wrote: »

With the exception of races, is there another pro sport where the lowest score win?

Darts ?

newport2 · 29-10-2014 12:38pm

slave1 wrote: »

With the exception of races, is there another pro sport where the lowest score win?

Pitch and putt?

slave1 · 29-10-2014 1:05pm

newport2 wrote: »

Pitch and putt?

Now now

Not a pro sport :pac:

mickmackey1 · 29-10-2014 1:11pm

slave1 wrote: »

With the exception of races, is there another pro sport where the lowest score wins?

Show jumping.

paulieG89 · 29-10-2014 3:29pm

Sean_pop wrote: »

I will start us off here.

Samuel L Jackson has a stipulation in his contract which allows him to play Golf at least twice a week whenever he is filming.

Handy gig he has going there.

Uncle Ben · 29-10-2014 8:45pm

Sean_pop wrote: »

I will start us off here.

Samuel L Jackson has a stipulation in his contract which allows him to play Golf at least twice a week whenever he is filming.

Correct. I worked on a ship back in the 90s and Samuel L was filming the 51 State over in England. He travelled over one night on the ferry heading to Portmarnock to golf with all of his buddies onboard. A very nice man.

BillyBoy · 29-10-2014 11:49pm

stitcheddepin wrote: »

mike Austin drove the ball 515 yards in 1974. decent dig!

I remember reading about Mike Austin before, interesting character. You know the funny thing about it?

'Sadly, after the 515-yard drive, Austin pitched back onto the green and three-putted. Longest drive in history* and Mike Austin walked away with a bogey.'

Drive for show, putt for dough!

*I don't think it is recognised any more, but could be wrong

dennyire · 30-10-2014 1:34am

stitcheddepin wrote: »

mike Austin drove the ball 515 yards in 1974. decent dig!

scored a couple of great goals for QPR to keep their hopes alive 🙅

dennyire · 30-10-2014 1:38am

Oops. Sorry think I mixed it up with Steve Austin Six million dollar man

slave1 · 30-10-2014 10:22am

Rory wears glasses!

mike12 · 30-10-2014 10:33am

slave1 wrote: »

Rory wears glasses!

Is that why he is always looking at JP wondering where it has gone.

MJBett · 18-11-2014 5:38pm

Well, one I find curious is how in 1457, golf was banned in Scotland by the nation's Parliament 'cus they believed it interfered with residents' military training.