If the style of play at some of the “less imaginative” courses on the PGA TOUR is often described as “bomb and gouge,” the style of play at this week’s Open Championship at Royal St. George’s might be described as “bounce and roll.” Though Royal St. George’s lacks the star appeal of many of the …
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The two most dramatic shots of Jon Rahm’s historic US Open victory were undoubtedly his putts on the 71st and 72nd holes; but the turning point of the tournament came on the tee box at 17. Rahm stood on the 17th tee box needing to make birdie. The fairway bends slightly around a canyon on …
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On Sunday, 50 year old Phil Mickelson made history by becoming the oldest player to win a golf major. He didn’t just defy age last week, he defied his recent form. According to stat-savant Justin Ray, Phil had – by far – his best ball-striking week of the season.
In case you missed it, our partners DJ and Neil from No Laying Up introduced a driving range game on Instagram named Call Your Carry. Call Your Carry is a game developed by Golf Blueprint, a popular game-improvement tool which develops tailored golf practice plans and exercises based on decades of learning theory and performance …
One of the calculations of our Mobile Launch Monitor is Smash Factor. Essentially, Smash Factor is a measure of the efficiency of the strike. It’s an after the fact calculation that divides the ball speed by club head speed.
One of the common denominators among the best distance wedge players in the world is that they tend to have a launch angle that is lower and more consistent than higher handicap golfers. Elite players rely on low-launching wedge shots to control spin and trajectory. Generally, they apex their wedges under 50 feet and launch …
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Dustin Johnson is one of the most prodigious drivers in professional golf, but he didn’t win the 2020 Masters by just bludgeoning the course. For an athlete with such remarkable power potential, DJ also has also developed tremendous wedge distance control on his approach shots. It’s almost an unfair combination. When DJ has a scoring …
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“Some golfers practice easy and hope it shows up when the game is hard. Others practice hard to make the game easy.” – Dr. Bhrett McCabe, Golf Sports Psychologist Do you consider your range sessions easy or hard? Are you working on new skills or fine-tuning the ones you already have? Many golfers organize their practice …
Keys to Productive Golf Practice: Less Comfort, More Chaos Read More »
In the same week Rapsodo recorded 1 million swings on the Mobile Launch Monitor (MLM) app, we had the longest drive ever recorded in the app as well. Eric Sim – also known as the JUCO Bandit – hit a ball from Vancouver, BC that landed somewhere near our HQ in St. Louis. Sim told us …
Every golfer has heard the adage “drive for show, putt for dough,” but technology and new statistics is proving that saying wrong.
