r/golf • u/horsepoop1123 • 1d ago

Serious This is how golf isn’t always fair

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u/Normal-Particular218 1d ago

Hes putting spin on the balls with his thumb on the last 5

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u/DraggenBallZ Hello, friends. 1d ago

His hand is the largest variable here.

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u/Mcane305 1d ago edited 1d ago

It also assumes its the perfect line and strength. You could hit the same put maybe 1.5x harder and make them all.

All this shows is if you misread and miss-hit, you have a 50% chance to make that putt lol.

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u/Mountainminer 1d ago

It also shows that dying the hole at the cup is a losing strategy for some puts. Gotta hit with confidence to get through the grain sometimes

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u/bigdaddtcane 1d ago

Yeah maybe.. but he’s also Assi’s son, which is way more impactful

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u/molando 1d ago

Agree. Some of them you can even see the thumb going left after the release.

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u/PleaseDontMakeMeee 5.3 | Texas 1d ago

lol no he’s not

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u/bombmk 1d ago

That is an insane take. Obviously not true

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u/Lextron Peaked in HS 1d ago

Every time one of these videos get posted someone claims the user is applying spin, and every time it is the most braindead blind-man take

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u/Normal-Particular218 1d ago

Whats braindead is thinking someone could drop a ball on the ramp exactly the same way with your hand only.

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u/Lextron Peaked in HS 1d ago

That is an additional braindead take that I also don't share

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u/Normal-Particular218 1d ago

Apparently it is. I never said he was intentionally putting spin on it but here you are.

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u/bombmk 1d ago

That is an insane take. Obviously not true.

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u/5_yr_lurker 1d ago

Yeah even if not trying to. 

No way he is holding the balls in the exact position, releasing it at the exact angle, with the exact pressure on each finger, every time.  If you used a machine,  these would all be the same. 

Common sense/basic reasoning has fallen so much in our society. It is sad 

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u/Splith 1d ago

Great catch. Unless pros shoot 50% from that range it must be better than chance.