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2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 12:33 pm
by 93henfan
Hi

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 12:39 pm
by 93henfan
Forgive me for only watching four tourneys each year, but what is the deal with Bubba's yellow ball? Does he have no decency? I mean, sure, they allow kneegrows now, but yellow balls? When will it stop?

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:39 pm
by 89Hen
93henfan wrote:Forgive me for only watching four tourneys each year, but what is the deal with Bubba's yellow ball? Does he have no decency? I mean, sure, they allow kneegrows now, but yellow balls? When will it stop?
They're actually handy when somebody in your group plays with them. They don't bother me at all.

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:45 pm
by 93henfan
89Hen wrote:
93henfan wrote:Forgive me for only watching four tourneys each year, but what is the deal with Bubba's yellow ball? Does he have no decency? I mean, sure, they allow kneegrows now, but yellow balls? When will it stop?
They're actually handy when somebody in your group plays with them. They don't bother me at all.
So it's simply because they're in foursomes or does he play it on Sat and Sun too?

With the number of cameras, eyes, and officials, it's obviously unnecessary. Does it give him some perceived benefit in his game? Or is he just an asshole? Or more likely, a marketing angle with his sponsor?

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:43 pm
by Ivytalk
Tiger one back. :popcorn: :stir: :fuel:

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:10 pm
by 93henfan
Ivytalk wrote:Tiger one back. :popcorn: :stir: :fuel:
Why would you be the one stirring the pot? You and Z are the ones who are afraid of the kneegrow catching the old cracker. The rest of us actually like Tiger. He is, after all, the best thing that ever happened to pro golf. :nod:

:stir:

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:14 pm
by Ivytalk
93henfan wrote:
Ivytalk wrote:Tiger one back. :popcorn: :stir: :fuel:
Why would you be the one stirring the pot? You and Z are the ones who are afraid of the kneegrow catching the old cracker. The rest of us actually like Tiger. :nod:

:stir:
Just getting it started.

The Curse of Elin will continue.

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:56 pm
by kalm
93henfan wrote:Forgive me for only watching four tourneys each year, but what is the deal with Bubba's yellow ball? Does he have no decency? I mean, sure, they allow kneegrows now, but yellow balls? When will it stop?
Bubba has been doing it for awhile although he did switch from Volvik to Titleist this year.

I’ve been playing yellow Srixons since they came out. It takes me back to when I was a kid and yellow orange Top Flite XLs were the bomb.

So I’m that kind of asshole.

:mrgreen:

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 4:21 pm
by Ivytalk
What happened to Great White Hope Jordan Spieth? Nine back after first day.

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 4:22 pm
by Ivytalk
Woods now 4 back at -2. Koepka and Dechambeau (I’ll Rochambeau you for that name) at -6.

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:05 pm
by 93henfan
It's bizarre that Woods' short game is what is hurting him these days. So many makeable putts missed early today. Could have easily been -7. The body seems to be fine. Now it's the head. By the time he gets his mind right, he'll probably blow out a vertebra or hip flexor.

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:45 pm
by CID1990
kalm wrote:
93henfan wrote:Forgive me for only watching four tourneys each year, but what is the deal with Bubba's yellow ball? Does he have no decency? I mean, sure, they allow kneegrows now, but yellow balls? When will it stop?
Bubba has been doing it for awhile although he did switch from Volvik to Titleist this year.

I’ve been playing yellow Srixons since they came out. It takes me back to when I was a kid and yellow orange Top Flite XLs were the bomb.

So I’m that kind of asshole.

:mrgreen:
After back surgery in 1997 my swing slowed considerably so I went to a lower compression ball.

I used to use Lady Precept when I could find them. There are a couple 80 compression balks here in Asia that aren’t quite as gay


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Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:50 pm
by kalm
CID1990 wrote:
kalm wrote:
Bubba has been doing it for awhile although he did switch from Volvik to Titleist this year.

I’ve been playing yellow Srixons since they came out. It takes me back to when I was a kid and yellow orange Top Flite XLs were the bomb.

So I’m that kind of asshole.

:mrgreen:
After back surgery in 1997 my swing slowed considerably so I went to a lower compression ball.

I used to use Lady Precept when I could find them. There are a couple 80 compression balks here in Asia that aren’t quite as gay


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Not a terrible idea. Did you hit them further?

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 9:02 pm
by CID1990
kalm wrote:
CID1990 wrote:
After back surgery in 1997 my swing slowed considerably so I went to a lower compression ball.

I used to use Lady Precept when I could find them. There are a couple 80 compression balks here in Asia that aren’t quite as gay


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Not a terrible idea. Did you hit them further?
Not really. They do about the same distance. But with the slower swing the high compression balls are much shorter and I have less control on the spin.


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Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:16 am
by 89Hen
93henfan wrote:
89Hen wrote: They're actually handy when somebody in your group plays with them. They don't bother me at all.
So it's simply because they're in foursomes or does he play it on Sat and Sun too?

With the number of cameras, eyes, and officials, it's obviously unnecessary. Does it give him some perceived benefit in his game? Or is he just an asshole? Or more likely, a marketing angle with his sponsor?
They are usually easier to see in the air but also could be getting paid to play them.

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:19 am
by 89Hen
kalm wrote:It takes me back to when I was a kid and yellow orange Top Flite XLs were the bomb.
Orange Prostaffs were the bomb fella. Top Flites were for hacks.

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Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:52 am
by kalm
89Hen wrote:
kalm wrote:It takes me back to when I was a kid and yellow orange Top Flite XLs were the bomb.
Orange Prostaffs were the bomb fella. Top Flites were for hacks.

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Well then...it was appropriate for me to be playing Top Flites :mrgreen: . I just remember that a yellow Top Flight was the first ball I struck (from an elevated par 3 to what was evidently a very soft green) that I ever witnessed backing up.

I'd forgotten about Pro Staff. Didn't someone play them on tour...I assuming that was Pate from your pic?

:notworthy:

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:03 am
by 93henfan
89Hen wrote:
93henfan wrote:
So it's simply because they're in foursomes or does he play it on Sat and Sun too?

With the number of cameras, eyes, and officials, it's obviously unnecessary. Does it give him some perceived benefit in his game? Or is he just an asshole? Or more likely, a marketing angle with his sponsor?
They are usually easier to see in the air but also could be getting paid to play them.
OK, makes sense. So the player can get more feedback on ball flight? Just trying to nail down the purpose.

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:21 am
by 89Hen
93henfan wrote:
89Hen wrote: They are usually easier to see in the air but also could be getting paid to play them.
OK, makes sense. So the player can get more feedback on ball flight? Just trying to nail down the purpose.
It really could be he likes the color too. There are a couple guys I play with that play them and I've never really asked them why.

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:05 am
by 93henfan
DeChambeau is falling apart. :lol:

Molinari moves into lead.

Tiger with a nice 8-footer to save par on the 1st.

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:30 am
by 93henfan

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:43 am
by 93henfan
Ivytalk wrote:What happened to Great White Hope Jordan Spieth? Nine back after first day.
-3 in round 2 through 12 / +1 total

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:34 pm
by Gil Dobie
93henfan wrote:
Ivytalk wrote:What happened to Great White Hope Jordan Spieth? Nine back after first day.
-3 in round 2 through 12 / +1 total
He is out of balance with his golf game.

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 3:16 pm
by 93henfan
Security guard just slide tackled Tiger. W T F ?!?

Re: 2019 Masters

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 3:21 pm
by 93henfan
And he makes a beautiful recovery shot from the trees and shakes it off by sinking a 28 ft birdie. Woot.