JSN bulking up

[SoulfishHawk]

Go Hawks?

 

[Rat]

That and Johnny Miller is an insufferable douche nugget. Every once in a while ill catch vid of an old tournament and remember what piece of garbage that guy was.

This relates more to toffee's post, but I don't like responding to him because he's never actually interested in having a real discussion.

It could be argued that Tiger's career was severely truncated by bulking up so much, as it promoted a violent swing that ultimately destroyed his back. He didn't HAVE to swing that way though, so I guess it's not like the muscles directly caused his injuries. Rory added a lot of muscle and hasn't had any issues with it. Bryson DeChambeau is going to end up being an interesting case. Golfers don't need to be agile though. I guess none of this really has to do with anything, but I like talking golf.

 

[Ostatehawk]

This relates more to toffee's post, but I don't like responding to him because he's never actually interested in having a real discussion.

It could be argued that Tiger's career was severely truncated by bulking up so much, as it promoted a violent swing that ultimately destroyed his back. He didn't HAVE to swing that way though, so I guess it's not like the muscles directly caused his injuries. Rory added a lot of muscle and hasn't had any issues with it. Bryson DeChambeau is going to end up being an interesting case. Golfers don't need to be agile though. I guess none of this really has to do with anything, but I like talking golf.

Remember David Duvall? He had a sweet swing and was #1 golfer for a decent time - then he hit the gym and was never the same. At least that was the rumor that circulated at the time.

 

[Rat]

Remember David Duvall? He had a sweet swing and was #1 golfer for a decent time - then he hit the gym and was never the same. At least that was the rumor that circulated at the time.

It did seem like his comeback attempts kept getting de-railed by injury, but I was under the impression that Duval's career implosion was mostly a mental thing. As he describes it, he was #1 in the world and had just won his first major, the '01 British Open, to reach golf's apex and finally accomplish everything everyone in his position dreams of... and it felt shockingly empty. He found himself asking "Is this all there is?". He lost the drive that had fueled his success, and struggled badly with yips.

That mental stuff can be crazy with golfers. You ever see a baseball pitcher with the yips? You feel awful for them, but it's hard to look away when it's happening.