In the 70s, two scientists invented a self-correcting golf ball -- one that automatically flies straight. Thanks to physics and a clever dimple design that reduced the sidespin causing hooks and ...

New ball promises to remove up to 75 percent of your hook or slice. May 28, 2011— -- I confess. I am a slicer. I can't help it. I've tried to stop. I have even been able to get it under control, ...

It's the bane of every would-be golfer. You've got a decent lie, straight ahead to the pin, and you slice the ball hard to the right, deep into the trees – or perhaps another nearby fairway. Now, a ...

EDGEWATER, N.J. — Ducks quack, dogs bark, cab drivers honk and golfers slice. Among the basic truths of the planet: 80 percent of golfers cannot hit their tee shots where they aim. But what if there ...

Twenty years ago, the renowned cartoonist Johnny Hart (B.C., Wizard of Id) penned a B.C. strip in which a cavewoman known as the Cute Broad is playing golf with the caveman Peter. "Let me get this ...

Through the years, the New York Times has been a pretty credible source. So, when it published a story on a golf ball that reduced slices and hooks, it raised a few eyebrows in our newsroom. No, this ...

A week ago we discussed the Polara golf ball and dismissed it as being against the rules, therefore unworthy of your attention. However, in fairness, we interviewed David Felker, one of the key ...

The USGA likes to say they're here to preserve the game. Well, they've been around since 1894. Why didn't they just keep everything the same as in 1894, or 1910, or 1940? One of the traditions of golf ...