So, you wanna know what is a double cross in golf, huh? Well, let me tell ya, it ain’t nothin’ good. I heard some folks talkin’ ’bout it down at the market the other day, and it got me thinkin’.
Now, I ain’t no fancy golfer. Never been one for them country clubs and all that. But I do know a thing or two about hittin’ a ball. Used to whack at rocks with a stick when I was a little girl, just to pass the time. We didn’t have them fancy golf clubs back then, mind you. Just whatever we could find layin’ around.
What is a Double Cross in Golf?
This double cross in golf, from what I gather, is when you’re aimin’ to send that little white ball one way, but it ends up goin’ the complete opposite. Like, you’re thinkin’ it’s gonna curve to the right, but then, bam! It goes left instead. Or the other way around. It’s like tryin’ to get your old mule to go down the road, and he decides to take a detour through the cornfield instead. Just plain stubborn, that’s what it is.
I reckon it’s mighty frustratin’ for them golfers. They spend all that money on them fancy clubs and them special shoes, and then the ball just does what it wants anyway. It’s like throwin’ your money down a well, I tell ya.
- You aim one way, ball goes the other.
- It’s like tryin’ to herd cats.
- Makes you wanna throw your club in the pond.
Why Does it Happen?
Well, I ain’t no expert, but from what those folks were sayin’, it sounds like it has somethin’ to do with how you swing that club. Somethin’ about the “club face” and the “swing path.” Sounds like a bunch of gibberish to me, but I guess it makes sense to them golf folks. They got all them fancy terms for everythin’.
They were sayin’ somethin’ about if you swing the club outside in, or inside out, or some such nonsense, it can make the ball go all wonky. Like I said, I ain’t no expert. But I do know that if you don’t hit that ball square, it ain’t gonna go where you want it to. That much is just common sense.
It’s like tryin’ to hit a nail with a hammer. If you don’t hit it straight on, it’s gonna bend or go flyin’ off somewhere. Same with that golf ball, I reckon. You gotta hit it just right, or it’s gonna do its own thing.
I heard them say that you need to keep that club face square, and make sure your swing is on the right path. Whatever that means. I guess you gotta practice a whole lot to get it right. And even then, it sounds like that double cross can still sneak up on ya.
Fixin’ the Double Cross
Now, they were talkin’ ’bout how to fix this double cross in golf, too. Said somethin’ about adjustin’ your backswing, or your grip, or somethin’ like that. Like I said, it’s all a bunch of mumbo jumbo to me. But I guess if you’re serious about this golf thing, you gotta learn all that stuff.
One fella was sayin’ somethin’ about keepin’ the club on the right plane. He was drawin’ lines in the dirt with his club, tryin’ to explain it. Looked like a bunch of chicken scratch to me. But he seemed to know what he was talkin’ ’bout. Said it had somethin’ to do with the angle of the club, and how you swing it back.
Another one was sayin’ you need to keep your club face from gettin’ too closed, or too open, or somethin’ like that. He was twistin’ his hands around, tryin’ to show how it worked. Made my head spin just watchin’ him. I reckon you gotta have a good teacher to show you all this stuff. Or maybe one of them fancy golf books. We sure didn’t have nothin’ like that when I was a kid.
Here’s what I think, plain and simple:
- Practice makes perfect.
- Hit the ball square.
- Don’t try to be too fancy.
I remember old man Hemlock, he used to play golf down at the course by the river. He had a swing so smooth, it looked like he was barely even tryin’. He didn’t have none of these double cross problems. He just hit the ball, and it went where he wanted it to. Most of the time, anyway. Even he had a bad day now and then.
So, there you have it. That’s what I know about this double cross in golf. It’s a pain in the neck, that’s for sure. But it sounds like if you work at it, and you listen to them folks who know what they’re talkin’ ’bout, you can probably get rid of it. Or at least make it happen less often. Me, I’ll stick to whacking at rocks. It’s a whole lot cheaper, and a whole lot less frustratin’.
If you keep doin’ it, maybe you need to find a new hobby. Somethin’ less likely to make you pull your hair out. Maybe take up knittin’ or somethin’. Just a thought.
