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04-11-2012, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by IBlvNTmWrk  I've actually had a double eagle, and I've also bent an 8 iron (fade, not hook) about 30 yards also from a pine straw lie while playing in a pro-am at Sugar Loaf. The 8 iron shot did exactly what I wanted it to do (a rarity) and hit pin high and then spent to the right of the hole about 10 ft. The double eagle also did what I wanted it to do... it hit the green. The fact that it went in does not in any way make it a BETTER SHOT. It makes it a shot that occurs infrequently.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I certainly believe the 8 iron shot for me required more skill than hitting a 5 wood relatively straight. Would I trade the albatross for the 8 iron shot?... He11 no! But that doesn't make it a better shot or a harder shot to hit... it makes it a good golf shot with an even better break. | This is exactly the point I've been trying to make.
If we are going on rarity then Adam Scott's ace on 16 is a "better" shot than Bubba's. I don't see people making that argument.
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04-11-2012, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Vols520 You wouldn't brag or be happy about a double eagle? | I've had a couple of them. My playing partners did all the bragging that was needed | |
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04-11-2012, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by govols/cc You either know nothing about golf or have never saw Bubba Watson play. | You said he bends it like that every time he plays. You know he doesn't. Why lie?
We all know he tends to have some bend. But he does not do what he did on Sunday every time out | |
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04-11-2012, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by vols_fan_68 Louis did put a lil extra juice on his chip | Do you realize how hard that chip was? Virtually any ball hit hard enough to reach the hole runs to the back of the green. | |
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04-11-2012, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by volinbham If it was 253 then the shot was luck - Oosty was thinking it was 210 to the front. He must have grabbed the wrong club then an gotten lucky since he didn't know his yardages... | That green is huge. The ball probably rolled 50 yards although not in a straight line. | |
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04-11-2012, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by MSUDuo You said he bends it like that every time he plays. You know he doesn't. Why lie?
We all know he tends to have some bend. But he does not do what he did on Sunday every time out | He has an extreme bend to virtually every shot. The shot he hit on 17 was probably tougher than the one in the playoff. | |
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04-11-2012, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 2ironVol Do you realize how hard that chip was? Virtually any ball hit hard enough to reach the hole runs to the back of the green. | Yeah it was a hard up and down. Second shot being thing hurt him. | |
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04-11-2012, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 2ironVol I've had a couple of them. My playing partners did all the bragging that was needed | You need a hug? | |
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04-11-2012, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by IBlvNTmWrk I've actually had a double eagle, and I've also bent an 8 iron (fade, not hook) about 30 yards also from a pine straw lie while playing in a pro-am at Sugar Loaf. The 8 iron shot did exactly what I wanted it to do (a rarity) and hit pin high and then spent to the right of the hole about 10 ft. The double eagle also did what I wanted it to do... it hit the green. The fact that it went in does not in any way make it a BETTER SHOT. It makes it a shot that occurs infrequently.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I certainly believe the 8 iron shot for me required more skill than hitting a 5 wood relatively straight. Would I trade the albatross for the 8 iron shot?... He11 no! But that doesn't make it a better shot or a harder shot to hit... it makes it a good golf shot with an even better break. | If bubba had 10 balls to replay the shot he would hit the green 9/10 times. It's much easier to hook a short iron 40 yards than it is to fade it & that much easier considerIng the bend he puts on virtually every shot. I guess you're saying any shot that's executed could be the better shot & a hole out is just rare luck. Hitting a straight forward wedge from 100 yards to 1 foot is probably a better shot than a 253 yard alby. | |
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04-11-2012, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Vols520 You need a hug? | No. Why would I? | |
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04-11-2012, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by govols/cc If bubba had 10 balls to replay.. | I was told there would be no math! | 
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04-11-2012, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by IBlvNTmWrk I was told there would be no math! | That's what a couple guys I play with think. | |
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04-11-2012, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by volinbham If it was 253 then the shot was luck - Oosty was thinking it was 210 to the front. He must have grabbed the wrong club then an gotten lucky since he didn't know his yardages... | Blind...
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04-11-2012, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by volinbham If it was 253 then the shot was luck - Oosty was thinking it was 210 to the front. He must have grabbed the wrong club then an gotten lucky since he didn't know his yardages... | Who said it wasn't 210 to the front? He was playing to a firm downhill green & for the ball to release & catch the slope. Tv does not do those greens justice. | |
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04-11-2012, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by govols/cc Who said it wasn't 210 to the front? He was playing to a firm downhill green & for the ball to release & catch the slope. Tv does not do those greens justice. | The greens aren't flat? Who knew?
Oosty said 210 to the front; 235 or so to the hole. I assume he was wrong about the distance to the hole.
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