An exciting week at the Sail Open

Just wanted to share my apprehension and hopefully joy by Friday...there's a lot going on which was the result of all the work for tour players in the last few weeks.

first on the list is MM, he is finally becoming more comfortable in his new putting ball position after a detailed analysis which include master eye alignment. his position after round 1 is pretty encouraging sitting at -3.

second on the list is LCB who has his new Razr Blade tweaked and in his own lingo the most awesome irons he had. he is also sitting at -3 after the first round.

third is our BFG Graman Proto K advocator Prom Meesawat. his renewed confidence is taking him straight up there. he is currently at -4.

fourth is our young Coconut, Panuphol Pittayarat, who is playing in his first Asian tour event with his new full tour card

Lastly which excites me the most is young Attiwit or Jazz as he is known in Thailand. the boy waited 2 hours for us to finish makan to meet up and fiddle with is shorten ZEN ZAP. his last round in the local thai tour was 11 under but he had some problems with his putts.

Got to work with him again and we pretty much address all the problems and found the solutions for his indecisiveness.

here's some photo of what happened on last Saturday.....

setting him right is the first order of the day. Yup even pros have to be reminded about routine, routine, routine.



no technique involved, a talk-through is more productive and will stick in their minds longer



some drills which he would have to do at practice.



we are not comparing who has a bigger tummy (which i will win hands down) but i am adding pressure of close proximity so that he can work out how he needs to create the zone, stay in the zone and master the art of winning.



Attiwit is currently at even par in a very tough field. he is playing off a country exemption as he is not an Asian Tour player. not because he is not good enough but because he is not old enough. The boy is only 15 plus, believe it or not.

if you look at the scores posted today, you will understand that the Delhi Golf Club is a tough track.

Live Asian Tour Scores

end of info commercial, i am really looking forward to a good showing by the above 5 players.

DGman

How come SAIL started on Tuesday instead of Thursday? Didn't know the event started if not for Facebook...

this is India my friend..

practice day is monday only, pros cannot even play on sunday so just one practice round.

if you look at the scores posted, it is a very punishing course. i know that MM won at the Delhi club once so he likes the course.

DGman

tot is becos of ICC

Luck has it that 4 out of our 5 players to watch are in the top 10. the day's biggest improvement is Atiwit who is tied 10 with MM and LCB at -4. Prom is tied 4 at -8. the leaders are at -9.

some big scores are posted by pretty prominent players at this event.

It is especially sweet that young Jazz is not perturbed by the big names and playing the game as he should. On top of this its a good outing for ZEN and the Break 30 training system.

Live Scores Round 2

DGman

Looks like Siddikur is the new Mr Top-10 this season.

Sadly, no Malaysia pro made the cut... all watching Anwar's video tape issit??

Danny's form is really not much to talk about after his British Open feat.

tough day at the office yesterday but young Atiwit, MM, LCB still hanging in there with a pair of 2 overs and a even par. prom slipped with a 75.

today is the final day and lets see who can move.

it will be great for a Bangladeshi to win in India.......haha

meanwhile Atiwit putting stats looks pretty good.

Atiwit JANEWATTANANOND (THA) -2 Putts R1 - 30, R2 - 28, R3 - 29, his only weakness appears to be in the driving accuracy department.

DGman

DGman wrote:

it will be great for a Bangladeshi to win in India.......haha


DGman

thats possible.... but he have to stop holding his caddy's hands first...

Master wrote:

thats possible.... but he have to stop holding his caddy's hands first...

Fren-fren mah.... next time I see you, I will hold your hand too

Master Bate....no wonder you were holding G-Man's hand in BKK...

DGman wrote:

Master Bate....no wonder you were holding G-Man's hand in BKK...

shit..Master... i didnt know u saw me holding his hand.... but luckily u did not see us 25 minutes later....

Just saw LCB 4th round score. 1st 3 holes: 8, 2, 6: Triple bogey, eagle then double bogey. What a bizarre score! Wonder what happened.

Maybe DGman can provide some insight later.

LCB is known to be very erratic in his scores. a lot of people think the boy cannot putt but on the contrary. in my opinion he needs to separate feel from technique and decide on the right approach for his long and short game. In short he needs to be more on spontaneous in his short game.

if you look at Asian Tour stats, LCB was second in birdies made all season after Thaworn. it speaks volume about his game. when his iron is hot, every hole is a birdie chance.

He is due to come to the HOZ for a total fitting and putting analysis soon. Most likely a conflict in the tempo, rhythm and pace in his short game.

DGman

So after that we will have a Saddam game ?

Kiradech now leading by 2 strokes over Siddikur. I hope fat boy can win!

http://dataminesolution.com/live/stroke.php?day=4

Fat boy, Kiradech, wins his first Asian Tour event by one stroke over Siddikur... birdie on the 18th hole.

Notables:

Namchok T-8
Prom T-19
LCB T-22
Mardan & Pariya T-24
Jazz T-31
Coconut T-38

firstly all made the cut...i am especially happy for Jazz to finish ahead of a lot of seasoned professional.

i am sure if you are 15, you will be happy to be in any Asian Tour event let alone made some money cos he is not an amatuer.

DGman

Looking forward to seeing your boys in the Maybank Malaysia Open next month. Let me know if they need any help with local stuff

Botak.......Mr Coke Can will be there.....you sure you want to offer your connections...haha

Hahaha...how come you didnt help me with local stuff last time?

pushslice wrote:

Hahaha...how come you didnt help me with local stuff last time?

Well... you should be able to cekap melayu a little right???

botak wrote:

Looking forward to seeing your boys in the Maybank Malaysia Open next month. Let me know if they need any help with local stuff

Dude, after HC, will plan for a KL trip.....help me with local stuff too hor.

A little little yes, by did i tell you im into ambassadors from dalian and szichuan?

my putonghoa is limited to bu yao ju rou in the restaurant and chuo kuai and ta kuai in the taxi bro

Wei, what local stuffs are you all thinking about? Specifically, I was referring to durians, nasi lemak, shopping guide, etc...

I was thinking of szichuan hot pot, dalian rabbit & potato stew