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Date: 03 Sep 2006 21:16:56
From: Big_Fan
Subject: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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I did a search of the newsgroup and didn't see this mentioned anywhere.
JB Holes set a one-tournament record for driving distance in the
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by averaging 350 yards for the week.
His eight drives were measured at 307, 405, 338, 413, 321, 364, 272 and
380.
I'm glad he recovered from his slow start to pull through.
Are you kidding me?
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 00:26:48
From: Otto
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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I don't see a JB Holes but I assume you are alluding to JB Holmes.
Based on the fact that he finished 18 shots out of the lead and with 49
competitors ahead of him, it is hardly worth a mention.
49 superior scores and 18 strokes tells me the the long distance off the tee
isn't worth much.
Otto
"Big_Fan" <bigpufan@aol.com > wrote in message
news:1157343416.868644.157980@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
>I did a search of the newsgroup and didn't see this mentioned anywhere.
>
> JB Holes set a one-tournament record for driving distance in the
> WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by averaging 350 yards for the week.
>
> His eight drives were measured at 307, 405, 338, 413, 321, 364, 272 and
> 380.
>
> I'm glad he recovered from his slow start to pull through.
>
> Are you kidding me?
>
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 09:06:55
From: deniboycutter
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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Big_Fan wrote:
> deniboycutter wrote:
> > Big_Fan wrote:
> > > I did a search of the newsgroup and didn't see this mentioned anywhere.
> > >
> > > JB Holes set a one-tournament record for driving distance in the
> > > WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by averaging 350 yards for the week.
> > >
> > > His eight drives were measured at 307, 405, 338, 413, 321, 364, 272 and
> > > 380.
> > >
> > > I'm glad he recovered from his slow start to pull through.
> > >
> > > Are you kidding me?
> >
> > WHO CARES, WHO CARES, AND WHO CARES!!!!! I can hit a ball 300 YARDS,
> > BUT WHO CARES!!!!!
> > When did all this distnance off the tee become so the focus? Golf is
> > about "touch" not distance. If a person only hits the ball 260 yards
> > with a driver and 220 yards with a three wood, he'd still have enough
> > distance to play on the PGA tour given he had the other skills---the
> > more important ones--chipping, putting, approach shots, ect.
> > WHO CARES IF SOMEONE CAN DRIVE THE BALL ONTO THE GREEN BUT THREE PUTS
> > HALF THE TIME-----WHOOOO CARRRRRES.
> >
> > JUST REVERSE THE SCENARIO AND YOU WILL SEE HOW FOOLISH IT ALL IS---A
> > GUY IS THE BEST PUTTER IN THE WORLD. HE ONE PUTS EVERY GREEN.
> > UNFORTUNATELY, HE CAN ONLY DRIVE THE BALL 50 YARDS AND SLICES HALF THE
> > TIME INTO THE WOODS. HE ALSO CAN'T GET ON IN REGULATION ENOUGH TIMES
> > TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIS SUPERIOR PUTTING SKILLS.
>
> Valium is your friend.
I would certainly use my valium as prescribed, but my anxiety is so bad
I am afraid to take it.
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 09:02:31
From: deniboycutter
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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Howard Brazee wrote:
> On 4 Sep 2006 07:55:30 -0700, "deniboycutter" <ez_the_elf@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >WHO CARES, WHO CARES, AND WHO CARES!!!!! I can hit a ball 300 YARDS,
> >BUT WHO CARES!!!!!
>
> Most everybody (who is interested in golf) is fascinated by the long
> ball. We all love to show off (even in our fantasies). Look
> around.
>
> The person one position better in the Official Tour rankings is Steve
> Stricker. Do more paying fans want to see Homes or Stricker? It's
> not even close.
>
>
> >When did all this distnance off the tee become so the focus?
>
> I'm not sure, but baseball was never the same after Ruth.
Yep, and I guess I am weird, but I get more satisfaction sinking a long
put or sticking my approach to within a couple of feet than hitting a
long drive, which for me is 300 yards. People should be more
fascinated by awesome sand play, good putting, ect, these are the real
skills.
Now, what people have to realize is that, a good golfer would more
easily become a pro if he could only drive the ball 200 yards but play
the rest of his game like Tiger, than the reverse....drive the ball 400
yards but maintain his ability in all other areas of the game.
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 09:01:14
From: Big_Fan
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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deniboycutter wrote:
> Big_Fan wrote:
> > I did a search of the newsgroup and didn't see this mentioned anywhere.
> >
> > JB Holes set a one-tournament record for driving distance in the
> > WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by averaging 350 yards for the week.
> >
> > His eight drives were measured at 307, 405, 338, 413, 321, 364, 272 and
> > 380.
> >
> > I'm glad he recovered from his slow start to pull through.
> >
> > Are you kidding me?
>
> WHO CARES, WHO CARES, AND WHO CARES!!!!! I can hit a ball 300 YARDS,
> BUT WHO CARES!!!!!
> When did all this distnance off the tee become so the focus? Golf is
> about "touch" not distance. If a person only hits the ball 260 yards
> with a driver and 220 yards with a three wood, he'd still have enough
> distance to play on the PGA tour given he had the other skills---the
> more important ones--chipping, putting, approach shots, ect.
> WHO CARES IF SOMEONE CAN DRIVE THE BALL ONTO THE GREEN BUT THREE PUTS
> HALF THE TIME-----WHOOOO CARRRRRES.
>
> JUST REVERSE THE SCENARIO AND YOU WILL SEE HOW FOOLISH IT ALL IS---A
> GUY IS THE BEST PUTTER IN THE WORLD. HE ONE PUTS EVERY GREEN.
> UNFORTUNATELY, HE CAN ONLY DRIVE THE BALL 50 YARDS AND SLICES HALF THE
> TIME INTO THE WOODS. HE ALSO CAN'T GET ON IN REGULATION ENOUGH TIMES
> TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIS SUPERIOR PUTTING SKILLS.
Valium is your friend.
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 08:54:32
From: deniboycutter
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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Bobby Knight wrote:
> On 4 Sep 2006 07:55:30 -0700, "deniboycutter" <ez_the_elf@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> >WHO CARES, WHO CARES, AND WHO CARES!!!!! I can hit a ball 300 YARDS,
> >BUT WHO CARES!!!!!
> <clip>
>
> Well, you mentioned (16 Aug 2006 19:07) that ".... Jack N still hit
> the ball 340 with a wooden driver....", so it must have been important
> to you in at least one instance.
> ___,
> \o
>
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 11:10:30
From: Bobby Knight
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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On 4 Sep 2006 08:54:32 -0700, "deniboycutter" <ez_the_elf@yahoo.com >
wrote:
>
>Bobby Knight wrote:
>> On 4 Sep 2006 07:55:30 -0700, "deniboycutter" <ez_the_elf@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> >WHO CARES, WHO CARES, AND WHO CARES!!!!! I can hit a ball 300 YARDS,
>> >BUT WHO CARES!!!!!
>> <clip>
>>
>> Well, you mentioned (16 Aug 2006 19:07) that ".... Jack N still hit
>> the ball 340 with a wooden driver....", so it must have been important
>> to you in at least one instance.
>> bk
>WHO CARES WHO CARES WHO CARES, I WAS GIVING DISTANCE AS AN EXAMPLE THAT
>NEWER CLUBS DON'T MEAN A BIG DIFFERENCE....LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE
>NEXT TIME
You mean, like your all caps?
___,
\o
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 20:28:19
From:
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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there is nothing wrong with distance, as long as it is in the right
direction.
it's all a matter of coordination of the mechanics in a positive way..
golf isn't, and shouldn't be a "circus attraction."
>m h o
>=A0v =83e
>>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0e s p r i t =A0d e =A0c o r p
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Date: 12 Sep 2006 04:02:10
From: Sparky
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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On 4-Sep-2006, fiveiron@webtv.net wrote:
> there is nothing wrong with distance, as long as it is in the right
> direction.
I see Capt' Obvious got his cape back from the cleaners.......
me
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 07:55:30
From: deniboycutter
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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Big_Fan wrote:
> I did a search of the newsgroup and didn't see this mentioned anywhere.
>
> JB Holes set a one-tournament record for driving distance in the
> WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by averaging 350 yards for the week.
>
> His eight drives were measured at 307, 405, 338, 413, 321, 364, 272 and
> 380.
>
> I'm glad he recovered from his slow start to pull through.
>
> Are you kidding me?
WHO CARES, WHO CARES, AND WHO CARES!!!!! I can hit a ball 300 YARDS,
BUT WHO CARES!!!!!
When did all this distnance off the tee become so the focus? Golf is
about "touch" not distance. If a person only hits the ball 260 yards
with a driver and 220 yards with a three wood, he'd still have enough
distance to play on the PGA tour given he had the other skills---the
more important ones--chipping, putting, approach shots, ect.
WHO CARES IF SOMEONE CAN DRIVE THE BALL ONTO THE GREEN BUT THREE PUTS
HALF THE TIME-----WHOOOO CARRRRRES.
JUST REVERSE THE SCENARIO AND YOU WILL SEE HOW FOOLISH IT ALL IS---A
GUY IS THE BEST PUTTER IN THE WORLD. HE ONE PUTS EVERY GREEN.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE CAN ONLY DRIVE THE BALL 50 YARDS AND SLICES HALF THE
TIME INTO THE WOODS. HE ALSO CAN'T GET ON IN REGULATION ENOUGH TIMES
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIS SUPERIOR PUTTING SKILLS.
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 15:47:56
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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On 4 Sep 2006 07:55:30 -0700, "deniboycutter" <ez_the_elf@yahoo.com >
wrote:
>WHO CARES, WHO CARES, AND WHO CARES!!!!! I can hit a ball 300 YARDS,
>BUT WHO CARES!!!!!
Most everybody (who is interested in golf) is fascinated by the long
ball. We all love to show off (even in our fantasies). Look
around.
The person one position better in the Official Tour rankings is Steve
Stricker. Do more paying fans want to see Homes or Stricker? It's
not even close.
>When did all this distnance off the tee become so the focus?
I'm not sure, but baseball was never the same after Ruth.
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 10:03:57
From: Bobby Knight
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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On 4 Sep 2006 07:55:30 -0700, "deniboycutter" <ez_the_elf@yahoo.com >
wrote:
>WHO CARES, WHO CARES, AND WHO CARES!!!!! I can hit a ball 300 YARDS,
>BUT WHO CARES!!!!!
<clip >
Well, you mentioned (16 Aug 2006 19:07) that ".... Jack N still hit
the ball 340 with a wooden driver....", so it must have been important
to you in at least one instance.
___,
\o
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 18:03:50
From: Larry Bud
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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deniboycutter wrote:
> Larry Bud wrote:
> > > When did all this distnance off the tee become so the focus? Golf is
> > > about "touch" not distance. If a person only hits the ball 260 yards
> > > with a driver and 220 yards with a three wood, he'd still have enough
> > > distance to play on the PGA tour given he had the other skills---the
> > > more important ones--chipping, putting, approach shots, ect.
> >
> > Ridiculous. On a 480 yard hole, would you rather be hitting a 3 wood
> > into the green, or an 8 iron?
> No, I would not.
You would not what? There's a choice in my question.
> I simply stated, if you pay attention, that in my
> opinion it would be possible to be a tour pro if you could only hit to
> these distances, of course assuming the rest of your game was
> tantamount to a good tour pro.
Your statement wasn't that "it would be possible", your statement is
that distance isn't important. There's a reason why most of the top
guys are long ball hitters.
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Date: 05 Sep 2006 02:10:16
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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On 4 Sep 2006 18:03:50 -0700, "Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com >
wrote:
>Your statement wasn't that "it would be possible", your statement is
>that distance isn't important. There's a reason why most of the top
>guys are long ball hitters.
They dominate on the pro tours. And most of the people in my Men's
Club top half are significantly longer than most of the people in my
Men's Club bottom half.
That doesn't mean we all (in the Men's Club - the PGA tour has pretty
much proven the value of its members hitting long) wouldn't be better
off hitting a little shorter.
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 20:45:34
From:
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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>There's a reason why most of the top guys are
>long ball hitters.
=3D=3D=3D=3D
I would think that if you understand / practice good "ball striking
techniques", distance is a salient result.
short knockers are not all "wash-outs", there are some in the top ten.
learn to strike in a straight way, then add the distance.
the wannabe killers are seldom anything else.
>m h o
>=A0v =83e
>>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0e s p r i t =A0d e =A0c o r p
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 20:07:06
From: Bobby Knight
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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On 4 Sep 2006 18:03:50 -0700, "Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com >
wrote:
>
>deniboycutter wrote:
>> Larry Bud wrote:
>> > > When did all this distnance off the tee become so the focus? Golf is
>> > > about "touch" not distance. If a person only hits the ball 260 yards
>> > > with a driver and 220 yards with a three wood, he'd still have enough
>> > > distance to play on the PGA tour given he had the other skills---the
>> > > more important ones--chipping, putting, approach shots, ect.
>> >
>> > Ridiculous. On a 480 yard hole, would you rather be hitting a 3 wood
>> > into the green, or an 8 iron?
>
>> No, I would not.
>
>You would not what? There's a choice in my question.
>
>> I simply stated, if you pay attention, that in my
>> opinion it would be possible to be a tour pro if you could only hit to
>> these distances, of course assuming the rest of your game was
>> tantamount to a good tour pro.
>
>Your statement wasn't that "it would be possible", your statement is
>that distance isn't important. There's a reason why most of the top
>guys are long ball hitters.
You're wasting your time with this one Larry. He's sorta slow.
___,
\o
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 16:18:06
From: deniboycutter
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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Larry Bud wrote:
> > When did all this distnance off the tee become so the focus? Golf is
> > about "touch" not distance. If a person only hits the ball 260 yards
> > with a driver and 220 yards with a three wood, he'd still have enough
> > distance to play on the PGA tour given he had the other skills---the
> > more important ones--chipping, putting, approach shots, ect.
>
> Ridiculous. On a 480 yard hole, would you rather be hitting a 3 wood
> into the green, or an 8 iron?
No, I would not. I simply stated, if you pay attention, that in my
opinion it would be possible to be a tour pro if you could only hit to
these distances, of course assuming the rest of your game was
tantamount to a good tour pro.
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 16:14:24
From: deniboycutter
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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Bobby Knight wrote:
> On 4 Sep 2006 08:54:32 -0700, "deniboycutter" <ez_the_elf@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Bobby Knight wrote:
> >> On 4 Sep 2006 07:55:30 -0700, "deniboycutter" <ez_the_elf@yahoo.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> >WHO CARES, WHO CARES, AND WHO CARES!!!!! I can hit a ball 300 YARDS,
> >> >BUT WHO CARES!!!!!
> >> <clip>
> >>
> >> Well, you mentioned (16 Aug 2006 19:07) that ".... Jack N still hit
> >> the ball 340 with a wooden driver....", so it must have been important
> >> to you in at least one instance.
>
> >> bk
> >WHO CARES WHO CARES WHO CARES, I WAS GIVING DISTANCE AS AN EXAMPLE THAT
> >NEWER CLUBS DON'T MEAN A BIG DIFFERENCE....LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE
> >NEXT TIME
>
> You mean, like your all caps?
> ___,
> \o
>
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 20:04:13
From: Bobby Knight
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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On 4 Sep 2006 16:14:24 -0700, "deniboycutter" <ez_the_elf@yahoo.com >
wrote:
>
>Bobby Knight wrote:
>> >> bk
>> >WHO CARES WHO CARES WHO CARES, I WAS GIVING DISTANCE AS AN EXAMPLE THAT
>> >NEWER CLUBS DON'T MEAN A BIG DIFFERENCE....LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE
>> >NEXT TIME
>>
>> You mean, like your all caps?
>> bk
>
>Insult comebacks simply mean you lost the argument and have nothing
>more to say. It's like knowing you are beaten and then killing
>yourself.....He he he he he
I'm surprised that you admitted the insult. Any idiot posting in all
caps doesn't have a clue about a big picture.
___,
\o
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Date: 04 Sep 2006 11:22:50
From: Larry Bud
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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> When did all this distnance off the tee become so the focus? Golf is
> about "touch" not distance. If a person only hits the ball 260 yards
> with a driver and 220 yards with a three wood, he'd still have enough
> distance to play on the PGA tour given he had the other skills---the
> more important ones--chipping, putting, approach shots, ect.
Ridiculous. On a 480 yard hole, would you rather be hitting a 3 wood
into the green, or an 8 iron?
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Date: 11 Sep 2006 22:01:21
From: sjh
Subject: Re: 350 Yard AVERAGE
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Otto wrote:
> I don't see a JB Holes but I assume you are alluding to JB Holmes.
>
> Based on the fact that he finished 18 shots out of the lead and with 49
> competitors ahead of him, it is hardly worth a mention.
>
> 49 superior scores and 18 strokes tells me the the long distance off the tee
> isn't worth much.
>
> Otto
Hi Otto, perhaps he does not know that pink is the new black this
season??
Sissy boy better get rid of that driver and get himself a manly putter.
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