and I was afraid the kid would fold.....nm

[thatsbaseball]

nm

 

[drt7891]

What a performance. Unreal.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Seems like a great guy too. I wonder how much money that last missed putt cost Rose to share 2nd.

 

[Dawgzilla]

I didn't notice; did no amateurs make the cut? There was never any discussion of the low amateur, or recognition of low amateur in Butler Cabin.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I didn't notice; did no amateurs make the cut? There was never any discussion of the low amateur, or recognition of low amateur in Butler Cabin.

Looks like none made the cut. Byron Meth shot 74-76 to come closest, but that's it.

 

[Dawg1976]

Glad he won. Good to have someone from the U.S. that can give Rory a run for #1. I don't have anything against Rory btw.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Glad he won, also.

He managed to deal with that space between his ears.

He has a bright future.

 

[goindhoo]

No amateur made cut. Kid can putt and that is what made tiger so good. Go Scotty or go home. I know tiger changed putters for money, but it was a bad trade.

 

[jacksonreb]

i've never understood what's so hard about

the equipment thing for tiger. nike obviously doesn't get golf. except for the few they pay boatloads of money to, not many pros play them. that said why doesn't nike go to Edwin watts or dick's, buy a fircking scotty and COPY THE D**N THING? it really isn't that hard. same for their irons. go buy some that are actually decent and just copy them.

 

[Bulldogg31]

the equipment thing for tiger. nike obviously doesn't get golf. except for the few they pay boatloads of money to, not many pros play them. that said why doesn't nike go to Edwin watts or dick's, buy a fircking scotty and COPY THE D**N THING? it really isn't that hard. same for their irons. go buy some that are actually decent and just copy them.

Equipment matters. Adidas bats and such.

 

[esplanade91]

the equipment thing for tiger. nike obviously doesn't get golf. except for the few they pay boatloads of money to, not many pros play them. that said why doesn't nike go to Edwin watts or dick's, buy a fircking scotty and COPY THE D**N THING? it really isn't that hard. same for their irons. go buy some that are actually decent and just copy them.

While Tiger was winning he was using Titleist clubs that Nike paid a licensing fee to cover in Nike logos. I think that's the same case with the TW balls he used to use.

Nike apparently makes a decent putter now, and I've heard really good things about their Vapor series. At some point, hitting the ball into the rough off the box the first 6 holes is on you. Not the equipment.

 

[Xenomorph]

You know.. there are are a shitload of really good laws that frown on such:

go buy some that are actually decent and just copy them

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[codeDawg]

At some point, hitting the ball into the rough off the box the first 6 holes is on you. Not the equipment.

Exactly. You can talk to me about equipment when he's hitting short or the approach shots just aren't sticking. Pros were hitting fairways with wooden shafts and heads in the 20's.

 

[Dawgzilla]

Well maybe someone should tell Scotty, since most of his good designs are just copies of others.

 

[mstateglfr]

And yet putter designs have been copied over and again for decades.

Look no further than the Ping Anser. Off the top of my head, it has been copied by the following- Adams, Scotty Cameron, Hogan, Bettinardi, Nike, Odessey, Cobra, Cleveland, Wilson, Rossa, and that dumb company 'Never Compromise'.
And that's based on what I remember from probably 8+ years ago, so there are certainly more out there at this point. This is also excluding all the crap big box copies.

 

[jacksonreb]

LOL, there are unlimited "tweaks" that avoid patent infringement but yet effectively duplicate. ain't no new short story plots, and all that.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Equipment matters. Adidas bats and such.

What, do the other brands swing themselves on a called strike 3?

 

[Xenomorph]

What tweaks would you recommend?

 

[Dawgzilla]

It is very difficult to protect putter designs unless you can come up with something that has never been seen before. This is actually something I know a lot about (not putter designs, but intellectual property). Even if you are able to get a patent on a design, patents expire and then anyone can copy them. As long as you are not making a putter that is total knockoff, meaning consumers would actually think they were buying a Scotty Cameron or whatever you were copying, then you are probably okay. I haven't done any research on what patents Titleist might have on Cameron putters, but I'm pretty sure you could safely copy just about any of his blade style putters, leave off the trademarked three red dots, and be good to go. You might want a different color and/or finish than Cameron uses just to be safe.