notfrommensa:
He didn’t say that the Medicus did not break down.
There is a guy at my Country Club who I used to play a lot of golf with. He swing is very unorthodox however he used to play very respectable golf, occasionally shooting in the low 70’s. Over the last 5-8 years, his swing has really deteriorated and he can hardly break an egg.
He struggles to break 90 these days. His swing is so fast that I say that I hear a "sonic boom’ on his backswing. Every other shot is a chunk or a top or a shank or a toe job. he still has a very good short-game which saves his round from going into the 100’s. It is really sad to watch him play so poorly after being a very decent golfer.
Last year he went a got his swing analyzed to get fitted for clubs. Hooked up with camera to measure swing speed, ball velocity, spin rate etc. I advised against it as his game was in such disarray. When he gets back, the technicians said that he had the most amazing consistent swing. Of course he bought the clubs and insists on playing their golf ball for optimum initial velocity and spin rate. Anyone thinking of PT Barnum?!!
I played with him the other day. he made a coupld of miracle pars and shot 95.
There are no miracle cures in golf, just hard work and practice. You cannot buy a better game.
Yes and no. His game is obviously a shadow of what it was, but equipment can be taken out of the equation as a possible problem now. Was it the problem? No. I think he’d agree with that as well.