The Golf Scene Newsletter
The Golf Scene Newsletter
Your Weekly Golf Fix
Issue #7 — May 2026
Why do golfers yell “FORE!”? What exactly qualifies as a damaged golf club? And somewhere in the middle of all this chaos, Larry’s Three Horsemen return alongside a swing grip that may or may not resemble a lobster attempting to escape a seafood restaurant.
Issue #7 continues golf’s ongoing tradition of confusion, emotion, and unnecessary spending.
Issue #6 — May 2026
• New golf clubs now cost roughly the same as a small kitchen renovation, so we investigate whether modern equipment has officially lost its mind.
• Used golf equipment gets examined — including why some putters appear to have survived a low-speed car accident.
• Grip pressure enters the spotlight with the 10–1–3 Grip-O-Meter Drill, because strangling the club rarely improves anything except forearm fatigue.
• We also continue exploring the strange universe that is golf equipment, where “forgiveness” somehow costs an extra $400.
Issue #5 — May 2026
• A whiskey bottle may or may not have helped create 18 holes of golf, which is either history, mythology, or excellent marketing.
• Those pesky coloured stakes get explained, because apparently red, yellow, white, and blue all mean different kinds of trouble.
• Hole-in-one stories take centre stage — including the joy, disbelief, and suspicious amount of witnesses required.
• Golf bags get inspected, because some golfers are carrying enough equipment to survive a minor expedition.
• Centeredness of hit gets its moment, because the middle of the clubface remains annoyingly important.
Issue #4 — April 2026
• Metal spikes disappeared from golf, mostly because apparently tearing up greens, carpets, and clubhouse floors was frowned upon.
• Free relief and penalty relief get sorted out, which is helpful because golfers love rules almost as much as they love three-putting.
• Golf balls go under the microscope — because yes, the one you found in the pond in 1997 may not be helping.
• Soft spikes may be missing from your shoes, which could explain why your footwork looks like a baby deer on laminate flooring.
• Club path and clubface at impact get their moment, because the ball keeps insisting those two things matter.
Issue #3 — April 2026
• Ever hit a shot and immediately wonder if the clubface filed a separate flight plan?
• Tee boxes get explained, because apparently even starting the hole needs rules.
• A questionable water cup makes an appearance, and honestly, that’s probably enough said.
• Contact gets the spotlight — because the golf ball remains stubbornly interested in where the club actually hits it.
• A few golf mysteries are examined, judged, and left only slightly less confusing.
Issue #2 — April 2026
- The 5C Golf Performance System makes its debut — because apparently “just swing better” is not a complete coaching philosophy.
- A golf rule gets dragged into daylight, kicking and screaming.
- The lowly golf tee finally receives the unnecessary attention it deserves.
- That first warm day of the season: the clubs are in the car, but your swing is still in the basement, hiding behind the furnace.
- Costco golf clubs get inspected, questioned, and possibly judged.
Issue #1 — April 2026
Houston we have Contact…or maybe not, embedded balls – confusion or a gift? and we investigate why golf holes are exactly 4.25 inches wide — which, surprisingly, wasn’t decided by a committee of frustrated putters.
We also compare public versus private golf life, question whether you actually need that new driver, and introduce the Brush the Grass Drill — a concept many golfers accidentally avoid at all costs.