Driving Distance
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10-29-2006, 03:10 PM
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Driving Distance
How is a little dude like Camilo Villegas at 5'9" and 142 lbs able to drive with the big boys....his current stat for driving average is 302.4 yards with an accuracy of 58.2 %. He is as far off the tee as Davis Love who is 6'3" and 175 lbs.
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10-29-2006, 06:32 PM
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The fact he is pure muscle probably doesn't hurt!
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10-29-2006, 07:17 PM
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its the speed of his flywheel that matters...
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Originally Posted by Toolish
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The fact he is pure muscle probably doesn't hurt!
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fast spinning flywheel, core muscles, sufficient arm strength to give structure to power package but always avoiding the hit impulse.
He seems to have that youthful wiry kind of muscle rather than the massive bulk of muscle that some of the older long drive champs have.
Long levers must help too - 5 foot nine inches but how long are his arms? - makes for a long primary lever assembly! |
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10-29-2006, 08:29 PM
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I always saw Davis as someone who could be longest on tour if he wanted to be, but he's content. Always shocked at his club selections for his swing radius, 7 iron 155-170.
Villegas on the other hand appears as if he's just about maxed out in the swing speed dept.
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10-29-2006, 10:14 PM
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The reason he hits it sooooo far . . . his pants are so dang tight on his canolies. You'd hit a mile too.
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10-29-2006, 10:33 PM
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Good Starting Place
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Originally Posted by hg
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How is a little dude like Camilo Villegas at 5'9" and 142 lbs able to drive with the big boys....his current stat for driving average is 302.4 yards with an accuracy of 58.2 %. He is as far off the tee as Davis Love who is 6'3" and 175 lbs.
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A good starting place for your query would be 2-M-2. |
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10-30-2006, 05:10 AM
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One step further
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Originally Posted by hg
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How is a little dude like Camilo Villegas at 5'9" and 142 lbs able to drive with the big boys....his current stat for driving average is 302.4 yards with an accuracy of 58.2 %. He is as far off the tee as Davis Love who is 6'3" and 175 lbs.
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"Fast" and "heavy".
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YOU load and sustain the "LAG", during which the " LAW" releases it, ideally beyond impact.
"Sustain ( Yang/陽) the lag ( Yin/陰)" is "the unification of Ying and Yang" ( 陰陽合一).
The " LAW" creates the " effect", which is the "motion" or "feel", with the " cause", which is the "intent" or "command".
" Lag" is the secret of golf, passion is the secret of life.
Think as a golfer, execute like a robot.
Rotate, twist, spin, turn.
Bend the shaft.
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10-31-2006, 10:21 PM
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Rotation speed.....lag.....
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11-01-2006, 12:02 PM
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All of this, with a short backswing and little or no left wrist cock. Must be one heck of a pivot.
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