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silver77 · 06-03-2007, 08:22 PM

yeah yeah i know what your think but no no ....I read today that hustlers back int the day would rub a thin film of vasaline on ther clubs to stop the spin and hit dead straight.

300Yards · 06-03-2007, 08:34 PM

HAHA! You killed it..I was going to make a joke about the title..oh well.

I can see that stopping the spin, but I imagine the distance would be trashed, not just from the lack of the clubface to rebound, but also because the spin would be too low, and the ball would just kinda fall out of the sky..As far s it going straighter..probably. Less spin does = less curving..

cbwheeler · 06-03-2007, 09:17 PM

Less legal too. Highly illegal. Do this and you're looking at a DQ.

300Yards · 06-03-2007, 10:34 PM

Sure will. This is kinda like thoes Slingshots in a way..except the SLingshots are a strip of plastic you put on the clubface..biggest scam in the world if you ask me! It's illegal too.

Foster4 · 06-03-2007, 11:28 PM

Umm it wouldn't cost you disteance ...it would actually make the ball go further..Less spin = straighter and farther ..Hint to why ppl always want there spin rate down for drivers etc...so you wouldn't get a drop in distance its actually a gain and a straighter shot.

and just a lil vasaline isn't going to effect the rebound of the club ..with your club moving that fast your still gonna get the same rebound.

white_tiger_137 · 06-04-2007, 02:07 PM

It does work. I read about it in Rick Reilly's book and decided to try it. (In my backyard of course.) The first few shots were great. It felt kinda weird, but there's no question that they were long and straight. Then, I tried to hook it, and got a 15 yard draw out of it at the most.

I've heard chapstick works too.

300Yards · 06-05-2007, 05:36 PM

I tried it too..all I notice is..well, nothing..doesn't seem to do anything. Then again, my dirver is grooveless, so it's pretty much maxed out on lack of spin.

Foster4 · 06-05-2007, 11:35 PM

grooveless or illegal lol ? your ball has alot to do with spin also

white_tiger_137 · 06-08-2007, 06:14 PM

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your ball has alot to do with spin also

True. Has anyone else seen those balls (I think they were Top Flite) that came with some slippery stuff already on them?

Fourputt · 06-11-2007, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 300Yards

I tried it too..all I notice is..well, nothing..doesn't seem to do anything. Then again, my dirver is grooveless, so it's pretty much maxed out on lack of spin.

The grooves o a driver don't impart spin anyway. They are just there for decoration, maybe to give visual definition to the sweet spot. Most players wouldn't buy a driver with no grooves because it just doesn't look right, but they really have no function.