On the Telephone With Brian Gay

[Delaware Golf]

One of the most common strong points for the top pros is GIR "Greens in Regulation" and Power....accuracy takes a back seat to those two stats. Interesting...

No wonder Tomasello placed an emphasis on POWER...I didn't get to study with Tomasello long enough... but I know from other students that Tommy had his students track each of their rounds with a unique tracking method...

DG

[birdie_man]

So his 4th rd. driving distance average was 316...

For 2006 overall it's 278...

Any idea why he was pumpin em last week?

[Yoda]

So his 4th rd. driving distance average was 316...

For 2006 overall it's 278...

Any idea why he was pumpin em last week?

Brian Gay's driving distance for the four rounds at the Chrysler Classic of Tuscon:

1st 276.4
2nd 265.5
3rd 285.2
4th 316.0

Average for the week: 285.8.

Brian tells me he is strongly sensing the Lag Pressure in the Right Forefinger (#3 Pressure Point) -- even more at the Nissan than last week -- and he is using the Magic of his Right Forearm to drive that Pressure directly toward the Ball. In his room after his rounds he drills with the dowels and a club, checking, for example, his On Plane alignmens, Flying Wedges and Extensor Action. As his Golf Stroke has become more and more precise, less energy is consumed fighting conflicting forces and more goes into the Clubhead Lag Pressure. And that is the name of the game.

[12 piece bucket]

Brian tells me he is strongly sensing the Lag Pressure in the Right Forefinger (#3 Pressure Point) -- even more at the Nissan than last week -- and he is using the Magic of his Right Forearm to drive that Pressure directly toward the Ball. In his room after his rounds he drills with the dowels and a club, checking, for example, his On Plane alignmens, Flying Wedges and Extensor Action. As his Golf Stroke has become more and more precise, less energy is consumed fighting conflicting forces and more goes into the Clubhead Lag Pressure. And that is the name of the game.

Based on the above is he a Hitter?

[6bmike]

And BG has the best "hang time" for a putt too. But a flag was thrown. BG sounds hooked.

[GLFNVEG]

And BG has the best "hang time" for a putt too. But a flag was thrown. BG sounds hooked.

And Brian's stats for last four weeks are not great....wondered what happened?

[Yoda]

And Brian's stats for last four weeks are not great....wondered what happened?

Brian called and told me he hadn't been hitting the ball quite as well in Florida as he did on the West Coast swing. We got together on Wednesday of the BellSouth Classic in Atlanta and worked on the basics. He went on that week to hit 72.2 percent of the greens -- above the TOUR average -- and finished T-19, his best tournament of the year.

[golfkru]

He may have averaged 316 at Tucson but don't they only measure two drives for those stats? Both holes may have been down wind.

[ThinkingPlus]

He may have averaged 316 at Tucson but don't they only measure two drives for those stats? Both holes may have been down wind.

My understanding is that each day two holes are used for the average drive statistic. The holes are chosen such that one is into the wind and one is downwind if at all possible. Also, if elevation change is involved one would be uphill and the other downhill. While it is inexact at best, they do try to average out the effects of terrain and weather.

[Yoda]

He may have averaged 316 at Tucson but don't they only measure two drives for those stats? Both holes may have been down wind.

No 'may' about Brian's 316-yard-average at the Chyrsler Classic of Tuscon, golfkru. It is a PGA TOUR / ShotLink fact. And as I stated at the beginning of this thread eight months ago, that average was for the 4th round. For the record, Brian's four-round average was 285.8 yards with 69.7 percent of the fairways hit.

Now, you have been here only four days. We have given you a wealth of information without charge, and in exchange, you have given us this rude first post. What is your point?

That Brian Gay is not one of the TOUR's long drivers?

No argument there.

Given his Putting and Scrambling skills, that would be like Warren Buffett getting stock market inside information.



If you have a beef with the stat, take it up with the PGA TOUR or ShotLink or both.

Meanwhile, know that friends of LBG, no matter how diverse their view, are always welcome.

But the mean-spirited and contentious don't last long.