Golf: All Purpose Golf Thread | 2017-18 PGA Tour schedule in post #1

[LickTheEnvelope]

I would say start out by getting lessons and avoid developing bad habits/muscle memory of a flawed swing. It will be much easier to build a good swing with an instructor if you don't have to battle an old swing. That said, some people are very athletic and can pick up a club and immediately have no issues hitting it well.

Well it's not that i've never played. I go out maybe 3-6 times a year every year with older friends who play maybe a dozen to two dozen times a year but no one about maybe a 15 handicap.

The way I put it is 1/4 shots I hit is good and every so often i'll birdie a Par 3.

Practicing a bit with the new clubs the only club I really struggle with is the 3 wood off the mat.

Aside from that it's things like aim, grip and stance I'm trying to tweek right now. I don't feel like my swing is a huge issue but I suppose you never know until you do a few lessons.

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

Well it's not that i've never played. I go out maybe 3-6 times a year every year with older friends who play maybe a dozen to two dozen times a year but no one about maybe a 15 handicap.

The way I put it is 1/4 shots I hit is good and every so often i'll birdie a Par 3.

Practicing a bit with the new clubs the only club I really struggle with is the 3 wood off the mat.

Aside from that it's things like aim, grip and stance I'm trying to tweek right now. I don't feel like my swing is a huge issue but I suppose you never know until you do a few lessons.

Ah, so you aren't completely new.

Yeah that makes sense.

Depends what you want out of golf. If you only play 3-6 times a year, maybe not worth the time and effort to get a coach and really put the arduous work in to improve at golf.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

DJ missed a 1 on a par 4 by a foot.

 

[CHfan1]

DJ missed a 1 on a par 4 by a foot.

Shot Tracker had his drive at 430 yards.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

DJ is a beast. Loved watching him play this weekend.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Ah, so you aren't completely new.

Yeah that makes sense.

Depends what you want out of golf. If you only play 3-6 times a year, maybe not worth the time and effort to get a coach and really put the arduous work in to improve at golf.

Well this year I want to get out more like 15-20 times.

I feel like I'll tweek as I go.

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

DJ gunna ruin everything and clean up again

Gunna need a new set of stairs guys

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Shot Tracker had his drive at 430 yards.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Shot Tracker had his drive at 430 yards.

"Trying to reach the green from here, Shooter?"
"That's not possible, sir."
"I beg to differ. Dustin Johnson accomplished that feat no more than an hour ago."
"Well, moron, good for Dustin JohnsOHMYGOD!"

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

Imagine if the whole tour had've been Nuked?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

There was a work stoppage, there might not be full coverage today of the final round.

 

[Preds Partisan]

This walkout is weird, I'm not even seeing what the issues holding up the deal for nine months are from either party.

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

Nice to have a playoff, even if between two nobodies.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Its funny how people said a few years ago that Spieth could only putt. He's the best ball-striker in the world right now, but he's been a really average putter for over a year now.

Its nice that his ball-striking can be elite, but the poor putting is a problem.

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

Its funny how people said a few years ago that Spieth could only putt. He's the best ball-striker in the world right now, but he's been a really average putter for over a year now.

Its nice that his ball-striking can be elite, but the poor putting is a problem.

Do you have any stats because IIRC Spieth's "average" putting is still like 30-50th vs the entire tour.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Do you have any stats because IIRC Spieth's "average" putting is still like 30-50th vs the entire tour.

First so far this season in GIR. He missed 11 greens this whole tournament, didn't even finish top 15. 261st so far this season in putts per round. Looking like a continuation of last season.

And I fully agree with you that 40's range for putting isn't that bad if its in isolation, but when you are talking about the best putter in the world, its terrible. Should be top 10 in SG putting every season, probably top 5 every season.

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

First so far this season in GIR. He missed 11 greens this whole tournament, didn't even finish top 15. 261st so far this season in putts per round. Looking like a continuation of last season.

And I fully agree with you that 40's range for putting isn't that bad if its in isolation, but when you are talking about the best putter in the world, its terrible. Should be top 10 in SG putting every season, probably top 5 every season.

Yeah but you gotta concede that putting well is so hard to capture in a bottle. Anybody smacking the ball 325 on avg can do that day in and day out (although who knows if they hit the fairway) but putting is much more touch and go, and very subtle things can influence it. I think Spieth will get it back, but I don't think he will always be the nuts with his putter.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

This guy has been getting a lot of impressive results, this is the next one.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

On this day in 1916 the PGA was founded and made its debut later that year at the Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville NY.

There is your history lesson for the day. You are welcome

 

[Dr John Carlson]

On the topic of teenage golfers from Asia, the EurAsian Cup was this weekend. It's mostly an irrelevant tournament since it's basically Team Europe's version of the President's Cup but this one featured an 18 year old from Thailand named Phachara Khongwatmai (he went 2-1 in the matches). He's 161st in the world and has been playing more on the European Tour lately so he is another guy to follow.

@Pavel Buchnevich, you follow amateur golf more closely than I do. Noah Goodwin is still the highest potential "next guy" from the USA, right? He's 17 so he should theoretically be starting to get invites to some smaller tournaments soon ( maybe the Byron Nelson, Spieth played in that one as a 16 year old).

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Khongwatmai has done really well. I'm always a little skeptical though of these players from Asia. It seems like very few of them actually materialize. We'll see about Im and Khongwatmai.

Goodwin's up to #10 in the amateur rankings, which for a player who has yet to enter college events and get into pro events, is really good. You pretty much can't be higher than that without playing in bigger events. He's been #1 in the junior rankings for a few years now. He's actually starting college this semester, which is a semester early, he'd normally be starting in August. He advanced his schooling enough to graduate high school and start this semester, so we should see how he stacks up rather immediately against Thornberry, Gim, Morikwa, etc. He's qualified for the US Open in June, but I agree he should definitely get some exemptions into PGA Tour events, especially his two hometown events.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

On this day in 1916 the PGA was founded and made its debut later that year at the Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville NY.

There is your history lesson for the day. You are welcome

I was there.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Decent round from Rory.

How much of it did you watch @Soliloquy of a Dogge?

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

As much as I loathe him, I do want to see a healthy and competitive Rory.

Just it looks like DJ may run away as the best of the next five years if the competition doesn't stay sharp.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Decent round from Rory.

How much of it did you watch @Soliloquy of a Dogge?

0 seconds lol. Followed along with his round on Twitter a bit though and it sounded somewhat encouraging. I will have to catch a highlight roundup.

I really suck when it comes to watching sports at the moment and it's annoying me. After missing so much golf and tennis last year, I wanted to plop my ass in front of a TV this year and watch it all but it's not really working out that way so far. I've watched 0 seconds of the Aussie Open too ... and I may miss all of Tiger next week at Torrey /sadface.gif