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arogolf Well Established Member

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His ball striking is amazing, have to wonder what could have been/be.  He just seems lost on the greens sometimes.  How can he be so good at all facets and so clueless with the flatstick?  Maybe the stats dont back it up, but it seems like he misses so many five footers.

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That and he seems to have lost his enthusiasm entirely - which is understandable considering he didn't really live up to his expectations

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The sad thing is he that at one point, his putting was good. For whatever reason, it went from being about feel and more about mechanics. Who knows, maybe he'll be a late bloomer.

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Deryck Griffith Great Member

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He didn't putt too poorly at the US Open...

His ball striking is indeed superb.  Maybe the constant changing of putting grips, putters, etc made his putting stroke to mechanical - less natural / instincts.

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Originally Posted by famousdavis

Sergio will never win a major.  His putting is substandard.  I think he would benefit from better irons.



Better irons as in "iron shots" or better irons as in better equipment?

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JayMc Well Established Member

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Sergio is a great ball striker, but he doesn't seem to have the fire in his belly he once had.  It would be great to see him get a hot streak going and play well for the next couple or three years.

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Sergio will never win a major.  His putting is substandard.  I think he would benefit from better irons.



Please leave the ping lovefest in your existing thread.  It's obvious where you're about to take this.


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Originally Posted by famousdavis

Sergio will never win a major.  His putting is substandard.  I think he would benefit from better irons.



Yeah, he needs some Ping Eye 2s

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ghalfaire Great Member

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It really is too bad about Sergio'putting.  There isn't a better ball striker from Tee to Green in the business.  But he somehow for some reason he has never mastered the flat stick.  Because good putting is so dependent upon the player's confidence in his ability I doubt at this point Sergio will ever become a good putter.  You have to believe you're a good putter to be a good putter and Sergio has not been able to convince himself.

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His ball striking is amazing, have to wonder what could have been/be.  He just seems lost on the greens sometimes.  How can he be so good at all facets and so clueless with the flatstick?  Maybe the stats dont back it up, but it seems like he misses so many five footers.



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