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That was the most bi-polar round I’ve ever seen by a winner.

They said he had 4 double bogey and 30 birdies for the tournament :eek: Most doubles ever by a winner
 
ThetaZoo said:
You're correct in that many pickleball players don't know how to control the racquet face and impart spin but the millions of players who played tennis at a fairly high level rise to the top of the sport quickly. I think it's going to be around for a while. I could still play tennis but pickleball is easier for us seniors and it's way more fun.
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Pickleball might be easier because the court dimensions are a lot smaller, but at the same time pickleball players are very very injury prone because of all the sudden stopping and going, twisting and turning without moving your feet. The result is lots and lots of torn ACL’s, sudden falls, broken bones, wacking a wiffelball back and forth. It’s like playing badminton on a hard court.
 
I played tennis at a high level. I played in college and then competed beyond that, hoping to get on a tour. I don’t play tennis anymore and can’t play it at a level I find worthwhile. My rotator cuff is shot from serving and if I go to the courts and hammer 20 serves or so, my shoulder is throbbing for months. Meanwhile, I can play pickleball day after day with no repercussions. It’s easier on the body and accessible to more people. Tennis is brutal on the body when played by people over 30.

Pickleball can be whatever you make of it. It can be played at insane levels like Olympic level table tennis or as a slow dink game by 80 year olds. It’s a very flexible and forgiving game.
 
CONN78SEJ said:
Pickleball might be easier because the court dimensions are a lot smaller, but at the same time pickleball players are very very injury prone because of all the sudden stopping and going, twisting and turning without moving your feet. The result is lots and lots of torn ACL’s, sudden falls, broken bones, wacking a wiffelball back and forth. It’s like playing badminton on a hard court.
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Also because they are usually really, really old.
NJHusky said:
That was the most bi-polar round I’ve ever seen by a winner.

They said he had 4 double bogey and 30 birdies for the tournament :eek: Most doubles ever by a winner
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He outlasted all of the other people who were trying not to win. Finally, he ran up against the guy who didn’t want to win more than he didn’t want to win.
 
Deepster said:
He had a four stroke lead with six holes to play and a three footer to win that didn’t touch the hole.
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And he ultimately won, so he didn’t choke. He just made some mistakes on one of the hardest golf courses in the world and over came them. No one else did. Why do you feel the need to take away from his win? Let it go.
 
Deepster said:
He had a four stroke lead with six holes to play and a three footer to win that didn’t touch the hole.
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That is what makes completing the grand slam that much better for Rory. He is far and away the best thing for the PGA Tour and the game of Golf currently. Also, big as winning the Grand Slam and another major is for Rory its bigger for the PGA Tour and the game.
 
Deepster said:
He had a four stroke lead with six holes to play and a three footer to win that didn’t touch the hole.
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And he proceeded to make an absolutely spectacular shot to set up the birdie to win.

I was down near Augusta Thurs-Sunday, got home to watch the end (and watched on the plane). I love the way Rory plays. Just shooting at flags, balls out, taking risks that many don't. He also plays fast, I play the same way (but I'm terrible). So when he gets a big lead and plays defensively, he's not good. It's not his game.

For all the missed putts (everyone missed them all day) the shot making was stellar. Just amazing to see a guy go for flags on a course designed to punish you for shooting at flags.
 
HuskyHawk said:
And he proceeded to make an absolutely spectacular shot to set up the birdie to win.........

For all the missed putts (everyone missed them all day) the shot making was stellar. Just amazing to see a guy go for flags on a course designed to punish you for shooting at flags.
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The thing is on 15 and 17 he didn't shoot at the flag. He hit well short and let the ball use the contours of the green for it to roll out and end up at the flag. He screwed himself on 13 trying to hit near the flag on his 3rd shot.
 
NJHusky said:
That was the most bi-polar round I’ve ever seen by a winner.

They said he had 4 double bogey and 30 birdies for the tournament :eek: Most doubles ever by a winner
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The two eagles on Day 3 were killers. It was not just the round that was bipolar each hole was. He put a drive into the woods only to put a 9 iron 182 between a tree and the television tower on the green. Day 4 double bogey to double birdie.
 
Chin Diesel said:
The thing is on 15 and 17 he didn't shoot at the flag. He hit well short and let the ball use the contours of the green for it to roll out and end up at the flag. He screwed himself on 13 trying to hit near the flag on his 3rd shot.
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He knows the contours. That is shooting at the flag at the Masters. It's still risky because if you miss even a little, bad things happen. He was aggressive all week long. Many guys were very cautious. I think the course is set up such that you can get into the leader board playing cautious, analytical golf (like Bryson) but you won't win. The guys that win take risks and execute them.
 
HuskyHawk said:
He knows the contours. That is shooting at the flag at the Masters. It's still risky because if you miss even a little, bad things happen. He was aggressive all week long. Many guys were very cautious. I think the course is set up such that you can get into the leader board playing cautious, analytical golf (like Bryson) but you won't win. The guys that win take risks and execute them.
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Not really. Aiming for the flag is aiming for the flag. And you can do that at Augusta. If ypu can fly it high and control spin you can find the correct section of the green and it will stay.
Figuring out how to bring it in with less spin and releasing towards the hole is an entirely different strategy. Both require skill but it is a different mentality and a different shot to pull off.
And learning how to let the greens work for you will be even more critical at Oakmont in June- one of the few placed which make Augusta's greens seem tame.
 
LIuconn said:
He puked that thing up 3 times. The golf gods dragged him across the finish line

J Rose would have been a worthy champ. 10 birdies on masters Sunday is amazing
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Exactly. When you have a 3 footer to win the Masters and everyone knows you're going to miss it, then you miss it? I don't care what he did next.
 
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