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Golfer's Ear? Will That Driver Make You Deaf?

A humorous review of the perils of the technical advances of golf















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*Clarification (4/16/09): This sentence has been edited since posting. It originally stated that the King Cobra LD driver is illegal in U.S. Golf Association (USGA)–sanctioned competition. Although the British Medical Journal report cited found the driver’s coefficient of restitution to exceed the USGA limit, the USGA currently considers it acceptable.



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  1. 1. bertie 03:02 AM 3/4/09

    I totally agree they are stupid sticks when I tried one I almost fell on my face in the middle of the down swing. I'll keep to my old trusted friends the Ping woods despite all the comments. When I shout four 18 times or more the whole course can hear me even above the ka-blam's. I might be short in stature and length but anyone playing with me could be made deaf anyway!

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