Of all the stuff I test and try out, these are the ones that have actually made it to the course this year.
They live in my bag.
βTour Aim. I use the Wyndham-Clark setup all the time now. Try it out!
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βWhy Golf Putting thing. I throw this down and try to hit 5 to 10 putts before playing just to make sure I have some start line and path control.
No excuses not to work on start line when this is in the bag.
βStack launch monitor.Always checking wedge numbers and playing wedge games on the Stack app. β It's so small and easy to use that I don't have to take it out to charge it or anything. β
Resistance Bands - Downshift Bands:Go watch the Jackson Koert video and you'll know this is what I do before every round now. β I feel lost if these get taken out of my bag!! I'm using the Downshift bands. β
βDigital level - I like to test myself to figure out what slopes actually are so that I can get my green reading calibrated. β I don't think enough people practice green reading and having a level in the bag has helped me double check what I'm seeing and feeling.
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This is everything that lives in my golf bag and I don't have to take out.
Small enough to be practical and portable.
I do have an entire box full of crap in my car if I really need to dig into find some more tech or training aids to work on something π.
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π οΈ Alex Ehlert had an interesting post about the top 25 players on tour and their driving length and accuracy. Worth reading his entire caption!
Interesting note for me is there are more short hitters that are accurate than long hitters that are inaccurate
β ββItβs a product of having a dodgy left ankle, and thatβs why itβs flared out. Iβve had a bunch of cortisone shots in there. I didnβt know if I had that much left in me if my ankle didnβt settle down.ββ β
The bedroom is gone. They gutted it and turned it into a wet room. Hot plunge, cold plunge, steam shower, infrared sauna.
His actual routine when he's short on time: red light while the steam warms up, sweat for ten minutes, then straight into the cold plunge. Whole thing takes 30 to 40 minutes.
Cold plunge is the one he says most guys on tour are using. Not the exotic stuff.
There's an oxygen setup on the spin bike. 100 liters, inflates a big bag. He uses it maybe three or four times a year when something's nagging.
What was Ryan Fox thinking on 18 at Royal Birkdale?!
Always fun to hear the thoughts about the win just a couple days afterwards!
His thought process and notes on the 18th tee are pretty interesting.
He was thinking about Cam Young at the Players, the tee shot Young said he was going to hit the best of his life. Same thing running through his head.
"I might only ever get one chance at this."
He'd rather make double trying to make birdie than play conservative to sneak into a playoff. I LOVE THAT MINDSET!!!!
The layup math: five iron off the tee, then five iron in and get up and down, or hit the green and two-putt from 50 feet. He said there was no way he was getting a 50-footer inside five feet, that's how nervous he was.
The putt
The plan was speed. He didn't want to gun it, lip out high side and leave three and a half feet to get into a playoff. (
"The body was everywhere." Watched the coverage back the next night and looked fine. Didn't feel fine.
Have a great week! β β -Cordie
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