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[GPK]

Top 5 players in driving distance stats so far in 2009

1. Bubba Watson
2. Gary Woodland
3. Scott Piercy
4. Robert Garrigus
5. Chris Couch

those same guys and their rank on the money list

Bubba - 36
Woodland - 158
Piercy - 33
Garrigus - 82
Couch - 187

Hitting it long, with or without less effort, doesn't do anything to make anyone a better player. If you can't get the ball up and down from inside 120 yards in 2 shots a great majority of the time, you ain't sh*t on the PGA Tour.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by GPK

Top 5 players in driving distance stats so far in 2009

1. Bubba Watson
2. Gary Woodland
3. Scott Piercy
4. Robert Garrigus
5. Chris Couch

those same guys and their rank on the money list

Bubba - 36
Woodland - 158
Piercy - 33
Garrigus - 82
Couch - 187

Hitting it long, with or without less effort, doesn't do anything to make anyone a better player. If you can't get the ball up and down from inside 120 yards in 2 shots a great majority of the time, you ain't sh*t on the PGA Tour.

Drive for show PUTT FOR DOUGH....

BEOTCH

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GPK

Top 5 players in driving distance stats so far in 2009

1. Bubba Watson
2. Gary Woodland
3. Scott Piercy
4. Robert Garrigus
5. Chris Couch

those same guys and their rank on the money list

Bubba - 36
Woodland - 158
Piercy - 33
Garrigus - 82
Couch - 187

Hitting it long, with or without less effort, doesn't do anything to make anyone a better player. If you can't get the ball up and down from inside 120 yards in 2 shots a great majority of the time, you ain't sh*t on the PGA Tour.

I think the strength that you would get would help in your stamina and training more than anything. Train harder, get fitter, make fewer mistakes when tired. is this a logical theory?

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I think the strength that you would get would help in your stamina and training more than anything. Train harder, get fitter, make fewer mistakes when tired. is this a logical theory?

Maybe, but poll all the players on the Tour and ask them when they make more mistakes, when they are physically tired or mentally tired. My educated guess says a GREAT majority of them say mentally tired. Tigers biggest advantage isnt his physical strength that he has, its his mental strength that makes him head and shoulders above the rest.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GPK

Maybe, but poll all the players on the Tour and ask them when they make more mistakes, when they are physically tired or mentally tired. My educated guess says a GREAT majority of them say mentally tired. Tigers biggest advantage isnt his physical strength that he has, its his mental strength that makes him head and shoulders above the rest.

Without Dala's expert pyschoanalysis i dont know how deep we can delve into this but isnt being physically tired a direct factor for being mentally tired? I cant see how a player couldnt improve by being stronger. It wont make a bad player good but may certainly give him an advantage later in tournaments.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Without Dala's expert pyschoanalysis i dont know how deep we can delve into this but isnt being physically tired a direct factor for being mentally tired? I cant see how a player couldnt improve by being stronger. It wont make a bad player good but may certainly give him an advantage later in tournaments.

I see what you're saying, and yes there is a direct correlation (google it Scavs) linking the two. I think there have been plenty of guys through the years that have gotten stronger and their games gone downhill. Look how bad Duval got when he lost a ton of weight and got much fitter. People don't realize how much of an effect that has on your swing. Look at how gradual Tigers build has changed. It wasn't a one or even two year deal...nothing was sudden at all, very gradual.

Being fitter doesnt always improve a golfer, especially if it drastically changes the dynamics of your swing. I lost 50lbs between ages 20-22. Once I lost that weight, it took me quite a while to get used to swinging completely different than I was used to.