5. Ranting about the Tiger
Randall Mell in his “Randall’s Rant” states, essentially,Tiger needs to remember he’s Tiger.
- “Here’s hoping Woods relearns….Yes, as a journalist, you aren’t supposed to root for players, but you know how we root for stories. And I’m not alone rooting for Woods to deliver one of the best stories in the history of all sport, to play his way through McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm and others to make a run at catching Jack Nicklaus and the Golden Bear’s 18 majors.”
- “Hey, whether Woods actually catches and passes Nicklaus to complete the story, that’s up to Woods and the golf gods in charge of lucky bounces, but I’m craving the chance to see Woods make a run at Nicklaus.”
- “It seems as if it’s all about how much Woods remembers now, or how much he has forgotten.”
6. Toe hang 101
A critical and oft-overlooked element of putter fitting. Peter Schmitt does a deep dive.
- “We have to assume the putter’s length, lie angle, loft, offset, static weight, swing weight, grip size, grip shape, etc. are already suited to the golfer. We also have to assume the putter fits the golfer’s eye, feels right, and inspires confidence. Assuming those have all been configured correctly, let’s address what toe hang can do for a golfer.”
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“Let’s go back to our previous discussion about more toe hang encouraging more torqueing of the putter face. Ultimately, you need to ask yourself what you want to feel when swinging the putter, as toe hang will contribute a lot to how the golfer feels where the face of the putter is. A golfer who prefers a lot of toe hang will complain that he or she has no idea where the face is when swinging a face balanced putter. On the contrary, a golfer who prefers a face balanced putter will feel like he or she has to fight with the putter in order to square the face of a heel-shafted blade.”
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“As a general rule, more toe hang will either encourage or better suit a stronger arc in the putting stroke. One of the more classic examples of this arrangement would be Ben Crenshaw’s fluid, swinging-a-door putting stroke matched to the iconic heel-shafted blade putter he so famously wielded over the years.”
7. Team Trump resort upgrades
The Trump Organization plans to spend nearly $200 million on of one its golf resorts in Scotland.
- Bill Speros writes…”The money will be used to build homes, hotel suits and various sporting and commercial facilities at the Trump resort in Balmedie, near Aberdeen.”
- ‘”Initial interest to our plans have been incredible and, subject to detailed planning approval, we are aiming to break ground next year,” said Eric Trump, who is running the Trump Organization during Donald Trump’s presidency. The “timing was right,” he added.”
- “Local officials Tuesday received a formal application to build 500 homes, 50 hotel cottages, sports, leisure and equestrian facilities, along with retail and commercial space. An initial application for a new development was previously approved.”
8. DeLaet back on the shelf
Unfortunate stuff for the oft-bearded Canadian.
- Golfweek’s Kevin Casey writes…”Graham DeLaet hasn’t competed in a PGA Tour event since October. And the wait for his return will now be quite a bit longer.”
- “The Canadian used the beginning of Canadian Open week to announce he’ll continue to be out of commission for quite some time.”
- “DeLaet revealed Tuesday on Twitter that stem cell injection treatment from late last year has not aided his recovery from back issues and he will thus undergo back surgery, which will put him out 6-12 months.”
9. Place your bets
RBC Canadian Open odds, c/o Bovada
- Dustin Johnson +650
- Brooks Koepka +1100
- Tommy Fleetwood +1600
- Tony Finau +1600
- Bubba Watson +2000
- Charley Hoffman +2500
- Matt Kuchar +2500
- Sergio Garcia +2500
- Joaquin Niemann +2800
- Billy Horschel +3300
- Brandt Snedeker +3300
- Kevin Kisner +3300
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commoner
Jul 30, 2018 at 1:47 pm
Pete, ol’buddy, didn’t know you were around. So long. Take some of the party favors with you.
Geohogan
Jul 25, 2018 at 11:01 am
Here is hoping that Graham Delaet figures out that its his restricted lower body that is the cause of his back problems.
Would hate to see someone with so much talent lose it all to life long back injuries when it could be resolved with swing change.
DB
Jul 25, 2018 at 8:53 am
So what are the specs on Molinari’s putter? All this talk about getting the right swingweight – what was it? Just curious, seems odd to keep talking about it and then never say what it was.
Geohogan
Jul 25, 2018 at 11:58 am
Molinari’s putter is only 32.25 inches in length with a loft of 2.5 degrees and a like angle of 70. The grip is Lamkin’s Deep Etch.
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/british-open-2018-the-clubs-francesco-molionari-used-to-win-at-carnoustie
To get to the proper swingweight, Bob had to mill the head to precisely 372 grams.
Lamkin Deep etch grip (81 grams)
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/francesco-molinari-the-intriguing-back-story-behind-the-club-that-helped-won-the-open-
championship
32.25 inch length, is 1.25 inch shorter than Bobby Jones, Calamity Jane, which had counter weighted hickory shaft, SW of B8.
Molinari uses a weighter grip , 30 grams heavier than std, that counter balances the relatively heavy head. My guess at short length and counter balanced, SW would be in B range, just like Bobby Jones.