2023 Professional Golf thread
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Jason.H
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You should know when McGinley starts bigging him up saying how good he is he then fails.
Beezerk
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Hilarious, you accuse me of trolling, by trolling.
I thought it was more an “oi get off my thread” in fairness
Mel Smooth
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Jason.H
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The only time the big European names give a damn about European golf is when the Ryder Cup comes around
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Reading the reports from McIlroy re his driver... and its fascinating to try and imagine how tight their margins are
He was using a driver, until wear over time meant it was a few hits from becoming non-conforming, that he reckons its no longer conforming.
So he was on the ragged edge of club legality and therefore getting as much out of the club as he’ll ever legally get and since the replacement/s naturally have a lot more life expectancy in them they are a bit of a regression in performance at his level
Can’t imagine how to get around a problem like that, I wonder if its impactable to have several drivers on the go at once at different stages of clubface degradation/improved trampoline, so that he always has one with a couple of months legal life left in it
He was using a driver, until wear over time meant it was a few hits from becoming non-conforming, that he reckons its no longer conforming.
So he was on the ragged edge of club legality and therefore getting as much out of the club as he’ll ever legally get and since the replacement/s naturally have a lot more life expectancy in them they are a bit of a regression in performance at his level
Can’t imagine how to get around a problem like that, I wonder if its impactable to have several drivers on the go at once at different stages of clubface degradation/improved trampoline, so that he always has one with a couple of months legal life left in it
Mel Smooth
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Is it even a common gripe from the pro's? I know Bryson has had a lot of flak over his demands from Cobra in his driver specs, but it's not something that I've seen many of them using as a reason for bad hits. Also, what was he doing on the practice range before his round, if his driver was a liability, he should have surely known that before he went to the 1st tee?
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“What was he doing on the practice range?”
Warming up
Jason.H
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BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
He's candid as always, for better or for worse. Reading further it seems he had been playing the previous model, but recently switched...Surely Taylormade can afford to knock up another driver on the tour bus
McIlroy said that the company’s newest model doesn’t have “a lot of left in it,” allowing him to eliminate that side of the course.
I can't believe that in the whole "fargiveness" thing those tour pros and marketeers might not have been totally straight with us
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Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
It's reported that Morikawa has gone back his Major winning SiM driver...
And Kitayama switched drivers mid tournament last week...
And Kitayama switched drivers mid tournament last week...
Jason.H
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So it allows him to eliminate the left side. How many time yesterday was he in the trees down the right? The new drivers are fully adjustable, he has the biggest manufacturer at his disposal
moogie
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So it allows him to eliminate the left side. How many time yesterday was he in the trees down the right? The new drivers are fully adjustable, he has the biggest manufacturer at his disposal
And he has 1 of the best swings in the world....
What chance for us mere mortals
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Well I tried both the stealth and stealth 2 and got worse results than with my Sim
Every single golfer has those days where it’s not working of the tee and it’s going to be a poor round
Rahm was the hottest golfer on the planet 7 days ago then had two horrors
It will happen to everyone - not sure why Rory gets the full barrels when it happens to him
Every single golfer has those days where it’s not working of the tee and it’s going to be a poor round
Rahm was the hottest golfer on the planet 7 days ago then had two horrors
It will happen to everyone - not sure why Rory gets the full barrels when it happens to him
Jason.H
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Wonder if Taylormade will carry on with the carbon face in the future.
Golfmmad
Tour Winner
What I couldn't understand from yesterday, the commentators on one of Rorys drives at set up, " This is for Rory, a nice draw".
So he lines his feet up for a fade, and subsequently fades it way right and in the trees! Why did he do that, or am I missing something?
This isn't a criticism, just an observation.
So he lines his feet up for a fade, and subsequently fades it way right and in the trees! Why did he do that, or am I missing something?
This isn't a criticism, just an observation.
evemccc
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Because sports - competing against other sports and entertainment products in a competitive market-place really need stars - especially to draw in casual fans (let’s face it, most people aren’t hardcore TV golf fans, and most follow a variety of sports)
Just look at the history of BBC articles on golf. Rory or Tiger will be referenced in the title of almost every article - even in the most spurious way
It’s pretty obvious why a bad round for him is written about more than a bad round for others
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I think they've said that they won't go back to titanium faces as Carbon is the future...
So expect them to go back to titanium in about 18 months.....
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Because the commentators have no idea what Rory’s intentions are when he’s hitting a shot.
I think I know which shot you mean and it looked like they were all going over the corner. Rory just double crossed and hit it miles right. Like he did all day.
Golfmmad
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No it wasn't that hole. It was earlier on. The shot was definitely a draw and not going OVER the trees.
His set up was completely wrong from what I was watching.
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