5. Worst pieces of golf advice
Matthew Rudy with a superb survey of the bottom of a few top teachers’ advice barrels…
- “What’s the worst tip you’ve ever heard somebody give?...Shaun Webb, Golf Digest top teacher in Louisiana: “How much time do you have? ‘Keep your head down.’ ‘Don’t use your arms.’ ‘You’re swinging too fast.’ One of the worst I’ve ever heard came from another teacher. He told someone that if you fire the hips, the club will square automatically. There’s so much wrong with that-I’ll bet the student doesn’t even play golf anymore.”
- “Clearwater: ” ‘Hold the club like a baby bird’ is one of the classics. The long drive guys are the biggest, strongest people on earth, and through impact, they’re trying to rip the grip in half. There’s a lot of force going on down there….”Of all the ways you move in a swing, ‘keep your head down’ is the worst advice you could give. Just go look at the tour players. Nobody is trying to stay bent forward. Nobody. You’re not hitting poor shots because of where your eyes are pointed.”
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6. The key to TW’s fitness?
Golf Digest’s Peter Morrice…”In all sports, it’s about the legs,” Tiger Woods says in his new 12-part video series “My Game: Tiger Woods,” produced by GOLFTV and Golf Digest. “Have you ever seen a home-run hitter with small legs? That just doesn’t happen. It starts with the base.”
- “Tiger talks about running and how he used daily runs as a release but also to boost his endurance for long stretches of competitive play. “I was never very big, but my legs were strong, and they could go forever. I just never got tired,” Tiger says. “And because legs feed the wolves, the more I ran, the better I played.”
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7. Stephanie Meadow
Johnny Watterson at the Irish Times with this regarding the rise, fall, and resurgence of Stephanie Meadow…
- “Stephanie Meadow, 22-years-old. Third in the 2014 US Open.”
- “It could have been a career epitaph. Qualifying as first alternate and in the mix on the last day of a Major. It was her first professional tournament. No one knew her. The world expected her to fade. She didn’t. That would come later.”
- “After the first round she was tied 8th, second round tied 10th. On the Saturday a 69 took her to third with three other players.”
- “When Meadow looked around Pinehurst on the final day she saw the world’s most famous golfer Michelle Wie leading the field. Her partner was Hall of Fame Australian Karrie Webb. The seven times Major winner Webb faded, the Irish rookie did not. Where did Stephanie Meadow go?”
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8. Mickelson impressed with up-close view of Steph’s golf game
Golfweek’s Schupak again, this time with what Lefty said after his pro-am round with Chef Curry…”Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry doesn’t just drop bombs on the basketball court. Playing alongside Phil Mickelson in the pro-am ahead of this week’s Safeway Open, Curry launched drives that had Lefty waxing rhapsodic about “hellacious bombs” after the round.”
- “I think the thing about Steph Curry’s golf game is his touch, his hands, his chipping, putting. He’s got incredible touch but he also has a ton of speed,” Mickelson said. “You saw him dropping all kinds of bombs off the tee, just hellacious bombs, deep and very accurate, certainly straighter than what I have.”
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9. In praise of Phireside with Phil
From Phil’s commending of the on-course efforts of Curry to Golf.com’s Michael Bamberger gushing over Mickelson’s work alongside an open flame.
Bamberger wrote this regarding the latest episode of “Phireside”…”If possible, Phil has reached a new high with this week’s show, in which he interviews Larry David. The camera work is shaky, at one point a finger crosses the lens, Larry rambles, Phil stares and it all works. On one level you could say it’s about Larry’s extraordinary history as a world-class junior golfer, cut short by a heinous hand injury, but on another level it’s about nothing. Phil is wearing golf shoes, shorts and his Hall-of-Fame blazer. Of course, Larry should have a blazer, too, and likely would, except for the hand thing. Phil has a deep Rolodex and it makes you wonder: who should Phil have next?”
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JohhnyBeGood
Sep 26, 2019 at 3:27 pm
Its not just golf course superintendents. Its a large portion of society as a whole. There are so many things F-ed up with many systems pile on the addition of social media and everything else hollow taking over peoples lives and its just a toxic combo. Not to mention the smart phones in everyones pocket have been proven to give your brain a hit of dopamine, now every time you look at it the chemicals in the brain get screwed up. Not quite as drastic but very similar to a heroin addict looking for a fix. Depression is a major problem when the dopamine receptors get messed with. Just one of many current issues with the world.
Wont even get into current cost of living vs wages for most people…
My first suggestion for people in situations like this is put down the tech and actually go get involved with helping someone else. You would be AMAZED at how good that can make you feel and possibly put things into perspective.