Those odds sound about right

Saw some segment on TGC about how Fred Couples never practices yet still has such a great golf swing. Made me think of you

Shooting 7 under in your final 10 holes when you are 6 back doesn't take balls. It takes a lot of luck. A ****ton of luck. That's a sub-60 pace. MAN HE JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE BALLZZZZZZZZZZZ TO SHOOT SUB-60 PACE FOR THE FINAL 10 HOLES!

What the **** is a "triple slam"? A grand slam, by definition, is 4. Triple slam sounds like someone someone makes up when their actual argument isn't good.

Suddenly you pretend to understand sample size...... how rich.

It's his twin brother.

[QUOTE=A-Rod's Cousin;37912844]Shooting 7 under in your final 10 holes when you are 6 back doesn't take balls. It takes a lot of luck. A ****ton of luck. That's a sub-60 pace. MAN HE JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE BALLZZZZZZZZZZZ TO SHOOT SUB-60 PACE FOR THE FINAL 10 HOLES!



What the **** is a "triple slam"? A grand slam, by definition, is 4. Triple slam sounds like someone someone makes up when their actual argument isn't good.


A triple slam is winning the slam 3 times.

As a poker player you should understand my mentality. I could win the sunday mil 3 times. I could win a couple of wpt events. I could start playing 2knl for 2BB/100 all of which would be great and mean I'm a good player. I'd be able to take great care of my kids with this but I'd consider my career hollow and really a let down if I never won a bracket.

Classic

Wait a minute, did some ignorant sap really post that playing the last 10 holes in 7 under is entirely about luck? By that logic Tiger shooting 12 under at Pebble was entirely about luck as well.

And did that same ignorant sap not know what a triple slam was? Doesn't surprise me, after all it happened well before he started paying attention to golf.

People, if everybody had the poor lobotomized golf ignorant on ignore, nobody would be quoting posts and they would remain unread forever. Why is he even allowed to post in this forum? Makes zero sense, all it does is cause problems.

BO

I hate both but would take #2 but would not bet either

No, I didn't say entirely. Try reading.

Every skilled player (assume a player who wants to win and doesn't care if he finishes 2nd or 26th) who is 6 back on hole 9 will be flag-hunting on every hole. And we already know he's skilled since that's the player we're talking about.

So shooting those 10 holes in 7 under has little to do with "balls" and a lot to do with luck. The balls are already there because he's flag-hunting every hole and he's hammering his first putts not leaving them short.

How do you not see this? Haven't you been playing golf for like 75 years?

BO if there wasn't much luck involved, how come he only played his last 10 holes in 7 under only a handful of times(or maybe once?) in his entire career?

Basically it is your opinion that something Jack did maybe once(and at most only a handful of times) over thousands of career rounds had very little to do with luck or running hot?

OK

As for the lol Tiger comparison, if Jack had done it on 4 consecutive days than you could diminish the luck factor significantly. But he didn't... So you can't.

Luck is an ignorant choice of words, it's simply an occurrence that doesn't happen often. Variance, whatever. By that logic everything that ever happens on tour is luck.

But according to the ignorant, is was lucky that Tiger shot 12 under on a U.S. Open course, that had never happened, had to be luck. And the fact that nobody else broke par was another amazing stroke of luck. So the fact he won by 15 was an event that was incredibly lucky and will never happen again in our lifetimes because of the amount of luck involved.

That last paragraph is the opinion of the ignorant, not me.

Lastly, I'm sick and tired of the same troll turning this forum into his own personal playground. He needs to go, he is useless here. He proves time and time again he shouldn't be posting about golf.

BO

Or maybe it has something to do with guts! The ability to say ok I need another gear right here right now. "How far do you think a 3 would go here Jackie?" that's just a stone cold assassin calling out the eagle. Or not even looking up and saying, "it is" to Jackie's,"Be the right club!" on 16.

See I know most of you don't get it but I've seen guys do things they just aren't supposed to be able to do just on shear will. They exceed their natural ability. Toughness counts.

I love how BO "ignores" my posts then slams me indirectly via other posters. Very mature.

How come Jack didn't buckle down more often then? What a waste of talent if he could just turn the switch like that whenever he wanted.

This sums up your side's entire view on the subject. This is all nonsense.

You are making an assumption that Jack had "another gear" and Tiger does not have "another gear" (whatever this means).

You are using anecdotal evidence of what Jack said to his son during some round of golf. Wow. Meaningless data points.

So you've never seen Tiger "do things he just isn't supposed to do on sheer will"? Like what? And what has Jack done that fits this criterion?

How did Jack "exceed his natural ability"? That's not possible. It would be un-natural. Oh, wait, are you saying he was a PED user?

"Toughness counts". Winning a US Open on a broken leg after Rocco Mediate exasperatedly said "I knew it" (about Tiger) after he drained a long putt to get to a playoff has nothing to do with toughness?

You people are incredible.

God damn I wish the SABR community overtook golf like it did baseball. This forum would be so much better.

The golf community appears to be decades behind the baseball community when it comes to knowledge about the sport.

UH first of all Rocco choked.

Second yes people do exceed their measurables in other sports all the time.

Nxt he did do stuff like that more than once. Broken leg? Jack had a bad hip his entire career and played on it.

Look at Jacks seconds and thirds how did he play? How did the winner play? Was he going low but so did the winner? Or did he just do nothing. Quite often if you look them up I think you'll see Jack shooting low but so did the winner.

But you have to admit Tiger's failure to win one from behind is a huge mark on his career.

Then why did he finish 2nd and 3rd so much?

10 holes = 72 holes, cool story.

By the way, we have a new entrant for GOAT. Mark Calcavecchia. I'll let Leo elaborate. Hint: dude had two extra gears and a stomach full of guts one time back in 2009.

Can you guys not read? Cause the guys he was playing would actually show up and post numbers.

Why does Tiger never finish 2nd or 3rd? Cause he is either on top or way behind for the most part.

Go watch film and it will all be clear to you.

Going low eh?

Jack in his 18 major wins was -101, an average of -5.6

Tiger is -180 in his 14 wins, averaging -12.9

I don't think you want to argue about going low. And you certainly don't want to argue over margin of victory.

One time doesn't make a career. We are talking about the 2 best players in history.

Just like setting the field for March Madness or picking the BCS you not only have to look at wins in majors but who they beat and who they lost 2.

I'll be honest Tiger is Alabama playing in the ACC Tide will win lots cause while there are lots of solid good teams there are no great ones.

Jack is Alabama in the SEC. Sure there were his Vandy's and Ole Miss but there are a lot of Florida, LSU, Georgia's

The SEC is top heavy every year but everybody say it's the best conference.

Again read. Was he going low relative to the competition? Did the guy he lost to post a great number?

Look at Tiger's runner ups. Even on last day to lose to Zach. Even on last day in 08 to lose to Trevor who tried to give it away by shooting 75!

LOL two juggernauts in the history of the game.

Well then Jack's failure to win so many from ahead is a huge mark on his career.

Could you guys imagine if Leo and Mucks weren't arguing on BO's side, how much BO would be ragging them and calling them "lobotomized"? Instead he lets them slide because they are both better than him at arguing his side.

LOL.

^lol so true

lol @ the first thing I ever see in reading the golf subforum is everyone berating someone named Leo (my name is Leo).


Anyway, I don't know if this is patently inappropriate (preemptive apology and mods feel free to delete if so), is anyone here interested in doing some small-stakes Masters wagering at Pinnacle lines (with vig removed, obv)? PM me please with some indication that you aren't gonna grim me.