Bryson DeChambeau's New Putting Stroke (Side-Saddle)

[Golfingdad]

1 hour ago, colin007 said:

I can kinda see that...But hipsters are more annoying than anything else. Harmless. But Bryson just comes off as a douche nozzle. There's something smarmy about him. Like he really thinks he's better than everyone else.

It's possible to think you're better than everyone else and at the same time still be harmless, yeah? ;)

Mostly, though,it basically sounds like we agree on him - we're not big fans. :)

[colin007]

1 hour ago, Golfingdad said:

It's possible to think you're better than everyone else and at the same time still be harmless, yeah? ;)

Mostly, though,it basically sounds like we agree on him - we're not big fans. :)

Exactly lol...I mean, what kind of dweeb takes a picture like this???

 

[krupa]

They should have titled that, "Here's a shit-eating grin even the Dalai Lama would punch."

I don't know when that issue came out but for 2017, he's got 4 missed cuts out of 7 events.  I don't qualify that as a "rising star."

Yeah... he's not in my "top-100 favorite golfers named 'Bryson.'"

[PabloMoorzio]

Seems to have brought one length irons to the fore though and from what the commentators tell, his golf technique is all science based but sounds like he likes to be "different", or hipster as I've read further up the thread?

[Missouri Swede]

It makes my day how Amazon pulls up an ad for a "Puma Golf Tour Driver Cap" when I read this thread. /sarcasm

[natureboy]

On 1/28/2017 at 3:32 PM, colin007 said:

I'm sure your guy Tigs had plenty of smug looks on magazine covers. But he had much more reason to be smug. Gernally I prefer a less cocky demeanor even if you deserve to strut a bit.

Bryson did seem to be unwise playing the putter before it was approved, but perhaps that was a media savvy move by his team / club sponsor to generate extra free publicity?

Edited February 4, 2017 by natureboy

[iacas]

1 hour ago, natureboy said:

Bryson did seem to be unwise playing the putter before it was approved, but perhaps that was a media savvy move by his team / club sponsor to generate extra free publicity?

He made the club himself. It was a homemade club. It's cited in a few places, like http://www.pgatour.com/news/2016/12/07/bryson-dechambeau-new-putting-technique.html .

[Jackfan]

Golf is just as much art as proper mechanics.  I can see this kid winning now and then, and he may be in the hunt quite a bit, but in the end, you've got to be creative to be one of the best.  

[colin007]

On 2/3/2017 at 9:29 PM, natureboy said:

I'm sure your guy Tigs had plenty of smug looks on magazine covers. But he had much more reason to be smug. Gernally I prefer a less cocky demeanor even if you deserve to strut a bit.

Bryson did seem to be unwise playing the putter before it was approved, but perhaps that was a media savvy move by his team / club sponsor to generate extra free publicity?

Yeah, the shirtless cover (Men's Health?) wasn't a great choice, but eh. Tigs doesn't have that "hey look at how awesome I am!!!" face that Bryson is sporting.

[Lastpick]

I gotta say that I can't comprehend how he is going to control distance on his irons with all the same shaft lengths.  Just seems like the club head speed with the scoring clubs will always be the same.  I don't necessarily see the advantage of a side saddle putter.  I think he is looking to be a ground breaking golfer in club development, but it ain't gonna happen.  For me the putting stroke is the easiest of all the strokes in golf, yet its pure simplicity makes it the most frustrating.

[WUTiger]

A side-saddle hardware variant shows up most years at the St. Louis Golf Expo. The 2017 expo happens this weekend, and I'll see if I can some shots of the clubsmith and his putters.

The head is rotated to an unusual angle on the gooseneck shaft, and the putter set-up gets excellent pendulum action.

[woodzie264]

On 1/30/2017 at 0:39 PM, krupa said:

I don't know when that issue came out but for 2017, he's got 4 missed cuts out of 7 events.  I don't qualify that as a "rising star."

Yeah... he's not in my "top-100 favorite golfers named 'Bryson.'"

1. Agreed

2. Agreed

[65ross]

Spoiler

 

Side saddle, one length irons, not what I would say is a rising star, more to looking for focus on himself, thousand of players use conventional clubs and stroke methods and are way in front of him,he didn't finish 36 holes last week on a sponsors invite,tend agree with Grayson Murry you get no more invites for the season if you withdraw, he would missed another cut.

[krupa]

7 hours ago, 65ross said:

he didn't finish 36 holes last week on a sponsors invite,tend agree with Grayson Murry you get no more invites for the season if you withdraw, he would missed another cut.

For the number of golfers participating in a tournament and media's need to generate content, it's sure hard to find information about players.  (I guess they're too busy watching social media to repost pictures of Paulina Gretzky.)  In any event, There should be some allowance for withdrawing due to legitimate injury/illness.  The Hat reportedly had some kind of hand injury, though I couldn't find anything that described its severity.  I assume that because a fellow golfer made a crack about it that it wasn't that serious.  The problem there, of course, is that only the player really knows if the injury/illness is affecting their game.

He's got a 8:35 tee time for the Honda Classic so we'll see what happens.

[iacas]

I think he has status on the PGA Tour. Why did he need a sponsor's invitation?

[65ross]

13 hours ago, krupa said:

For the number of golfers participating in a tournament and media's need to generate content, it's sure hard to find information about players.  (I guess they're too busy watching social media to repost pictures of Paulina Gretzky.)  In any event, There should be some allowance for withdrawing due to legitimate injury/illness.  The Hat reportedly had some kind of hand injury, though I couldn't find anything that described its severity.  I assume that because a fellow golfer made a crack about it that it wasn't that serious.  The problem there, of course, is that only the player really knows if the injury/illness is affecting their game.

He's got a 8:35 tee time for the Honda Classic so we'll see what happens.

You correct not much reported on his injury/illness, and when fellow golfer made the crack about withdrawing might just been right not a serious problem, but as you say we see what expires at the Honda this week. My thoughts still go he was not going to make the cut so he sort cut himself.

[mvmac]

4 hours ago, iacas said:

I think he has status on the PGA Tour. Why did he need a sponsor's invitation?

Maybe they did a reshuffle and he was "out"? He missed 3 straight cuts before LA.

[krupa]

16 hours ago, 65ross said:

see what expires at the Honda this week

Well, he finished.

+3 in his first round.  Lot of people still have to finish but he's T128 as I type this.