If I remember correctly, 18 also was downhill big time. The announcers said that if you catch the "chute" the ball would roll over 100 yards.
Some balls rolled for over 25 seconds after landing!!!!!!!! The announcers were actually timing it. I thought I was watching the Olympic Ski Jumping event :-) Bob Sielski On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:24:01 -0800, tflan wrote: >Well, I was going to comment upon this so what the hell, here goes. >Another topic to start controversy. > >I didn't watch much of the Mercedes, just a few holes yesterday. I >saw the 350 to 400 yard drives these guys were hitting. I was >stunned that some of them were driving, or coming close to, a 300 >yard green with 3 woods and 2 irons. This brought to mind the >incessant commentary from many "purists" that equipment was making a >mockery of the game. But consider this; >the fairways at the Mercedes were better conditioned and at least as >fast as a lot of the greens we putt on. And the greens are like >velvet. Smooth and fast. > >To be sure, equipment is better than is was, but I'd venture to say >that the conditions under which those guys play are so much better >than they were, say, 25 years ago, that 300 yard 3 woods are no big >deal. I'm guessing a lot of us here have been to PGA Tour >tournaments. I sure as hell have. >I'm astounded by how far these guys hit the ball but keep in mind >that the distances shown include roll . . . and the ball rolls like >hell on those manicured fairways. > >TFlan > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: >Sunday, January 12, 2003 6:49 PM Subject: ShopTalk: Definitely >Switching to Titleist > > >>Ernie Els just hit a 398 yd drive on 18 at the Mercedes, I'm >>switching tomorrow. >> >>-- >>Thanks! >>John Muir http://clubmaker-online.com http://gripscience.com >>http://tourpure.com 810.220.4918
