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Mike Bennett after a clinic in Cleveland, OH.

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what handicap is he off?

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C-c-crisp! I could watch that all day.

Maybe it's the angle, or the dark pants against the dark shed, but the one thing he doesn't seem to do that much is raise his belt buckle?

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what handicap is he off?

Sorry it took so long to respond. I couldn't tell if you were joking or not. Mike Bennett shoots under par. That is, when he manages to play 18 holes before hitting one shot that isn't exactly as planned and running off to the range to video tape his swing again.

(Inside joke somewhat.)
Maybe it's the angle, or the dark pants against the dark shed, but the one thing he doesn't seem to do that much is raise his belt buckle?

He wasn't working on that. He was trying to feel some other things in these swings. He'd gotten a bit too Ricky Fowler and then across the line at the top, then he'd come down under. That said, his belt still goes up more than most people's.

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He wasn't working on that. He was trying to feel some other things in these swings. He'd gotten a bit too Ricky Fowler and then across the line at the top, then he'd come down under. That said, his belt still goes up more than most people's.

I think I can actually see that in the DTL view. Club head is outside his hands at P2 rather than right over them as usual.

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