Justin Bates

Just another day in paradise. Pro vs Pro pod

[Justin Bates @JBates_Golf]

@AlexBlickle1 Not sure I agree.

[Justin Bates @JBates_Golf]

Why doesn’t @PGYouthBB move pool play back a day and then play single elimination when it rains out? Makes sure you at least get 5 games instead of 4. @PerfectGameUSA

[Justin Bates @JBates_Golf]

So probably one of the guys i respect the most in the golf world has a pretty good take here. I agree with most of this. Not all. But most. Which is saying a lot.

[Alex Blickle @AlexBlickle1]

Nobody asked, but here are my thoughts on the golf ball rollback...

The USGA needs to do a better job of defining the issue. "The ball goes too far" is not specific enough. What is the ACTUAL issue?

For example, the best argument I've heard is that the courses aren't played the way the architects intended them. too many well-placed fairway bunkers are now carried by 80% of the field when it used to be 0-10% of the field. Ironically, this actually makes distance less important now than it would be if only 20% of the field could carry those bunkers

So if the issue is that players are caring too much about distance and not enough about the rest of the game, a rollback would actually make this issue worse

Personally, I think the answer is making the ball spin again and limiting correctiveness of drivers. Make marginal increases in speed exponentially harder to keep straight and guys will purposely dial it back a bit

[Justin Bates @JBates_Golf]

@FezzikSports Can u break 100?

[Justin Bates @JBates_Golf]

Love seeing @BriceGarnett show up on the leaderboard. Representing the old guys! Good playing pro.

[Justin Bates @JBates_Golf]

@ImGainey Want me to make my shit box look good or be able get to the race track and throw a little fresh rubber on now and then? It’s money and time and time is money. U should try rooting for an underdog.

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@KipHenley You have to be trolling here right?

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@HawkEmDownChris Dirk. Only answer.

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@VOL_Chad Yes 100% @RobertGwin10 and I argued about this 20 years ago with out of bounds stakes. Turns out he was right.

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@1NCRDB1 is allowed to have his opinion but Dart isn’t? Welcome to America. And the left.

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@bowdo83 New phone. Who dis?

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@CShindlerGolf Frisco is a dump. It’s so much worse than the others.

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@RickRunGood Easiest bet of the year. Only contender is si woo

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@jeff_gluck Whoever is in that yellow car needs to be kicked right in the nuts

[Justin Bates @JBates_Golf]

@BigBucksNFT11 @ericadamsfornyc So you are a fan mamdani?

[Justin Bates @JBates_Golf]

@JeffreyBenson12 @JFar2Nice Find the weakest field Scottie Scheffler plays in a year (prolly Byron Nelson) and get 3-1 on ur money

[Justin Bates @JBates_Golf]

@Jomboy_ Does any team miss more middle/middle pitches than the Rangers? I have watched first 2 innings and even David Murphy is commenting about Nelson not afraid of living in the middle.

[Justin Bates @JBates_Golf]

@AlexBlickle1 I think I did the impossible today. 1st round of golf in a month. 65 1 bogey. Never made 2 birdies in a row (no eagles). Has to be almost mathematically impossible right?

[Justin Bates @JBates_Golf]

@BenColeyGolf @DuBoseDefense @BeatinTheBookie Competition generally improves every product. I own an artificial turf/putting greens company in north Texas. We have shitty competitors and good competitors. Both make sure we stay on top of our game.