Bryson DeChambeau - Oy

[Vinsk]

19 minutes ago, Pretzel said:

That's not quite how steroids work,

He said PEDS, not steroids. Not all PEDS are steroids or even steroid based.

[Zippo]

Missed the cut at the 2022 Farmer’s Insurance Open. Looks like he’s still got a lot of work to do. 

[GolfLug]

1 hour ago, Zippo said:

Missed the cut at the 2022 Farmer’s Insurance Open. Looks like he’s still got a lot of work to do. 

I think he tweaked his back on one of his super mega swings yesterday. Seemed like he was spinning out (more than his normal spin out) almost every driver swing after to protect his back. Had to have had some effect.

Edited January 29 by GolfLug

[Sandy Lie]

Bryson Dechambeau = Ryan Leaf

[iacas]

2 hours ago, Zippo said:

Missed the cut at the 2022 Farmer’s Insurance Open. Looks like he’s still got a lot of work to do. 

I think it's his wrist.

13 minutes ago, Sandy Lie said:

Bryson Dechambeau = Ryan Leaf

Ryan Leaf won the U.S. Open?

😛

[Sandy Lie]

Ok, Buster Douglas 😮

[boogielicious]

10 hours ago, GolfLug said:

I think he tweaked his back on one of his super mega swings yesterday. Seemed like he was spinning out (more than his normal spin out) almost every driver swing after to protect his back. Had to have had some effect.

His left wrist was hurting too.

[GolfLug]

10 hours ago, iacas said:

I think it's his wrist.

😛

 

23 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

His left wrist was hurting too.

Hmm. Was watching it on mute so couldn't tell. All I could see was that he put his left hand against his back after a swing and then swung with what seemed like protective moves after.

Maybe he will realize that even pros get a bit out of sequence every now and then and his body can't always support the raging pressure he put on it. 

[boogielicious]

23 minutes ago, GolfLug said:

 

Hmm. Was watching it on mute so couldn't tell. All I could see was that he put his left hand against his back after a swing and then swung with what seemed like protective moves after.

Maybe he will realize that even pros get a bit out of sequence every now and then and his body can't always support the raging pressure he put on it. 

I think Sir Nick kept saying his back, but he kept shaking his wrist in between shots. Both would be troublesome.

[bwdial]

On 1/29/2022 at 8:21 AM, boogielicious said:

I think Sir Nick kept saying his back, but he kept shaking his wrist in between shots. Both would be troublesome.

He definitely reached for the back on one swing that I saw.

[ChetlovesMer]

On 1/28/2022 at 9:37 PM, Sandy Lie said:

Ok, Buster Douglas 😮

I'm not sure what you mean. .

Buster Douglas was 46-6-1 career. He worked hard, became the world champion. But always hated the 3 boxing ruling bodies. He thought it was a terrible system. He thought the boxers did all the work and everyone else got rich. (Hey, turns out he was right.) After he became champ he refused to work with Don King on a rematch. (Again, can you blame him?)

He went for a huge payday in his next fight vs Evander Holyfield. He got his huge payday and retired. Obviously, he retired even before the fight. He didn't train. Instead he went on talk shows. He appeared on a WWF pay-per-view, which he got well paid for. He gained 15 pounds, all fat. But, he got 25 million bucks for the Holyfield fight, and another reported $20 million for lending his name to the "Punch Out" video game. At that point he said he had generational wealth and didn't want to train anymore. Again, can you blame him? 

DeChambeau didn't retire after winning the US Open. If anything he seems to be working harder than ever. So, I'm not sure what the Buster Douglas reference is?

Buster Douglas rose to the very top and then quit. (Again, I don't blame him. If anything, I respect Buster Douglas. Getting hit in the face for a living sucks.) 

DeChambeau seems like he's still grinding, trying to catch more lightening in a bottle. He's showing no signs of quitting. 

[iacas]

 

[ChetlovesMer]

7 hours ago, iacas said:

 

The stat on here that's fascinating to me is that he gained 20 yards off the tee, but his scoring average only went down 0.1 shots. 

Before seeing this I would have guessed it would have been more like 0.25 shots. 

[GolfLug]

Ahh.. hell hath no fury like the 'I told you so' posse. 😐

Bryson DeChambeau's injuries emerge as cause for concern after withdrawal from Saudi International - CBSSports.com

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After two withdrawals in his last three tournaments, the near future for the big hitter...

 

[p1n9183]

On 2/8/2022 at 12:02 AM, iacas said:

 

Rounding the stats from pgatour.com

Year      SG Total    Of the tee       Approach to green            AroundGreen        Green        Rounds
20-21    1.8             1.2                   0.3                                     -0,1                        0,5             68
19-20    1.6             1.0                 -0.1                                      0                           0.9             62
****** He started bulking and training speed ***********

18-19    1.0             0.4                   0.2                                      0                           0.4             66
17-18    1.6             0.6                   0.6                                      0.1                         0.3            78
16-17    0.2             0.4                   0.0                                      0                           -0.2           73

SG Total: is better after bulking. Let's drop 16-17 season, and still he is better after bulking.
Of the tee: He is definitively better, his new speed with some accuracy gain him half a stroke of the tee.  
Approach to green: He lost 0.1 strokes after bulking. 
Around the green: stayed the same. 
Green: He is doing it better after bulking. (of course this is work, nothing to do with bulking)

He declared that driving and putting were the best things in his bag and that he spends a lot of time in those two areas.

For me is easy to see that he is improving year after year, and that bulking/speed trainning brougth him benefits and lowered his scores. 

                                                        

[Vinsk]

On 2/8/2022 at 6:04 AM, GolfLug said:

Ahh.. hell hath no fury like the 'I told you so' posse. 😐

Bryson DeChambeau's injuries emerge as cause for concern after withdrawal from Saudi International - CBSSports.com

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After two withdrawals in his last three tournaments, the near future for the big hitter...

 

What about all the guys with injuries who haven’t/aren’t speed training and bulking up?

[GolfLug]

47 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

What about all the guys with injuries who haven’t/aren’t speed training and bulking up?

IDK Kevin.. what about them? I don't know who they are but hope they are not injuring themselves by over exerting themselves in other ways.

IMO BDC is operating at his physical limits which leaves slim or no margin of swing sequence error. While an injury is not inevitable (I was of course joking about the 'I told you so' posse), chances of injury due to lopsided loading go up.

I am aware that I maybe preaching to the choir with you understanding anatomical dynamics much better than me and open to being wrong. 

Edited February 9 by GolfLug

[iacas]

5 hours ago, GolfLug said:

IDK Kevin.. what about them? I don't know who they are but hope they are not injuring themselves by over exerting themselves in other ways.

PGA Tour players get injured all the time, is his point. It's a violent game (within your own body).