[Martee]

Just a comment regarding the spikes and the body.

VJ wears softspikes. Last year in one of the tournments, his ball came to rest on the cart path. He took a mid iron (don't remember which one, might have been a 5, he was out about 190 yds or so) and played it as it lied. The announcer pointed out that if he had tried that with steel spikes he would have never been able to do it. Oh, it landed on the green after crossing over the trees and he made a birdie. The announcers originally didn't give him much of a chance on the shot.

Sam Snead, not to shabby of a ball striker, could hit the ball and did in fact play bare foot in practice, out there with the best of them.

The spikes are to help the golfer maintain position and balance. It is not the force up from the ground that is disrupting the position and balance but the the force down, from the shoulders, hips, etc.

There have been numerious golfers who demonstrate hitting golf balls while on thier knees, sitting down, etc.

The body rotation while trying to maintain balance is the key here. That is what the spikes do.

You want to become a better ball striker, practice barefoot or with flat spikeless shoes on. You might be surprised what you can learn about your golf swing and how to harness your bodies motion during the golf swing to maintain position, ALIGNMENTS and BALANCE.

Mr. Kelley thought a Stationary Head was an essential but could be substituted with the shoulders/spine center.

One could make the arguement that spikes help when the ground is not dired, one could make the arguement that on hardpan a golfer might be better off to remove the spikes.

Spikes can reduce power leakage, but the power is not generated from spikes.