New Interesting Bunker Video from James Ridyard

[Hawkeye77]

5 minutes ago, ThinkingPlus said:

Just because Tiger did it that way doesn't make it the best or even recommended way to play bunker shots. He probably learned that way and made that technique work because he is Tiger Woods. He could flip the club upside down, play the shot left handed, and make good bunker shots.

 

Touring pros frequently provide good recommendations on technique and how they play shots, but they also just as frequently convey a feel that isn't real or have strange idiosyncrasies that just work well for them. I prefer consistent information from a variety of instructors with good data to back up their assertions. Otherwise we will continue perpetuating BS myths and techniques from the past.

 

I think I've seen vids of Tiger in bunkers where he looked pretty "basic" and had a pretty solid release suggesting a feel vs. real element maybe a little bit with the suggestion of what is in the book.

 

Somewhere Monte had pointed out that Tiger learned from Seve when struggling in the bunkers practice hitting hooks --- that direct reminder from Monte about release made a night and day difference for me in just a couple of shots a few weeks ago to a bit of an elevated green and a tight "pin".  

[TheDeanAbides]

28 minutes ago, Hawkeye77 said:

 

I think I've seen vids of Tiger in bunkers where he looked pretty "basic" and had a pretty solid release suggesting a feel vs. real element maybe a little bit with the suggestion of what is in the book.

 

Somewhere Monte had pointed out that Tiger learned from Seve when struggling in the bunkers practice hitting hooks --- that direct reminder from Monte about release made a night and day difference for me in just a couple of shots a few weeks ago to a bit of an elevated green and a tight "pin".  

There's a good TM video with Tiger talking with Rory and, I think, Jason Day about that topic. 

[MonteScheinblum]

4 hours ago, ThinkingPlus said:

Just because Tiger did it that way doesn't make it the best or even recommended way to play bunker shots. He probably learned that way and made that technique work because he is Tiger Woods. He could flip the club upside down, play the shot left handed, and make good bunker shots.

 

Touring pros frequently provide good recommendations on technique and how they play shots, but they also just as frequently convey a feel that isn't real or have strange idiosyncrasies that just work well for them. I prefer consistent information from a variety of instructors with good data to back up their assertions. Otherwise we will continue perpetuating BS myths and techniques from the past.

Winner

[Nels55]

4 hours ago, ThinkingPlus said:

Just because Tiger did it that way doesn't make it the best or even recommended way to play bunker shots. He probably learned that way and made that technique work because he is Tiger Woods. He could flip the club upside down, play the shot left handed, and make good bunker shots.

 

Touring pros frequently provide good recommendations on technique and how they play shots, but they also just as frequently convey a feel that isn't real or have strange idiosyncrasies that just work well for them. I prefer consistent information from a variety of instructors with good data to back up their assertions. Otherwise we will continue perpetuating BS myths and techniques from the past.

Yes, but...  Could he turn the club upside down and beat a male 4 handicapper?

[nsxguy]

4 minutes ago, Nels55 said:

Yes, but...  Could he turn the club upside down and beat a male 4 handicapper?

 

 

Edited April 4 by nsxguy

[PedronNiall]

On 4/3/2024 at 3:29 PM, me05501 said:

 

Great story. It would have been amazing if Bo could have stayed healthy. 

 

All the Tour Edge commercials had me wishing he'd caught the golf bug after the injury. I believe he still had enough mobility with the artificial hip for that given he continued to play baseball for a while, and Bo knows if anyone had the acuity to pick up yet another sport at a high level it was him. 

 

He seemed pretty happy with his archery once he called it quits so don't think he missed the limelight, but it would have been awesome to see what he could have done just for kicks.