aw
still, cutline should be at -3 and he just plays the wkend himself or vs a few dudes
― johnny crunch, Friday, 17 June 2011 16:57 (twelve years ago) link
double bogey too...still.
― MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HERE!! (Local Garda), Friday, 17 June 2011 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
any golf pros here? why am I slicing my driver but not my irons? hand rotation?
― rolling stupid fruity crazy vag cru (cozen), Friday, 17 June 2011 19:19 (twelve years ago) link
angry peach!
― coffeetripperspillerslyricmakeruppers (Latham Green), Friday, 17 June 2011 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
cozen, you need to have the ball closer to your front foot when you address it, adjust your stance accordingly
/protip
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Friday, 17 June 2011 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
that's for the driver/woods only
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Friday, 17 June 2011 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
mcilroy on some tiger woods shit - too bad i havent been able to catch any of this
i'll watch him play tomorrow, he shouldn't collapse until sunday anyway
― bite this display name (k3vin k.), Friday, 17 June 2011 19:57 (twelve years ago) link
darragh, ball is already three balls toward the front foot at address
from googling, it seems this is a common problem
― rolling stupid fruity crazy vag cru (cozen), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
think I might try it ahead of my front foot, will give the head more time to get square
― rolling stupid fruity crazy vag cru (cozen), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:15 (twelve years ago) link
mcilroy on some tiger woods shit - too bad i havent been able to catch any of thisi'll watch him play tomorrow, he shouldn't collapse until sunday anyway
in his defense he only collapsed once and only had one bad hole today even though the pressure was clearly on him
would be awesome to have another golfer like this to cheer for.
― frogbs, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
yes absolutely
― bite this display name (k3vin k.), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:22 (twelve years ago) link
hmm cozen i believe u may be what is known as a 'poor golfer'
I suffer from somewhat of the same complaint tho it manifests itself in different ways
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:24 (twelve years ago) link
cozen do you create a divot when you hit your irons? creating a divot means you're staying down and through the ball- it's going straight. the natural inclination when hitting woods is to come up so you don't chunk it- stay down as much as possible when hitting woods without hitting sod. i had a bad slice and now it's a plable fade
also try to put the front foot slightly ahead of the back one- the farther the front foot is ahead of the back foot the more likely you are to hit a hook/draw
― brownie, Friday, 17 June 2011 21:20 (twelve years ago) link
just got back from the driving range fyi ;)
― brownie, Friday, 17 June 2011 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
kinda funny that berman is announcing this like americas cup or something -- "the swedes have passed the spainards"
― johnny crunch, Friday, 17 June 2011 23:05 (twelve years ago) link
Played today for the second time in a week. There is some oujia board action happening sometimes when I think to myself, goddammit, just put your head down and hit that ball. I was making these awful 10 yard chip shots this morning, just paused for a moment and blam, 80-yard Gateway Arch to the green. It's a fun feeling.
― Pleasant Plains, Saturday, 18 June 2011 05:03 (twelve years ago) link
All I know is golf is frustrating as hell if you're not good at it.
I spend more time at driving ranges than actual golf courses. It's cheaper, for one thing, but the sound of a golf ball being smacked by a driver's sweet spot is amongst life's greatest small pleasures.
― Lee626, Saturday, 18 June 2011 05:12 (twelve years ago) link
brownie, I have a natural fade (outside-in swing). tried hitting the driver today (on course probably not the best place to try fixes but w/e) with an accentuated in-out swing (aiming the down swing at one o'clock) and it's was hitting a straight push (leads me to believe there are two issues: not turning hands over so club face open at contact hence the push, couple with outside-in swing)
accentuating the inside-out swing was interesting though: could feel my right elbow much closer to my body when swing out on the downswing, which I think is how it should be
mid 80s on past three rounds but really want to break 80
― vag vag vag (cozen), Saturday, 18 June 2011 12:13 (twelve years ago) link
harrington is so depressing to watch these days
― MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HERE!! (Local Garda), Saturday, 18 June 2011 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
is anyone watching this? rory is just...wtf
― MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HERE!! (Local Garda), Saturday, 18 June 2011 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
garrigus & his kiddie putter is lol
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 18 June 2011 22:33 (twelve years ago) link
my 'wtf' is for Garrigus' toy putter...that's the shortest putter I've ever seen anyone use
xpost!
― Mr. Patrick Batman (WmC), Saturday, 18 June 2011 22:34 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i keep laughing every time they show it
― MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HERE!! (Local Garda), Saturday, 18 June 2011 22:41 (twelve years ago) link
jeeeeeesus
― Mr. Patrick Batman (WmC), Saturday, 18 June 2011 22:48 (twelve years ago) link
r<3ry
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 18 June 2011 22:48 (twelve years ago) link
was a great shot there by serg
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 18 June 2011 22:57 (twelve years ago) link
yeah amazing.
― MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HERE!! (Local Garda), Saturday, 18 June 2011 23:01 (twelve years ago) link
great moment
Rory bringing it home. He's gonna do this
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Saturday, 18 June 2011 23:48 (twelve years ago) link
yep can't see him failing the way he's playing. he has produced some unbelievable approach shots all day long. i'd say he'll feel he could have had a few more birdies. that said he saved par v well a few times too.
― MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HERE!! (Local Garda), Saturday, 18 June 2011 23:53 (twelve years ago) link
he played to keep it on an even keel, i think he could have attacked it more today but i think he'll go out to beat the course tomorrow, will win by more
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Saturday, 18 June 2011 23:58 (twelve years ago) link
he fairly attacked it imo...just wasn't putting as well. like he was close to the pin loads of times. would be v annoyed to par the 16th too.
― MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HERE!! (Local Garda), Saturday, 18 June 2011 23:59 (twelve years ago) link
199 thru 54 holes is still madness
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 19 June 2011 00:00 (twelve years ago) link
yeah ridiculous really
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Sunday, 19 June 2011 00:02 (twelve years ago) link
I hope he wins--twice in a year would be cosmically cruel. I don't think it's quite the gimme Costas just described--a four-stroke swing on a single hole is not all that unusual--but he'd really have to be creative to lose this one. (Imagine how exciting the British Open would have potentially been if he'd hung on at the Masters...)
― clemenza, Sunday, 19 June 2011 00:04 (twelve years ago) link
what's really encouraging (for him) and terrifying (for the others) is that his style doesn't really seem to include defence. like he just attacked the pins all day today and was completely in control. easier to make par when you're inside 8 feet over and over again. that birdie he got from the rough, was it on the 11th, that was incredible. plus the saved pars in the first few holes with the approach shot to about a foot and the bunker shot were both amazing too.
i'm going to the open on the saturday next month, so here's hoping he's still in this kind of form.
― MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HERE!! (Local Garda), Sunday, 19 June 2011 00:15 (twelve years ago) link
yeah he gave himself chance after chance for birdie today, and as you said his putting was a little off. it could have been a massacre by this stage
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Sunday, 19 June 2011 00:27 (twelve years ago) link
Over on the Tiger thread, I think I estimated his chance of catching Nicklaus (after this year's Masters, and that one ominous putt he missed) as down to something like 30 or 40%...somewhere in there. If McIlroy goes out and wins big tomorrow, I'd be inclined to cut that in half.
― clemenza, Sunday, 19 June 2011 00:51 (twelve years ago) link
I predict a 70 and a 6-shot margin of victory.
― Mr. Patrick Batman (WmC), Sunday, 19 June 2011 00:56 (twelve years ago) link
here's the betting lines to win:
Rory McIlroy -2000 Field (Any Other Player) +850
― frogbs, Sunday, 19 June 2011 03:46 (twelve years ago) link
pretty sure the mothers of the other players are rooting for mcilroy at this point
― jag goo (k3vin k.), Sunday, 19 June 2011 04:07 (twelve years ago) link
as long as he doesn't get a call from the mafia like he did last time
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Sunday, 19 June 2011 09:23 (twelve years ago) link
"Over on the Tiger thread, I think I estimated his chance of catching Nicklaus (after this year's Masters, and that one ominous putt he missed) as down to something like 30 or 40%...somewhere in there. If McIlroy goes out and wins big tomorrow, I'd be inclined to cut that in half."
Don't think its anything to do w/McIlroy tho'. He culd win many majors, not sure (and its not a criticism) he doesn't have the drive that Woods had (and probably still has, even if much of the body and mind are unwilling to accommodate).
All for another day - this is so great. Hope it all happens in a very boring way tonight.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 19 June 2011 09:26 (twelve years ago) link
Very quick explanation--I don't want to derail the thread into Tiger talk. If McIlroy wins today, especially if he does so convincingly, obviously that'll sweep away whatever mental garbage was lingering from the Masters (based on the past three days, apparently not much). And at that point, I could easily see him going out and winning four or five majors over the next five years. If that were to happen--a huge, speculative if, I know--then it's just math: five fewer chances for Tiger would cut his odds considerably.
― clemenza, Sunday, 19 June 2011 12:03 (twelve years ago) link
good start
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Sunday, 19 June 2011 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, he looks solid
i shot a 93 yesterday (50-43), had a 5 putt on the front ;_:
― brownie, Sunday, 19 June 2011 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
hit the same pitch shot into the water four times yesterday, i was looking round for rene russo tbh
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Sunday, 19 June 2011 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
Not sure when a golf lead becomes 100% safe, but even with the pressures of an Open, he's getting close. (I look around for Rene Russo whether I'm golfing or not.)
― clemenza, Sunday, 19 June 2011 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
he's gonna kill it based on his first three or four holes
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Sunday, 19 June 2011 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
westwood putting in a very good round so far too
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Sunday, 19 June 2011 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
yang is playing solid, just needs to make some putts
― brownie, Sunday, 19 June 2011 20:03 (twelve years ago) link