Stubbornness or lack of research?: "Drive for Show, Putt for Dough"

[Mike Boatright]

1 minute ago, iacas said:

If he could be would. It's that simple.

Or maybe he doesn't want to or believes he can when in reality he has the ability. I think he can best swing Iv'e seen in a while.

[Buckeyebowman]

30 minutes ago, iacas said:

@Buckeyebowman  I just wrote that article a day or two ago so I don't know that you read it a while ago.

If he could be would. It's that simple.

I'm sorry, but I haven't read your article yet. This was something I read quite some time ago, probably in Golf Digest which I subscribed to for many years.

EDIT: Duh! I had to edit because it occurred to me that I should have asked where this article appears. I looked in "Blogs" and another place, but couldn't find it. Still learning to navigate the site.

Edited March 28, 2016 by Buckeyebowman
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[saevel25]

1 hour ago, Mike Boatright said:

Or maybe he doesn't want to or believes he can when in reality he has the ability. I think he can best swing Iv'e seen in a while.

These guys train to hit it long. PGA tour players train to be a complete golfer. He would get crushed. 

http://www.golfwrx.com/258177/going-deep-a-qa-with-2014-long-drive-champ-jeff-flagg/

He states he's a 6-8 handicap. Compared to a PGA Tour player he needs to cut about 10-15 strokes off his game. 

[Mike Boatright]

1 minute ago, saevel25 said:

These guys train to hit it long. PGA tour players train to be a complete golfer. He would get crushed. 

http://www.golfwrx.com/258177/going-deep-a-qa-with-2014-long-drive-champ-jeff-flagg/

He states he's a 6-8 handicap. Compared to a PGA Tour player he needs to cut about 10-15 strokes off his game. 

I guess I was duped by his awesome swing and the ease he it that hybrid 315 yards carry over water. He then drained those eagle putt's like a pro. I guess he can't hit a 9 iron to save his life.

[saevel25]

1 minute ago, Mike Boatright said:

I guess I was duped by his awesome swing and the ease he it that hybrid 315 yards carry over water. He then drained those eagle putt's like a pro. I guess he can't hit a 9 iron to save his life.

Who said he took one take to drain those putts? 

 

[mvmac]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

If he could be would. It's that simple.

Yes it really is that simple.

@Mike Boatright, his length is impressive and I'm sure he's a good golfer but his swings isn't as great as you perceive it to be.

35 minutes ago, Mike Boatright said:

He then drained those eagle putt's like a pro.

Technically they weren't eagle putts 

[onthehunt526]

One putt was an actual eagle putt, the one with the practice driver, which I believe is the one he missed.

[colin007]

WTF... nobody's hitting it "295+ with a baby hybrid" c'mon.

Aaaaand....to reiterate. This is more about the full swing's importance, not necessarily the overall distance.