2019 Masters Tournament hosted by ANGC (merged)

[Hawkeye77]

Should my back hurt after solid foods?

[Ronnie Mundt]

Jason Gore is a boss in that mock neck. For real.

[Big Cat 3]

Just back from The Augusta National ... here are some notes

- weather was really hot and ball was flying ... wind came up effecting shots and 13 and 15

- hole locations were brutal especially on 2, 4,6, 13, and 14

- Amazing golf in late afternoon especially from BDecham those birdies on 17 and 18 wow! Phil, DJ and Koepka. Phil shots on 16 and 18 wow! his drive on 18 high and looong

- Gary Player bashed it off #1 almost up

the hill at age 83

- Angel Cabrera is about done there

- Witnessed 4 chip ins ... Brenden Grace on 9 and BDeCham on 17 were amazing

- Tiger looks good .., short putts are ? was standing behind 14 on his big cut from trees that was really cool

- Koepka oh my just solid .., had he dropped that 8 footer on 18 the place would had roared

- # 5 is quite a hole ... great place to watch tee shots no one back there

- still love watching action on #7 a great hole

- Hope the lady that got dropped by the wide right tee shot on 4 is OK .. that was nasty

- Longest drives witnessed Holmes on 1 huge drive! Rory on 2 Tiger on 8 Holmes on 11 Molinari on 13 (really!) DJ on 15 a wow 18 Phil just ripped it

- Bubba very nice to kids

- Freddie is winding down getting too long and putting is blah but guy can still hit it

- Great 1st day leaderboard

- Cannot wait until tomorrow

[Marco]

> @ebrasmus21 said:

> > @Marco said:

> > > @lowheel said:

> > > > @gatorMD said:

> > > > https://www.golfersgum.com/

> > > >

> > > > just bought a 5 pack lol

> > >

> > > > @Marco said:

> > > > > @BearQ said:

> > > > > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > > > Phil and Tiger with the gum today.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I'm breaking out the Dubble Bubble.

> > > > >

> > > > > Inside joke between the two? Full round gum chew.

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > > full round for real ?

> > > >

> > > > Stupidest idea ever for his neck and back, chewing tenses the jaw muscles which tenses the posterior chain, wow didn't think i'd see that but not really surprising.

> > >

> > > this cant be a real post... please tell me youre joking?

> >

> > nope, jaw is really important in posture and part of the kinetic chain

> > look for yourself here a before/after jaw fascia release

> >

> >

>

> What is this witchcraft you speak of?

 

In the video you see a gua sha technique to release the jaw muscles, which relaxes the entire posterior chain because the kinetic muscle chain goes from the tongue/jaw to the foot.

 

Fascia is the envelope of the muscles, imagine like a saran wrap in that case going from the foot up the back/neck and tied to the jaw.

 

If the masseter muscle is too tight because of clenching primarily, it tightens the whole fascia, imagine pulling on one end of the saran wrap.

 

Also the position/alignment of the jaw is related to posture/muscle chains, like a person with a recessed jaw will bring the head position forward to open the airway, and if the jaw is protruded forward, the head will generally be positione d back.

If you have a misaligned jaw, there will be a misalignment of the shoulders.

 

When you do a physical effort, you want to neutralize the jaw as much as possible, thats why you see strongmen like Brian Shaw use a mouthpiece, to avoid asymmetry and create stability.

Tiger probably doesn't chew while swinging, but he chews between shots, creating unnecessary tension in his jaw/neck, its like if you are eating non stop basically when you chew gum

[Marco]

> @Hawkeye77 said:

> Should my back hurt after solid foods?

 

No but it really depends on your posture, try chewing a pack of gum per day for a week and report back to see if you feel a difference, if not your jaw is already pretty neutral and not tensed, which is a good sign

[ebrasmus21]

> @Marco said:

> > @ebrasmus21 said:

> > > @Marco said:

> > > > @lowheel said:

> > > > > @gatorMD said:

> > > > > https://www.golfersgum.com/

> > > > >

> > > > > just bought a 5 pack lol

> > > >

> > > > > @Marco said:

> > > > > > @BearQ said:

> > > > > > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > > > > Phil and Tiger with the gum today.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > I'm breaking out the Dubble Bubble.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Inside joke between the two? Full round gum chew.

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > full round for real ?

> > > > >

> > > > > Stupidest idea ever for his neck and back, chewing tenses the jaw muscles which tenses the posterior chain, wow didn't think i'd see that but not really surprising.

> > > >

> > > > this cant be a real post... please tell me youre joking?

> > >

> > > nope, jaw is really important in posture and part of the kinetic chain

> > > look for yourself here a before/after jaw fascia release

> > >

> > >

> >

> > What is this witchcraft you speak of?

>

> In the video you see a gua sha technique to release the jaw muscles, which relaxes the entire posterior chain because the kinetic muscle chain goes from the tongue/jaw to the foot.

>

> Fascia is the envelope of the muscles, imagine like a saran wrap in that case going from the foot up the back/neck and tied to the jaw.

>

> If the masseter muscle is too tight because of clenching primarily, it tightens the whole fascia, imagine pulling on one end of the saran wrap.

>

> Also the position/alignment of the jaw is related to posture/muscle chains, like a person with a recessed jaw will bring the head position forward to open the airway, and if the jaw is protruded forward, the head will generally be positione d back.

> If you have a misaligned jaw, there will be a misalignment of the shoulders.

>

> When you do a physical effort, you want to neutralize the jaw as much as possible, thats why you see strongmen like Brian Shaw use a mouthpiece, to avoid asymmetry and create stability.

> Tiger probably doesn't chew while swinging, but he chews between shots, creating unnecessary tension in his jaw/neck, its like if you are eating non stop basically when you chew gum

 

So Phil and Tiger are chewing gum and playing now... what benefit are they trying to achieve? Is chewing gum somehow helping Tiger keep his back loose?

[Lamb]

Until Tiger starts making short putts he will NEVER win at Augusta. As soon as he missed those short putts I ruled him out completely of winning. Phil on the other hand is on a roll. My outside bet is JB Holmes.

[Marco]

> @ebrasmus21 said:

> > @Marco said:

> > > @ebrasmus21 said:

> > > > @Marco said:

> > > > > @lowheel said:

> > > > > > @gatorMD said:

> > > > > > https://www.golfersgum.com/

> > > > > >

> > > > > > just bought a 5 pack lol

> > > > >

> > > > > > @Marco said:

> > > > > > > @BearQ said:

> > > > > > > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > > > > > Phil and Tiger with the gum today.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > I'm breaking out the Dubble Bubble.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Inside joke between the two? Full round gum chew.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > full round for real ?

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Stupidest idea ever for his neck and back, chewing tenses the jaw muscles which tenses the posterior chain, wow didn't think i'd see that but not really surprising.

> > > > >

> > > > > this cant be a real post... please tell me youre joking?

> > > >

> > > > nope, jaw is really important in posture and part of the kinetic chain

> > > > look for yourself here a before/after jaw fascia release

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > > What is this witchcraft you speak of?

> >

> > In the video you see a gua sha technique to release the jaw muscles, which relaxes the entire posterior chain because the kinetic muscle chain goes from the tongue/jaw to the foot.

> >

> > Fascia is the envelope of the muscles, imagine like a saran wrap in that case going from the foot up the back/neck and tied to the jaw.

> >

> > If the masseter muscle is too tight because of clenching primarily, it tightens the whole fascia, imagine pulling on one end of the saran wrap.

> >

> > Also the position/alignment of the jaw is related to posture/muscle chains, like a person with a recessed jaw will bring the head position forward to open the airway, and if the jaw is protruded forward, the head will generally be positione d back.

> > If you have a misaligned jaw, there will be a misalignment of the shoulders.

> >

> > When you do a physical effort, you want to neutralize the jaw as much as possible, thats why you see strongmen like Brian Shaw use a mouthpiece, to avoid asymmetry and create stability.

> > Tiger probably doesn't chew while swinging, but he chews between shots, creating unnecessary tension in his jaw/neck, its like if you are eating non stop basically when you chew gum

>

> So Phil and Tiger are chewing gum and playing now... what benefit are they trying to achieve? Is chewing gum somehow helping Tiger keep his back loose?

 

I don't think they are aware of the link between the jaw and the muscle chains unfortunately so i don't know why they chew, maybe for stress control, but it won't keep the back loose for sure, if you wanna swing with the neck and back loose, put your tongue to your palate and relax your jaw as much as possible

[Ronnie Mundt]

I actually think Brandel was pretty spot on with his assessment this evening on Live From. Brooks is an interesting golfer and an interesting dude. He likes thong underwear, cool, no judgment here. He hits the ball a mile and seems to have a gear that maybe 5 other golfers on earth currently have. But it is a little odd that he is literally nowhere during the course of the PGA season then boom comes out and everyone is chasing him at the majors. Plus, the way Brooks was talking about his “team” (I guess consisting of his agent, his trainer and his caddie, oh and the head chef from the Floridian) was a little weird. I like back in the day when golfers would just give themselves all of the credit. Not he and the guy making his egg white scrambles.

[BearQ]

I dislike Reed> @"Ronnie Mundt" said:

> I actually think Brandel was pretty spot on with his assessment this evening on Live From. Brooks is an interesting golfer and an interesting dude. He likes thong underwear, cool, no judgment here. He hits the ball a mile and seems to have a gear that maybe 5 other golfers on earth currently have. But it is a little odd that he is literally nowhere during the course of the PGA season then boom comes out and everyone is chasing him at the majors. Plus, the way Brooks was talking about his “team” (I guess consisting of his agent, his trainer and his caddie, oh and the head chef from the Floridian) was a little weird. I like back in the day when golfers would just give themselves all of the credit. Not he and the guy making his egg white scrambles.

 

Fair points. Want to address the last one. The ‘team’ especially outside of family is simply more involved and influential than the past. He’s just giving credit because it’s legit. They organize and help the young mans life massively. Also a young guy like brooks with gf only, isn’t going home to the same family type atmosphere jack/arnie and others did. It’s a different time and I think thanking “the team” is something every golfer does now, tiger and Phil included.

 

[Walter]

adam Scott putting with the flagstick in seems to make a difference for him..

Some very good putts for example on the 18TH.

It's going to be a great weekend!!!

[i*windows]

great leaderboard. For me its a shame that Rose, Rory & Matt Wallace all played pretty poorly whilst Paul Casey had a nightmare.

[OldTomMorris]

> @"Ronnie Mundt" said:

> I actually think Brandel was pretty spot on with his assessment this evening on Live From. Brooks is an interesting golfer and an interesting dude. He likes thong underwear, cool, no judgment here. He hits the ball a mile and seems to have a gear that maybe 5 other golfers on earth currently have. **But it is a little odd that he is literally nowhere during the course of the PGA season then boom comes out and everyone is chasing him at the majors.** Plus, the way Brooks was talking about his “team” (I guess consisting of his agent, his trainer and his caddie, oh and the head chef from the Floridian) was a little weird. I like back in the day when golfers would just give themselves all of the credit. Not he and the guy making his egg white scrambles.

 

Odd how?

 

[Tasals]

> @Marco said:

> > @ebrasmus21 said:

> > > @Marco said:

> > > > @lowheel said:

> > > > > @gatorMD said:

> > > > > https://www.golfersgum.com/

> > > > >

> > > > > just bought a 5 pack lol

> > > >

> > > > > @Marco said:

> > > > > > @BearQ said:

> > > > > > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > > > > Phil and Tiger with the gum today.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > I'm breaking out the Dubble Bubble.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Inside joke between the two? Full round gum chew.

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > full round for real ?

> > > > >

> > > > > Stupidest idea ever for his neck and back, chewing tenses the jaw muscles which tenses the posterior chain, wow didn't think i'd see that but not really surprising.

> > > >

> > > > this cant be a real post... please tell me youre joking?

> > >

> > > nope, jaw is really important in posture and part of the kinetic chain

> > > look for yourself here a before/after jaw fascia release

> > >

> > >

> >

> > What is this witchcraft you speak of?

>

> In the video you see a gua sha technique to release the jaw muscles, which relaxes the entire posterior chain because the kinetic muscle chain goes from the tongue/jaw to the foot.

>

> Fascia is the envelope of the muscles, imagine like a saran wrap in that case going from the foot up the back/neck and tied to the jaw.

>

> If the masseter muscle is too tight because of clenching primarily, it tightens the whole fascia, imagine pulling on one end of the saran wrap.

>

> Also the position/alignment of the jaw is related to posture/muscle chains, like a person with a recessed jaw will bring the head position forward to open the airway, and if the jaw is protruded forward, the head will generally be positione d back.

> If you have a misaligned jaw, there will be a misalignment of the shoulders.

>

> When you do a physical effort, you want to neutralize the jaw as much as possible, thats why you see strongmen like Brian Shaw use a mouthpiece, to avoid asymmetry and create stability.

> Tiger probably doesn't chew while swinging, but he chews between shots, creating unnecessary tension in his jaw/neck, its like if you are eating non stop basically when you chew gum

 

Id be willing to bet, that its related to a study recently that chewing gum prevents you from locking your jaw and that has decrease in performance on sports tasks. Shooting free throws and putting improved when players chewed gum. There have been several studies done on it recently. Locking of the jaw while concentrating restricts blood flow to the brain and a bunch of other fun physiological responses occur.

[Hankshank]

Few nice guys at the top of the leaderboards, but as the saying goes in my home country and probably everywhere "Nice guys don't get to kiss the pretty girls"

[pmadden86]

Bryson wire to wire is my prediction!

[touch]

> @"Ronnie Mundt" said:

> I actually think Brandel was pretty spot on with his assessment this evening on Live From. Brooks is an interesting golfer and an interesting dude. He likes thong underwear, cool, no judgment here. He hits the ball a mile and seems to have a gear that maybe 5 other golfers on earth currently have. But it is a little odd that he is literally nowhere during the course of the PGA season then boom comes out and everyone is chasing him at the majors. Plus, the way Brooks was talking about his “team” (I guess consisting of his agent, his trainer and his caddie, oh and the head chef from the Floridian) was a little weird. I like back in the day when golfers would just give themselves all of the credit. Not he and the guy making his egg white scrambles.

 

I have been a very good friend of Chef Parker for over 20 years. He does a great deal more than just make his breakfast., so believe me he is worthy of mention by Brooks on air. Michael is a key team member to many TOUR players . He keeps the rented house in order for the entire week with numerous tasks besides cooking. He is well regarded by his clients (and has been for years).....Rickie, Jordon, JT, Koepka,Duff, Zac Johnson, just to name a few. Chef Parker is now too a huge good luck charm as he has helped players in many victories. Plus Chef is a cool as hell guy to hang around.

[gatorpedsMD]

Brooks like:

 

[makgolfn]

 

Don’t know if this was mentioned already but here’s another reason to have a chip on his shoulder. Golf channel can’t even spell Brooks’ name correctly!!

[Birdie Mac]

> @makgolfn said:

>

>

> Don’t know if this was mentioned already but here’s another reason to have a chip on his shoulder. Golf channel can’t even spell Brooks’ name correctly!!

Poor Brooks: the Rodney Dangerfield of golf.

 

[MountainGoat]

Am I the only one who remembers the steroid gum controversy in baseball?

 

[Jackhammer993]

I’m curious how this tournament will play out from a weather standpoint. Looks like some early rain and than thunderstorms starting in the afternoon. Seems like we will see golfers getting pulled on and off the course starting this afternoon and all weekend. Not sure who that favors. Older guys may have trouble loosening back up and maybe younger guys could get frustrated with all the delays. Pulling for Bryson. Nothing beats Masters week for me.

[jmvargas]

live coverage here starts 3am to conclusion or approximately 7:30am..

woke up at 2am today but fell asleep after Tiger birdied 14 and woke up again at 5:30am already..

I must find a way to wake up at 3am so I can see the whole action ......

Grrrrrr...

 

 

[Cool Runnings]

While that is technically true, it was done on a shorter/easier course than today, and not against the depth and talent of todays moderns fields. Also Tiger wasn’t 43 like today. Solid start from Tiger which is great, but with monsters like Brooks, Dechambeau, DJ, Rahm, and Co ahead of him, it’s going to be a tough ask for Tiger to win this.

 

> @CircleC29 said:

> > @Potatohead said:

> > > @gatorMD said:

> > > TIGER with a nice -2 that could have been an easy -7......... let's go TW, this is yours to lose w/ these bums.

> >

> > He's probably kicking himself, could have been 66 easy today

>

> 70 in the first round has worked out well for Tiger in the past.

>

>

>

>

 

 

[Lodestone]

> @Marco said:

> > @ebrasmus21 said:

> > > @Marco said:

> > > > @lowheel said:

> > > > > @gatorMD said:

> > > > > https://www.golfersgum.com/

> > > > >

> > > > > just bought a 5 pack lol

> > > >

> > > > > @Marco said:

> > > > > > @BearQ said:

> > > > > > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > > > > Phil and Tiger with the gum today.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > I'm breaking out the Dubble Bubble.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Inside joke between the two? Full round gum chew.

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > full round for real ?

> > > > >

> > > > > Stupidest idea ever for his neck and back, chewing tenses the jaw muscles which tenses the posterior chain, wow didn't think i'd see that but not really surprising.

> > > >

> > > > this cant be a real post... please tell me youre joking?

> > >

> > > nope, jaw is really important in posture and part of the kinetic chain

> > > look for yourself here a before/after jaw fascia release

> > >

> > >

> >

> > What is this witchcraft you speak of?

>

> In the video you see a gua sha technique to release the jaw muscles, which relaxes the entire posterior chain because the kinetic muscle chain goes from the tongue/jaw to the foot.

>

> Fascia is the envelope of the muscles, imagine like a saran wrap in that case going from the foot up the back/neck and tied to the jaw.

>

> If the masseter muscle is too tight because of clenching primarily, it tightens the whole fascia, imagine pulling on one end of the saran wrap.

>

> Also the position/alignment of the jaw is related to posture/muscle chains, like a person with a recessed jaw will bring the head position forward to open the airway, and if the jaw is protruded forward, the head will generally be positione d back.

> If you have a misaligned jaw, there will be a misalignment of the shoulders.

>

> When you do a physical effort, you want to neutralize the jaw as much as possible, thats why you see strongmen like Brian Shaw use a mouthpiece, to avoid asymmetry and create stability.

> Tiger probably doesn't chew while swinging, but he chews between shots, creating unnecessary tension in his jaw/neck, its like if you are eating non stop basically when you chew gum

 

In my 40 years of practicing dentistry I treated a lot of unhappy masseters (along with the other muscles of mastication) and witnessed first-hand some remarkable results. This video is pretty amazing. I am not familiar with what the technique is but given my own personal history with tight hamstrings and lower back issues, I'm thinking I should look into this.

Thanks for posting.

[Hawkeye77]

> @Marco said:

> > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > Should my back hurt after solid foods?

>

> No but it really depends on your posture, try chewing a pack of gum per day for a week and report back to see if you feel a difference, if not your jaw is already pretty neutral and not tensed, which is a good sign

Guess I should have put a little winkle face after that - I thought you were suggesting chewing leads to back pain.

[Hawkeye77]

> @Hankshank said:

> Few nice guys at the top of the leaderboards, but as the saying goes in my home country and probably everywhere "Nice guys don't get to kiss the pretty girls"

 

Jeez Hank - you saying my wife isn't pretty? ;)

[bladehunter]

ive had this epiphany this morning....

 

Since Rory shot himself out yesterday , who will benefit most from nasty conditions this weekend ? I say phil or Tiger..... Both have a way of embracing the weather and shooting a number... hope the wind blows a gail !!

[Hawkeye77]

> @bladehunter said:

> ive had this epiphany this morning....

>

> Since Rory shot himself out yesterday , who will benefit most from nasty conditions this weekend ? I say phil or Tiger..... Both have a way of embracing the weather and shooting a number... hope the wind blows a gail !!

I want to agree (well, if Phil shoots 84 I won't be all that concerned) but seems like Tiger has had mixed results in damp, cooler conditions this year - really thought a day like yesterday was ideal for him.

[babyfade]

Bryson with best round yesterday... a few tap in birdies...

what are today featured groups? same as yesterday?