Data Action Golf with Dr. Aaron R. Stewart

Rickie started slow, finished FAST. Justin started faster, and came back to the pack. We learn about Bubba's new putting stroke and who his new putting pal is (we didn't say coach, Bubba makes it clear he has no coaches). Brandon Grace throws a 64 down with a hole-in-one, using an 8 iron from 193. No, that is not a typo, 193 yards!!! Waste Management Phoenix Open is a Zero Waste tournament. What in the world does that mean? And if you didn't see the Video with Gary Woodland and Amy Bockerstette, a Special Olympics athlete. IT IS SO GOOD. It is the best golf video of 2019, and it won't be beat. Gary Woodland is a stud. I have wanted it a bunch, I can't get enough of it. Check out the link below. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYSjFvCNP7Q

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With recent comments from Brooks Koepka about the problems with slow play on professional golf tours, we again find ourselves mired in this discussion. But why don't the powers that be in golf just start enforcing the rules? As with much on this planet, when there is a problem we can seem to figure out, we need to follow the money. In this case we find that big golf sponsors, who pay tour players handsomely to proudly display their corporate logos on hats, shirts, golf bags, etc., want their players to be on our TV screens as much as possible. One way to do that is to take every allotted second to prepare to take the next shot. As long as there is big money being paid from big sponsors, the PGA tour would be simple stupid to punish slow play. Except to players that don't have a big sponsor. It just doesn't make financial sense to enforce slow play. The first round of the Waste Management Open could not have gone better for Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler. Justin Thomas with 7 birdies and no bogeys penciled a cool seven under 64. Rickie Fowler also shot a seven under 64, but he did it with 5 birdies and one eagle. The question now becomes can either of these two power houses hold on, with the better question being for Rickie Fowler, who has had a few close calls here in Arizona. Let's tee it up!  

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Another impressive win for Bryson DeChambeau, who continues to prove to the world that using training aides that provide instant and correct data can transform you game. Not only your swing, but also you mental toughness, as you can prove to yourself that you golf swing is solid. You can know you golf swing, it won't be mystery to you any longer. And with that, your performance will go up, just ask Bryson.  We also get into the one-length iron discussion, with some insight I learned personally after being fitted and playing with one-length clubs for a few months. Let's tee it up!

An amazing display of golf this week from Justin Rose, using new equipment for only the 2nd time in competition. What can we learn from Justin Rose? Let's get into the data and see how Justin's performance holds up compared to his averages and our performance bench marks. Let's tee it up!

On today's show we play two soundbites from Lee Westwood and Bryson DeChambeau, as they play in the Dubai Desert Classic. Lee provides us with great pearls of wisdom into how we need to carry ourselves mentally on the course to achieve our best golf. Bryson provides some brilliant insight into how we can prepare ourselves to be prepared and consistent on the golf course. Both pieces of advice are wonderfully helpful in assisting us get better at this great game. Let's tee it up!

Equipment manufacturers are producing better putters, grasses on modern greens are quicker due to better agronomy and watering strategies. It all means that we have better surfaces, better technology, but we aren't making statistically more putts. So what it the problem?  In a nutshell we can't read greens well enough to adjust to these conditions. What can we do about it?  Let's tee it up!

This time of year, with the PGA Show going on, we will hear about all kinds of new technology and products that are supposed to help us play better golf. There is also many coaches getting together to share notes, which always brings up the question of do we learn by feel or by technology. The answer? Let's tee it up!

Rickie Fowler is not playing Titleist Pro Vs anymore? My world just came crashing in around me? What in the world is going on around here?!? Rickie claims he has found the Taylormade TP5x golf ball to be better in the wind and he has picked up some distance with his irons. So how to you choose a golf ball? Does it really matter that much to us amateurs? Let's tee it up!

It may appear Adam Long was an overnight success, but not so fast my friends!!  Adam has been earning this win for a very long time. On this Data Monday, we will go over some cool stats of Adam's from his PGA career, and we will even look at some from Phil Mickelson for comparison. We will also take a quick look at how Adam performed up against our amateur game improvement benchmarks. Let's tee it up!

Phil tweeted out he was a "little rusty" before his start at the Desert Classic, then he went out and shot a 60. It was the 3rd 60 of his playing career, which no one else has done on the PGA Tour. But this 60 was his lowest score to par in his career. So what was rusty? Let's tee it up!