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  1. mkdrep

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  2. Jack Nicklaus is the greatest golfer ever, hands down. He played against much better competition because he played most of his career during the time when you had to finish in the Top 60 to retain your PGA Tour card, which produced much better golfers and stronger fields. Not like today's tour where you just have to be in the Top 125 to keep your tour card. Let's compare Jack's major record from the period of 1962 to 1986 (which spans the time frame of Jack's major wins) and from 1997 to 2010 (which spans the time frame of Tiger's major wins). Jack time frame (TF): (20) players that won (2) or more majors in their career for a total of (71) majors Tiger timeframe (TF): (10) players that won 2 or more majors for a total of (26) majors. Jack TF: These same (20) players won (383) PGA and (191) European events. Tiger TF: These same (10) players won (146) PGA and (86) European events Jack TF: (6) players won 4 or more major's (Player(9), Watson(8), Palmer (7), Trevino(6), Seve(5), Floyd(4)) Tiger TF: (1) player has won 4 or more majors: Mickelson Jack TF: Jack finished in Top 3 in Majors 25 times. Tiger TF: Tiger finished in Top 3 (10) times Jack TF: (18) majors. 54 hole position - (8) times ahead, (8) times behind, (2) tied. Tiger TF: 54 hole position - (11) ahead, (3) tied. NEVER came from behind to win. Jack TF: Won (2) majors in '63,'66,'72,'75, '80 Won (1) major in 8 other years. Tiger TF: Won (3) majors-'00, (2) majors - '02, '05, '06. Won (1) major in 5 other years. Tiger had the greatest year ever in '00, winning both Opens and PGA. Jack came close to replicating this feat twice. In '72 Jack won Masters and US Open, finished 2nd in British and T13 in PGA. In '75 Jack won Masters and PGA, Finished T-7 US Open and T-3 British Open. I have had the pleasure of watching both Jack and Tiger play in multiple majors on my home course. Jack in his prime at the '68 Open, "80 PGA, Tiger in his prime in the '03 PGA. I also saw Jack play in the '71 Open at Merion. In his prime, Jack was a much better driver of the ball than Tiger was. Jack was the best driver of the ball throughout his career, where Tiger was only a great driver of the ball from 1999 to 2001 when he worked with Butch Harmon. Since he went to Hank Haney, Tiger can't keep his driver on the fairway. Jack was the best long iron player that game has ever known. Tiger can't be considered a great long iron player, because he seldom ever had to hit them. Mid-irons they are equal. Short irons go to Tiger when became a much better short iron player under HH, but wasn't very good with BH. Scrambling goes to Tiger hands down....but then again, Jack always hit 15 or more greens around so he didn't have to scramble like Tiger did/does. Jack is the better putter by a hair simply by taking in the length of his career, his number of majors and the fact that Jack didn't have the pristine greens for much of his career. Jack had to endure lousy greens from '62 until about the mid-1970's. Tiger has played on nothing but fast and pure greens his entire career If Tiger and Jack went head to head during their peak years at (10) majors, Jack would win (7) of them and Tiger (3).
  3. I've been working on the S&T; swing method since May 2010. I've seen some good progress as well as having had my struggles with the S&T; as well. However, I am committed to the swing concept because it promises to be a more consistent swing AND I can measure my own progress using video (with the guidance of some fine S&T; teaching pros) One phrase I keep reading in this forum, as well as other sources....(including when I took a clinic from Mike and Andy) is "S&T; is 'easy' once you understand the 'math and geometry' of the swing." I continue to wonder what this phrase really means....and if the answer(s) to that phrase can be put into layman's terms so an amateur can really understand it. I think if we could unravel that statement it might make it easier for an amateur to continue to work on the pieces required to build a solid S&T; swing.
  4. I agree with iacas, take an Aimpoint Clinic asap. You should like I used to putt and most of it was because I couldn't pick out the proper break. Before you say "I read the greens well", I used to think I did as well but was continually frustrated because I was missing too many 10' to 15' putts that you need to make to turn in a decent score into a great score. I took an Aimpoint clinic in May and while it at first seemed very cumbersome, within three rounds I was wondering why I resisted taking the clinic for so long. It's worth the money....(my clinic only cost $100) All the PGA pros seem to be turning to Dave Stockton for putting advice these days. One of his biggest keys is to focus on a consistent routine, right down to the number of steps you take into the ball, when you put the putter behind the ball, how many times you look at the hole before you hit the putt....etc. He makes you work on your routine so that it is EXACTLY the same each time you try a putt. This "dulls" your mind into thinking every putt is the same, no matter the situation. This will help you make your putting more natural and less stroke oriented..... Finally, both Stockton and Aimpoint teaches that PACE of the putt is the key. Every putt should be hit like it's only going to roll 8" to 10" past the cup. Have fun!
  5. I realize that this is an old "thread", however I am new to the site and just reading through some of this information. Erik: I think what is confusing is that while you say that most tour pro's hips are only "slightly" open at impact, pictures seem to indicate otherwise. From the caddie view, their hips do seem to stay facing the ball at impact, however, the DTL view indicates that their hips have turned open quite a bit. Even the your picture with the tri-pod shows you have opened your hips to the target line at P6, which means they are probably more open at impact than they are at P6. It appears to me that while you must make a hip slide on the downswing, it's also important that your shoulders are pretty square to the target line, hence the shoulders are closed in relation to the hips at impact. Sliding the hips will enable you to keep your shoulders square, whereas if you twist your hips open on the downswing, the shoulders will automatically spin out to the left, cause a ball flight that starts left of the target line. Also, it might help if you posted some of your students hip position at P6 and then compare them to a PGA tour pro at P6....similar to the pictures you took with the tri-pod drill. thanks.
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