X-Factor Linked to Back Pain

[3jacker]

You guys keep confusing being an athlete with hitting it far.

Most guys on tour are not "athletes." Most of the ones that are in above-average shape are not longer than the tour avg, either. And some of the fat/out of shape ones hit it further than the long ones. 

It's nice that you admire some of their physiques and commitment to health.  It doesn't translate to much in the way of distance, scoring or anything other than marketability though.

Edited March 12, 2019 by 3jacker

[boogielicious]

2 hours ago, 3jacker said:

You guys keep confusing being an athlete with hitting it far.

Most guys on tour are not "athletes." Most of the ones that are in above-average shape are not longer than the tour avg, either. And some of the fat/out of shape ones hit it further than the long ones. 

It's nice that you admire some of their physiques and commitment to health.  It doesn't translate to much in the way of distance, scoring or anything other than marketability though.

A lot of them were multi-sport athletes in high school prior to choosing golf and even recruited for those sports by colleges. I agree that some don't seem very athletic from a run, jump, throw perspective, but hitting a ball 300 yards on average, in the fairway, on PGA courses and then scoring the way they do is very impressive.

But all of that is a bit off topic. 

[3jacker]

True. This thread is about X-factor and related back pain (if any).

I think only time will tell as we see more and more radical swings maximizing x-factor vs more relaxed approaches. Though I guess X-factor has been around quite a while now.  Someone would have to do an analysis of which players had the most differential between shoulder turn and hip turn and then line that up with number of known back injuries. Not sure if ANYONE has ever done this; a lot of golf opinions in print are based on nothing more than a feeling or idea some writer came up with.