These two youngsters could be golf's next big matchup. (Getty Images)

Golf is full of questions. How do I hit it farther? How do I break 90? What is wrong with Tiger Woods? Why are you such an idiot?

It's a game that will never be figured out in the millions of years that people will play it, but it's fun to try to figure it out. Every week it'll be you guys who help us answer the in-depth (and ridiculously fun) questions about the game. Have a question? Fire them our way on Twitter to either @shanebacon or @eyeongolf with the hashtag "#eyeqs". We will pick out the best of the week, answer them as best we can and continue this throughout the rest of the year.

So we begin right here with our weekly Q and A with the readers …

A. First, while I do love Matteo Manassero, the teenager only has three wins. But I don't think that takes away from the question. At only 19, isn't this kid the best possible suitor to compete with Rory McIlroy over the next couple of decades?

Rory's only 23, but he's been in our lives for so long he feels like late 20s. Right now, though, his biggest rivals are Tiger Woods … and that's about it.

Generationally, you might have to toss Rickie Fowler in there as the American version of Rory (obviously with a lot less accolades but he did beat McIlroy in the Wells Fargo playoff, so if nothing else that could drum up some interest if they find themselves in more final groups together), and Matteo makes the most sense on the European side.

The thing that makes Manassero the most logical pick is the success he's had at such an early age. Three European Tour wins before he turns 20 and only two missed cuts at majors? He's obviously a solid player and a win over someone like Louis Oosthuizen in the fashion he did it (eagle in a playoff) will do wonders for his confidence over the top players in the game.

I think if you had to pick one young golfer to challenge Rory at this instant, it would be Matteo, and I think them battling in the coming years is going to be great for global golf. 

A. I would like to initially say thanks for the compliment, but swing speed doesn't mean much when you haven't been in a fairway since 2008 (this guy knows what I'm talking about). 

But how can you improve your swing speed, which will then increase your distance? Stretching will definitely help a lot. Yoga exercises can help get you to find places in your body you didn't know existed (well, PG-places, anyway). 

Lifting also helps, but I really think you have to find the appropriate exercises to make sure you aren't over-exhasting areas that can end up hurting your health (like putting a ton of strain on your lower back, etc.). 

My big thing to help distance is blogging. Definitely working your fingers with unfunny jokes and eating fast food because you have no money is the perfect recipe for getting the ball on down the fairway. I have been blogging for years and my swing speed has only gone up. Just start a blog and in a year, holler at me from inside the ropes. 

A. Um, I live in Phoenix, so even suggesting golfing in 40-degree weather is enough to get you wrapped in a straight jacket.

I haaaate being cold when I golf, so no, I don't mind that you do it; but I asked a friend of mine who lives in New York what she thought about your question. After calling you a total wuss, she suggested walking instead of riding because it helps your body generate heat and you don't have that miserable cold wind smacking you in the face between every shot. 

A. OK, Andrew, your example of the 5-iron for a bump-and-run allows me to pull up my article on all the problems with the movie Happy Gilmore that I wrote for my old blog. In that movie, Shooter has a caddie who, when asked what club to use on a downhill lie next to the green, suggests a 5-iron.

Now, I have absolutely no idea how much golf Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler played before writing this incredibly entertaining movie, but a 5-iron? For a chip? Here are the clubs I would have suggested to Shooter in that instance before a 5-iron -- every club except a 4- or 3-iron. Seriously. I could probably get that shot closer with a driver.

But, yeah, anyway, back to your question (And go read my Happy Gilmore story if you're bored and dare to disagree with me). In my opinion, the best nonconventional use of a club I see all the time (because I play a lot of golf with my uncle who is a solid player but can miss his driver in trees a lot) is the driver recovery shot.

People … if you're a high handicapper, you NEED this shot. Basically if you're in the woods, or the trees, and you need to get the ball back in play, don't pull your 4- or 5-iron, hit your driver.

The advantages are simple; the ball is going to stay low because you're using a very low-lofted club from a nontee situation. It will run forever, meaning you can get it down the fairway and back in a position to avoid a big number, and even if you mishit it, the mishit with a driver off the deck is a top, which puts topspin on the ball and will still propel it the way you wanted it to go in the first place.

My uncle seriously hits this shot two or three times a round and it saves him a ton of strokes. If you don't use this a lot, you need to. It's so simple and easy to hit and it will save you three shots a round, I promise you. 

Oh, and I would have fired Shooter's caddie on the spot. That guy was a moron.