Roderick Bastard
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Roderick Bastard
@BoomBoomRod
General Manager Marbella Club Golf Resort, Devoted Father/Husband and Movie addict
Spain เข้าร่วม Eylül 2009
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🚨 TOP 10 YOUTUBE GOLFERS 🚨
(according to Reddit)
🔟 Grant Horvat (+2.9)
9️⃣ Jimmy Bullard (+3.0)
8️⃣ Garrett Clark (+3.2)
7️⃣ Ben Kruper (+3.2)
6️⃣ Tae-Wook Koh (+3.2)
5️⃣ Kyle Berkshire (+4.4)
Here's your top 5: buff.ly/xkRvdVX

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@jertybird I have new ping i230. How can I check what my launch and spin should be. Can the public check this. You mentioned co pilot. Is that only fitters.
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@SashoMacKenzie @golfsciencelab Thank you for answering. Would you have the blade lengths of current ping irons. But the theory that longer still stays open more holds.
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It was likely on @golfsciencelab
There are a few factors that would influence the amount of fade bias (eg, moi, offset, CoG location relative to face center), so I’m not sure if I could rank existing irons without good measurements and player testing.
There are probably different ways to measure blade length, but I would say the distance from an extension of the shaft to the furthest point of the blade in the toe direction would be reasonable.
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@SashoMacKenzie I listened to a great podcast where you talked about blade length and shape. Where can I find it listed and what would be the most fade biased of modern irons. How do you measure blade length.
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@LouStagner Did he adjust the head weight. If he didn’t matching it would improve the results even more.
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You might find this interesting. 🤔
A friend of mine decided to try a short-shafted driver.
We talked about it a few times previously and he decided to give it a try. He has a GC Quad, so I asked him to do some testing.
HIS HANDICAP INDEX: 📊
5.0 to 8.0 (6.1 when he did the test)
APPROACH: 📔
After a warm-up, he hit 15-20 drives per day. In between each driver shot, he would hit a 50-60 yard wedge. He did 10 total sessions, alternating clubs each day.
Same head in both clubs (each at the same setting). Same shaft in both clubs - one was at 45.5 inches the other 42.75 inches.
45.5 INCH DRIVER:
➡️Avg Total Distance: 248.4 yards
➡️Offline STDEV: 22.1 yards
➡️Percent of shots >30 yards offline: 17.5%
42.75 INCH DRIVER:
➡️Avg Total Distance: 245.2 yards
➡️Offline STDEV: 19.5 yards
➡️Percent of shots >30 yards offline: 12.4%
SUMMARY
You can see in the image below, the short shafted driver resulted in a tighter grouping on the face. He was able to keep the ball closer to the sweet spot.
Average distance with the shorter shaft decreased 3.2 yards.
Offline STDEV with the shorter driver decreased 2.6 yards. He saw an increase in accuracy, with a decrease in the number of "big misses".
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM THIS?
If you have not tried a shorter shafted driver, you may want to put that on your list. Make sure you consult a fitter so they can get you squared away.
Distance is VERY important, but reducing big misses is also an important part of the puzzle. Be open minded to trying a different approach. You may find something that works really well for YOU.
A shorter shafted driver supplemented with speed training might be just the thing to take your driver to the next level.

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@jertybird loving the podcast. Have you seen a ball on ballnamic that significantly lowers iron ballflight. If so what or how would I get those results from ballnamic.
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@NUCLRGOLF @TWlegion Surely Sunday is one word so it should be SR. terrible logo.
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@THENICKBRADLEY Doesn’t need a world ranking as a masters winner
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@NoLayingUp There is no distance issue for 99.9% of golfers.
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@McLeanGolf Easy fix for him. Great way to bring consistency to his putting.
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I think the most important thing for Will Zalatoris is without a doubt going to the broomstick. He had one of the worst putting strokes in the history of the PGA Tour and still almost one three majors! I think it will work.
Paul Hodowanic@PaulHodowanic
Will Zalatoris returns with a new putter in his bag this week — a broomstick. Putting has been his only glaring weakness. He’s ranked 122nd, 103rd and 138th in SG: Putting since joining the TOUR. The broomstick saved Lucas Glover. Can it work for Zalatoris? 📸@Wilcoxphotos
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@ukgolfguy @McLeanGolf Disagree 100%. The ams cant loose distance as the are already too short in general and why would the ball companies invest in balls the will give away. We are at the limits now just leave it alone. Course set ups can be tweaked for pros and who cares what score wins a pro event.
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@McLeanGolf I think they will. The yrealise they have more of a responsibility in the game than just keeping equipment companies happy. And I reckon a ball that goes less far for pros but pretty much the same distance for the rest of us would still make the ball companies plenty of money!
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He’s a great architect. Agrees with Nicklaus and Tiger. I think it’s overdo, but most will not agree. Will the USGA and R&A pull the trigger? #savethedrivingranges
Rollback Alliance@rollbackgolf
“There are a ton of young, wild swinging golfers out there today. Making their wild ones not go so far would be a favour to everyone else on the course. Some quarters will fret that we can’t afford to lose these golfers, but nobody is drawn to golf because it’s easy.” - Tom Doak
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@LouStagner The swingweight on the shorter driver will be crazy light. Completely different club. Could be better but needs to be taken into account.
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SHOULD YOU SHORTEN YOUR DRIVER? 🤔
You might find this interesting.
A friend of mine decided to try a short-shafted driver.
We talked about it a few times previously and he decided to give it a try. He has a GC Quad, so I asked him to do some testing.
HIS HANDICAP INDEX: 📊
5.0 to 8.0 (6.1 when he did the test)
APPROACH: 📔
After a warm-up, he hit 15-20 drives per day. In between each driver shot, he would hit a 50-60 yard wedge. He did 10 total sessions, alternating clubs each day. Same head in both clubs (each at the same setting). Same shaft in both clubs - one was at 45.5 inches the other 42.75 inches.
45.5 INCH DRIVER: ⛳️⛳️
➡️Avg Total Distance: 248.4 yards
➡️Offline STDEV: 22.1 yards
➡️Percent of shots >30 yards offline: 17.5%
42.75 INCH DRIVER:⛳️⛳️
➡️Avg Total Distance: 245.2 yards
➡️Offline STDEV: 19.5 yards
➡️Percent of shots >30 yards offline: 12.4%
SUMMARY⛳️⛳️
You can see in the image below, the short shafted driver resulted in a tighter grouping on the face. He was able to keep the ball closer to the sweet spot.
Average distance with the shorter shaft decreased 3.2 yards.
Offline STDEV with the shorter driver decreased 2.6 yards. He saw an increase in accuracy, with a decrease in the number of "big misses".
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM THIS?⛳️⛳️
If you have not tried a shorter shafted driver, you may want to put that on your list. Make sure you consult a fitter so they can get you squared away.
Distance is VERY important, but reducing big misses is also an important part of the puzzle. Be open minded to trying a different approach. You may find something that works really well for YOU.
A shorter shafted driver supplemented with speed training might be just the thing to take your driver to the next level.

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🚨 | Yuki Tsunoda is reportedly set to be confirmed to continue at AlphaTauri in 2024 this week at Suzuka.
The Ricciardo announcement will follow later.
Mick Schumacher will likely drive in WEC with Alpine while also staying on as F1 reserve at Mercedes.
[@tgruener]
#F1 #SingaporeGP

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