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Post by golfdad on Jan 23, 2012 10:26:22 GMT -5
Will being this loose and laid back work your game? Or is he just being a genius? Happy to see Bubba being able to keep this hang loose attitude in one of the most high stress jobs around. |
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Post by gmbtempe on Jan 23, 2012 11:26:19 GMT -5
This is really great that it works for him but obviously he has a natural talent to hit the ball very far and very straight without any adjustment but he is the .01% that can do this.
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Post by golfdad on Jan 23, 2012 14:43:46 GMT -5
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Post by walther on Jan 23, 2012 18:27:19 GMT -5
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Post by Jeff Martin on Jan 23, 2012 18:41:17 GMT -5
There is always the theory that if your swing (or putting stroke) is truly fundamentally sound, you don't need a lot of practice.
From what I hear, Nicklaus wasn't big on practice (after his amateur days: he played and practiced dawn to dusk as a teenager) and Byron Nelson said he didn't practice much after he got his swing "down" in his mid-20's.
Stan Utley told me that Brad Faxon NEVER practiced his putting stroke and I don't think Nicklaus did either.
In Bubba's case it's probably a combination of great athleticism (his body stays kinesthetically aware during layoffs) as well as very sound technique.
I noticed that Lucas posted over the weekend that he doesn't hit a lot of balls. Is that because he feels he doesn't have to anymore? It would be great if Lucas and Kelvin could chime in.
Jeff
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Post by gmbtempe on Jan 23, 2012 19:15:39 GMT -5
Then you have guys like Hogan who hit balls all the time, think Tiger also hit a lot of balls and his 8 hour practice days are legendary.
Horses for courses.
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