Stina Stern-minded on Advice
Columnist detached from range hack mentality
In this month's Golf Digest, Stina Sternberg tells women golfers to "say no to advice," when approached by swing tip dispensing range hack. It seemed she was making a good point until she states that the babbling range hack would only approach women and would never offer advice to any men. People who have spent enough time on a public practice facility know this is not true.
Range hacks, the talkative ones, will give advice to anyone. They will usually gravitate towards the person who seems most accepting of the advice, but will take what they can get when they can get it. If you've been approached by a know-it-all range hack, you can be guaranteed you weren't his first, probably not even his first of the day.
If you are an obvious beginner, the range hack will take charge of the conversation confidently telling you exactly what you're doing wrong and how to fix it. He will give you the latest drill from, ironically, Golf Digest, and may even show you how it's done. The better you are, the more gingerly he will tread. He will try to initiate an open forum discussing a swing topic, surely tell you what Pelz and Butch said on the matter, and rarely demonstrate it himself.
Range hacks just love to talk about golf ... to anyone man or women. It's safe to say Stina is far removed from the chipping green chop mentality, yet most can agree ... That's a good thing.
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Just a quick note
I modified the placement of the words into an order that’ s a little more appealing, but the article is completely intact.
by Ryan Ballengee on Dec 17, 2008 4:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I've had one online tussle with Stina
It came from arguing the merits of wheter Se Ri Pak making the cut in a Korean men’s tournament counted or not. In making comment at my blog, she called me Mr. Masochist.
Then when I commented at her now discontinued blog, she or her website manager wouldn’t approve my comments. I didn’t even call her a Knucklehead or anything. Just one more example of thin skinned golf writers.
by Bill Jempty on Dec 17, 2008 4:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Which position did you take?
I’ve had good experiences with Stina. She was a guest on my show in the early years and they almost ran some of my freelance work at GFW – editorial cut, though.
I’m surprised to hear about your tussle.
by Ryan Ballengee on Dec 17, 2008 4:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
such insight
wow – she really went deep to pull THIS jewel of an article out. Let’s see – I’m guessing that EVERYONE who has ever written a golf column…or read one…for any length of time has brought up the range “coach”. Geez.
Hmm – a range hack – that’s pretty much what Stina is on The Big Break when she tries to break down the action.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
by courtgolf on Dec 17, 2008 6:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
maybe if you
Truth has a well-known liberal bias.
by dianemarie on Dec 17, 2008 8:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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