What up with Jordan?

[bladehunter]

@HitEmTrue

I see howards illustration now. I hadn’t seen that he posted that I don’t think. Looks to me like he’s saying the ball is actually contacted with open face and as it’s on the face the face is shut quickly and therefore the ball wipes off to the toe side. Imparting fade spin. So the cause is actually contact with an open face really. Not just rotation. At least in my mind. As in if you hit it with a shut face , and rotate more shut , it’s not going to ride off the to the toe like Howard’s picture shows.

[HitEmTrue]

@bladehunter that Trackman picture is from the gear section of one of their articles

[Ferguson]

It could be causing turbulence at home.

 

[jonsnow]

I can't imagine a less appealing form of exercise than a spin bike with a video screen where an over-caffeinated instructor exhorting me to "Let's go!" & "Keep up!"...

[Ferguson]

 

Don't forget instructors with weird names.....................

 

Kody-J, Bexley, Binx, Caspar and Lemon

 

 

[Sean2]

Amen Jon Snow.

[dwboston]

That's not what the instructors really do, but give it a try - you might change your mind. I'd never done a spin class but needed a good low impact exercise, so I got one in December 2018. I've done 300 spin classes on it and combined with some dietary changes, I've lost 55 pounds. I'm not an evangelist about it, but it's easy to criticize something you've only seen in a TV commercial.

[Ferguson]

 

I happen to be in excellent physical shape; work out daily, and I hate spin. It's dumb.

 

You had great results because you made a change in your life. You advocate Spin because Spin was a part of the change.

FYI - your dietary changes did far more for the weight correction than the spin classes.

Long steady low impact such as Spin will help you climb stairs, but if anyone wants to make gains in cardio that also will help in golf - you must do sprints.

 

Great Job on the weight loss and lifestyle change.

 

 

[Krt22]

Any idea if they have updated their research to show the significance of it?

[HitEmTrue]

I don't know...but the significance to me is that the rotating club face is not adding to to the draw bias. It is working opposite of that, even if it is a very small amount.

 

[Krt22]

In that case yes, I agree. And with the foul balls he hits, he has bigger fish to fry than worrying about closure rates.

[jonsnow]

I'm not criticizing spin classes, I actually was a regular (2-3 times a week) participant in spin for a couple of years at our local Y. The instructors were local people I knew or got to know who were certified to teach spin. But then they went to a video-led version which I hated & I lost interest. I'm sure it wasn't the same as the Peloton version but it didn't appeal to me.

Congratulations on your results! That's impressive whatever you do to achieve it...

[bladehunter]

Yay ! We agree. Lol. ?‍♂️

[denvergolf]

But...he didn't sprint. His game will be awful come spring.

[OrangeGravy]

That sounds like the cast of a re-newed American Gladiator TV show

[Hankshank]

Reading the last page gives me not much info about what´s up with Jordan.

He´ll be back.

[MOAB]

Thread question on page 1: What’s up with Jordan?

 

Thread answer on page 55: Peloton

[bladehunter]

And ..... you’re up to speed !!

[tacklingdummy]

That Peloton is sweet.

[Darth Putter]

Wins the Arnie Award for golf philanthropy.

Arnie Award honorees showcase golf's unique platform for giving back - Golf Digest Golfers Who Give Back: Jordan Spieth learned the joy of giving early on - Golf Digest

[Ferguson]

 

Mrs. Spieth was apparently not too happy to get one for Christmas.

 

 

[ebrasmus21]

He needs Turbulators on his driver. Turbulation for YJS in 2020

[bladehunter]

That’s turrible !!

[rafal]

Yeah charity is the focus now so the wifey can come along and be part of the "team" and call shots.

[Ferguson]

 

Daily schedule for the Mrs.

 

AM

Peloton with Robbie-B (shirtless instructor)

Breakfast shake

Order flowers

Fancy coffee

Manicure and pedicure

Call Jordan and complain about not being involved

 

Noon

Lunch with Mom to share her anger

 

PM

Call Greg Norman to set up fine art museum visit

Call Jordan to complain about not being involved

Get fancy coffee

Attend web conference "get better at poker" with Vegas Dave (instructor)

Order dinner

 

 

 

[williamsnrb]

Haha...just checked in on the thread and thought the same thing. I missed the last 10 pages or so, so I feel like I am now up to speed. lol

[bscinstnct]

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[bscinstnct]

 

Ferg, we brahs but....

Spin/Cycling does not have to be strictly steady state cardio. You can (in fact it's typical) to run your heart to 85% of max or higher for sustained periods and reap enormous cardio benefits. Heck, you can work HIIT like intervals right into a ride with the full ride lasting well over an hour and doing sprints/HIIT integrated right in there. Or,just do a cycling HIIT workour.

Personally, I just got into cycling over the summer because I hated gym/machine cardio, so boring, much more fun to be outside. It's funny because, previously, I based my entire life on mocking cyclists and now, well, just look at my avatar ; ) My resting heart rate had been pretty good at around 60bpm before cycling but in just the past 8 months or so, it's edged down to 55bpm.

Also, yes, diet could be seen as a bigger factor than fitness. But, cycling enables calorie burns of 400, 500 or more per hour and since its low impact, a lot of cyclists ride 20-30 miles routinely, for an hour or 2. It’s a ton of calories.

I am with you on the Peloton's, though. Definitely not my style.

[Titleist_PT23]

Will be interesting if Koepka crashes and burns this year. Would be the third guy in the last decade that had an amazing 3-4 year run, was supposed to reach 10 majors, but sputtered out.

There is a narrative for each one. But it also remains that many golfers have a few year stretch where they peak and beyond that blend in with the other "very very good players." Personally, I think there is some luck involved to get these results (all of these guys can play - I am not saying they won the lottery but there's a lot of players that had similar chances and only won 1 or 2 majors). Second, for most of them it seems hard to concentrate at that level (only golf) for an extended period of time. Or third, they get complacent and think they just need to show up / will try their best later.

Who can do it week after week for a decade plus? Tiger, Kobe, Tom Brady? The list is short for a reason.

Still is a bit surprising Spieth looks like he has no idea what he's doing. I thought he had bottomed middle of last year but not much has happened since.

 

[Ferguson]

 

You know this already - cycling is completely different than spin.

A stationary bike does not use body weight as resistance as does cycling. Also, cycling has the added advantage of big muscle utilization to steady the bike on turns and hills. One more thing - on the road, the rider experiences friction from the road and fights wind resistance, no matter how slight. No stationary bike can replicate real outdoor conditions that resist human movement and help to burn calories and tone muscle. Stationary bikes, Peleton or otherwise, are great if you need a solution for being less winded climbing stairs.

I recently started mixing weights with resistance bands. Interesting how much the band forces you to stabilize your motion, unlike free weights or machines that provide linear motion only. I bike and run too.

I guess people do what feels right to them.

Any exercise is better than none.