Vousden on streaks

Thought for the Day If you’re deciding on a lucky number, don’t go for 759 – it’s not likely to come up too often Hot Stuff With the exception of those deranged egotists who sprint across playing arenas naked, streaks in sport are not uncommon. An individual or team temporarily discovers the secrets of the… read more →

Martin Vousden on Putting

Thought for the Day Any book described as a classic is often cited but never read Why do we put ourselves through this torture? There are two elements of golf and they are completely contradictory. First is swinging the club and all of us, on occasion at least, are able to do it with a… read more →

Vousden’s found something good with LIV

Thought for the Day I’m sorry. But if you were right, I would have agreed with you In Praise of LIV Golf – Really? I am not, by instinct, a natural enthusiast for LIV Golf. My resistance to its charms materialised quite early for a number of reasons. First, when it announced itself as: ‘Golf,… read more →

Exciting times? Not Really says Vousden

Thought for the Day It’s easy to identify people who can’t count to ten. They’re in front of you in the supermarket express lane Exciting times? Not Really Variety is the spice of life, or so it’s said. Which is (almost) another way of saying that change is inevitable, so why not embrace it? Unfortunately,… read more →

Folding down the GoKart

To make it easy to fold down the GoKart, put your hand under the top section of the trolley and support the weight of the frame, at the same time as lifting the locking bar in the centre of the trolley.  

Vousden’s year, Part 2

Concluding our look back to a tumultuous 2013 Man You Love to Hate: Patrick Cantlay He plays slower than Carlota Ciganda, refused to wear a cap in the Ryder Cup but denies it was a protest at not being paid (which nobody believes) and isn’t much liked by Rory McIlroy or, it seems, a lot… read more →