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TomR13

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  1. TomR13

    Justin Rose

    Anyone’s opinion of Justin Rose change after this Masters? One off the record for birdies in a final round of the Masters while in contention… Will he ever win another major? Where does he rank among those with one major? List of men's major championships winning golfers - Wikipedia Does anyone out there think Europe has a shot at the Ryder cup at Bethpage in September?
  2. This record is so outrageously good. I mean look at the US Open run…
  3. Does this mean they shot 6 under and with the handicap scored 23 under? Forgive my lack of understanding of the scoring. Just trying to understand the situation.
  4. It was the 2016 Bridgestone WGC. I believe it was a limited field no cut event so last place made a nice pay day with one swing.
  5. I do agree with the article. i do not think golf is anywhere close to basketball and football or probably even baseball but it is headed in that direction. I like tradition and nostalgia and I like that about golf and the masters. I like the old school values coming through in a huge intense competition. I also like the WM Open…. Once or twice a year. I love the Ryder Cup but i just personally would get tired of it week after week. I get that with football. I dont need more of it with golf.
  6. Short answer to this resurrected thread.. NO I just dont think anyone has dominated at the level he did, against the level of competition that he did. Playing against the top 128 men in the world? I mean look at some of these finals score lines... Against the BEST in the world.
  7. I really am looking forward to seeing this in action, how it all works, etc. but for some reason I just can’t see it getting lasting traction. Then again, just having Tiger involved gives it a huge boost and if we can’t see him on the course I guess we will have to tune in to see him here. I could also see this being big with young people especially in places where indoor golf is big but I don’t think it’s necessarily going to bring in new viewers to golf. I would think for the most part it will be younger people that already watching (gambling on) golf.
  8. I would say good conditions, pace of play, and value probably because thats what Im used to at my home course. It’s a course that is always in good condition, greens roll very true, the time of day i play I can walk nine in an hour and a half or a little more and rarely have to wait too long if at all. i also enjoy the company but play a good percentage of my golf alone and also enjoy that, so company not a requirement to enjoy it but does add to it. I enjoy when the layout is creative/scenic and am used to MA hilly/wooded courses but I’ve enjoy playing rounds at courses that are flat and open and otherwise “uninspiring”
  9. This is my posture as of right now. I wanted to make a record of it here so hopefully I can see my progress soon. Looks like I need to get the butt line forward, which will get weight more to middle of feet, take some of the knee bend out? I think I could bend slightly less at the waist and then the arms look like a mess. Do they need to be straighter and forward a bit more?
  10. I've been Playing Golf for: A couple times a year for 20 years but very regularly the last 2 years. My current handicap index or average score is: 16 My typical ball flight is: Was a draw/hook, now its a fade/slice The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: fat and thin shots, make solid contact I've been playing regularly for the last 2 years between 18 and 36 holes per week. Driving range only once a month. I recently went for my first lesson because I felt like a hit a wall with improving my handicap which has been 15-16 since the end of last season . I told the instructor that my first goal was to just make better contact and eliminate fat/thin shots (as much as possible). My normal ball flight was thin draw or thin straight until the 2 weeks prior to the lesson when I had developed a somewhat frequent low hook. The instructor Nick asked me if I wanted to try for a quick fix or if I want something long term and I told him long term as I really want to continually set goals to improve. After some swings, balance testing, video, and swinging with a pressure pad and showing me the results, which were really quite obvious watching the video, he gave me three things to work on. #1 My grip. He had me move it more to my fingers, the line between thumb and index finger on my left hand pointing toward my right shoulder. My previous grip was similar to this one. Diagonal across fingers/palm. The right hand change he had me make felt a LOT different from what I had been doing. He had me move it counterclockwise from what I normally did with the thumb/index finger line pointing more toward my sternum or slightly to the right of sternum. #2 My posture > I had a clear "C" shape, like hunched over. He wanted me to try to straighten that out. Also keep weight in arches of feet and find better balance. #3 My weight needs to get to front leg and I need to turn > He tossed a ball with me to try to get my brain thinking about the normal weight transfer of throwing a ball and then translate that to my swing. I dont know why this is so difficult for me as I've always been involved with sports and its a simple concept but so difficult when I have a club in my hands. He told me that the ball will be going right after implementing this grip Change. So far, he's correct. What I didn't ask is what to do about that. I have been really working on this for a week (at range and on course). I'm developing new blisters on my right hand after the grip change (see photo). The callous on my right index finger was previously on the side of the finger? I've read through a very nice post by Mike which helped me a lot to clear up my questions regarding the grip. I hope that I am implementing them right. Putting the pad of the index finger on the side of the club is a big change. As far as the swing feel since I took the lesson, I feel like I am not doing the weight shift and turn enough. Yesterday and today I've experimented with a very slow (for me) backswing and I feel like it helps me keep my balance in the down swing and follow through. And I feel like it helps me to start to sequence things correctly. And I have tried feeling like my butt is much further out than my previous stance where I would be more upright and I feel like that is a counterbalance that helps me. Those adjustments are not reflected in the videos I'm posting. I still can rarely square the clubface with the new grip and honestly I'm at a loss as to how to do it. Maybe my problem is in the backswing. I really have no idea at this point. I played this morning and hit it OK. When I hit it good it is a fade, but the misses are slice, especially with longer clubs like 5 iron, 4Hybrid, Driver. Videos:
  11. TomR13

    TomR13

  12. I work as a estimator/project manager for a commercial frame/doors/hardware distributor. I work in office three days a week and from home when needed. Try to play 9 holes 2-3 times per week.
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