The Masters

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I do that a lot to people as well. I'm a shy dude, but I've repeatedly had people mistake that for me being an a-hole.
 
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milohimself said:
This is the way I see it... I can sympathize a bit, I'm usually that guy. I think Phil is a genuinely nice dude. I'd like to see him win.
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I'm with you here, I've always rooted for Phil but...

orange+white=heaven said:
I've always had the feelig that underneath all the media hype, there lies an egotistical jackass.
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there's probably something to this thought as well. You don't get the greatest nickname ever given by a group of peers without more than a few of them agreeing with O+W:
Mickelson has earned many nicknames on the Tour, but our favorite is FIGJAM ... "There are a bunch of pros who think he and his whole smiley, happy face are a fraud," another reporter says. "They think he's preening and insincere."
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FIGJAM= F*** I'm good, just ask me!
 
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shortgameVol said:
Length is absolutely a huge issue regardless if it's playing hard and fast. It's a big difference when the big hitters have short irons into THESE greens vs the average and short drivers having mid to long irons into them.
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Length is an advantage but not so much that the shorter guys won't have a chance this week. If you're not making the 6-8 foot putts for par it won't matter how far you hit it.
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govols/cc said:
Length is an advantage but not so much that the shorter guys won't have a chance this week. If you're not making the 6-8 foot putts for par it won't matter how far you hit it.
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According to Tom Watson, accurate iron play is the single most critical element to shooting good scores at Augusta. There are LOTS of 6-8 footers at Augusta that aren't going to be made due to the defensive nature that some of them must be struck. The course is playing so long now, a 290 yard drive still might leave a
4 iron approach. The guys that can bomb it are hitting 7-8 iron on the same hole. It's a lot easier to hit a seven iron where you want it on the green than it is a 4 iron, ESPECIALLY when the greens are as hard as your driveway.
 
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Long hitters still have an advantage but nothing like they used to before the design changes, narrowed fairways and addition of the first cut of rough.
 
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shortgameVol said:
According to Tom Watson, accurate iron play is the single most critical element to shooting good scores at Augusta. There are LOTS of 6-8 footers at Augusta that aren't going to be made due to the defensive nature that some of them must be struck. The course is playing so long now, a 290 yard drive still might leave a
4 iron approach. The guys that can bomb it are hitting 7-8 iron on the same hole. It's a lot easier to hit a seven iron where you want it on the green than it is a 4 iron, ESPECIALLY when the greens are as hard as your driveway.
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I understand what you're saying but guys are gonna be playing defensive no matter what club they're hitting especially on the 3's & 4's. You have to cash in on the par 5's & scrape a birdie here & there. Only 1 par 3 & 2 par 4's are what I would call birdie holes depending on the pin placement & that's 3 & 6 & 7.
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govols/cc said:
I understand what you're saying but guys are gonna be playing defensive no matter what club they're hitting especially on the 3's & 4's. You have to cash in on the par 5's & scrape a birdie here & there. Only 1 par 3 & 2 par 4's are what I would call birdie holes depending on the pin placement & that's 3 & 6 & 7.
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I agree. Watson and Mickleson are way off the mark here. Where do those guys get off dropping such useless information like that?
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doozer said:
I agree. Watson and Mickleson are way off the mark here. Where do those guys get off dropping such useless information like that?
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Length & good iron play help at Augusta? Who would have ever guessed? Who's the dumbass that said otherwise? it might work at other courses too.
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ESPN is airing a great documentary right now chronicling Jack Nicklaus hole by hole at the 86 Masters. They're about to go to 16 with him still trailing Seve by 2 shots.
 
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GAVol said:
ESPN is airing a great documentary right now chronicling Jack Nicklaus hole by hole at the 86 Masters. They're about to go to 16 with him still trailing Seve by 2 shots.
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Watching it now. Good stuff. This was before I started playing golf, but the putting stroke intrigues me. It seems that today's teachers take the hands out of the stroke, but Jack sure did use his hands quite a bit.
 
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pl3 said:
Watching it now. Good stuff. This was before I started playing golf, but the putting stroke intrigues me. It seems that today's teachers take the hands out of the stroke, but Jack sure did use his hands quite a bit.
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He hunched way over. His feet and shoulders were wide open. His hands moved. And that day he used a god awful supersized Macgregor Response putter . . . yet in his prime he was one of the greatest putters ever.
 
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GAVol said:
He hunched way over. His feet and shoulders were wide open. His hands moved. And that day he used a god awful supersized Macgregor Response putter . . . yet in his prime he was one of the greatest putters ever.
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The Boeing 757 of putters, thing looked like the blade of a hockey stick, man knew how to use it though.
 
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JOEY'S ALL VOL !!! said:
The Boeing 757 of putters, thing looked like the blade of a hockey stick, man knew how to use it though.
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Supposedly, that putter was a complete bust and Macgregor was in financial trouble . . . and then Nicklaus won the Masters and they sold a ton of putters.
 
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GAVol said:
Supposedly, that putter was a complete bust and Macgregor was in financial trouble . . . and then Nicklaus won the Masters and they sold a ton of putters.
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As a kid both my parents used bocce ball sized mallet putters.
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GAVol said:
Supposedly, that putter was a complete bust and Macgregor was in financial trouble . . . and then Nicklaus won the Masters and they sold a ton of putters.
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I hadn't heard that story but I did buy the putter later on though, found it in a local golf shop in 88' maybe, played maybe 3 rounds with it, hated it, had Dad put it in a garage sale where he unloaded it for $ 8.00
 
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JOEY'S ALL VOL !!! said:
I hadn't heard that story but I did buy the putter later on though, found it in a local golf shop in 88' maybe, played maybe 3 rounds with it, hated it, had Dad put it in a garage sale where he unloaded it for $ 8.00
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Funny article about the Response putter. Apparently Nicklaus isn't particularly sentimental or vain about commemorating his equipment.

Putter safe in history, not in garage 040606
 
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GAVol said:
Funny article about the Response putter. Apparently Nicklaus isn't particularly sentimental or vain about commemorating his equipment.

Putter safe in history, not in garage 040606
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Waffle iron ... :eek:lol:


The light weight of the thing is exactly what I hated about it, you pick this monster up expecting it to be heavy and it has no weight, it was like a Fat Albert wiffleball bat.
 
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JOEY'S ALL VOL !!! said:
Waffle iron ... :eek:lol:


The light weight of the thing is exactly what I hated about it, you pick this monster up expecting it to be heavy and it has no weight, it was like a Fat Albert wiffleball bat.
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It was the thing back then. I pulled out an old Ping Anser the other day and it was shocking how light it was.
 
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Maybe I should couple my KJ Choi Superstroke grip with a Response putter. The downside would be that I could only get about 5 more clubs into my bag.
 
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