Re: Stack and Tilt over

In article <EN2dneJrsuRpturbnZ2dnUVZ_vqpnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Luke" <luke451@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Alan Baker" <alangbaker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:alangbaker-974A35.00484918062007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In article <qqGdnbLWP4Vyl-vbnZ2dnUVZ_vWtnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Luke" <luke451@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Sorry, Aaron.

Looks like the S & T camp will be looking
for a new poster boy.

Luke in Ca

Riiiiiight.

Because he had one bad day the whole technique is worthless.

Please. Put a *little* thought into what you write, huh?

How could you possibly know how much thought I put
into my opinions, Alan? You can't, so I'll kindly tell you.

Baddeley is a fine player and seemingly a decent man. However, his
performance the last year is fraught with inconsistency. He has a win
this year, very nice. He's also missed 12 cuts in the last 14 months,
including the TCP and British Open in 2006, a 77 in
the final round of this year's TCP, a 4th round 80 in the Masters,
and now his collapse in the US Open. That in itself says something
about how his swing holds up at the most crucial times.

For the first three rounds he average 10 of 18 greens in regulation. So
how many did he hit with this swing that didn't hold up (according to
you): 8. Just two fewer.

Or how about fairways? Surely there this failure of his swing technique
must have shown itself. Wow. He hit one less fairway; 7 instead of 8.

And if it had been his full swing technique that was the problem,
wouldn't we have expected his putting not to have been affected? After
rounds of 28, 29 and 28 putts, he had 34 putts in his final round.

If the strokes lost are distributed all over his game then I'd say that
Aaron Baddeley's collapse says something about how the *man* held up and
not a lot about his choice of swing mechanics.


Unlike some commenting on Stack and Tilt, I read the GD article
on the internet, with interest. I took notes, took the notes to
the range and checked it out. It has some merit, esp with the
irons. I particularly like parts of the weight left concept, for example.

I've read dozens of posts all over the internet on the technique
and found reactions from ecstasy to disgust. I've seen videos
like this which are quite damning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juYpfvpg5ZY

OTOH, I've read that whole teaching staffs are converting to S&T, so
obviously there's some groundswell happening.

I would also add that in comparing Badderley's swing to one in the
GD article, it appears to me his is considerably different. So I
stand by my assessment that he may not be the best "poster boy"
for the technique, based not only on his results but on what kind of
swing he has actually implemented.

Sorry, but there was no mention of that in your previous post.


It's just my opinion, but right or wrong, I *do*
"put a little thought into what I write, huh."

Luke in Ca

Sorry, but I just don't see how you can say that. You missed the fact
that all aspects of his game suffered, which suggest very strongly that
the problem lies in Baddeley's ability to handle pressure.

And more simply, you wouldn't accept a single good round as proof that a
particular technique is good, so how can you accept a single bad round
as proof that a particular technique isn't good?

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
.

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