Frognosticator
Tier 1
With a name like that, he should be at Iowa or Nebraska.
182 ball speed with a 3 wood? 17 years old?
Coach Allcorn should be talking to Michael Block at Colonial this week!
Yup. My thought while watching the video: "Golf used to be a sport for a lifetime."I wish I could swing like him, but I think careers are going to be much shorter, and injuries much more commonplace in the game from now on.
There are such a wide range of factors that go into it. To be fair though most of it has to do with how you train for golf and are your movements fundamentally sound. If you chase speed with just garbage movement you will hurt yourself. If you build your body correctly and move well you can swing fast and not be hurt. I am faster than I’ve ever been and I just turned 43 and I’ve never had any major injuries. Occasional wrist tendinitis that flares up once a year or so thanks to high school basketball but nothing majorYup. My thought while watching the video: "Golf used to be a sport for a lifetime."
I'm interested to hear from @First Tee Frog about how to balance performance with longevity. Seems like guys like Adam Scott and Mickelson have been able to forge mostly healthy careers while still finding enough distance to compete. Is that mostly genetics, or can you build a swing to last in the speed era?
I think Block has gotten a little coaching from J.J. Killeen. And the guy knows how to work a crowd.
It was almost a little unfair to him, but he accepted the invitation. Dude had to be emotionally and mentally drained after last week, and then he doubled down by making himself available for every possible interview and podcast out there.Seems like a great dude but this result was almost inevitable. He’s a club pro for a reason.
That the tournament is highlighting him as much as they are speaks to how desperate they are for a compelling story during their run of the mill, non designated events.
Thanks to those who posted updates recently; I decided to combine an international vacation with an all-world head cold.
One story I just noticed today was that TCU will have two Frogs in the field this week at LACC. Paul Barjon shot a bogey-free 64 in his afternoon round at Durham's Old Chatham Club to nab one of 5 spots from a field of 76 in the "longest day in golf."
Paul begins on #10 at 1:46p Central on Thursday, 5 groups after fellow Frog Tom Hoge.
Gave a couple back on that tough 16-17 stretch, but -1 on the more-difficult back nine is a great start for Paul.Don't look now, but Barjon is tied for the lead at -3...