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 O.city:
Phils hands are so great, that they actually get him into trouble in pressure situations. In those times, you can't rely on your hands.
Thats why Tiger was so great of a putter for so long, he had a pretty simple stroke.
Hey man, you're preaching to the choir. Those small muscles will always fail you in golf.
He relies on his hands with his full swing too. He gets way too step on the downswing and has to save every shot with his hands. When he gets tired he hangs back and blows it left.
Something else to note is that Butch Harmon has fixed nothing about his swing. He's still too long and too steep. His hips open up too much because he straightens his trail leg. That's why he can't hit his wedges consistent distances.
His hands are so good that when he catches it right he flags shots, but his margin of error is almost nil. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
Or get away from Pelz. I hate his short game stuff.
More of a Stan Utley guy myself.
He doesn't use a ton of Pelz' stuff. The forward press is a Dave Stockton thing.
He uses the hinge and hold on some shots around the green, but not as much as he actually preaches. The thing I hate about Pelz is the "18 inches" bullshit. If Phil would have died putts at the hole, like Rose did, he makes another three putts today. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
Hey man, you're preaching to the choir. Those small muscles will always fail you in golf.
He relies on his hands with his full swing too. He gets way too step on the downswing and has to save every shot with his hands. When he gets tired he hangs back and blows it left.
Something else to note is that Butch Harmon has fixed nothing about his swing. He's still too long and too steep. His hips open up too much because he straightens his trail leg. That's why he can't hit his wedges consistent distances.
His hands are so good that when he catches it right he flags shots, but his margin of error is almost nil.
Nope. For all the shit they spewed about shortening him up and getting him to hit a cut blah blah blah they've done nothing with it.
He doesn't have any athleticism in his swing. At all. If he would just keep some flex in his left knee on the way back, things would get alot better IMO. [Reply]
I hope Phil keeps doing what he's doing, worrying about kids first and golf after that. I'm sure that 2nd place finish will be more than anybody on this board makes in a few years, so he got to be with his kid on her Bday, and made a King's ransom after that. Fuck any trophy his kid didn't make...
Celebrity golf instructors are pretty much charlatans. Their success is directly tied to their ability to market themselves. Leadbetter, McLean, Haney, Harmon, Foley...all bullshitters. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
He doesn't use a ton of Pelz' stuff. The forward press is a Dave Stockton thing.
He uses the hinge and hold on some shots around the green, but not as much as he actually preaches. The thing I hate about Pelz is the "18 inches" bullshit. If Phil would have died putts at the hole, like Rose did, he makes another three putts today.
I think you have to have your hands ahead to putt consistently, but the press is too much.
I think Phil gets into his own head to much, technically.
The best putters are usually feel guys and have no idea technique wise what they really do. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
Celebrity golf instructors are pretty much charlatans. Their success is directly tied to their ability to market themselves. Leadbetter, McLean, Haney, Harmon, Foley...all bullshitters.
Of all those guys, I actually think Harmon and specifically Foley are really good. I've been reading alot of Foleys stuff lately, while I think it's a bit too technical at times, it's pretty good stuff.
Leadbetter Haney and McLean are one in the same to me, in that they are pretty generic. [Reply]
I think that all of those guys, save Haney, who is completely clueless, know little more about the swing than hundreds of other teachers around the country. It's not that they are vapid, but I don't see what separates them from the masses. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
I think that all of those guys, save Haney, who is completely clueless, know little more about the swing than hundreds of other teachers around the country. It's not that they are vapid, but I don't see what separates them from the masses.
Marketability. Well, that and money.
Most of the best swing guys are the ones you never hear about. [Reply]
No body took the bull by the horns so it wasn't a very compelling Open. I think it's a product of players being pussyfied . ie Hitting hybrids over 1 irons. [Reply]