Post by Richie3Jack on Feb 21, 2014 10:31:27 GMT -5
Belongs to Robert Garrigus.
As a statistician I get a kick out of Garrigus because he hits it super long, generates a ton of club head speed, hits it high (low bullets are dangerous on Tour), and he hits it as well with every club in the bag as any other 120+ mph club head speed player. Typically what we see is the high club head speed players start to struggle a bit from inside 175 yards and in particular from inside 150 yards. Not usually the case with Garrigus and with his distance off the tee this provides a sizeable advantage for Garrigus with his ballstriking because not only can he out-drive most of the field, but he can also out-perform other players when hitting from the same distance...not always the case with a lot of bombers like Bubba (although this year has been different thus far).
Here's a look at Garrigus' rankings in the key metrics last year. And believe it or not, he had a bit of a down year by his standards in ballstriking:
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The rankings may not overwhelm you, but again...remember how far he hits it. So when the rest of the field is on a par-4 and hitting a 200 yard shot, he's likely 175 yards or less.
Or put it this way...
Last year the average proximity to the cup from the Danger Zone was 42.1 feet. If he is hitting his tee shot to the Safe Zone (125-175 yds) while the rest of the field is leaving it in the Danger Zone, he was forecasted to hit that approach shot about 14.7 feet closer to the cup (42.1 feet - 27.4 feet).
The other big metric to consider to show his *iron* play skill is his rankings on shots from the fairway. That gives the best mathematical correlation to a player's iron skill.
Lastly, here's a look at the rankings of another well-known golfer
So, Garrigus certainly has the ballstriking ability to be a top-5 in the world type of player. It's just his Short Game and Putting are horrendous. I would probably recommend that he work more on his Short Game because it is much worse than his putting, he needs some sort of 'safety valve' for when he does miss and with his distance off the tee he can still putt mediocre and make over $3 million in a season, easily.
To me, a pretty basic setup. The grip is a bit strong which is perfectly fine (which I prefer). There is not a lot of foot flare, but the left foot is less flared than the right foot. He doesn't need anymore foot flare if you see his swing from the DTL view as he basically fully rotated by the time he gets into impact.
A wide takeaway without hyperextending the left arm. To me this allows him to provide more ascent at the top of the swing, but the left arm not hyperextending doesn't screw around with the radius of the hand path which can often times screw up the wrist motion, get reverse hips going and make the sequence on the downswing a mess.
Little bit of a lack of wrick cock which comes with the wider takeaway. Head remains fairly steady and in the same location as it was at P1.
The head moves slightly away from the target here. I believe that Dr. Young-Hoo Kwon and Company would say that his Center of Mass is now in-line with his Center of Pressure.
But what I really like is the look of his hips and his knees. The hips are turned. The right hip is higher than the left hip. They are not level and the Center of Gravity of the pelvis is not well forward. This is brought on by Garrigus' knee action as his right knee has clearly straightened here.
His clubface is a bit closed, but that comes with the territory with a stronger grip. As long as the club is gripped properly and/or he has enough grip strength, the clubface will not rotate much on the downswing and that will provide a square face at impact.
He's opening up big time while shifting the CoP to his left foot. Not much lag here, but lag isn't the only prerequisite for power. I'm more impressed by him not narrowing the radius of his hands and I think that plays a big part as to why he's such a great driver of the ball. Also, his feet look less flared here than they were at p1.
To me it doesn't get much better than this.
The only issue I've seen Garrigus have with his ballstriking is that he's so long that sometimes he has to lay-up off the tee and he doesn't seem very good at it to me. I've only got some anecdotal evidence from watching him on Shot Tracker, but that seems to something that holds him back.
P8 and P9 basically match up here, something very prevalent in a lot of long hitting, good ballstrikers like Mac.
Making it look easy here. Can't wait to watch him at Bay Hill.
3JACK
As a statistician I get a kick out of Garrigus because he hits it super long, generates a ton of club head speed, hits it high (low bullets are dangerous on Tour), and he hits it as well with every club in the bag as any other 120+ mph club head speed player. Typically what we see is the high club head speed players start to struggle a bit from inside 175 yards and in particular from inside 150 yards. Not usually the case with Garrigus and with his distance off the tee this provides a sizeable advantage for Garrigus with his ballstriking because not only can he out-drive most of the field, but he can also out-perform other players when hitting from the same distance...not always the case with a lot of bombers like Bubba (although this year has been different thus far).
Here's a look at Garrigus' rankings in the key metrics last year. And believe it or not, he had a bit of a down year by his standards in ballstriking:
CLICK TO ENLARGE
The rankings may not overwhelm you, but again...remember how far he hits it. So when the rest of the field is on a par-4 and hitting a 200 yard shot, he's likely 175 yards or less.
Or put it this way...
Last year the average proximity to the cup from the Danger Zone was 42.1 feet. If he is hitting his tee shot to the Safe Zone (125-175 yds) while the rest of the field is leaving it in the Danger Zone, he was forecasted to hit that approach shot about 14.7 feet closer to the cup (42.1 feet - 27.4 feet).
The other big metric to consider to show his *iron* play skill is his rankings on shots from the fairway. That gives the best mathematical correlation to a player's iron skill.
Lastly, here's a look at the rankings of another well-known golfer
So, Garrigus certainly has the ballstriking ability to be a top-5 in the world type of player. It's just his Short Game and Putting are horrendous. I would probably recommend that he work more on his Short Game because it is much worse than his putting, he needs some sort of 'safety valve' for when he does miss and with his distance off the tee he can still putt mediocre and make over $3 million in a season, easily.
To me, a pretty basic setup. The grip is a bit strong which is perfectly fine (which I prefer). There is not a lot of foot flare, but the left foot is less flared than the right foot. He doesn't need anymore foot flare if you see his swing from the DTL view as he basically fully rotated by the time he gets into impact.
A wide takeaway without hyperextending the left arm. To me this allows him to provide more ascent at the top of the swing, but the left arm not hyperextending doesn't screw around with the radius of the hand path which can often times screw up the wrist motion, get reverse hips going and make the sequence on the downswing a mess.
Little bit of a lack of wrick cock which comes with the wider takeaway. Head remains fairly steady and in the same location as it was at P1.
The head moves slightly away from the target here. I believe that Dr. Young-Hoo Kwon and Company would say that his Center of Mass is now in-line with his Center of Pressure.
But what I really like is the look of his hips and his knees. The hips are turned. The right hip is higher than the left hip. They are not level and the Center of Gravity of the pelvis is not well forward. This is brought on by Garrigus' knee action as his right knee has clearly straightened here.
His clubface is a bit closed, but that comes with the territory with a stronger grip. As long as the club is gripped properly and/or he has enough grip strength, the clubface will not rotate much on the downswing and that will provide a square face at impact.
He's opening up big time while shifting the CoP to his left foot. Not much lag here, but lag isn't the only prerequisite for power. I'm more impressed by him not narrowing the radius of his hands and I think that plays a big part as to why he's such a great driver of the ball. Also, his feet look less flared here than they were at p1.
To me it doesn't get much better than this.
The only issue I've seen Garrigus have with his ballstriking is that he's so long that sometimes he has to lay-up off the tee and he doesn't seem very good at it to me. I've only got some anecdotal evidence from watching him on Shot Tracker, but that seems to something that holds him back.
P8 and P9 basically match up here, something very prevalent in a lot of long hitting, good ballstrikers like Mac.
Making it look easy here. Can't wait to watch him at Bay Hill.
3JACK
