Thoughts and Non Thoughts

In this post about the Mizuno MP 57, my current gamers, I mentioned the soft feel of these irons vs the Taylormade Burners. Just as an experiment, I brought the Burner 6-iron to the course. On a par 3 teeshot, I hit the Mizuno 7-iron; then I hit another ball with the Burner 6-iron. I hit both solidly but I really felt the difference in feel. The Burner was hotter but harsher. I guess when one goes forged there's no going back.

Work by Dr. Jim Suttie et al has focused on the appropriate swing for your body type ("Your Perfect Swing"). Body types have been classified into ectomorphs (tall and thin), endomorph (short and round), and mesomorph (muscular and athletic). The theory is that one's body type dictates one's tendency to adopt a certain way of swinging a golf club. It also provides clues on what to watch out for and how to counter them for more consistency. I believe I am closest to an ectomorph, and the key swing thought is "width." These include (according to "Golf Rx" by Dr. Vijay Vad): - feel as if your arm reaches the top of the backswing at the same time as the body - don't bend your right elbow more than 90 degrees. The feeling I get is that it stops an overswing (on the backswing).

Philippine International Motor Show World Trade Center

Found a simple and effective way to maintain the paint of my new white car. Since it is brand new, the first "treatment" was - a washing with Microtex Car Wash - waxing with Pure Carnauba Wax (Mothers) - topping up with (Mothers) FX Spraywax. Microtex Wash cleans grime without polishing (or removing any previously applied wax). Carnauba Wax provides protection (it lasts longer than synthetic polymers). The Spraywax (I think this is silicone-based) enhances the sheen of the Carnauba wax and adds another protective layer. For subsequent maintenance, this is the routine 1. Weekly car wash with Microtex, then FX Spraywax after each wash 2. Every 4-6 weeks clean and wax with Carnauba Cleaner Wax (Mothers, Meguiars, or Turtle Wax), and FX Spraywax after waxing 3. Every 4-6 months a (Mothers) Clay bar treatment. See the sheen!

Ayala Greenfield Golf and Leisure Club. On the rare occasion that the water is still and you can see the mountain and sky reflected on it. Hole no. 14 as viewed from the teebox of hole no. 15. (taken with Nokia N95 8/14/10)

SCTEX. Just after Clark on the way to Subic. Add caption

Something for mid-lifers and not so mid-lifers...

View along the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX). This looks like the flow path of Mt Pinatubo's lahar.