Can A Short Hitter Ever be a Champion ??

viewing it from another angle....

a short hitter will have difficulties to consistently dominate like long hitters..
of course both can win, tournaments, majors or even no.1 ranking...
but in long haul, i think long hitters do have the upper hand..

slinger wrote:

theres a hokkien saying...

not scared u long...

but scared u zhun...

not scared u zhun...

but scared u HENG....

Very true in Singaporean style!
If yr regular kakis havg his day like the above quote, u re finished!
No golf fr 1-3 mths liao.

hkhamateur wrote:

slinger wrote:

theres a hokkien saying...

not scared u long...

but scared u zhun...

not scared u zhun...

but scared u HENG....

Very true in Singaporean style!
If yr regular kakis havg his day like the above quote, u re finished!
No golf fr 1-3 mths liao.

but scary part is tht bro slinger is "always" heng..

slinger wrote:

theres a hokkien saying...

not scared u long...

but scared u zhun...

not scared u zhun...

but scared u HENG....

Slinger, I not only scared you zhun or you heng.... I lagi more scared you zhun AND heng.....

blee wrote:

slinger wrote:

theres a hokkien saying...

not scared u long...

but scared u zhun...

not scared u zhun...

but scared u HENG....

Slinger, I not only scared you zhun or you heng.... I lagi more scared you zhun AND heng.....

OMG!
I hope bro slinger still hve golfer friends ard!
If nt, if he play basketball, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, bowling etc...other than golf, I can b his kakis/ friend still!

hkhamateur wrote:

blee wrote:

slinger wrote:

theres a hokkien saying...

not scared u long...

but scared u zhun...

not scared u zhun...

but scared u HENG....

Slinger, I not only scared you zhun or you heng.... I lagi more scared you zhun AND heng.....

OMG!
I hope bro slinger still hve golfer friends ard!
If nt, if he play basketball, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, bowling etc...other than golf, I can b his kakis/ friend still!

i think at a certain stage, you will need the distance

weesern wrote:

i think at a certain stage, you will need the distance

One definitely need distance if he really wants to win in a Major Championship like Master which is held in the monstrous 7,435 yards Augusta National ... If not, most of the time he will have to hit FW/hybrid in his second or perhaps 3rd shot into the green ... Some said if a tour pro who is world's #1 but have yet to win any Major, he is not considered a worthy World's #1 ...

sadly how many worthy major winners? sometimes its all abt timing

weesern wrote:

sadly how many worthy major winners? sometimes its all abt timing

Examples of former (and of course current) World's #1 who are major winners ...

1) David Duval (World's #1 & Major winner before);
2) Phil Mickelson (World's #1 & Multiple Major winner before);
3) Rory MIlroy (World's #1 & Major Winner before);
4) Vijay Singh (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
5) Greg Norman (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
6) Arnold Palmer (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
7) Nick Faldo (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
8) Fred Couple (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
9) The late Ben Hogen (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
10) Tiger Woods (Current World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);

Turbo wrote:

weesern wrote:

sadly how many worthy major winners? sometimes its all abt timing

Examples of former (and of course current) World's #1 who are major winners ...

1) David Duval (World's #1 & Major winner before);
2) Phil Mickelson (World's #1 & Multiple Major winner before);
3) Rory MIlroy (World's #1 & Major Winner before);
4) Vijay Singh (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
5) Greg Norman (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
6) Arnold Palmer (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
7) Nick Faldo (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
8) Fred Couple (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
9) The late Ben Hogen (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
10) Tiger Woods (Current World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);

Can add Martin Kaymer to that list.

Zig Zag wrote:

Turbo wrote:

weesern wrote:

sadly how many worthy major winners? sometimes its all abt timing

Examples of former (and of course current) World's #1 who are major winners ...

1) David Duval (World's #1 & Major winner before);
2) Phil Mickelson (World's #1 & Multiple Major winner before);
3) Rory MIlroy (World's #1 & Major Winner before);
4) Vijay Singh (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
5) Greg Norman (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
6) Arnold Palmer (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
7) Nick Faldo (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
8) Fred Couple (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
9) The late Ben Hogen (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
10) Tiger Woods (Current World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);

Can add Martin Kaymer to that list.

Yes, he was World's #1 in a short span and he has a major title on his belt ... If I include Arnold & Ben Hogen, Jack Nicklaus should be on the list too ...

Anyone above 240 is long enough.

Turbo wrote:

weesern wrote:

sadly how many worthy major winners? sometimes its all abt timing

Examples of former (and of course current) World's #1 who are major winners ...

1) David Duval (World's #1 & Major winner before);
2) Phil Mickelson (World's #1 & Multiple Major winner before);
3) Rory MIlroy (World's #1 & Major Winner before);
4) Vijay Singh (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
5) Greg Norman (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
6) Arnold Palmer (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
7) Nick Faldo (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
8) Fred Couple (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
9) The late Ben Hogen (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
10) Tiger Woods (Current World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);

Lefty has never been world #1 (at least not yet).

coe16arg wrote:

Turbo wrote:

weesern wrote:

sadly how many worthy major winners? sometimes its all abt timing

Examples of former (and of course current) World's #1 who are major winners ...

1) David Duval (World's #1 & Major winner before);
2) Phil Mickelson (World's #1 & Multiple Major winner before);
3) Rory MIlroy (World's #1 & Major Winner before);
4) Vijay Singh (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
5) Greg Norman (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
6) Arnold Palmer (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
7) Nick Faldo (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
8) Fred Couple (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
9) The late Ben Hogen (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
10) Tiger Woods (Current World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);

Lefty has never been world #1 (at least not yet).

You are observant, bro ... My bad ... Lets replace him with Martin Kaymer ...

Examples of former (and of course current) World's #1 who are major winners ...

1) David Duval (World's #1 & Major winner before);
2) Martin Kaymer (World's #1 & Multiple Major winner before);
3) Rory MIlroy (World's #1 & Major Winner before);
4) Vijay Singh (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
5) Greg Norman (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
6) Arnold Palmer (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
7) Nick Faldo (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
8) Fred Couple (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
9) The late Ben Hogen (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
10) Jack Nicklaus (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
11) Tiger Woods (Current World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);

Turbo wrote:

coe16arg wrote:

Turbo wrote:

weesern wrote:

sadly how many worthy major winners? sometimes its all abt timing

Examples of former (and of course current) World's #1 who are major winners ...

1) David Duval (World's #1 & Major winner before);
2) Phil Mickelson (World's #1 & Multiple Major winner before);
3) Rory MIlroy (World's #1 & Major Winner before);
4) Vijay Singh (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
5) Greg Norman (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
6) Arnold Palmer (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
7) Nick Faldo (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
8) Fred Couple (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
9) The late Ben Hogen (World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);
10) Tiger Woods (Current World's #1 & Multiple Major Winner before);

Lefty has never been world #1 (at least not yet).

You are observant, bro ... My bad ... Lets replace him with Martin Kaymer ...

Martin Kaymer not yet multiple major winner

coe16arg wrote:

Turbo wrote:

You are observant, bro ... My bad ... Lets replace him with Martin Kaymer ...

Martin Kaymer not yet multiple major winner

Yap ... He is a single Major winner ... Forgotten to amend when I replaced Phil with him ...

TDO wrote:

Ask Mike Weir when you won the Masters.

The present Augusta National (venue for the Master) is much narrower and longer than it was 10 years ago when Mike Weir clinched it.

The following might be of interest to Mike Weir's fans ...

http://www.majorschampionships.com/masters/news/2013/04/08/verdi-weir.html

I usually lose to folks who tee off further than me......

that's not too bad ... i tend to lose to people who shoot a lower score

And I usually lose to Derek.

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Derek wrote:

that's not too bad ... i tend to lose to people who shoot a lower score

then you ask for more strokes...in that way, lower score also will lose.

heheh ... unfortunately I am not as good at negotiating for strokes as mloy