Tag: golf

Willett of the Day: Daniel Willett, new pro golfer

Today’s Willett of the day, Daniel Willett, was a member of the 2007 Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup golf team, which explains the strange headline on this story from Golfweek: “Walker Cupper Willett Turns Pro.” Until I read on, I thought the guy’s name was, well, Walker Cupper Willett, which seemed a bit eccentric, …

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"Study: perception of hole size influenced by performance"

This explains why when I golf, the hole appears infinitesimal.

I get quoted by CBS Sports

Well, CBSSports.com, anyway. From an article called “How to improve your ball-striking ability“: In talking technology, it’s always interesting to take a brief look back at the evolution in equipment making. As author Edward Willett explains: “When golf started out, and for centuries after, golf clubs were all made of wood. At a fairly leisurely …

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I get quoted by CBS Sports

Well, CBSSports.com, anyway. From an article called “How to improve your ball-striking ability“: In talking technology, it’s always interesting to take a brief look back at the evolution in equipment making. As author Edward Willett explains: “When golf started out, and for centuries after, golf clubs were all made of wood. At a fairly leisurely …

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Practice makes perfect?

Nope. Turns out: “The main reason you can’t move the same way each and every time, such as swinging a golf club, is that your brain can’t plan the swing the same way each time,” says electrical engineering Assistant Professor Krishna Shenoy, whose research includes study of the neural basis of sensorimotor integration and movement …

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Golf technology

If I had to name two sports that are heavily technology-driven, I’d probably name auto racing–and golf. Auto racing is an obvious choice. But golf? Golf looks so simple. A player, a club, a ball, a hole. Player swings club, hits ball, puts it into hole. Where’s the technology in that? If you have to …

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Golf

‘Tis the season to chase little white balls over big green spaces, and to contemplate, while combing through waist-high grass, the history and science behind your endeavours. The Romans played a game called “paganica,” chasing a feather-stuffed ball around the countryside with a bent stick, but the Scots usually get the credit (or blame) for …

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