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Worst Golf Shots Ever Made [VIDEO]

In our last post we showed the best slow motion golf ball impact videos, now it’s time to look at the worst golf shots ever made.

First up is 2009 World HSBC Championchip in Shanghai, China. The victims are Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els,  Tiger Woods and Nick Watney who all seem to have a bad day at Sheshan International Golf Course.

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Best Slow Motion Golf Ball Impact Videos

It’s Friday and after a week of hard work it’s time to think about what we love the most – Golf. Gorilla Golf Blog brings you five best slow motion golf ball impact videos.

1. Golf Ball Hitting Steel – True or Fake?

There has been a lot of discussion about this video and whether it’s true or fake. Let us know in the comments what you think of it.

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Giroud Vins
How to Play Golf in Mumbai, India

Do you remember Oscar winning director Danny Boyle and his highly apprised movie “Slumdog Millionaire”? Whether you did or didn’t, you’ll enjoy the next clip about how to golf in Mumbai, India.

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La Jenny Naturist Golf Course: Revisiting Six Holes of Bare Stroke Play!

A recent GorillaGolfBlog blog post about fashion on a golf course highlighted the vast range of different tastes when it comes to golf apparel. The rule makers in golf seem keen for every player to have their own ‘uniform’ when it comes to playing the game, provided it fits in with the rules but at La Jenny golf course in France, these rules have taken on a whole new meaning.

La Jenny Naturist Golf Course is the world’s first naturist only golf course. In a recent US media poll, the course came out top in a poll of  the worlds ‘coolest’ courses (though whether that is merely down to the temperature on a French seaside links, while in the buff, remains open to debate).

Naturist golf la Jenny

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Golf Tips from Ian Poulter

Ian Poulter gives an excellent golf tip how to get out of trouble when your golf ball has landed in a tricky place. His explanation is spot on, also the way you have to hold the club, however when he takes the shot then things get a bit awkward.

Happens even to the best of us, too bad that they don’t show a second or third try to see whether he could get the ball out.

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Celebrities Love to Play Golf

Does Donald Trump need to own a golf course to compensate his handicap? Trump, who currently owns at least 11 golf courses plays, we hear, to a 1 to 4 handicap. From the Caribbean to Scotland, he can play anywhere and anytime. Does it affect his handicap? Not negatively, from the sound of it.

It is well known that Justin Timberlake aspires to play on the PGA tour. Currently at a six handicap, he’ll have to work at it to make it to the weekend past the cut. Timberlake once said that he gets more nervous playing golf in front of 500 people, than being on stage in front of 20,000 people. He’ll also need to step up his game if he wants to beat out the likes of Kenny G (R-2) and Huey Luis (R-12 on Golf Digest’s Music Rankings) for best musician golfer.

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We found this jewel from YouTube and knew immediately that we should share it with all of our readers here in Gorilla Golf. Jonathan Gidney or @JGidney knows how much fun golf can be and wants to share his passion with all of you. Of course none of this comes easy and takes years of work and dedication, but the reward is pretty awesome!

Jonathan Gidney – Get into Golf

We hope you liked it as much as we did. You can visit Jonathan’s home page here

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