As we look back celebrating some of our best moments of 2023, we look forward to all to come in 2024.
Let's do a giveaway. RT this for a chance for you and a guest to play the course that will host the 2024 U.S. Open, Pinehurst No. 2. We'll add a round on The Cradle, a night's accomodations and dinner in the new Carolina Vista Lounge.
Walking on the ground for an entire year watching some of the best players in the world play…here are some of my biggest takeaways:
1) AimPoint is here to stay. A majority of the world’s best players are using the system
2) One of the most difficult shots in the game is when the hole is cut on the right side of the green with trouble right and wind blowing right to left. (Also same when hole is cut on left side of green with trouble left and left to right wind). I hardly ever see players riding the wind in that scenario with iron shots. More often than not they are holding shots into crosswinds to make it fly straighter.
3) When laying up with a long iron off of a teebox.. For the most part players stick with their normal trajectory of a 3 iron vs trying to hit the Tiger “stinger”.
4) The best wedge players I watch are able to take more club and bring the flight down. Taking spin off the golf ball and getting the 1 bounce and stop vs full ripped wedges and a ton of spin.
5) Golf is a very frustrating game and even the world’s have trouble containing their tempers. The best players do a great job of resetting on the next shot by verbalizing with their caddie on what they are trying to accomplish.
6) You have to be able to hit it long off the tee but more importantly you have to have a “change up” pitch as well. Even the longest drivers of the ball have a go-to shot whether that is teeing the ball down or aiming up the left and hitting a cut. Very few players hit the same driver shot on every single hole especially for the longer players.
7) You can start a stopwatch with most Tour players from when they start their routines to when they finish and it will be within seconds just about every time.
I’m sure there are others that I will think of but this should spark some thought for any golfer trying to improve their golf game.
It took flying all the way to South Africa for the @AfricasMajor for @Maxhoma to realize that he didn’t have to be comfortable to win golf tournaments. Really cool hearing Max discuss this + @blackburngolf “position over perfection” mentality - good stuff for the perfectionists out there!
Watch/listen ⬇️
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Really enjoyed this portion of the conversation with @Maxhoma - talking about what we might have done differently in the midst of our struggles. Worth checking out the full thing at links below ⬇️
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Spotify: https://t.co/8A49D8BmIB
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.@Maxhoma won his first international title at the Nedbank Golf Challenge (@AfricasMajor), highlighted by a 38-foot birdie make on 16 to secure the lead. 🔥🏆
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Today marks 222 days until the return of the U.S. Open to Pinehurst No. 2.
Let's some fun with it, because we like to say it's somebody's U.S. Open here every day. So, repost this for a chance for you and a guest - the 2 of you - to play No. 2.