Anchored Putting Stroke Issue

Golf is a game of concentration, dedication, mental strength, physical strength, and skill. For over 500 years golf has been a global spot played by many. It is a sport that people of all ages can play and is very, very difficult. Like I said above, golf takes a lot of skill to ply. You measure angles, read breaks, determine distance, muscle memory, etc. There is not much you can do to make yourself better at golf besides practice. David Feherty, a retired professional golfer and current analyst for CBS sports, has a joke about golf. He says that he has been searching for years to find a drug that makes you play golf better and he has been unsuccessful. He says “Yeah, go ahead and take steroids you’ll just hit it farther into the trees. Good luck with that.” Recently in the past year the USGA has wanted to re-write a rule that some people believe, actually, has made the game of golf easier and taken a much needed skill out of the game, the putting stroke.

 

Recently, many companies have manufactured a putter that has come to be known as the belly putter. This belly putter has a longer grip that extends up into your gut which gives it the name. This is a difference from the traditional putter being the length of thirty-six inches. Many players on tour use this type of putter such as Adam Scott, Keegan Bradley, and Ernie Els. The USGA (United States Golf Association) wants to change the way they are used. Originally, people thought that they wanted to ban the belly putter and “Broom-Handle” putters indefinitely. What this type of putter does is that it allows you to “anchor” it on the ground while you are putting so you get a more balanced even flow of the stroke. This makes it easier for players to get the touch of their stroke and make more putts. This past year, 5 major tournaments were won by a player who uses this stroke. The USGA is set to make the new rule to ban this stroke by the year 2016.

 

In my opinion, whatever is inspiring people to play the game and whatever keeps the game of golf relevant, is fine by me. The players can do whatever they want with their games to make them play to the best ability that they can legally. The golfers are happy and they are what drives the game. Some of the most famous golfers in the world such as Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, and Phil Mickelson are not the most important aspect of the game… it is the future generations to come. The kids coming in and playing these tournaments are the ones who will keep the game alive and as long as golf is a relevant sport, I am happy. What is your take on the situation?

 

Here is a link to the story: http://www.pga.com/golf-equipment/equipment-feature/anchoring-putters-be-banned-under-rule-proposed-usga-and-ra

 

 

 

 

My Take On The Mati Te'o Hoax

Manti Te'o is a star linebacker for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. He led the Irish to an undefeated season and a runner-up finish for the team in the BCS Title game in Miami, Florida this season. He also finished second in the Heisman Trophy race to Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M and finished with a record high in total votes for a defensive player. Most of these achievements came from the love of Americans and most of that love was won over for his tragic, heart-wrenching story. One morning in September, Manti received news that his grandmother had passed away in Hawaii due to old age. This story is very sad enough but nearly six hours after that he received a phone call right before his football practice. This call came from the brother of Manti’s girlfriend, Lennay Kekau. Manti answered the phine and the man was in tears Manti said, “Bro, get it together tell me what’s wrong.” And at that moment Manti knew. Lennay had lost her battle with Leukemia that morning and had passed. Manti had lost his grandmother and the love of his life in a span of eight hours.

 

With this sad tragedy came the love of all college football fans. Manti took the death of his close loved ones as motivation and became one of the best players in college football. He was a star. Notre Dame suffered a loss to Alabama in the national championship game. After this, a hole in Mantis story arose. Deadspin.com went into research and found that Lennay Kekau did not have any records of her obituary or any proof that she went to Stanford, the college Manti said she went to. Manti had either been part of a terrible hoax or is a great actor in one if the biggest cover ups in football history.

 

Manti Te'o is getting accused of knowing about this and being in on the hoax as a publicity stunt. In my opinion, I believe Manti is not in on this stunt because of his emotions. He could not do countless interview after countless interview in tears about his dead girlfriend. He is a very truthful person. He used this tragedy to propel his team to numerous victories. He was the spiritual drive of his team and is a wonderful leader. What do u think is the truth? If manti is lying, what do u think proves this?

Here is a link to the latest update on this story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/01/19/manti-teo-lennay-kukua-girlfriend-hoax/1847015/

 

My Story

My full given name is Nash Taylor Holm. I was born in Omaha, Nebraska on October 18, 1996. Some interesting facts about me are that I am a huge Notre Dame fan of all sports and have been my entire life. I am dedicated in 3 main sports: golf, skiing, and climbing. I train and play golf all year round, and the rest I go up to Jackson Hole, Wyoming where I train for skiing and climbing. For skiing, I go up to Jackson Hole where my family owns a house to compete in races that consist of skiers my age from all over the world. In the summer, I go to climb mountains in Wyoming and Colorado. I am training currently for my hardest cling of the Grand Teton which is a 10,456 feet vertical rise face which I will complete when I am 18 years old. I hope to become a professional golfer when I am older and hopefully become of national recognition.