Phil has, no doubt, been spending time at Augusta looking at the course and how it will play. If he figures there's no sand wedge shot for him, he ought to know - he HAS won there. Maybe he hasn't had to use it at Augusta before.
Augusta is all about being in the right position to put the ball in the right place on the green. So I think his theory is sound. He's obviously trying to set himself up to not NEED a SW.
Great players can hit a draw or fade with the same club .
Sure they can , but very few like to under the pressure of tournament conditions. They're really not much different in that respect from most good amatuers. They have a natural go-to ball fllight and that's what they stick to. The way Phil is hitting it, if he's making his 4-5 footers he'll be in the thick of it come Sunday.
I wonder which driver Phil will use when he needs a straight ball off the tee... on # 7, for example. I think you need to hit it dead straight, through a narrow shoot of trees.
I wonder which driver Phil will use when he needs a straight ball off the tee... on # 7, for example. I think you need to hit it dead straight, through a narrow shoot of trees.
Perhaps a third driver??? haha
7 is only 450 yds, he probably can do quite well without a driver there.
Great players can hit a draw or fade with the same club.
This is true, and Phil is one of them. But each shot requires a different swing.
If you are able to achieve the results with the same swing it would seem to me that you are more likely to not only improve your consistency, but more often avoid slumps or the crucial five or six-hole stretches where one of the swings is letting you down.
I wonder which driver Phil will use when he needs a straight ball off the tee... on # 7, for example. I think you need to hit it dead straight, through a narrow shoot of trees.
Perhaps a third driver??? haha
I really am almost sure that one driver actually is nutral, to compliment the Draw club, its just his main shot is a fade anyway, so he wouldn't need a fade driver.
Though If he pulled out a 3 wood, on that hole I don't think he'd feel overly penalised.
Either way, still will be interesting to see what he does on the day.
It may be that Phil feels happy to have one less wedge, as he is very good with all his others.
But he may want to use Two drivers that he trusts to do a certain flight on the course.
April 5th, 2006, 06:30 AM
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