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Starting from Scratch (Ep 3): Tursky’s first 18 holes as a lefty golfer

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GolfWRX Editor Andrew Tursky attempts to break 100 in his first 18 holes as a lefty. Can he do it? Watch the full round below.

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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  1. emil

    Jun 11, 2018 at 10:54 am

    You are a role model for all the duffers who can’t break 100 playing right handed. Mehbe they should switch to the sinister side too… 😀

  2. Ken Mattos

    Jun 11, 2018 at 9:49 am

    Andrew, awesome display of patience and having a plan, hope you reach all your lefty goals,

    I did the same thing at the age of 51, now 8 years into the journey, need some clubs? Have a couple sets I can send you if you want some choices.

    Reply to email,

    Ken

  3. Adam Crawford

    Jun 10, 2018 at 8:41 pm

    Love it. This is awesome. It’s a solid testament to the value of playing shots that make sense for the hole. Each hole is a problem set, play the shots the help solve the problem the best. Well done, sir. Well done.

  4. rymail00

    Jun 10, 2018 at 4:33 pm

    Damn man congrats lol!

  5. Albin from sweden

    Jun 10, 2018 at 11:30 am

    Amazing! This is really great content and interesting to see/follow. Keep doing it and why not make some videos where you hit the range, practice etc. some as well.

    Keep it up Tursk, all the best from Sweden

  6. shawn

    Jun 10, 2018 at 1:29 am

    You’ve trained and played left handed before because you can’t transfer the kinematics of a right hand golf swing to the left side so quickly. Confess….

  7. Ian

    Jun 10, 2018 at 12:25 am

    Wow! That’s impressive Tursky…….Congrats.I reckon you’ll break 85 by the end of the summer.

  8. Rob

    Jun 9, 2018 at 10:08 pm

    This is insane! Highly impressive. Really fun to watch. I do suspect that the road to 90 and below will, in comparison, take forever, but I would have bet money you wouldn’t have broken 100 on the first round out, so who knows.

    • steve

      Jun 10, 2018 at 12:27 am

      With the way he’s chipping and putting, I don’t really think it’ll be that far away. He left a handful of strokes on the course that could’ve been easily avoidable, and I suspect those kind of shots will start disappearing with a little more time on the course. As long as that short game doesn’t drop off, I’m pretty confident he can get under 90 relatively soon.

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You hear that one all the time; I wish I could put my practice swing on the ball! We explain the huge importance of what to focus on to allow the ball to be perfectly in the way of your practice swing. Enjoy!

 

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Mitsubishi Diamana WB: Club Junkie takes a technology deep dive

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Earlier this week, Mitsubishi announced the return of its iconic Whiteboard profile with the new Diamana WB shaft.

In our launch story, we offered a rundown of the key technology in the new WB — 80-ton Dialead pitch fiber, Aerospace-grade MR70 carbon fiber, Consistent Feel Design, and the Xlink Tech Resin System. To go deeper, however, we enlisted our Resident Club Junkie and bona fide shaft nut, Brian Knudson, to track down someone from Mitsubishi at the PGA Show. Fortunately, Mitsubishi’s Director of Global Aftermarket Sales, Jonathan Alongi, was on hand to answer all of BK’s questions.

Check out their discussion about the new WB, as well as the 20th anniversary of the original design, in the video above — time stamps of key points below, including a definitive answer as to how the surfboard graphic ended up on the original Whiteboard in 2004!

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  • :50 – “The shaft that set the standard”
  • 1:12 – “The ‘board is back”
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  • 1:55 – The first iteration of the sixth generation of Diamana
  • 2:10 – Incorporating key technology from a 20-year journey
  • 3:10 – Modifying the tip section for more ball speed
  • 3:50 – Delivering ball speed in a low-launch, low-spin shaft
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  • 6:00 – WB’s iconic graphics and the Diamana legacy — flowers, surfboard, numbering system
  • 8:15 – An abundance of available weights and flexes
  • 8:55 – More players going lightweight

Check out more photos and see what GolfWRXers are saying about Mitsubishi WB in the forums. 

 

 

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2024 Vokey SM10 wedges: Club Junkie’s full fitting video

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Our Resident Club Junkie, Brian Knudson, goes through a wedge fitting with Chris Baingo, Titleist’s Club Fitting Analyst.

Get the full story on new SM10 wedges in our launch piece. 

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