J.B. Homes: Hype or not?

[Konklifer]

This guy's impressive. It may be too early to tell but do you think he'll be a force on tour?

[salblz]

Not hype IMO. He's not just long, the kid's got tons of talent all around.

[animalistic]

ya he does, he'll be around for a while to come :drinks:

[stickman]

he has a lot of tallent.

[Golfdog]

Like any pro, if he hits is straight and putts well, he'll be a force on tour. If he starts hitting it crooked, then his future is in greater doubt.

[BigBoo5]

Kid has all around talent and seems to have a solid head on his shoulders.

[Asleep]

Not!

 

 

Let's see--- 250 yards to green....into the wind.....Holmes hits a 4 iron to the center, makes eagle. All with a few holes to go, early in his rookie season, one stroke lead! :drinks:

[pitbull808]

He's the real deal. Watched him at the Sony and he was definitely impressive in his tenth place finish. Very long with a great putter. Don't forget he was the Q School medalist.

[2zlinks]

I agree that he has loads of talent, and a resume to back it up, but I think some of the excitement was a little premature. I think they, the media, are so starved for someone to compete with Tiger that they went a little overboard. Keep in mind he's only played in 2 events. Stock-up as Dickey V would say.

[Hop&Stop]

He has a ton of talent IMO. Who else saw his 18th hole today? The drive was only a mammoth 352, leaving him 77 yards to the green. However, I think the crowd really had him pumped up. I think he'll continue to play well, but might cool off a little. Good for him on the win though.

[Hifade]

He's for real. He had a lot of top guys breathen down his back before he started the 4th round and held them all off. Even after Ryan took the lead, he still fought back and regained it. Look at what he's done in the past year alone. Obviously, he has a long way to go to complete with the likes of "EL Tigre" on a regular basis but not a bad start so far this year.

 

The other thing to look at is his swing. He hits it a frickin' mile with tremendous control because his backswing is short of parallel at the top. He can't get too loose, as many other bombers get. His swing stays connected which helps with control. Peter did a nice piece on his iron play with the slow mo camera on his wedge into 16. He explained that his swing is condusive to consistent trajectory and distance control because he controls his shaft angle at impact.

 

I just played the TPC and trust me when I tell you, where he hit some of those drives is ridiculous. I played it set up exactly like this tournament and from the tips. The 14th hole is 477 uphill and was into a slight breeze today. When I played there 2 month ago, I hit my drive 305 and still had 4 iron to a back left pin. The pin was up today but he still hit 8 iron into it. 8 IRON. That's illegal. I hit my drive on 18 and had 128 left with a wedge......he had 77 yards to the back right flag. His drive flew the 325 mark by 20 yards. That's big. I'm not typically blown away by bombers because I can move it pretty well myself but some of the places he was......well....REAL IMPRESSIVE.

 

Good luck JH....keep 'em flying high and congrats.

 

Cardo

[Golf Monster]

we honestly dont know yet, tons of one hit wonders who had a hot streak in their careers and have hit rock bottom, let me see 3 or 4 more wins this year, and Ill start to beleive this kid is near Tiger's league :ok:

 

Yeah i agree with this post, dude has lots of talent but still hasn't had the tiger breathing down his neck :D . But with what i seen today in Phoenix looks pretty promising but only time will tell.What a swing though :drinks: how doe's he generate that much speed with such a short backswing? ;) I'm really hoping that he is the real deal to put some heat on Tiger Gets old watching him beat everyone like he owns them Tiger's talented but he's still human------------I THINK ;)

 

 

 

Just my 2 pennies, HIT'EM LONG AND STRAIT G monster

[jcook]

I think the announcers (players) were well and truly impressed with this young man. I wish him the best and continue to bomb away! Can you imagine how far he might hit it on the 18th in the Tourney of champions next year? 600+ yards a driver, 9 iron? Can't wait

[Huskypride28]

It may be too early to tell but he definitely has all the tools to be great. He kind of reminds me of a young John Daly that burst on the seen in 91'. He'll be a crowd favorite for the upcoming events.

[kkhere]

Very good player with not only length but a short game to go along as well

[Big D McGee]

He seems to have separated himself from the recent spate of loooong hitters by demonstrating a great short game and an excellent touch with the flatstick.

 

I was watching TGC's "Post-Game Report" and both analysts were saying that J.B. wouldn't fare well at the U.S. Open because of the "tight fairways". Hello? Did they not see the guy bobm it 350 and straight as an arrow? McCord was doubly impressed with the kid because he hit it so long and so straight.

 

However...I won't go overboard like Feherty did, and assail him as the next coming of Tiger Nicklaus. But he could be good...really good.

[Huskypride28]

I think his biggest test will be his mental toughness. It's obvious that he has the physical attributes, but the dynamic changes when he's one on one with the big boys.

[BEND OF THE RIVER GC]

Real deal, but he's no "Tiger Slayer". We'll see what he does at Augusta in a few months!

[NikeProto]

Real deal, but he's no "Tiger Slayer". We'll see what he does at Augusta in a few months!

 

 

Ill second that....

[Lord Thomas]

I agree with the general consensus, he's obviously got a lot of game, and he hits the ball so far, and so straight, but has a good short game to go with it. I'm excited to see what he does at Augusta and in some of the bigger tournaments (Majors, World Golf Championships, Players Championship, etc.).

 

-Thomas

[yanman]

At Augusta in a few months? Unless I am mistaken the win in Phoenix will not qualify him for this years Masters. Did he qualify some other way?

I agree I think he is the real deal as long as he doesn't start messing with his swing. I also agree with the way the Master's is lengthening the course, he will be one of the few who will be able to give Tiger a run for his money.

[dorfblee]

At Augusta in a few months? Unless I am mistaken the win in Phoenix will not qualify him for this years Masters. Did he qualify some other way?

I agree I think he is the real deal as long as he doesn't start messing with his swing. I also agree with the way the Master's is lengthening the course, he will be one of the few who will be able to give Tiger a run for his money.

 

He needs to be in the Top 10 on the PGA money list (a week before the Masters) or make his way into the Top 50 in the World Rankings- hasn't done either yet.

[Hifade]

No trip to Augusta yet......we'll see in the coming weeks if he can keep his good play up.

[BEND OF THE RIVER GC]

Augusta will be a stretch....

[Lord Thomas]

I stand corrected guys....in the coverage yesterday all the announcers kept talking about how Homes' game set up for Augusta, and I assumed (and we all know what assuming can do) that he was in the field.

 

-Thomas

[cpa49707]

I can't help to think that we had this same discussion last fall about a guy by the name of Jason Gore. That discussion had him in the top 10 in the world by the end of this season.

 

In my opinion this discussion is all too early. Lets let the golfers golf and let their record stand for themselves. One win early in a rookie season does not make a career.

 

I wish JB all the best, Keep it up and good luck.

 

Terry

[ce_me_golf]

:drinks:

Not!

 

 

Let's see--- 250 yards to green....into the wind.....Holmes hits a 4 iron to the center, makes eagle. All with a few holes to go, early in his rookie season, one stroke lead! ;)

 

 

That was just AMAZING!

 

He's basically done to golf what Micheal Jordan did to basketball which is change the physical dimensions in terms of how the game is played. Basically THERE ARE NO PAR 5'S FOR J.B. HOLMES! And he has the capability to turn short par 4's into par 3's.

[ce_me_golf]

I can't help to think that we had this same discussion last fall about a guy by the name of Jason Gore. That discussion had him in the top 10 in the world by the end of this season.

 

In my opinion this discussion is all too early. Lets let the golfers golf and let their record stand for themselves. One win early in a rookie season does not make a career.

 

I wish JB all the best, Keep it up and good luck.

 

Terry

 

The true test of any pro is CONSISTENCY. This guy already had one top 10 finish before the FBR Open and he won the Q-School tourney by SHOOTING ALL SIX ROUNDS IN THE 60'S. To top all that off he's FOURTH in scoring average so far this year at 68.82 strokes per round.

 

In short he's off to an impressive start to his PGA career.

[ba_priddy]

Very solid short game, I am a big fan of his shorter swing (psst, its how you hit the ball straight). I think he will compete hard in one major this year, but probably fall at the end.

[Big D McGee]

I love his short swing, it's reminscent of mine. I almost never slice or hook the ball, it's only when I try to get all "John Daly" that I snap-hook it. People always remark as to how good I am off the tee, as far as a straight flight path.

 

As soon as my range opens for the season, I'm gonna try to emulate "The X Factor" and J. B.'s extreme hip turn. That's the drawback to hitting it so straight: my carry is only about 210-215 unless I absolutely flush it.

 

Still, I'd rather be 210 straight down the fairway than 250 but 20 yards into the trees and rough.

 

I TiVO'd the tournament, I'm gonna download J.B.'s swing and see what I can pick up.