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OT: US Open: Oakmont. What Are Your Thoughts? Who Do You Have?

McElroy has benefitted from recent course designs where you don't get penalized from hitting it long and wide. The Masters is a great example. We're seeing this week what happens when there is actual rough to deal with ..His game doesn't translate..
 
I would've expected rain to lead to better scores. Guess not. Right now Ortiz, Hatton and Hovland seem to have momentum as Burns and Scott bungled the 11th.
 
IndyLives said:
McElroy has benefitted from recent course designs where you don't get penalized from hitting it long and wide. The Masters is a great example. We're seeing this week what happens when there is actual rough to deal with ..His game doesn't translate..
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He’s been a little lost since he got the Grand Slam. And Oakmont has real rough. Not really a fan of Oakmont though. Looks dull.
 
Not impressed with the quality of play down the stretch. No one is making anything and lots of mental mistakes. Tiger in his Prime would dominate this level of competition.
 
uconnfan68 said:
To me, this is a total non-factor. Any pro should be able to switch driver heads with almost zero issues. He's keeping the same shaft and grip. I was schooled that the shaft was 80% of the club's usefulness, and that was after watching videos of trick shot guys using ropes as shafts.
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That’s not accurate at all and you school is completely wrong. While after the PGA he could have put a new head on his old shaft and grip he didn’t have that option when his driver failed the compliance test.
These guys get very comfortable with clubs , Rory and Scottie had both used the same driver for multiple years. You don’t just swap out someone’s tools and not expect some growing pains. Now , at this point he should have it under control.
 
What’s with Hovland’s driver? Real tinny sound, very distinctive. Maybe that’s why it’s going crooked?
 
IndyLives said:
Not impressed with the quality of play down the stretch. No one is making anything and lots of mental mistakes. Tiger in his Prime would dominate this level of competition.
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Tiger never won at Oakmont.

Although maybe Tiger would've been given relief on 15 that Burns didn't get because he's Tiger.
 
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Tiger in his prime could never tame Oakmont , it is easily one of the most difficult courses in the US and could host a US Open on demand! This course is not set up much differently than it is every day. The only real difference, the rough is maintained at 4” for the membership and not 5-1/2” like the Open. The greens for membership are consistently 13+ and will typically get mowed and rolled in the afternoon for membership to maintain speeds all day long.
 
controlfade said:
That’s not accurate at all and you school is completely wrong. While after the PGA he could have put a new head on his old shaft and grip he didn’t have that option when his driver failed the compliance test.
These guys get very comfortable with clubs , Rory and Scottie had both used the same driver for multiple years. You don’t just swap out someone’s tools and not expect some growing pains. Now , at this point he should have it under control.
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Just going to ask instead of research… why would you need to replace the shaft and grip? The shaft isn’t even tested.
 
Your driver head is not screwed in :confused: the hosel is epoxied and you most likely have a driver where you can adjust loft angles as well as to compensate for a draw or fade.
The pros are not using an adjustable driver head. Their clubs are custom built for their exact swing.
 
uconngb said:
I'll take Oakmont. You can have the field. With no rain, winning score will not be under par.
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Took a 64 foot putt on the final hole to prove me wrong.....I'm taking the victory anyhow. War of attrition, love to see this in this era of -20 every week.
 
uconnfan68 said:
Pretty sure it’s just screwed in. Like mine.
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He plays with a graphite shaft. Its bonded. It's a process taking the thing off and putting it on. I believe many pros are using graphite for their drivers and woods now. Steel still more often used for irons.
 
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I know of a pro who is as they all are a well under scratch golfer who qualified and plays Korn Ferry and South America. He averages 305 on his drives and shot +12 for the first 2 rounds and missed the cut. Just like Mikkelson. 1 person shot under par and 10,000 people tried qualifying to play there, so they made it harder. It’s ridiculously, crazy difficult. This is not anything like the golf we all attempt to play but equipment has gotten better and scoring hasn’t shown it here so are they making it longer and more difficult especially the rough?
 
controlfade said:
Your driver head is not screwed in :confused: the hosel is epoxied and you most likely have a driver where you can adjust loft angles as well as to compensate for a draw or fade.
The pros are not using an adjustable driver head. Their clubs are custom built for their exact swing.
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I’ll check that out. I still feel the shaft is more important than the clubface.
 
Duncan Idaho said:
He plays with a graphite shaft. Its bonded. It's a process taking the thing off and putting it on. I believe many pros are using graphite for their drivers and woods now. Steel still more often used for irons.
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I’ve made plenty of clubs. I understand how they’re made. I’m pretty sure that the Tour workshop could make a switch in less than an hour.
 
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