Post by Richie3Jack on Jul 9, 2015 15:05:48 GMT -5
I came across this YouTube channel as I have been planning to play Streamsong in September and wasn't sure if I should play the Blue or the Red course.
At first glance, the golfer in question doesn't appear to be much of a golfer. A big sweeping swing that moves at a slow tempo. Doesn't look like he's generating a lot of club speed. Takes some large divots and appears to swing well left to the point you would be certain that he hits big cuts all day.
However, I noticed that he plays quite well. He almost never makes a double bogey and generally shoots somewhere in the -2 to +2 range.
In fact, he can carry it over to some super difficult courses like Sanctuary Ridge in Clermont, FL.
I've played Sanctuary Ridge and hate the course. There's nothing sanctuary about that ridge. It's more like a torture chamber inside a tank full of AIDS. Yet, he shot +2 by my count and said he was getting exhausted after playing a 5 hour 45 minute round. That's Sanctuary Ridge...long rounds on a long, windy, course with plenty of extreme uphill shots (the camera doesn't do it justice how steep some of those hills are and I lived in North Georgia for 8 years).
Is there some editing done here?
Perhaps.
But, it's hard to argue too much with this impact position.
Pretty good pelvic rotation with the right forearm on plane.
I don't think he's long, but he's probably hitting his drives consistently at 280 yards and probably at the 109-110 mph mark. In fact, one of the forecaddies at the Blue Course at Streamsong mentions that he is 'sneaky long.'
Also, take a look at his clubface on this swing:
He's keeping that clubface nice and square and not allowing it to flop over. Sure, the ball is well, well gone by then, but it's hard to imagine that he is going to lose control of the club face very often when he keeps it so square by the time he hits p9.
Instead, I think people look more at his herky-jerky rhythm and that he doesn't appear to be really walloping drives out there and this position at the top of his swing (there's nothing wrong with be across the line):
He appears to be a very good putter. He doesn't have a classic look to his pitch and chip shots, but he gets the job done...just without using much spin. His bunker play looks to be his worst part of his game. But then again, he hits it well enough to avoid those bunkers.
If you can shoot in the 60's, he would be a guy to take on as long as you are not giving him many strokes. But I can see a lot of good amateurs getting their clocks cleaned because they mistakenly see a bit funky of a swing rhythm and some mechanics that *appear* more high handicap mechanics fool them into thinking he can't play.
3JACK
At first glance, the golfer in question doesn't appear to be much of a golfer. A big sweeping swing that moves at a slow tempo. Doesn't look like he's generating a lot of club speed. Takes some large divots and appears to swing well left to the point you would be certain that he hits big cuts all day.
However, I noticed that he plays quite well. He almost never makes a double bogey and generally shoots somewhere in the -2 to +2 range.
In fact, he can carry it over to some super difficult courses like Sanctuary Ridge in Clermont, FL.
I've played Sanctuary Ridge and hate the course. There's nothing sanctuary about that ridge. It's more like a torture chamber inside a tank full of AIDS. Yet, he shot +2 by my count and said he was getting exhausted after playing a 5 hour 45 minute round. That's Sanctuary Ridge...long rounds on a long, windy, course with plenty of extreme uphill shots (the camera doesn't do it justice how steep some of those hills are and I lived in North Georgia for 8 years).
Is there some editing done here?
Perhaps.
But, it's hard to argue too much with this impact position.
Pretty good pelvic rotation with the right forearm on plane.
I don't think he's long, but he's probably hitting his drives consistently at 280 yards and probably at the 109-110 mph mark. In fact, one of the forecaddies at the Blue Course at Streamsong mentions that he is 'sneaky long.'
Also, take a look at his clubface on this swing:
He's keeping that clubface nice and square and not allowing it to flop over. Sure, the ball is well, well gone by then, but it's hard to imagine that he is going to lose control of the club face very often when he keeps it so square by the time he hits p9.
Instead, I think people look more at his herky-jerky rhythm and that he doesn't appear to be really walloping drives out there and this position at the top of his swing (there's nothing wrong with be across the line):
He appears to be a very good putter. He doesn't have a classic look to his pitch and chip shots, but he gets the job done...just without using much spin. His bunker play looks to be his worst part of his game. But then again, he hits it well enough to avoid those bunkers.
If you can shoot in the 60's, he would be a guy to take on as long as you are not giving him many strokes. But I can see a lot of good amateurs getting their clocks cleaned because they mistakenly see a bit funky of a swing rhythm and some mechanics that *appear* more high handicap mechanics fool them into thinking he can't play.
3JACK