Okay, here is a place for the Golfers to talk about tournaments, clubs, swing help or thoughts.
Today is the Players Championship, which I think ought to be the 5th Major. Largest pot in the PGA. The daunting 17th, which seems to bring excitement every year. At least we will get to see Sergio blow up yet again.
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
Finchem just came out and said the PGA tour does not support the idea of banning anchored putters.
I realize I'm in the minority, but I think that anchoring is complete bullshit.
Certainly makes the act of putting a lot easier. I'd ban it myself, but if everybody has the same opportunity to do it, it doesn't make much of a difference. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Certainly makes the act of putting a lot easier. I'd ban it myself, but if everybody has the same opportunity to do it, it doesn't make much of a difference.
Everyone has the same opportunity to use the same golf balls, but they still go too far and spin too much.
Everyone has an opportunity to use drivers with a COR greater than .830 and clubs longer than 48" if they were legal, but they aren't.
For fuck's sake, you can't put side saddle, but you can anchor a cheat stick to your beer gut to calm frazzled nerves.
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
You hate him for being an asshole to people that works incredibly hard on his game and uses any extra edge he can find to his advantage?
You could use that to describe a whole lot of athletes.
I hate him for being an asshole who disrespected the only self-policing sport in existence by cheating on the Asian Tour. He should have been banned for life then. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Why aren't they banning it anyway? Has its use become too embedded among the players and they don't want to cause a controversy or something?
That's the argument. It's a bullshit argument, but that's the argument.
If you have to use a belly putter you can't put. Deal with it. You don't get to dribble with both hands simultaneously if you don't have a good handle with your left. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
I hate him for being an asshole who disrespected the only self-policing sport in existence by cheating on the Asian Tour. He should have been banned for life then.
Fair enough. But the fact that Vijay's always been a single-minded jerk really makes no difference to me. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
That's the argument. It's a bullshit argument, but that's the argument.
If you have to use a belly putter you can't put. Deal with it. You don't get to dribble with both hands simultaneously if you don't have a good handle with your left.
Agreed. Would be nice if Finchem grew some stones on this issue. [Reply]
Well I just bought a belly putter myself and I love it. I 1-putted 4 holes outside of 10 feet Friday. I figure if they wanna ban it, I'll take the advantage. [Reply]
I mentioned it earlier, but no one responded, so fuck you all.
Hamas' 2013 WITB:
Driver: Ping G20 10.5* UST Axivcore Green stiff shaft
3 Wood: Tour Edge Exotics XCG-4 15* Project X 7C3 stiff
5 Wood: Ping G20 18* Ping TFC Tour 169 stiff
4i-W: Ping Eye 2 Plus-no-Plus black dot. True Temper Black Gold stiff shafts. GP DD2 grips
Gap Wedge: Ping 52* Tour Chrome
Sand Wedge: Scratch 8620 56*
Lob Wedge: Scratch 8620 60*
Putter: Ping Shea w/ a Super Stroke grip (bought it that way and hate it)
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
I mentioned it earlier, but no one responded, so **** you all.
Hamas' 2013 WITB:
Driver: Ping G20 10.5* UST Axivcore Green stiff shaft
3 Wood: Tour Edge Exotics XCG-4 15* Project X 7C3 stiff
5 Wood: Ping G20 18* Ping TFC Tour 169 stiff
4i-W: Ping Eye 2 Plus-no-Plus black dot. True Temper Black Gold stiff shafts. GP DD2 grips
Gap Wedge: Ping 52* Tour Chrome
Sand Wedge: Scratch 8620 56*
Lob Wedge: Scratch 8620 60*
Putter: Ping Shea w/ a Super Stroke grip (bought it that way and hate it)
Weather-dependent backups:
i20 17* hybrid. TFC X-flex shaft. Almost unhittable.
i20 20* hybrid. Project X 6.0 shaft.
Ping iWi 1/2 Craz-E putter.
A Pinger! That's cool I remember having a set of original Ping Woods. Woods! I hit those thing straight up it felt like. [Reply]