Luke 'the short hitter'

[Imurg]

The killer stat for me in that list from Fundy's post is that his longest drive is 837th @ 353 yards yet he is 4th in the list at birdieing or better for par 5's.
So he doesn't hit it a long way but he birdies more than half of the par 5's he plays.

Where's TimGolfy when you need him...!

 

[GasMan]

Just look at his lack of 3 putts - I can't mention the stat they quoted yesterday but it was beyond awesome! The bloke is deadly from 160 yards(ish) in and absolutely deserves the successes he's had.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Most club golfers dont know what control is, you cannot buy it, you have to play it.

I was gonna post something similar. Every golfer has the tools to be controlled and have a good short game in their bags right now. The problem is they aren't prepared to put the work in to realise it. Control won't sell because those stupid enough to try to buy it will quickly realise that you still have to put the work in. Manufacturers know that most of us could get a few extra yards with the right combination of shaft and head. I'm fairly sure if I went looking I could buy a driver that gives me an extra 15yds without changing my swing or putting any more work in. There isn't however a golf club in the world that would improve my short game off the shelf.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Control is something a lot of amateurs won't get from a club anyway. I like many others don't have a great swing. When it works its fine and I'm competitive. Most of the time it is in and out during a round and I get near the buffer and some days its off and awful. The point is I don't swing well enough to control the club well enough anyway and GI and SGI are designed to help with control and yet I'm just as capable as chopping with them. If you can't get the club back to square at impact nothing will help.

If you are talking about control around the greens then thats a different kettle of fish. Most players including higher handicapper have a degree of ability to play chips and pitches and if they worked on control, particularly distance control then definitely there would be benefits. I think that is where Donald could really be a role model

 

[User 105]

Thing is. And I've been saying this all year. He might not be a long hitter, but people assume that he's a short hitter. He isn't.

Driving wise he's a few yards behind the tour average of 290 yards vs his 284. Although he's only just above average for accuracy 64% vs tour average of 61%.

Tour average are here if you want to compare

http://www.pgatour.com/r/stats/

The interesting one is Boo Weekly. Best GIR, worst putting.

 

[SocketRocket]

I think the old addage 'It's not how, it's how many' is quite apt here. Luke has a very good overall game, his game from 200 yards in is expetional and a pleasure to watch.

Regarding the 'Control Clubs' I am not so sure what they may be, there have been offset clubs, cavity backs, draw biased, different shaft designs, etc on the market for years, I can't see there is much more they can do now. The existing game improvement designs only do so much to reduce the effects of a bad shot, they dont really turn a bad one into a good one. True, technology can maximise an individuals swing characteristics but is there anything much else that can be done.

The main way to control your shot is to get better at making the right contact between club and ball while sending it in the right direction. I smile when I see some of the videos of Moe Norman and some of the clubs he used to send the ball with laser precision to the hole, time and time again, he was the ultimate example of control golf. Well, his golf was, his personality was not exactly controlled

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEDzhLgYeQA&feature=related