#golf swing mechanics

[thegratefulgolfer]

Who Judges The Efficacy Of Your Golf Swing?

How many times have we asked someone to look at our golf swing? How often have you sought fixes for your swing because something was just not right. Sometimes we look in the strangest areas for solutions when the answer is staring us straight in the face. Yup, it is simple to find out what our swing fault is by watching one little thing. Continue reading Who Judges The Efficacy Of Your Golf Swing?

[techdriveplay]

How to Improve Your Golf Swing

Mastering the art of golf is a journey that combines precision, practice, and an understanding of the game’s subtle mechanics. Whether you’re a seasoned player or just starting, knowing how to improve your golf swing can be the key to unlocking a better score and enjoying the game more fully. In this guide, we’ll explore the essential techniques and adjustments you can make to refine your swing,…

[alexturntable]

Thinking about how Carlos says he would want Charles’ ability to not care which I think is the kind of answer given by someone who cares too much and doesn’t know how to let go of things easily and wishes he could care less about things that end up hurting him. And then there’s Charles who definitely cares a lot about so many things but is just very good at pretending he doesn’t. Whether it’s all the PR training he’s had in order to be able to control his emotions or it’s a defense mechanism he’s developed after going through so much personal loss, it made him very very good at putting up that nonchalant guy facade. His answer to which quality he would want to take from Carlos is immediately “none”. That’s the nonchalant facade talking. And Carlos’ reaction is I want to stop existing because again he’s the guy who cares too much and doesn’t know how to hide it. But you can see Charles is going through the mental list of things he knows Carlos is better at than him and looking for a fun answer to give for the video. When Charles lands on the golf swing Carlos immediately says that’s not a good skill because this is something he knows he can improve at and he’s not satisfied with yet. His reaction changes immediately when Charles goes for the hair since this is a physical feature that he’s accepted is better than what most people have but when Charles says “not now”, being the guy who cares too much, he goes back to trying to get Charles’ approval again and Charles notices and tells him it’s getting better. Their interactions are always so fascinating to me I really need to study them.

[rafesgfs]

golf lesson

you distract rafe during a golf lesson.

"How important is winning this bet with your brother for you?" Rafe asked, watching as you hit the ball right into the lake, the ball nearly hitting a duck.

You glance at him, biting your lip. "Am I that bad?"

He turned to look back at the holes on the grass where you had hit your club, the iron kicking up the freshly mown grass rather than the ball on the tee. The blond bites back his smile, turning back at you, shrugging. "No, you're doing great, baby."

Groaning, you lean against your golf club, annoyed and frustrated. "Ugh, how am I so bad at a game old men play? This is humiliating."

Rafe had spent the whole afternoon trying to teach you how to golf after making a bet with your brother you could win a round with him. The prize: a few weeks in Greece that your parents would fully fund. And you wanted to play your Mamma Mia fantasies this summer, even if you had to listen to your boyfriend teach you all the mechanics of the most boring sport ever.

However, it did have some pros, one of them watching how Rafe's arms flexed when he swung the club, the way his white polo shirt fit him, the way he drove the golf club. It was a wonder how you were able to focus on his presence so close to you.

Rafe chuckles, wrapping his arms around your waist. He presses a kiss on your shoulder, his chin resting on it. "It's a stupid sport, don't get discouraged. And with me as a coach, you'll be the best."

You turn to glare at him, annoyed at how he babied you, knowing full well there was little to no hope with your golf skills. "You're mocking me."

"No, no, I would never." he smiles softly, a smile tugging at his lips. "We just need to practice a little more. You're good at everything, I'm sure you'll be good at this, too."

Rolling your eyes, you huff, thinking about all the balls you had lost in the past hour alone. Rafe had to go back to the country club multiple times to grab another pack of golf balls, a smirk slapped on his face every time he came back with a new pack.

"This is hopeless." you groaned dramatically, throwing Rafe another glare as he laughed.

He wraps his arms around you, setting you up for another swing. "Here, let me teach you the proper technique and posture so you hit the ball where you want it to go, yeah?"

"Fine," you grumbled, biting back a smirk as Rafe's hands traveled down your body, hands gripping your waist.

"Make sure your body is turned to face the ball." Rafe murmurs in your ear, positioning your hips. His fingers trail softly up your body, your tennis dress riding up slightly at the movement. "Yeah, just like that."

You giggle softly as arch your back, shifting your legs slightly to grind your ass up against Rafe's crotch, smug at how quickly he froze. "Am I doing it right, Rafey?"

Despite how you hated the stupid nickname, you'd use it whenever you wanted something from him, something he couldn't help give you every time you asked. You'd also use it when you teased him with it, almost like a secret word to hint you wanted him without others knowing.

"Yeah, yeah. Doing great, baby. Grip the club here and here." Rafe cleared his throat. He positions your hands on the club, fingers brushing briefly against the Darry ring he had gotten you for your first week anniversary.

"Hmm, this feels right." you grin smugly, feeling his cock hardening against your ass. Gripping the club, you do a little swing, twisting your hips. "Does that look good?"

"Fuck." Rafe groans, hands tightening against your hips, pulling you up against him, his cock pressed up against your cock. His fingers play with the hem of your dress, his chin resting on your shoulder. "You always look so goddamn good."

You giggle, eyes drifting towards the group of old men a hole away from you, near enough for them to see you and Rafe, but far enough to not see how you were grinding against him. "Help me hit the ball?"

"Of course," replied Rafe, hands engulfing your own. He leads you through the motion of a swing before guiding you to hit the golf ball. With a straight swing, the club hit the ball, flying in the air for a few seconds before rolling towards the flagged hole. "Good job, baby."

With a victorious smile, you turn to look at him, dropping the club on the ground. You wrap your arms around his neck, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you so much, Rafey. You're such a good coach."

"If I was a good coach, I wouldn't have spent half an hour searching the lake for the balls you hit in there." he teased, an arm encircling your waist. He tucks a stray piece of hair behind your ear. "But I'll take the compliment."

You give him a pout, puckering up your glossed lips. "You're so mean to me, always teasing me."

"I'm sorry, baby." Rafe smirks, not sorry at all. Blue yes filled with mirth, he tilts your chin up with a finger. "Let me make up for it."

He brings his lips to yours, tongue-seeking entrance as you kiss him back. Teasingly, you bit his bottom lip gently, drawing out a soft gasp from the blond. Smiling against his lips, your hand drifts down his chest, down towards his hardening cock.

"Someone's excited." you kiss along his jaw, drawing out another small gasp from your boyfriend. Despite dating for a year, he still had the same reaction to your kisses, almost as if he was surprised you wanted to kiss him.

You squeeze his cock through his shorts, pressing your body against his, hiding the action from every golfer near you. Fingers trailing up and down the length of his cock, in a stroking motion, you bring your lips back to his, allowing Rafe's hand to grab your ass.

Rafe's hands wandered up beneath your dress and you pulled away, laughing as he dramatically groaned. You give him a quick kiss on the cheek. "No more kisses for you. I know you bet against me, fucker."

[strawberrystrangers]

Do you think JJ would constantly stay over at readers house bc he feels safe there compared to his own??

🦋anon

I love this!! I also kind of love the idea of the reader having accepting parents too bc that scene with Kiara’s hurt hurt!!

This literally just became a “please let JJ have a win with a girlfriend’s family who actually loves him” write-up…

Yeah he loved the independence that the chateau gave him, but your house had the company and it had the warmth of family. Your parents have stern rules about bedroom etiquette but they’ve practically given him the spare room whenever.

He definitely swings by after altercations with his dad; he’s been walking the street for hours trying to get the courage to ask if he can see you (& he does this every time, even after the 50th visit) because his insecurity is so deeply rooted in feeling like a burden (fuck you, Luke) to everyone.

So when he says he should go, because he doesn’t want to overstay his welcome, you’re always responding to it with “please stay” and not a “you can stay if you want” knowing he needs the clarifying reassurance that you want him there.

You’ll ask your parents downstairs if he can stay, and they’re always happy to say yes.

Your dad will talk to him in the kitchen while he’s making the dinner, and JJ helps with his experience from his summer jobs in the golf club kitchen. Your dad will never fail to find out how bad the altercation was, and give gentle advice and care and love and reassurance to jj, emphasising that he’s always welcome and never alone. Your dad is basically the Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting to Matt Damon. Your dad will hug him for as long as JJ needs it and there’s a few shared tears between them.

At dinner, your parents are always so interested in what JJ’s been up to—and when he divulges about the gold and his adventures, they believe him and want to hear more. They always make him feel like they see potential in him and that he’s not destined to be like his father & that his name isn’t tainted with a pre-made future.

JJ will talk mechanics with your mum, she’ll ask him if he knows what’s up with their car and he’ll go on this whole nerd talk about it.

He’ll help clean up: he washes the dishes and you dry them while your parents sit at the table still, sipping beer or martinis.

The recurring thought they always have, and the recurring thing they’ll always tell JJ is: “you have the kindest soul who has found it’s other half in our daughter” and they always make it clear that they’d rather him with you—a Pogue with gentleness—than the boys who attempt to butter them up—Kooks with misogynistic views.

[ericshoney]

Sweetheart ~ Sturniolo Triplets

Warnings: mentions of mental health, coping mechanisms, implied ADHD!Reader, slight innocent!reader, use of pet names (kid, sweetheart, petal, bub) in a platonic way.

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Today you woke up at twelve full of energy. It wasn't unusual for you to wake up as a bundle of joy, but the time you woke was. You usually wake up at around two or three in the afternoon, not twelve.

You had slept in Nick's bed for the night, your own room being too "boring", or that's what you told Nick as you climbed into his bed to sleep. Not that it was unusual, you and Chris both struggled to sleep alone, sometimes you'd both share a bed, giving Nick and Matt a break.

When you woke, you saw Nick still asleep besides you. Not wanting to wake him, you slowly get up and go take a shower, getting ready for the day. After a bit, you heard Nick shout.

"You in the shower, kid?" He called.

"Yeah! Nearly done!" You shouted back.

You heard him mumble an okay before you quickly finished and got out, drying your hair as you walked back into the bedroom, seeing Nick sitting on the bed, scrolling through his phone.

"Morning sweetheart." He said softly.

"Morning, how long was I?" You asked.

"Bout twenty minutes." He answered, making you nod.

Nick then went to shower and get ready as you headed downstairs to the kitchen, seeing Matt and Chris both awake. The two greeted you as you sat on the counter, swinging your legs.

"Your wearing odd socks." Matt mentioned, noticing your pink and blue socks.

"I got bored trying to find a matching pair." You confessed.

"Don't worry, petal. I'll sort it out later." He said with a soft smile. You returned it as Chris started showing you some edits on TikTok.

Nick soon joined the three of you as you then began discussing what you wanted to do for the day. The guys had a pre-filmed video so the day was yours.

"What about Target? Or the park? Or mini golf! Or what about bowling!" You rambled on quickly, making the triplets smile.

"We can do all of them bub, where to first?" Chris replied.

"Umm the park! No bowling! No mini golf! Target! Wait we haven't eaten so food!" You answered quickly.

"Sweetheart, take a deep breath. How about we go to Target, get some food and head to the park first?" Matt suggested calmly.

"Then we can go to mini golf." Nick continued.

"And end the day with bowling." Chris finished.

"Sounds good! Let's go!" You cheered, rushing to the stairs down to the car, the trio laughing softly.

"I'll get her shoes." Chris mentioned, grabbing a pair of your Converse.

By the time the triplets made it to the car, you were already sat in the back having unlocked the car, and playing a game on your phone.

"Bub, your forgetting something." Chris said, as Matt started the car. You looked up and realised he was holding your shoes.

"Oh right." You giggled, slipping them on and putting your feet on Nick's lap, letting him do your laces.

"To Target!" You cheered.

Music began to play as you looked out the window, watching the world go by and before you knew it, you had arrived at Target. The guys got out first before you, something they always did, in case you walked out in front of a car from being distracted.

"I'm gonna get some sour gummy worms!" You said, already excited for the sweet treats.

"Kid, you don't need anymore sugar." Nick said with a laugh. You stuck your tongue out as you all went into the large store.

You all started looking around, grabbing some stuff you wanted for now or later, Chris grabbed a large case of Pepsi saying he was running low, but you knew there were at least ten cans in the fridge. You then drifted away from the guys, a few fidget toys grabbing your attention.

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As you looked at the different toys, Nick, Matt and Chris started to panic, not seeing you by their side. The trio were protective over you and knew you didn't like being alone, so losing you in a large store wasn't good.

"She was just here!" Matt exclaimed.

"Where would she go?" Chris questioned.

"There!" Nick shouted, pointing out your small figure by the end of the toy aisle. You had a good handful of fidget toys now.

The three rushed over to you as you looked up at them with a sheepish smile. Knowing you made them panic.

"I got distracted..." You mumbled, holding the fidget toys.

"It's okay, petal, but tell us next time. Or grab one of us." Matt said gently, running a hand through your hair.

"Yeah bub, we don't wanna lose you in Target." Chris added.

"We're not mad." Nick reassured you, knowing you were thinking that.

"Okay! But look at these! They light up too!" You cheered, showing the brothers the toys you found. They smiled, knowing you were happy.

"We'll get all of them, sweetheart." Nick said, taking them to hold, in case anything else caught your interest.

You smiled wide as you all continued shopping before heading off to the park. The guys cherished days like this with you, knowing you'd get a lot of your energy out and be extra happy.

[formulakatya]

THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE | MICK SCHUMACHER

"living in a movie i've watched and funny, cause you couldn't have called it, met you at the right time, this is what it feels like"

not my gif :)

summary: where your best friend is sick of you thinking your not deserving of love and so she introduces you to a certain someone

pairing: mick schumacher x professional golfer!reader

notes: i really wanna make a part 2 of this, so if any of you guys are interested in a part 2 please comment! loosely based off 'feels like' by gracie abrams

warnings: a universe where mick is in ferrari and ferrari aren't idiots, unedited work

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the sound of your metal club hitting the ball pierced through the quietness of the morning. the skies were still painted hues of orange as the sun was rising as you watched the direction of the ball.

using your foot to roll out another ball in front of you on the grass, you adjusted your stance as you set up. gripping the club as you gave yourself time before swinging back and hitting the white ball.

“nice one!”

turning around to see where the familiar voice was coming from, you smiled as you saw lily. you hadn’t seen her in quite sometime after she left to attend the australian grand prix to support her boyfriend and to play a tournament. “lily!”

you had known lily since childhood having met her at a small tournament. and eventually, what was just being penpals, meeting at tournaments and visiting one another with always the same talks about turning pro had turned into a life long friendship. and, truthful to your dreams, both of you turned pro at the same time and got onto the lpga tour.

“congrats on the t5 finish,” you smiled as you hugged the older girl. “i watched the highlights, you were amazing! how was australia as well?”

“australia was fun, alex bagged a p8 so he was quite happy about that,” she spoke as you two pulled away, going to her clubs which she had put at the bay next to you. “enough talk about me, how about you?”

shaking your head, you shrugged, “same stuff— golf, study, rest, the gym…finals are over now so i might go do something to reward myself.”

“i guess one of us needs to have a university degree,” she joked. you were on your final year of your mechanical engineering degree whilst she had dropped out from her course; though you couldn’t blame her for that as balancing university with being on tour was a difficult feat. “how about the rest?”

“the rest?” you asked, confused as you approached your golf bag, switching the club you were going to use. shortly, it dawned on you what ‘the rest’ meant. “still have no one, lily, you know that.”

“oh come on, (y/n)!” lily rolled her eyes, “please! i have some people that i can introduce you to!”

“lily…” you sighed, “i’m too busy with studying and practice half the time. romance just isn’t really something in the books right now and i haven’t exactly earned one.”

“how are you going to be smart enough to do engineering but dumb enough to believe that you have to earn love,” lily shook her head. “please, just let me introduce you to someone.”

“…and who is this person?”

“you’ll see, just follow me to monaco.”

“what?”

—

“lily, i hope you’re sure about this…” you mumbled as you two made your way around the paddock, the older girl clearly more familiar. “i feel a little out of place…and everyone else is—”

“quit that nonsense!” she let out a smile, “you look gorgeous! you’ve got the best paddock outfit in my opinion.”

“yeah, thanks for helping me choose an outfit,” you shyly smiled as you walked alongside lily as she showed you the ropes of navigating around a formula 1 paddock.

of course, you were familiar with the sport having been a formula 1 fan since you were young but being inside the paddock was a completely different experience for you. looking at the garages where the mechanics and engineers were hard at work, you adverted your attention to your best friend who had took your hand.

“alex!” she smiled, greeting her boyfriend before saying hi to the rest of the drivers. “oh, and i brought (y/n) with me!”

“oh my god, i’m starting to think you like her more than me! even your dog loves her more than me!” shaking his head, alex rolled his eyes, “how could you,” he playfully slapped his hand against his chest, pretending to be hurt by your invite to the weekend, “she’s literally responsible for ‘albolognese’!”

unable to hold back a laugh, you smiled, “you should take that as a compliment.”

“why?!”

“because the spaghetti was good!”

“the nickname is so bad!”

“no it isn’t!” you justified, “you had red hair and you cooked a really good spaghetti bolognese, calling you ‘albolognese’ is only acceptable.”

looking at his girlfriend hoping she would come into defence, alex let out a groan and a loud ‘come on’ upon seeing her struggle to hold back a laugh upon the interaction between her best friend and boyfriend.

“anyways,” you cleared your throat, still smiling over the dumb joke. “hi everyone, my name’s (y/n), i’m lily’s best friend. nice to meet you guys.”

“oh! you’re (y/n)!” one of the drivers which you recognised as mick could be heard. “lily always talks about you! hi, i’m mick.”

“i hope it’s all good things,” you smiled, glancing at lily who gave a playful smile and shrug. “nice to meet you.”

“mick! maybe you could show (y/n) around!” lily suggested, catching both of you off guard, taking alex's hand. "patrick is probably looking for alex, so we're going to be at the williams garage, see you!"

lily's intent crystal clear to everyone else except mick and you, everyone quickly making excuses to leave so that it was just the both of you as awkwardness settled in.

"uhm..." mick spoke, trying to figure out where to go next, "i could show you around the paddock?"

"yeah, that'd be nice. thank you, mick," you smiled as he took the lead, following behind him as he acted as your guide around the formula 1 paddock where risk met reward.

"you look really pretty- uh- your outfit is really nice," mick complimented, trying to break the awkwardness. but though the main intent of it was so there was less tension, the compliment was no less of genuine.

"thanks, lily helped me choose it," a giggle was let out, as you looked at mick who seemed to ease up as he ran his fingers through his hair.

"that's my car over there," the german spoke as he pointed towards the red car boasting the number '47' on it. "it's my first season with ferrari so i'm quite excited for the race and monaco is practically the crown jewel of formula 1...sorry i'm rambling."

"it's okay," you smiled, "it's the monaco grand prix! i mean, yeah, the track has no mercy and overtaking must be a nightmare but it's monaco. you win here, you're already one of the greats, plus ferrari has been competitive this season."

eyes widening, mick couldn't help but let out a grin, "formula 1 fan?"

"since young," you hummed as you walked next to him, "been a ferrari fan forever!"

as you continued your conversation as the german driver showed you around the paddock as both of you talked about anything from racing to your sports careers to your daily lives, you couldn't help but enjoy his company though having known him for a short time as you took in the sounds of the formula 2 and 3 cars and the smell of fuel and burnt rubber.

"hey, uhm, do you wanna go for dinner after the race on sunday?" mick asked, scratching the back of his neck nervously. "i mean it's fine if you say no-"

"i'd love to," you smiled as you soon exchanged phone numbers and social media handles with each other.

observing you two in secrecy, lily and alex watched as you became comfortable around each other.

a smile spread, "they like each other, definitely," lily sighed contently. "the eyes never lie."

[solatom123]

By Solomon Lartey, Teeside university student, PhD.

The Evolution of Golfing Techniques and Their Impact on the Sport: A Comprehensive Analysis

1. Introduction

Golf, a sport renowned for its precision and skill, has evolved dramatically over the centuries. From its origins in the rolling hills of Scotland to the manicured greens of today’s most prestigious courses, golfing techniques have been shaped by time, culture, and innovation. This analysis will explore the progression of these techniques and their profound impact on the sport, delving into the evolution of equipment, the pivotal role of technology in coaching, and the elevation of professional golfing to an elite industry.

Early golf sought to master a simple set of mechanics, and the dawn of golf videos shifted focus from ball trajectory to player form, highlighting posture and club angle at impact. From the 1970s onwards, advancements in swing analysis used electronics to monitor motion variables, transitioning from early video analysis to formats that monitored forwards yaws, hip and trunk rotation, and shoulder angles. Concurrently, various swing theories and techniques emerged, and educators turned to addressing the psychological nature of golf for performance enhancement. These combined techniques made it possible for experts to implement customized golf swings for increased power and accuracy.

In 1995, the worldwide interest in professional golf was further magnified by the advent of the Tiger Woods era. Golf, long considered an elite game of leisure, became a multi-billion dollar and highly magnified industry, resulting in an unprecedented boom in tourism. The rise in interest has positively impacted various areas linked to golf, ranging from equipment manufacturing to courses and hotels. The golf tourism factor has closely stimulated social needs and encouraging research into enhancing player performance. Attention spans have been decreasing, shifting focus on the macro to the micro. As world championships can be won with a last putt from roughly 60 feet or ca four frozen seconds of the putt rolling over the lips, and as research has shown the game to be played under 5 pars around the world annually, it would appear that impractically larger swings produce a larger chance of desired outcomes than other models.

Despite the financial advancement of the game, player performance has been found stagnant in the years since the mid-1990s, even when adjusting for age as deeper understandings of playing conditions have been implemented. The theory of requirements has recently been complemented by the theory of progression, unveiling golfers to exhibit adaptations to their technique related to different effects of club-ball interactions utilizing under moments during swings. Consequently, contemporary professional male golfers more commonly adopt the hitting technique than a swing technique.

2. Historical Overview of Golfing Techniques

Emerging in the 15th century in Scotland, golf was played on the Town Moor in Edinburgh, using wooden clubs and hand-carved balls. These initial techniques, as demonstrated in illustrations from the 15th and 16th centuries, showed a varied grip and swing, suggesting a natural evolution in golfing play and techniques. With its spread into England, Ireland, and Europe, golf matured as a sport, creating a need for standardized rules and equipment. In 1744, the first known set of golf rules was drafted in Edinburgh, leading to the evolution of golfing techniques. Long-shots, greens, shovels, and the brassie became key components of the game. The 19th century also witnessed the invention of iron clubs and the subsequent emergence of golfing clubs from St. Andrews. (Cousins, 2023)

During the early years of its introduction to America, within two decades, golf was being played at a variety of courses in nearly every densely populated area, notably in New York City. Now rapidly growing in sporting popularity, golf was formally adopted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 1894. Its increased participation, from the low-income population to upper socio-economic classes, facilitated the establishment of new tournaments with longer prizes. Moreover, women became increasingly involved as a result of the burgeoning interest in golf. Subsequently, the competitive spirit led golf balls to undergo an evolutionary change, advocating for golfing clubs and balls that were closer to the present-day variety. (Austin, 2022)

With the turn of the century, attention was concentrated on the rebirth of golf and its recuperation from its ancillary school of excesses. Gear swept aside knickerbockers, silk knicker trousers, and other somberly colored clothes in favor of a predominating cap and jacket of tweed, medium grey mixed with warm brown and rich yellow. Not only golf but tennis as well had inspired vigorous notice and into it had rushed the whole nation. Taming the wildness of golf, in 1903, Wilding had become the amateur champion of the United States before winning Wimbledon the following year. This period remained otherwise notable because Big Bertha knocked all other golf balls silly and nearly into the junk pile with its huge face of 6.79 inches head attached to a shaft of 47 inches. (Rebanal Martínez, 2021)

3. Key Traditional Golfing Techniques

Golf is a sport that has a long history behind it. Since the sport gained huge fame and number of followers across the globe, several golfing techniques have evolved and altered the playstyle and style of the game. Golfing techniques occurred both naturally and innovatively. The focus of this section is to analyze the most impactful and widespread golfing techniques that have impacted the game most. (Suzuki et al., 2021)

3.1. Grip and Stance

One of the most significant developments in golfing techniques was the discovery of proper grip and stance styles. These two techniques are the most basic in golfing and play a significant role in determining the outcome of the game. The selection of the proper grip is critical to play the game properly. The grip of the driver is one of the major factors in determining the play and path of the ball. Selecting the proper grip technique allows the golfer to strike the ball from all the surfaces of the golf course evenly. Early on, a lot of golfers adopted the splitting of the index finger technique of gripping, either overlapping or interlocking or gripping with all 10 fingers. However, learning to grip it properly takes much more time as the public exposure to it was minimum. Gradually with technological advancement, special caps were developed and ball tracking gadgets were invented. These gadgets and balls provided instant outcome of the game after the impact of the driver. Analyzing the golf ball spin and path, the experts suggested changing the grip technique enabling the golfer to point their thumb at the high left region of the shaft while keeping their hand rotated clockwise by 45 degrees. Using this grip technique, a golfer's club face would start at maximum closed position preventing the draw hook of the ball. (Navarro Lasunción, 2024)

Other widely used grip techniques with curved driver and ridges on the shape of the driver head resulted in an unintended hook path on the right leading to a miss-hit. Matched with the wrong stance, the unintended hook path continued with hands placed in front of the ball leading to an insufficiently closed face preventing the draw path. There were also recommendations from gear effect drives used having a shaft positively tilted towards the right from the vertical being useless for the golf set with driver have a head of a high vertical angled aligned with the fore link tilt. While this tended on increasing miss-hit affecting the distance, this also caused the hit on the optimal impact with the club face not parallel to the path of the driver nearly impeding the general tendency on time delay producing a meanwhile unliking swerve from players. (Trustees)

The stance in core requires power and this golf pose, playing a significant role between address and impact, has received little attention from teaching professionals compared with grip or swing techniques. Golfers with stable stance in general do not raise or lower their heads before or into backswing be likely to achieve more consistence shots. Thus, investigating the effect of stance technique requires assessing its amplitude throughout the whole swing and comparing the address and impact postures.

The head movement produced in the stance would bed a golfer to start the swing along a wrong path in a miss-hit with a hook or slice shot. Additionally, right-players flare to poorly rotate their hips and shoulders producing shoring shots. On the other side, flexibility across the upper body or within the lower body drives somewhat core-level players needing over-rotation of the upper body during the backswing or excessive forward push with the lower body after impact. However, few golfers are properly taught to stretch manually to reach a wider stance before address.

3.2. Swing Mechanics

Another traditional golfing technique is swinging in sync with the body. This technique teaches the players to follow the core rotational swing mechanics and circle the driver around one axis to play the ball instead of swaying axis in a miss-hit forming either slice or hook shots. Using amateurs (body type mass 74.5 kg height 1.75 m ) and ten top professional golfer's (PGA tour average drive distance 288.5±11.5 yards) with club heads sampled by high-speed cameras and various targets, this traditional technique has also been developed. Parameterizing a three-dimensional inverse kinematic model representing overall body and club movement, the effect of the traditional technique and stored parameters is compared through performing a full golf swing, addressing how the differences around the average from the parameters stored within each group affect the likelihood on miss-hit. (Hasley et al.2023)

The method concentrates on the motion aspect, choosing a local coordinate system at ground level with an origin fixed in the position of the golf ball and with axes pointing down the fairway, left and up for distance and vertical movements respectively. With regards to twenty-nine parameters describing the movement of the golf swing covering both body angles, positions and club face positions, the results yield a greater likelihood on miss-hit with amateurs than with top professionals severely indicating that educational systems would greatly enhance the precision of this sport. (ToSell & Saturday)

Modern golf is a sport of precision. Therefore, playing under different configurations on course, club, equipment and environment match with the swing mechanics of players define unique characters influencing the outcome of the play. By controlling for some factors, affecting the probability of miss-hit can be categorized into three parts conventionally referred to as play styles influencing the stance and swing. Enhancing performance comprises techniques altering stroke playstyle to almost systematically inhibit execution with miss-hit or miss-rim.

3.1. Grip and Stance

Central to the essence of golf lies the grip and stance—the foundational techniques upon which every other element of the game rests. Irrespective of the club in hand or the skill level of the golfer, this initial and primal action inevitably shapes the success of every shot played. Despite the subtle variations among golfers, whether leisurely players, seasoned amateurs, or elite professionals, grip and stance exhibit remarkable uniformity and graphical simplicity. Analyzing these two techniques sheds light not only on the sport as a whole but also on the everyday champion or played ball. (Wells, 2022)

Progressing from the outside in, the stance serves as the golfer's base of support throughout the entire swing. Only with solid, equal foundation can the golfer swing the club forwards and backwards around that fixed point. Both feet part distance and angle to the ball relative to the target are memories etched in the minds of most conscientious amateur golfers. Conversely, the grip, a more complex technique, consists of multiple actions made by both hands with the fingers and thumb of each hand against the club at the same time. Upon the grip is built the inadvertent pivot of the swing, the hands on the club controlling the face of the club and thus ultimately influencing the path of the arc. (Yang et al.2021)

While the momentary grip on the club is the fiest action shared by every golfer, uniqueness of the grip lies in regards to the club. Each club is different in form and feel, hence muscle memory is burnt by the unique act repeated with each club, and new twists in hands and wrists are added onto the basic grip. These intricacies are due to the fact that putter, iron, hybrid, wood, and driver all possess different lofts, lengths, and thus unique flex dynamics (whether aiming to keep the ball low, induce a slight loft, or to arc up the drive). Nevertheless, the grip is the only act from which the later swing peace is unwound. (Hocknell et al., 2020)(Holland et al.2020)

3.2. Swing Mechanics

In traditional golfing techniques, swing mechanics play a vital role in imparting the necessary power, accuracy, and consistency to the flight of the ball. The golf swing can be simply visualized as an arc of circular motion around a fixed axis, in which the clubhead moves towards a pivoted point in front of the body. A fundamental postulate of the golf swing is that the club must not be swung across the body during the downswing. It must instead be swung down and out. The path of the clubhead takes a symmetrical arc: down and in during the downswing, and up and out during the follow-through. The path of the golf ball must be compatible with the path of the clubhead at impact. The club must be swung down from a position well above the line of the ball so that the clubhead meets the ball just as the clubhead is on an outward path.

Another key point of traditional golf swing mechanics is that it must conform to ball-centering and impact position requirements, no matter how the club is gripped and so the wrist hinge or how minimized the lateral movement there is of the protruding body parts. The clubhead must be swung similarly around stacked vertical axes on both the back and forward motions. Both the backswing and follow-through must be performed in an arc motion that is of a uniform radius and is centered behind the body's core. In order to square the clubface at impact, the club must be swung reflexively over-restricted through the slot. In an attempt to prevent the ball from going to the right, the club must either re-extend a protruding arm or a wrist has to be unhinged too late.

There are biomechanical adjustments to traditional swing mechanics to create a normal golf swing free from hooked strokes. Adjustment of the arm's length of swing and pivot point is performed, so as to consider the baseball swing mechanics of working in a wider arc while continuing to adhere to the traditional grip. In line with fixed pivoting points of both the anchored legs and a core, the arms must be freed from the body's pivot to control the swing radius of the club circled by the arms. This could in turn free the clubs of being swung excessively within the body. To create an arched swing path, the shoulders and the forearms must be swung downwards by movers in charge of the pulled sides of the torso.

4. Technological Advancements in Golf Equipment

In the intricate tapestry of golf’s storied heritage, it’s frequently the quiet evolution behind the scenes that has had the most lasting consequences. Though it is often easy to recall the flamboyant politicians and pro athletes who have played the game, the focus here is instead on lesser-known figures who have played a crucial part in changing the nature of the sport. Decades before the modern game took hold, innovators tinkering with rudimentary wooden instruments had a profound effect on how golf was played. Given the game’s glacial and genteel pace of life, it is easy to misconstrue golf as a quaint pastime sustained by social and economic traditions. However, golf has never really stopped changing. Indeed, the game is replete with breakthroughs in technique that have irrevocably shaped how the sport is played. Greenkeeping, the ball, and the club have all received attention in this study on the evolution of golf equipment. (Millard, 2023)

In each instance, innovations that worked their way upwards from relatively small roots transformed the fabric of the entire sport. It wasn’t always a linear or easy process. Opposition to rubber balls was widespread, and clubmakers feared what would happen to golf in the transition from wooden to metal-headed clubs. As alternatives have arisen, so too have concerns about their sustainability for the game. But legislation has kept pace with innovation, and throughout golf’s history such changes have had a far-reaching effect on the mechanics of technique and the playing of the game itself. Arguably, the most impactful development has been the introduction of technology. Club-making methods and material sciences have outstripped the skill of the club professional, as has the golfiness of golf course design. At one fell swoop, this has rendered the great par-threes of the craft obsolete. Nevertheless, this does not mean that the world of golf has been left wanting. In some respects, the game’s rich history has underestimated the effect technology would ultimately have on golf. In challenging the adequacy of human endeavour, it is likely to continue reshaping technique and the sport for decades into the future. As golf begins its own paradigm shift, it is likely to usher in a new generation of feral and free-spirited golfers bent on domination.

5. Modern Golfing Techniques

The advent of technological innovation and scientific advancement, primarily identifiable in the last two decades of the twentieth century, prompted a revolution in golfing techniques and methodologies. An emerging industry, golf biomechanics inadvertently fueled this revolution by mechanizing and simplifying golf swings while theoretically minimizing the risk of golf-related injury. By accurately measuring the kinematically remarkable movement of the human body in two and three-dimensional spaces, golf biomechanics began to prompt a re-evaluation of past golfing methods. Meanwhile, an upswing in the use of golf simulators and innovative golfing training was notable. Previous errors in golf swings were corrected or slowed with the incorporation of slow-motion kinetic studies. Resultingly, a revolution similar to the re-evaluation of swinging techniques in golf biomechanics and pseudo golf was prompted within golfing cultures. A list of referential golfing figures of modern golfing techniques and their techniques has become a cultural norm in the global golf culture. An index is commonly referred to for golfing techniques and their analysis, and a checklist could readily and easily find its way into an amateur golfer's golf bag. Most of modern golfing techniques are biomechanical or kinematic by nature and gradually becomes mechanical, offering universally applicable and culturally broad methodologies. With the mechanical nature of golfing, modeling is prominently involved, reducing golf swings and inquiry into a system of modularity on repeatable, testable motion.

Yet, modeling entails a reduction of the complex mixture found in golf swings while representing only the most relevant aspects of motion and, in turn, negating specific conditions. As a result, a model raises the concern of an inevitable cultural appropriation that homogenizes bodily motion, associated consciousness, and adherent verbalizations, other than casting golf swings as “an intuitive game” that renders golf swings and their culture art-like. Therefore, in light of its social frames, paradigmatic and iconic, golf modeling necessitates a comprehensive analysis - understanding both the affordance it bears for concentrated interests in bodily technique, consciousness, and culture, and its subsequent cultural epiphenomena. The inroad for such an analysis is gained via an inquiry into the pioneering models of golf swings by acclaimed golf figures. Similar to today’s golf syllabuses that gather iconic figures’ golf swings and disseminate their mission-statement-like verbalization, prominent golfing figures’ modeling gratifies a prospective golfer desire to enhance golfing techniques, reckoning the cited concern of reproducible golf swings. This takes the next question as to how to improve such reproducible golfing techniques, which barely offers mutual and specific answers, other than modeling without a framework to analyze the social nexus that holds the compliant relationship between bodily technique and consciousness. Therefore, within the modern golfing culture entirely pervaded by golfing modeling, golf figure studies appear necessary. (Yordanov et al., 2022)

5.1. Biomechanics and Kinematics

Biomechanics and Kinematics: Human body and strength have greatly affected how bio-mechanics has emerged in sports. Body types and strengths vary from person to person. Some people have better swing speeds, while others have better swing lines. In Golf, the primary movement is rotation at the shoulders, pelvis, knees, and feet. All these rotational body movements affect club speed and distances. This biomechanical analysis focuses on the golf swing motion with a right-handed player, encompassing positions from the back swing, down swing, and follow through for bio-mechanical explanations. A major intention of this analysis is to determine and discuss some key bio-mechanical aspects of the golf swing in comparison to the golf swings of the rookie and the professional players filmed by the St-2 mini camcorders. In this analysis, the veterans and their swings would be also looked at with respect to biomechanics to check the swings and movements. (Gould et al.2021)

Clubs’ types and specifications are a big part of modern golf. Golf manufacturers spend so much time, money, and effort trying to make golf technology that provides players with better equipment that makes the overall game easier. The main types and specifications in clubs are the loft, lie, length, weight consistency, swing weight, shaft tip age, grooves, and face types. The lifetime of endurance and consistency of clubs is often compared with other sports like tennis or baseball. Weather and play can affect the precision and potential of the equipment and change how they perform. The rules of club types are based upon the USGA rules. The creativity and skills in the play can be lost or changed with overly complex club technology. The point of this analysis is to investigate clubs as modern technology, equipment of golf, history, types, strengths, and rules.

Lastly, putting has been very computerized in recent times, and these systems are mainly found inside the houses of golfers. Systems to putt are hugely mechanical and computerized. To the public, these are regarded as an illegal use of equipment by the USGA rules. The industry of golf is now entering a scientific and mechanical time. Tennis, baseball, basketball, other sports, and their athletes think of ways to get better by using better, smarter technology. Human be-havior, flexibility of the biomechanics of golf is studied more than it ever has been. The general idea of golf has modernized from traditional club use to mechanical bio-mechanical and technological golf ways. The game of golf is still the same as it once was and should feel and sometimes be used that whether the game hasn’t changed much.

5.2. Mental and Psychological Strategies

In addition to physical considerations, the evolution of golfing techniques must involve an overview of the mental and psychological strategies in the game. Golf presents a generally unique sporting challenge, unlike most other popular sports. Golfing matches can last from a short 2 hours to over 4 hours, involving the same (comparative) situation throughout the round, with the main additional variable from a golfing perspective being the course location. The game itself does not have other competitors impeding the performance of other competitors, which is a primary aspect of most competitive sporting events. Such factors mean that these variables need to be dealt with in different ways practically and mentally. As a result, golfers must fine-tune techniques in terms of performance, understanding the zone of control, and preparation before and even during a round. This could best be illustrated by considering the case of one Mexican golfer. (Whitehead & Jackman, 2021)(Oliver et al.2021)

Sometimes the metagame needs to be understood to strategize the techniques further and control each performance based on strategic choices that could depend on the golfing situation, physical environment (ground, wind, and heart rate), and mainly performance and situation statistics. Although similar comparative techniques concerning the hurdles must be used (such as meteorological statistics and ground understanding), the golfer possesses a personal meta-knowledge. Despite winning tournaments against male players, the winning techniques were first based on knowing which holes are best for the average male player and trying to comprehend such stats from a different viewpoint, taking the ESPN Stats and Info team’s possible projections to understand the whole player perspective holistically. One advantage was that overall performances could be compared, but not on a stroke basis. From such differences and distances, possible plays to gain advantage on putting and driving could be analyzed depending on whole distance outputs, grass, topography, and other possible required pitches. Such edge considerations were planned and used progressively throughout rounds.

Another personal understanding of individual techniques based on performance intimate knowledge is how to be in “the zone.” This involves controlling and understanding many thoughts, visualizations, and sensations (mindfulness) concerning positive and negative traits and stimuli that promote or disrupt performance. This level was progressively obtained through rigorous daily effort and analyze of various performances under such conditions. Once trained, it is essential to exercise this state to dispose of it and be ready for use at any point. Such a technique is closely related to breathing and some routine actions before swinging with the putter, shorter clubs, and driver, which help to place the tasks within the best condition zone to control them suitably. Using the context to feel emotions and stimuli clearly is crucial to signal immediately where it is best (and needed) to focus more and not just continue to shake player heads.

Being relaxed is also a constant approached challenge, especially when tied for first or leading. In this state, focus is lost and hence control, and it must be planned before and after the round to either maintain a fluent rhythm when playing or breathe and try to feel relaxed on each action otherwise. On the physiological aspect, alcohol can be exploited to be used and limit to achieve a certain performance point.

6. The Impact of Evolving Techniques on Performance and Strategy

Through analysis of archived materials, the impact of technology and scientific knowledge on golf techniques is assessed. Instructions were initially rudimentary but became more structured and based on anatomical insights and human behavior. A shift from fundamental improvement with awareness to technique refinement for elite players was observed. Changes commonly target styles of movement rather than player individuality and requirement. Analysis of past and current documents reveals the impact and concern regarding the influence of evolving techniques on golf performance and strategy selection. (Wells & Langdown, 2020)

The impact of evolving techniques on performance and strategy selection: An analysis based on archived materials on golf technique instruction spanning more than 120 years emphasizes the influence and concern surrounding technique. This analysis distinguishes four periods in the evolution of instruction and discusses the resulting focus of performance improvement and strategy selection.

With the advent of increasing technology and scientific knowledge, including progress in physical education, structural exploration of the human body, the notion of unconscious motivation, video and computer instruction, and sports psychology, golf techniques recorded between 1869 and 2008 are analyzed to examine the impact of evolving techniques on golf performance and strategy selection. All the documents are archived in England, specifically the British Library of Sports and The Open Championship.

The performance of golf is determined by a sequence of strategy selections and executions, considering two phases of action: strategy consideration, which refers to creating a sequence of actions to execute at a specific time, and strategy evaluation, which refers to checking the overall cost-effectiveness of the selected strategies. With such a historical perspective, the impact of evolving techniques can be evaluated in terms of changes in the focus of performance improvement and strategy selection. Hence, the disposition of past and present golf instruction documents is examined in terms of the focus of evolving coaching knowledge, norm observation, and coaching view of players, all as targets for consideration. (Roberts et al.2021)

7. Conclusion and Future Directions

The game of golf has evolved in multiple ways over the years, with changes in clubs and technology, the construction of courses and walking or buggy riding, the professionalization of the sport, changes in the amateur ethos, and societal perceptions. This review addressed these topics and provided insight into the evolution of golfing techniques and their impact on the sport. In particular, the evolution of golf clubs with historic roots, technological developments, and the golf swing mechanism were elaborately discussed. It is hoped that this review would help in the future understanding of golf and assist in making decisions over the future of golf.

In conclusion, golf is the game of putters and drivers, greens and fairways, wedges, and who knows how many others when it comes to clubs. A golf club in the strictest definition implies a stick with a curved end, or several curved ends that are used to hit the golf ball. Golf clubs comprise of shaft, club head, hosel, grip, and face. There are several types of clubs used in golf, putting clubs, short clubs, mid-range clubs, long clubs, wedges, and drivers. The design and material of clubs can dramatically affect the flight of a golf ball. Using the right type of club can help a player improve their game. This paper presents historical roots of clubs from refashioned farm implements to highly machined titanium heads, discusses the evolution of clubs over the years and ends with future expectations over clubs.

Although golf swings appear to be simple to the untrained eye, close-up viewing demonstrates the remarkable complexity of motions involved. Throughout the golf swing, a complex interplay of biomechanics and motion exists. Golfers generate kinetic energy in a swinging motion and transfer throughout the golfer to the hands that holds the club. This energy is converted into a ball-launching motion powered by a series of motion-to-force conversions acting on the club’s head. The golf swing is a movement skill, involving dynamic coordination of legs, hips, trunk, shoulders, arms, hands, and clubs in a serial way. It’s important in both golf swing analysis and instructional improvement to recognize and understand the biomechanics supporting the golf swing.

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[defectivevillain]

teach me to be cruel

pairing: monty x reader [can be platonic or romantic]

reader’s pronouns: unspecified, but masc-intended

author’s note: ayyy hello, hello! my ass decided to watch a markiplier fnaf video in a spur of the moment decision and now i know things. what the fawk. anyway. i kinda love monty so... here’s this. it starts out with monty’s pov and then switches to the reader’s. enjoy!

cw: canon-typical violence, blood, unconsciousness/fainting.

The first time Monty notices you, he is quick to forget. Granted, remembering you is very low on his priority list. Kids are running between his legs and swinging their mini golf clubs around with vigor. He doesn’t have time to think about you, other than for a few moments. The passing glance and subsequent few seconds is all he gets. The conclusion Monty comes to is simple: you’re a new security guard working at the Plex. That’s all he cares to observe, before Danny is hitting at his arm and he has to pretend to fight back.

After that, he starts to see you more often. Monty likes to roam and it seems that you do, too. Well, you’re a security guard- that’s your entire job. He’ll run into you sometimes when he’s walking around, trying to get rid of some of the irritation boiling in his chest. You always meet his eyes and stare with an infuriatingly blank expression on your face. Somehow, that only serves to anger him even further. His walks around the Plex soon turn to be twice as long, once he starts encountering you on them. 

You don’t seem to be very afraid of him. At least, that’s the conclusion Monty has reached, after days of trying to intimidate you. He’s tried everything from looming over you ominously to sharpening his claws right near you. Nothing works. It’s as if you know that the anger is a front, a mask. 

You’re beginning to send him knowing looks and it pisses Monty off. You frequently have a strange expression on your face, as you glance at him from across the space. Monty grits his teeth and resists the urge to claw your face off. He instead resorts to throwing things at you. To his immediate annoyance, you have pretty quick reflexes and you usually dodge his projectiles. The first time he throws something, it’s just a paper cup. However, it soon shifts to Fizzy Faz cans, golf clubs, and anything that he can get his claws on. 

Despite the clear signals of danger, you don’t seem the least bit threatened. That eerie expression doesn’t fade from your face and Monty finds himself feeling angry nearly every minute of the day. 

Monty’s frustration comes to a head at closing time on a weekday. He’s had a rough day- some kids decided to climb him without warning him- and he’s looking forward to raging and destroying things in his room. Unfortunately, when he’s walking down from the stage and making his way through the Plex, he sees you. 

You stare at him with a strangely vacant expression. It’s uncharacteristic for you, but Monty can’t possibly focus on that. His hand twitches to grab the nearest projectile near him. His claws latch onto it. Monty knows this is far from a good coping mechanism- you’re a company employee and if he hurts you, he could face serious repercussions. For one, though, you always seem to dodge. Furthermore, Monty’s too angry to think logically. So, he flings the projectile at you. It hurtles towards you and he waits for you to duck, crouch, step to the side, or make any other movements to escape it. However, as the object gets closer, he begins to realize that you aren’t moving. Why aren’t you moving-?

You don’t dodge like you usually do. The projectile hits you and you go down. You go down and... you don’t get back up. Monty’s initial reaction is amusement and he laughs. You certainly don’t look to be awake, but he’s still wary. “Okay, I get it.” He scoffs, letting out a strangled laugh. “Get up now.” You still don’t move. The alligator blinks and looks down at you again, a strange feeling rising within him when he sees a bloody gash on your temple. It’s not very big, but humans are rather fragile. Monty growls in annoyance and throws you over his shoulder before walking back to his room. Thankfully, his bandmates all seem to be busy with their own things, so none of them notice the human thrown over his shoulder. 

Monty sets you down on the sofa and stares at you for a moment. He can’t help but feel a little guilty. The guilt is almost immediately overridden by anger, irritation, discomfort. Even despite the murky mess of emotions running through him, he knows what he needs to do. 

You wake up to find yourself staring up at bright green neon lights. They burn your eyes and you’re quick to push yourself up to a sitting position, if only to hide the lights from your vision. As you sit up, you take in upturned furniture, messy graffiti, and wreckage littering the floors. You slowly begin to realize where you are: Monty’s room. 

“Finally awake,” Monty remarks, nodding at you. You stare at him from across the room. He’s hovering awkwardly against the other wall. He seems awkward. For a moment, you wonder if he’s nervous. You then remember that Monty doesn’t typically let anyone into his room. By all accounts, you shouldn’t be here. The alligator must sense your thought process, because he glares at you as you’re trying to get up. “Sit down.” 

“Why am I here?” You decide to be honest. Monty snarls and crosses his arms over his chest. You can’t see his eyes from behind his sunglasses, so his posture is just about the only thing indicative of his emotions. The alligator inexplicably walks closer, until he’s towering over you from your position on the sofa. You stare up at him.

“You didn’t dodge,” Monty mutters. He sounds irritated, but he also sounds... apologetic? You’re not quite sure what he has to apologize for. Monty sighs and he lets his sunglasses fall a bit. His eyes flit across your face and you self-consciously bring a hand up to your face, only to feel a bandage stretching across your temple. 

“What happened?” You voice with a frown. You try to remember, but everything is fuzzy. It takes you a few seconds to recall the day’s events. He had thrown something at you- per usual- and then... “Oh.” You remark aloud. You didn’t react fast enough and got hit in the head. That explains why your head is pounding rather incessantly. 

“Idiot,” Monty remarks harshly, putting his sunglasses back on and turning his head as if averting his eyes. Again, you’re struck with the strange idea that he feels guilty. You raise an eyebrow at him, but he steadily refuses to make eye contact. You sigh. 

“Monty, it’s fine,” you say, which grabs his attention. The alligator turns to face you once more and you take a deep breath, trying to find the right words. “I mean, it’s not... but it is. I understand.”

“I know,” Monty hisses with a sudden venom. You recoil at the sudden influx of anger in his voice. There’s a slight hissing noise that his joints make when he reaches an arm out. Your heart races in your chest and you watch as his claws get closer and closer to your skin. You don’t think you did anything to aggravate him, but you’re not the best judge. “You always understand, don’t you?” His claw presses against the bandage on your temple and smooths it down. Monty tilts his sunglasses down and stares at you silently. 

Realization hits you all at once. The way he’s staring at you is reminiscent of the way you stared at him. You grimace at him, scrambling to come up with an explanation. “Monty, I-” You try to say, only to be interrupted. 

“Stop,” the alligator hisses. “Just... scram.” You thank Monty before leaving his room without hesitation. He needs some alone time, it seems. Meanwhile, you walk around the Plex for a little, only to realize that it’s time for your shift to end. As you clock out and walk out of the Plex, you can’t help but think that today’s shift wasn't so bad. You bring a hand up to the bandage on your forehead and you smile. 

[thegratefulgolfer]

Looping The Club For Consistent Contact

The more I read about my golf swing, the more I realize how much I still need to understand. Recently, I stumbled across the concept of looping the club in practice in order to maintain a strong swing plane on the golf course. The concept, at least how it is described, is similar to other swing mechanics I studied. The loop movement is worth understanding and can help improve our contact with…

[theemporium]

getting stuck on top of the ferris wheel with robin😳

this is so cute please!! throwing in my wee "robin has a fear of heights" agenda cause why not🥹🖤

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“Is this a good time to mention I’m not good with heights?”

Your head swivelled around, no longer trying to catch a glimpse of whatever was happening down below and now focusing on the pretty girl sitting in the cart with you. The sudden action made the cart swing a little and you could see the way her grip tightened on the bar. 

“What? This was your idea!” you said to her, eyebrows furrowed together. 

“Yeah but like,” Robin flashed you a sheepish smile and shrugged. “I forgot.”

“You forgot?”

“I forgot heights were involved.”

“It’s a ferris wheel!” 

Your relationship with Robin was fairly new in the grand scheme of things. There had only been a handful of official dates and most of the time the two of you never really left the house, but the tension that settled between you both for weeks after you first met made it seem like a lifetime had passed. 

The only predicament you two seemed to constantly have was that neither of you were very good at this whole date thing. The dating part? Oh no, that was fine. But going on actual dates? Yeah, you were both pretty hopeless. 

Something just always had to go wrong. 

When you went to that somewhat fancy-ish restaurant a town over, the waiter seemed to have misheard the part of the order when Robin said she was allergic to shellfish, not that she wanted it in her dish and it quickly became a hospital waiting room dinner. 

When you tried to go mini-golfing, some kid from a few putts over had hit the ball way too hard which resulted in it hitting you straight in the eye—yet another date that ended up in the hospital. 

In your most recent event, you tried to do something as simple as going to the movies. Which ended after a quick thirty minutes because some little shit pulled the fire alarm and you both had to walk out soaked to the bone.

You and Robin could just not seem to do dates. 

But it was the Fourth of July Funfair and maybe selfishly you wanted to act like every other teenage couple when you had dragged your girlfriend along, promising it would be fun and stress free. 

And it had been going fairly well between rigged carnival games and sharing sticks of candyfloss, until Robin pointed at the ferris wheel and suggested you tried to grab a seat before the fireworks began. 

But the curse struck again and just when you made it to the top, the ride made a disheartening noise before it stopped completely.

“We’re gonna die up here,” Robin muttered beside you, her eyes wide and her face looking a little too pale. 

“We are not going to die,” you quickly reassured her, placing one of your hands over hers. “They’ll sort it out in like, twenty minutes or something.” 

“SORRY FOLKS, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES! MECHANIC WON’T BE HERE FOR ANOTHER HOUR SO SIT TIGHT!” 

Robin’s wide eyes quickly found yours. “Oh my god, we are going to die.”

You knew exactly how this was going to turn out in your head: your girlfriend was going to spiral, she is going to convince herself that every impossible thing that has a 0.001% chance of happening is going to happen and she is going to completely freak herself out. 

You also knew there was no way of stopping her so you had to do the next best thing—distract her. 

“Kiss me if I’m wrong but Newton invented the ferris wheel, right?” 

Robin stared at you for a moment, unsure if she had heard whatever bullshit had just come out your mouth. “What?”

“You heard me,” you said with an innocent smile on your lips. “I’m right, aren’t I?” 

“I–” she paused for a moment before scoffing, shaking her head. “No. No, you really aren’t.” 

You shrugged. “So kiss me.” 

Robin frowned. “What?” 

“I said kiss me if I’m wrong, and apparently I’m wrong,” you said in a sort of sing-song voice and a mischievous grin. “So kiss me.” 

You could see the faint blush hidden on her cheeks underneath the neon lights that were flashing around the carnival. Despite how many times the two of you kissed or made out, it never seemed to leave Robin any less flustered and you couldn’t lie and say that you didn’t find it one of the sweetest sights ever. 

You liked that you made your girl blush. 

Robin leaned forward to place a sweet, short kiss on your lips but you weren’t having it. The second she was close enough, you had a hand on her neck, keeping her close as you deepened the kiss. She let out a small noise of surprise, one that quickly became a moan as she melted into the kiss. 

“You should distract me more often,” she murmured between kisses, her voice breathier and a little lost in the lust. 

“We’ve got an hour up here, I can think of plenty of ways to pass the time,” you whispered back, unable to stop the growing grin on your face. 

However, before she could say anything, loud bangs and flashing colours quickly derailed any thoughts she had as she pulled away, her wide eyes now staring up as the sky lit up with a million different sparks and flashes. 

“Holy shit,” she murmured breathlessly, her hand automatically finding yours as you gave it a small squeeze. 

“Pretty, isn’t it?” you muttered back as you stared at the array of fireworks filling out the summer night sky before glancing back at your girlfriend. 

“The prettiest,” she whispered back to you. 

“At least we got to see the fireworks, huh?” you teased lightly as you leaned closer to her, your cheek pressed against her shoulder as you both watched the show. 

“It almost makes me forget we are fifty feet in the air and could possibly die any moment,” she commented so casually, it almost made you snort. 

“I think you need more distracting,” you said to her, your voice dropping a little as though anyone in the nearby carts could hear you regardless. “Tell me, Robs, how quiet do you think you could be up here?” 

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[bowtiepastabitch]

hi there :) im moving away to university on saturday and i am TERRIFIED about all of it. classes, cooking for myself, making friends, being far from home, having to navigate a new city... etc etc.. do you have any advice for a fellow autistic??

(going anon bc im scared but we are mutuals lol)

Hello dear! Sorry for taking so long to respond, I've had a bit of a busy week with rehearsals starting for a play I'm gonna be in. My biggest advice as a fellow autistic is to just let it happen. It's a big transition, and it's big and scary and exciting, and there's an impulse to try to get every minute detail under control. But that's honestly, at least for me, entirely impossible and I just get overwhelmed. Make sure you know what has a deadline, like signing your housing agreement and such, and then just let yourself happen to the world.

I also find that it helps, with things I'm particularly nervous about, to consider the realistic negative outcome I'm worried about and give it a "yes, and." I'm in a new city and I could get lost AND I have a cell phone that can call an uber or pull up a map at the click of a button. I'm nervous meeting new people AND college is a great place to make friends because everyone is starting fresh and they will only know about you what you choose to tell them. College classes will probably be harder AND as long as you do your best there are always second chances to take a class or ways to bring your grade up. Reframing stuff like that has been one of my most useful mechanisms for coping with scary new situations.

Also, when it comes to making friends specifically, that is something that has been a huge difference from high school for me. College is a whole other ballgame, first and foremost in that you all chose to be there. I recommend joining low-stakes clubs that align with your interests or things you'd like to try, like gaming or mini golf or swing dancing, and then just start conversations with people. Most people are nervous to start conversations and will be grateful to you for doing it. Complimenting someone's makeup, boots, sense of style, etc is a great conversation starter! You can also try context-specific things like "what year are you" or "do you think this meeting is ever gonna start?" Small scale jokes are great for making new connections, just make sure you're not being over-familiar or putting someone/thing else down in the process. Be friendly and polite, and you'll be alright. (and if someone treats you like shit, remember that you're in college now and you can ditch them easy peasy)

Finally, just some miscellaneous advice: Get familiar with any public transit that might be in your area, and don't be afraid to give it a try. Like I said, you've always got options to find your way back. Make sure you're eating regularly and drinking enough water, because your body is fully your responsibility now. Take good care of it, like you would a pet. And accept that it's gonna change some. Because it will, and it's supposed to. Most college students are not drinking or having sex near as much as they would have you believe, and you're not missing out if you choose not to engage. If you do choose to, be safe about it and know what resources are available to you. Learn to accept help from people who want to give it to you. Figure out on your own terms how much contact you want to have with your family. If that's a lot, remember to call them. If that's not much, set your boundaries where you need to. Get a rice maker and learn to make basic rice (put butter in it before you start it cooking!) as well as whatever other meals are your staple safe foods. Instacart from aldi or other affordable grocery stores is not as expensive as you think it will be, and ikea delivers for sometimes half the price of amazon for kitchen and room stuff (they also have a student discount!). Get rid of clothes you don't like wearing. Make sure to stretch every now and again. A lot of herbal teas can be put straight into cold/room temp water to make a yummy drink in just a few minutes with next to no spoons needed. 'Steal' your teabags from the dining hall if you can, so you can try new things without having to spend money. Get a water filter for your room if you can afford it, and keep it full with a cup next to it. Wear a mask if you feel sick, and learn how to read your body's cues for what makes you feel worse/better. Try to get enough sleep when possible, and always leave three minutes earlier for class than you think you need to. Don't be afraid to go to advising/medical/student support offices for help, and don't let them deter you with an auto-response email copied straight from their website. If you make a mess in a communal space, clean it up. Always wear shoes outside your own private space. And most importantly, give yourself grace. You're gonna fuck shit up. That's just life, and it's usually only partially your fault. Take responsibility for what you've done wrong, and then keep moving forward.

You've got this! You're always welcome in my ask box (and DMs). Go forth and be lovely<3

[iron-touch]

Author's Notes: Chapter 37 (Swing and a Miss)

And I'm back! Again, this chapter took a little bit longer to come out due to other commitments. But I'm pretty proud of how this one turned out nonetheless.

While I always planned on having Hol Horse have an inner monologue about intending to ditch the group at Chicago IX, some of the context of this scene had to be redone from my initial outline because, as discussed previously, him leaving here wasn't part of my original plan. That being said, it did end up going well with the golf setting.

Okay, for some context. About a year ago while I was still planning this arc, @allshaftsfall played Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach on stream with the intent of 100%ing the game. One of the game's achievements calls for you to get a low score on the minigolf minigame, centered around the alligator animatronic Monty. Shaft lost his mind trying to get this achievement. "Gator Golf" has since become something of a meme between us and our friends (most of which are probably reading this right now; hi!), and I knew I had to incorporate it into Iron Touch somehow. This informed several different things about the chapter, like Screaming Jay's appearance, Mr. Williams' golf clubs, and the moment where Mr. Williams is disappointed he didn't get a hole in one. I mean, hey, I was already doing a resort/beach arc anyways. Those places usually have golf courses.

That being said, the golf course itself did end up changing a bit from start to finish. I originally planned on having it be a glow in the dark putt putt course like Gator Golf (which is, in my objectively correct opinion, the superior form of golf), but decided against it because I liked the visual of the sun setting as the chapter progresses, symbolizing Hol Horse losing all his options to go out with someone else (and drawing us closer to the next chapter). My next thought was to make the golf course feel "alive" somehow; like maybe slopes would form in the ground that would guide the ball to the hole or something. I decided against that because I felt like it made it seem like I was trying to hard to make Chicago IX feel like this weird, cryptid location that bends the rules of reality. We already have the giant spider car wash portal, we don't need a living golf course. I considered making this Mr. Williams' Stand ability instead, but I couldn't think of a good "mechanism" for how it would activate. The physicality of Stands is very important to me; the Stand can't just "do thing" because the user wants them to. There's gotta be something the Stand does that makes it work, or have it be part of the Stand's design. Plus, I wanted Mr. Williams' Stand to be less obviously tied to golf. Eventually I just settled on having it be a plain old golf course.

Mr. Williams' half-afro hairstyle was inspired by a picture of a real person I found online (where someone was arrested mid haircut), but is also meant to symbolize how the stress of running Chicago IX is causing him to lose his hair. I also liked how it split down the middle, like how his Stand does.

"What kind of a person just walks around with cough drops in their pocket?" Me. I'm person.

Here's a video of what the club flip would look like, if you're curious.

I rewrote the paragraph where Screaming Jay activates like two times in order to really sell the gross out factor of it. Iron Touch needs more body horror in it! I mean...not like this is the last bit of body horror we'll see this arc. Teehee.

Originally I was very hesitant on adding an animal Stand user to Iron Touch because I didn't know what else I could do with the idea that Araki hadn't already done himself. I didn't want to make an animal Stand user just because, I wanted the fact that the character is an animal be relevant to the story. While I suppose you could replace Lucky with an old and or terminally ill human, I think the narrative of Mr. Williams restructuring Chicago IX around Random Access Memories works much better when it's his pet and not another human. I also didn't want Chicago IX's owner to be Random Access Memories' user because I thought the narrative of seeking out supernatural abilities for personal gain was too similar to Depeche.

I had to fight every fiber in my body to not have Hol Horse say "Do me a favor and shut the fuck up" instead of "Do me a favor and shut the hell up." Even in a post Stone Ocean-dub society, I'm still only allowing myself one F-bomb in the fic, and I shan't waste it here!

Shit's gonna start going down next chapter :)

Music references:

Brackish, the resident brainwasher that Mr. Williams mentions, is named after a song of the same name by Canadian heavy metal band Kittie. Originally this character had a generic name; making it a music reference was a last minute change made literally as I wrote these author's notes. I like the implication of Brackish being important enough to warrant a music reference.

Mr. Williams is a weird one. Two of the collaborators on the album Random Access Memories were Pharrell Williams and Paul Williams (not related to each other). They're "co-references" of sorts. I'll add a Pharrell song to the playlist just to prevent things from getting too cluttered, but think of them both when you listen. Plus, I felt that the name William would be very fitting for a Fnaf inspired chapter.

Mr. Williams' beta name was Screaming Jay. My initial idea for him was for him to constantly be whispering despite his name, maybe have him lash out into a yelling fit when he starts rambling, but I decided against it because that wouldn't show up well in the prose.

Screaming Jay was named after American singer Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Honestly, I just wanted to put I Put a Spell On You on the playlist. Sadly, the Hocus Pocus version isn't on Spotify.

Screaming Jay's beta name was The Romantic, after the American rock band The Romantics. This was another Fnaf reference; since their song Talking In Your Sleep was used extensively during promotional material for the movie. However, once I actually got to writing the chapter, I realized that I hated the sound of the name and decided to change it to something else.

Lucky was named after the song Get Lucky from the album Random Access Memories.

[amenders93]

Welcome to Fun-Land Farms

Meanwhile, inside the prison-like chicken farm, the truck had stopped and the chickens inside realized they had arrived at their destination. The back doors opened and the chickens stepped out, excitedly waiting to see what lies behind those doors. Their excitement soon turns to concern - they were in an industrial loading bay. This wasn't quite what they were expecting at all. Molly and Frizzle looked around, feeling rather worried but Frizzle tried to put on a brave face for her friend. Above them, a camera swiveled round and watched as the chickens wandered inside. We then see a shadowy figure watching the curious chickens on a computer screen and flips a switch. Don't worry - we'll come back to him later.

Suddenly the floor opened up and all the chickens whizzed down a slippery chute. Molly and Frizzle clung on to each other. One by one, the hens slid out of the chute and straight onto a conveyor belt. Ahead of them, a mechanical arm was grabbing each chicken by the neck and attaching something around it. Molly and Frizzle stared in shock. That's their cue to RUN!!! 😰 Frizzle grabs Molly by the hand and the girls run in the other direction, away from the arm. They go over the edge of the conveyor belt and drop down onto another moving belt below. Here the chickens were wearing strange numbered collars - and they all had stupidly happy expression on their faces. Before Molly and Frizzle could shake a feather, the belt moved the girls along to a dark opening and they found themselves sliding down another chute.

The pair clung to each other and screamed as the chute twisted and turned and finally plopped them out into a lighted area. Molly and Frizzle stopped screaming and looked around to see that have landed into... the most wonderful place they had ever seen! It was an entire land full of happy chickens, just like on the billboard. The grass was green, the sky was blue and the sun was shining. Some chickens were playing mini golf, other were splashing in the pool or playing on swings and slides. Molly and Frizzle could hardly contain their excitement! Frizzle turns to her best friend, reminding her of the promise for the adventure of a lifetime. Pretty soon, our two new best friends run off into Fun-Land for some anticipated fun. This was going to be great!

Well, our preteens finally got their wish. They have the chance to do whatever they want whenever they want, and there is no one to tell them what they can and can’t do. Sure they're going to have some good playtime in this place, but does anyone get the feeling that this place might be too good to be true? Kinda gives you a little "Pleasure Island from Pinocchio" vibe, doesn't it? I just hope our girls realize this before it's too late.

[fazbear-fangirl]

Part 2

~ Eight Years Ago ~

— — —

Sophie likes minigolf. Montgomery Gator is very loud, but he's sticking close to the birthday girl and helping her with her swings, so as long as Sophie stays away from her, then she won't have to deal with him. 

While playing golf she figures out that if she imagines a pizza slice pressed up against the little wall on the side of the green mat, then the ball will roll down that edge and then up the edge of a second imaginary slice of the exact same size - and if she makes it so that the edge of the crust of the second slice is the hole, she can bounce her golf ball off the wall to get it around stuff and into the hole.

She doesn't have anybody in her class who cares enough about being her friend to follow her weird path through Monty Golf, but she'd rather be alone then have to wait in line or have people staring at her as she makes her shots. She wanders off, playing the different holes in her own order, occasionally getting sidetracked to stare at the mechanical gators in the water and listen to the music.

Sophie hears yelling and turns around. The birthday girl's mom is struggling to take a bucket of golf balls out of the troublemaker's hands as he laughs and runs away.

Sophie feels something hot and tight catch fire in her chest; feels her vision sharpen and blur at the same time. She watches him kneel by the side of the water and start to drop the golf balls in, one by one.

She starts to walk towards him. She's closer to him than the birthday girl's mom is, but he's only focused on the latter - looking up, cackling to taunt her, dropping a few more golf balls in. When the host of the party starts to get too close, he picks up the entire bucket and dumps all of the golf balls in. They cascade into the water with a multi-layered splash.

Sophie's hands tighten on her golf club as she starts to pass him, her heart pounding so hard in her throat that she feels a little like she's choking. She isn't quite sure what she's planning, but-

As if divinely ordained, the boy bounces to his feet right as Sophie’s in the right place.

BAM. She does the world's calmest hip check. The most subtle movement in the world, right as he's trying to find his center of gravity. The boy screams and whirls his arms and falls directly into the filthy waters of Monty Golf.

Everything seems to freeze. Everybody in the attraction turns to stare. Sophie, too, stops walking and stares down into the water, expression as always locked somewhere between stunned and impassive.

"OH my god-!" the birthday girl's mom exclaims, starting to run even faster. She nudges Sophie out of the way, kneels, reaches into the water, and hauls him out. He flops onto the path like a wet rat, sopping wet and smelling of chemicals. Confused, he blinks, then crumples up his face and starts to wail loudly.

Completely unaware of herself, Sophie smiles.

"You okay? Jesus,” the birthday girl's mom sighs. "Can- can you-" she asks her friend, who's just now jogging up.

"Yeah, I got it," says the other adult, patting the mother on the shoulder. She turns back to the rest of the party as they stare. "Don't worry about it!" she calls. "Everything's fine! Just focus on the game, focus focus focus! GAAAH so exciting! Who's gonna win?"

(Sophie thinks she likes that woman better when she's talking to other grown-ups, and not to kids.)

The birthday girl's mother punches buttons on her phone again and starts talking, holding it in one hand while rubbing the boy’s back with the other. "Hi, yes- it's me again, I'm sorry- no, it's not about - yes, that's him in the background- no, nothing like that happened, he- he just ran away from the group and fell into the water at the Gator Golf-"

"I DIDN'T FALL!" the troublemaker hollers. "I DIDN'T FALL IN! SHE PUSHED ME!" He points a grimy wet finger at Sophie, eyes filled with venom. The birthday girl's mom turns around and seems to notice for the first time that Sophie is even there.

Oh no. Oh God. Sophie forgot that he could tell on her. And now she's gonna get in trouble, and she's never gonna get invited to another birthday party, and her eyes well up and her chin starts to wobble-

The birthday girl's mom's face softens. Then she rolls her eyes and scoffs, turning back to the boy. "No she didn't, you were messing around and fell in. I saw the whole thing."

(!!!)

"SHE DID TOO! SHE DID TOO PUSH ME IN! I DIDN'T FALL!" the boy fires back, stamping his foot angrily.

"Sophie?" the birthday girl's mom asks incredulously. "Sweet little Sophie Wallace pushed you into the water? Look at her, she's half your size."

"I FELT IT! I FELT HER PUSH ME!"

The birthday girl's mom sighs and turns to look at Sophie again. "Sophie, did you push him in, honey?" she asks.

Sophie can hardly believe her incredible luck. There's still tears in her eyes from thinking that she's about to get in trouble, but apparently that's not what happens to sweet little Sophie Wallace. Sweet little Sophie Wallace who didn't push the big bully into the water, even if she did.

OBVIOUSLY she shakes her head.

"She didn't push you in," says the birthday girl's mom tiredly, then blinks at something spoken on her phone. "Wh- well, ma'am, I saw the whole thing, and as I said before this facility DOES have cameras- you HAVE to understand, this is the sweetest little girl you've ever seen, there's no way-"

While the birthday girl's mom is distracted, Sophie makes direct eye contact with the boy, smirks, and sticks her tongue out at him.

He makes the best expression that she's ever seen in her life and smacks the birthday girl's mom on the top of her head to get her attention, pointing at Sophie. "SHE'S STICKING HER TONGUE OUT AT ME! LOOK! SHE STUCK HER TONGUE OUT AT ME!"

"Don't hit me!" the birthday girl's mom snaps. "Ma'am- ma'am- no, YOU listen! I paid good money for my daughter to have her dream birthday party at Freddy’s and your son is ruining it for her. I obviously can't 'control him' in a group setting, so if you don't come pick him up right now so help me god- well, if you don’t want me to handle it how I see fit as the one who’s PAYING for all this, I suggest you come and pick him up!”

Sophie doesn’t really like people yelling, no matter how satisfying this particular instance is, so she starts to wander away. She looks across the water to see Monty Gator staring at her as he stands with the birthday girl and her closest friends.

For a single moment, she goes pale. Did he see?

He winks and turns away.

Sophie's jaw drops, flabbergasted.

[rotaryswinggolf]

How To Swing A Driver In Golf | Driver Swing vs Iron Swing in Golf

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Contrary to popular belief, there's not as much difference as you might think. We'll explore how the setup changes when using a driver, like positioning the ball and using a tee, without changing your swing mechanics. We'll also discuss how the longer shaft of a driver naturally adds speed and why trying to swing too hard can be counterproductive.

By the end, you'll have a much clearer understanding of golf swing basics and how to achieve a smooth, effective swing with your driver and irons.

Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your technique, our golf tips and lessons are here to help you hit the ball better and enjoy the game more.