Re: Champions are playing graphite and OS clubheads

On Wed, 31 May 2006 09:41:27 -0600, Howard Brazee <howard@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Wed, 31 May 2006 07:50:29 -0700, larry <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

The Southern California Mid-Amateur champion is obviously a really
good player. However, the odds are that he probably couldn't make a
living on any of the tours. Certainly not the PGA.

Could that be primarily because he is a full time electrical
contractor?

When discussing trends in equipment what can matter are:

1. Are these trends observed with elite players?
2. Are these trends observed with ordinary players?
3. Do these tends make elite players better?
4. Do these trends make ordinary players better?
5. Are there other reasons for elite players to use them (shilling)?
6. Are there other reasons for ordinary players to use them
(arthritis)?

I don't see any particular reason to be interested in why a player
isn't elite when discussing these trends, unless that reason is
related to the equipment.

If someone didn't join the PGA because he had something else he wanted
to do, then he's a pretty good player. Which doesn't make him a PGA
level player.

I thought that too, but I have a nephew who was on the UNLV golf team
with several who are now touring pros. He was at least as good as
those guys, in fact when they play for fun (a few bucks bet) he
usually beats them.

He (and 99% of his teammates) chose NOT to try for a tour card even
when offered very attractive backing, -because they know the odds of
hitting it really big are so poor--and because they and their wives or
girlfriends don't relish that relentless pressure and constant travel
life--regardless of the gross income. For many golf is not fun when
you MUST win.

Larry
.

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