Comments on: Sunday at Congressional http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/07/06/sunday-at-congressional/ My Quest to Become a Golf Pro Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Double Eagle http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/07/06/sunday-at-congressional/comment-page-1/#comment-5689 Double Eagle Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:34:00 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1764#comment-5689 I kind of assumed you meant irons. The sound of impact is definitely different than what I normally hear up and down the driving range. The contact is very crisp. I kind of assumed you meant irons.

The sound of impact is definitely different than what I normally hear up and down the driving range. The contact is very crisp.

]]> By: TP Golf Online http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/07/06/sunday-at-congressional/comment-page-1/#comment-5676 TP Golf Online Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:44:44 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1764#comment-5676 I should have clarified that the trajectories were with the irons. I have heard Tiger has a higher trajectory than most also. Not sure if you noticed this but the sound at impact is different also with their irons. I should have clarified that the trajectories were with the irons. I have heard Tiger has a higher trajectory than most also.

Not sure if you noticed this but the sound at impact is different also with their irons.

]]> By: Double Eagle http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/07/06/sunday-at-congressional/comment-page-1/#comment-5675 Double Eagle Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:12:30 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1764#comment-5675 One thing that surprised me sitting on the 18th was how high they all drove the ball. It was a little hard to tell because the 18th goes down hill from the tee, but still, it looked like they all hit very high trajectories. One thing I would have liked to do is watch the players hit on the range and the practice green, but the crowds were 3-deep there. I'd like to maybe attend a Nationwide Tour event where I can get much closer to the action to see the nuts and bolts a little better. One thing that surprised me sitting on the 18th was how high they all drove the ball. It was a little hard to tell because the 18th goes down hill from the tee, but still, it looked like they all hit very high trajectories.

One thing I would have liked to do is watch the players hit on the range and the practice green, but the crowds were 3-deep there. I’d like to maybe attend a Nationwide Tour event where I can get much closer to the action to see the nuts and bolts a little better.

]]> By: TP Golf Online http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/07/06/sunday-at-congressional/comment-page-1/#comment-5674 TP Golf Online Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:45:01 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1764#comment-5674 I agree watching them in person is much different than on TV. I attended the Sunday round at the '94 Bob Hope and my friend and I mostly followed the pairing of Payne Stewart and John Cook and spent time watching players warm up at the range. It still amazes me how low most tour players hit the ball. Seems as if 90% of their irons are hit on a knockdown trajectory. Except for Payne Stewart his trajectory seemed twice that as John Cook's. Two weekends ago the Canadian Tour had a stop in Calgary. I took my 7 year old daughter to the event. The crowds there were quite small so we did not have to camp out on any hole to wait to see specific players. We started out watching players warm up. Watching them hit their driver it is amazing how straight they hit the ball. It seems a fade or draw would go straight out and then fall slightly to the left or right. On the course we watched a couple groups tee off the 1st hole, then over to a par 3 that was surrounded by water and bunkers. Then followed a group for the 8th and 9th holes. We got to the ninth tee box before the players and stood at the back of tee box. One player came up and gave my daughter a golf ball as a souvenir. His name is Tom Stankowski, who happens to be the older brother of Paul. I think I was more excited about the souvenir than she was. At the end of August the LPGA will also be here for their Canadian stop. They have not been here since they played the 1999 Du Maurier Classic (the 2nd last year it was a major). I agree watching them in person is much different than on TV. I attended the Sunday round at the ’94 Bob Hope and my friend and I mostly followed the pairing of Payne Stewart and John Cook and spent time watching players warm up at the range. It still amazes me how low most tour players hit the ball. Seems as if 90% of their irons are hit on a knockdown trajectory. Except for Payne Stewart his trajectory seemed twice that as John Cook’s.

Two weekends ago the Canadian Tour had a stop in Calgary. I took my 7 year old daughter to the event. The crowds there were quite small so we did not have to camp out on any hole to wait to see specific players. We started out watching players warm up. Watching them hit their driver it is amazing how straight they hit the ball. It seems a fade or draw would go straight out and then fall slightly to the left or right.

On the course we watched a couple groups tee off the 1st hole, then over to a par 3 that was surrounded by water and bunkers. Then followed a group for the 8th and 9th holes. We got to the ninth tee box before the players and stood at the back of tee box. One player came up and gave my daughter a golf ball as a souvenir. His name is Tom Stankowski, who happens to be the older brother of Paul. I think I was more excited about the souvenir than she was.

At the end of August the LPGA will also be here for their Canadian stop. They have not been here since they played the 1999 Du Maurier Classic (the 2nd last year it was a major).

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