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May15

Game Changers

Posted on May 15, 2017 | 0 comments

May 15, 2017 By Dave Wells As you know, golf equipment, especially golf clubs, have a big impact on golf scores. For that reason, my recent winter visit to Scottsdale, Arizona included many club fitting sessions. Why was I looking for new golf clubs? I had just bought a new driver last year and my irons had always done a pretty good job. At least I thought so, after shooting my age some 50 times. However, in the wonderful game...

Jan01

West Coast Swing Starts Golf in 2016 and Scottsdale’s Included

Posted on Jan 1, 2016 | 0 comments

With January, 2016, upon us, let’s talk about golf and the ‘West Coast Swing’ as the PGA Tour goes west in January, actually starting in Hawaii. The “Swing” passes through Scottsdale in February and finishes in Pacific Palisades, California later that month. Some great golf courses will be showcased on your TV screen, so here are some personal experiences and historical facts about the West Coast golf...

Dec14

TaylorMade Metal Wood: Part 1. McHenry, a Special Place In The History Of Golf

Posted on Dec 14, 2015 | 0 comments

Part 1. McHenry, a Special Place in the History of Golf This article will be published in two parts during the month of December 2015.Â This is the first part. Editor It all started in McHenry, Illinois in 1979. It was in a 6,000 square foot building in McHenry, located 60 miles northwest of Chicago that Gary Adams created the TaylorMade Metal Wood. Adams was the son of an Illinois golf professional. He was working as a...

Dec14

TaylorMade Metal Wood: Part 2. Becoming a Collector’s Item

Posted on Dec 14, 2015 | 0 comments

Part 2. Becoming a Collector’s Item Continued from Part 1. McHenry, a Special Place in the History of Golf The club that I bought in McHenry Illinois, became a real collector’s item. On the bottom of the club are the words “Original One, 12 Loft, U.S.A.” On On top of the metal wood are the words “Pittsburg Persimmon” to differentiate the Metal Wood from the older Persimmon with a TayLite Shaft. A...

Nov01

Scottsdale’s Michelson – A Class Act Then, A Class Act Now

Posted on Nov 1, 2015 | 0 comments

Let’s Talk Phil Mickelson And The Game Of Golf By Dave Wells It was in the early 1990s when I first saw a golfer named Phil Mickelson. More precisely, it was in the spring of 1992 after Nancy and I had moved to Scottsdale. I went to the Pinnacle Peak Country Club (PPCC) pro shop to introduce myself as a new member to the head pro, Hub Goyen. Goyen was a very good golfer who had spent time on the Champions Tour. Some PPCC...