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Rory McIlroy - 4 Time Major Winner

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    #3752
    londonred
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭londonred


    Watched a lot of Rory lately and a lot of his approach shots land short of the holes and spin backwards ending up even further away maybe if he played Top Flites which go further and spin less he would end up a lot closer to the hole .


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    #3753
    luvthegame
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭luvthegame


    Check out golfchannel.com. 6 minutes of mcilroy on the range. 5 wood 300yd carry, 3 wood, 325 carry. Driver 365 carry.
    Dispersion better than his wedges.Unreal.


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    #3754
    ligerdub
    Registered Users Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭ligerdub


    luvthegame wrote: »
    Check out golfchannel.com. 6 minutes of mcilroy on the range. 5 wood 300yd carry, 3 wood, 325 carry. Driver 365 carry.
    Dispersion better than his wedges.Unreal.

    He has taken his distances to a whole new level it seems.


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    #3755
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    luvthegame wrote: »
    Check out golfchannel.com. 6 minutes of mcilroy on the range. 5 wood 300yd carry, 3 wood, 325 carry. Driver 365 carry.
    Dispersion better than his wedges.Unreal.

    Just watched it... wow. Unreal to see those numbers.

    Link here
    https://www.facebook.com/GolfChannel/videos/10154919339081676/


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    #3756
    RoadRunner
    Registered Users Posts: 1,930 ✭✭✭RoadRunner


    luvthegame wrote: »
    Check out golfchannel.com. 6 minutes of mcilroy on the range. 5 wood 300yd carry, 3 wood, 325 carry. Driver 365 carry.
    Dispersion better than his wedges.Unreal.

    IMO it's the change of ball that's caused the "wedge" issues. Interaction of ball off driver face is not about feel and needs no "break in" period. He'll get that feel back with the new ball/lofted clubs soon I'm sure. When he does golf might just get boring :rolleyes:


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    #3757
    BoardsMember
    Registered Users Posts: 4,483 ✭✭✭BoardsMember


    Prefer to see him nail wedges close to the flag, show dispersion figures for that, so that we can be convinced that what is happening on the course is on the way to being resolved on the practise ground.


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    #3758
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    HighLine wrote: »
    Just watched it... wow. Unreal to see those numbers.

    Link here
    https://www.facebook.com/GolfChannel/videos/10154919339081676/
    It's his accuracy with those clubs that has my jaw on the floor.


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    #3759
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    RoadRunner wrote: »
    IMO it's the change of ball that's caused the "wedge" issues. Interaction of ball off driver face is not about feel and needs no "break in" period. He'll get that feel back with the new ball/lofted clubs soon I'm sure. When he does golf might just get boring :rolleyes:
    Very good point. The Golf Channel co-commentator was saying that he found it the hardest piece of equipment to change.


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    #3760
    ForeRight
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭ForeRight


    londonred wrote: »
    Watched a lot of Rory lately and a lot of his approach shots land short of the holes and spin backwards ending up even further away maybe if he played Top Flites which go further and spin less he would end up a lot closer to the hole .


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    #3761
    davo10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,926 ✭✭✭davo10


    luvthegame wrote: »
    Check out golfchannel.com. 6 minutes of mcilroy on the range. 5 wood 300yd carry, 3 wood, 325 carry. Driver 365 carry.
    Dispersion better than his wedges.Unreal.

    Of the 160 odd players in the US open field, 142 of them averaged 330+, his length is no longer the advantage it once was.

    150 and in is where the glory is, if he improves then he'll be in with a shout, if he doesn't, he'll be a top 10 finisher and nothing more. He doesn't need the money, only titles and in particular majors, matter.


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    #3762
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 15,985 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    HighLine wrote: »
    Just watched it... wow. Unreal to see those numbers.

    Link here
    https://www.facebook.com/GolfChannel/videos/10154919339081676/


    Stupid facebox
    How do you get it full screen?


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    #3763
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    Seve OB wrote: »
    Stupid facebox
    How do you get it full screen?
    The one to the left of the volume control when you hover your mouse at the bottom. Jeez! :p


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    #3764
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 15,985 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    CMOTDibbler wrote: »
    The one to the left of the volume control when you hover your mouse at the bottom. Jeez! :p

    Doesn't work on iPad.
    Nearly punched the thing through when I was trying to rewind it!

    Facebox is dirt,


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    #3765
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    Seve OB wrote: »
    Doesn't work on iPad.
    Nearly punched the thing through when I was trying to rewind it!

    Facebox is dirt,
    Your criticism of Facebook (although warranted) is not the actual problem. ;)


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    #3766
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    Seve OB wrote: »
    Doesn't work on iPad.
    Nearly punched the thing through when I was trying to rewind it!

    Facebox is dirt,

    Here is a Twitter link too. It's worth the effort to watch!

    https://twitter.com/GolfChannel/status/895282740399964161


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    #3767
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    HighLine wrote: »
    Here is a Twitter link too. It's worth the effort to watch!

    https://twitter.com/GolfChannel/status/895282740399964161
    His idiotPad will still fail miserably. :pac:


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    #3768
    fullstop
    Registered Users Posts: 11,392 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    CMOTDibbler wrote: »
    Great post. And very true about Spieth. All he needs is one or two rounds where those 25 footers are dropping and he can dominate a tournament. But when they don't, he falls back into the pack.

    The 25 footers kept falling for Faxon for his whole PGA tour career. What's to say Speith can't be the same?


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    #3769
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    fullstop wrote: »
    The 25 footers kept falling for Faxon for his whole PGA tour career. What's to say Speith can't be the same?
    Because they haven't. His putter has been hot and cold over the last couple of years. Even last week, he was missing them from half that distance.


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    #3770
    fullstop
    Registered Users Posts: 11,392 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    CMOTDibbler wrote: »
    Because they haven't. His putter has been hot and cold over the last couple of years. Even last week, he was missing them from half that distance.

    Yeah but he's still on a lot more than he's off with the putter. If anything it's the 3-5 footers he struggles with sometimes, but even in those rounds he'll hole a couple of 25 footers.


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    #3771
    Halfprice
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭Halfprice


    Making a 6 on the drivable par 4 was crazy. Even taking a drop he'd have taught he'd get up an down for par but had terrible chip. Seem to play solid enough apart from that costly hole.


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    #3772
    luvthegame
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭luvthegame


    Halfprice wrote: »
    Making a 6 on the drivable par 4 was crazy. Even taking a drop he'd have taught he'd get up an down for par but had terrible chip. Seem to play solid enough apart from that costly hole.

    I watched every shot he took up to the drive on 14. He drove very well. His longer irons were fair, his short irons poor and his putting was solid. within 5 ft range. He made a number of mistakes from the Bermuda around the greens overshot the tricky par3 with the shallow green. Made a bollox of 14.


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    #3773
    Russman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,880 ✭✭✭Russman


    luvthegame wrote: »
    I watched every shot he took up to the drive on 14. He drove very well. His longer irons were fair, his short irons poor and his putting was solid. within 5 ft range. He made a number of mistakes from the Bermuda around the greens overshot the tricky par3 with the shallow green. Made a bollox of 14.

    That pretty much sums it up perfectly !


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    #3774
    benny79
    Registered Users Posts: 3,136 ✭✭✭benny79


    I watched most of his round good in spells and when he was -2 I really thought he was going to rip the back 9 up! but his wedges seriously cost him to many unforced errors! with his quality and at that level is shocking!

    But slightly in his defence the greens look mad and very very fast! plus a lot of people seen to be struggling with the bermuda grass but surely they should be used to it, no?


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    #3775
    ligerdub
    Registered Users Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭ligerdub


    Tough course and he's still in the tournament. As day 1's go by no means a disaster.


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    #3776
    BoardsMember
    Registered Users Posts: 4,483 ✭✭✭BoardsMember


    Gents - I heard on the Newstalk Golf podcast that eir were showing it all live on the facebook live page. I can't seem to find it. Obviously only looking for legal links, by PM if necessary.


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    #3777
    ligerdub
    Registered Users Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭ligerdub


    BoardsMember wrote:
    Gents - I heard on the Newstalk Golf podcast that eir were showing it all live on the facebook live page. I can't seem to find it. Obviously only looking for legal links, by PM if necessary.


    If you're with virgin media you can get it on their app for free.


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    #3778
    BoardsMember
    Registered Users Posts: 4,483 ✭✭✭BoardsMember


    ligerdub wrote: »
    If you're with virgin media you can get it on their app for free.

    I have their mobile phone app but don't see it. Logged into the web version too and don't see it. Can you elaborate? Thanks!


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    #3779
    PARlance
    Registered Users Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    luvthegame wrote: »
    I watched every shot he took up to the drive on 14. He drove very well. His longer irons were fair, his short irons poor and his putting was solid. within 5 ft range. He made a number of mistakes from the Bermuda around the greens overshot the tricky par3 with the shallow green. Made a bollox of 14.

    He didn't make a putt over 6ft which will need to change. 14 was a disaster but was impressed with his 16-18 finish.


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    #3780
    luvthegame
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭luvthegame


    Back to even after 15th hole, carried a long drive down 16.
    If he wants to win this he has to rely on birdies on the par 5's. Lets see what he does with another short iron on 16.


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    #3781
    BraveDonut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭BraveDonut


    BoardsMember wrote: »
    I have their mobile phone app but don't see it. Logged into the web version too and don't see it. Can you elaborate? Thanks!

    I watched it all on the eir mobile (meteor version) app. Sound kept crapping out when casting to TV but I still watched it


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