Flipper554 881 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I don't know that he has the yips, but there is a definite lack of confidence. Quote Driver: Cobra F8 Tour length 3W: Cobra King F7 3/4 Wood 5W: Cobra King F7 5/6 Wood Hybrid 3/4: Cobra F7 20.5* Irons: 5 to PW Taylormade P790 A Wedge: 48* Vokey SM6 F grind S Wedge: 54* Vokey SM6 M grind L Wedge: 58* Vokey SM6 M grind Putter: Rife Two Bar Hybrid 35" P2 Aware Tour grip Ball: Taylormade TP 5X Bag: Hot Z Canadian flag 🇨🇦 Link to post Share on other sites
tony@CIC 15,690 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 It's that “beard...†The beard looks like he staggered out of bed at SB2017. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy 2 Quote Left Hand orientation G410 SFT driver Cobra F Max 5 wood 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter NX9-HD - 4 Wheel - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 21,504 Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Spieth has moved ALL the way up to #163 in Strokes Gained Putting, but he is T181 from inside 5 feet. For a player of his caliber, he has a problem. 2 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
HeathS16 1,322 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Spieth has moved ALL the way up to #163 in Strokes Gained Putting, but he is T181 from inside 5 feet. For a player of his caliber, he has a problem.I am a huge Spieth fan. But I have to agree he looks very uncomfortable over the ball right now. I'm a bit worried. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 1 Quote Driver: Epic Flash Sub Zero (8.5* HZRDUS Smoke Shaft) 3-wood: Tight Lies 2 (15*) 5-Wood: Tight Lies 2 (19*) Irons : i210 5-PW Wedges: RTX-4 50* and 54* RTX-3 *58 Putter: Impact No. 3 Ball: MAXFLI TOUR or a Z-Star Tracked by: Link to post Share on other sites
Flipper554 881 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Watched a bit of the coverage today and it looked like he was trying to steer the ball into the hole. He doesn't appear to have any confidence in his stroke at the moment. 1 Quote Driver: Cobra F8 Tour length 3W: Cobra King F7 3/4 Wood 5W: Cobra King F7 5/6 Wood Hybrid 3/4: Cobra F7 20.5* Irons: 5 to PW Taylormade P790 A Wedge: 48* Vokey SM6 F grind S Wedge: 54* Vokey SM6 M grind L Wedge: 58* Vokey SM6 M grind Putter: Rife Two Bar Hybrid 35" P2 Aware Tour grip Ball: Taylormade TP 5X Bag: Hot Z Canadian flag 🇨🇦 Link to post Share on other sites
TBT 2,068 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I watched him miss several putts inside 5 ft at the Valspar Thursday and Friday, definitely something is off. I noticed he's not doing the “look at the hole†on short putts thing anymore too Quote King F7+ UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 6F4 Shaft King F7 3W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 5W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft King F7 5 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft King F7 6-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts King PuR Wedges 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 3.0 grip Arccos Generation 1 Sensors on all clubs Snell MTB Twitter: @timldotson Instagram: timldotson Facebook: TimDotson Link to post Share on other sites
tony@CIC 15,690 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 This game is crazy how it's so dependent of the mental part. A guy on top of the world and two years later gets cut. crazy. Quote Left Hand orientation G410 SFT driver Cobra F Max 5 wood 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter NX9-HD - 4 Wheel - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to post Share on other sites
RickyBobby_PR 4,483 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 It is unfair to compare the history to these guys. It does hold water, because Seve is the one they compare short game too. Next it will be Phil. None of these guys are near as impressive as Seve, or Phil for that matter. Let's compare a semi truck to a Mini Cooper. That's the driver analogy. I could go on, but I'm sure it's baseless. I don't think Phil is all that impressive. He is an imaginative wedge player and tries shots that most guys don't think of He is around or outside top 50 I'm scrambling from the fringe and strokes gained around the green. Quote Driver: Titleist 917D3 9.5 with Graphite Design MAD Pro 65g S Wood: Titleist 917F2 with UST Mamiya Helium 5F4 Hybrid: Titleist 816H1 21 with Atmos Blue 85 S Irons: Titleist 718 AP3 4i, 718 CB 5-6, MB 7-9 with KBS $ Taper 125 Wedges: Vokey SM7 46/50/54/60 with DG s200 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 21,504 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 Spieth has moved ALL the way up to #163 in Strokes Gained Putting, but he is T181 from inside 5 feet. For a player of his caliber, he has a problem. Well, Jordan Spieth finished T-3 in Houston. Nice warm up for Augusta. Did his putting improve? Nope! He went from #172 to #185 in Strokes Gained, and 3-putt avoidance he went from #68 to #128. I hope he gets his flatstick working this week. He needs it to contend. 4 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 21,504 Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 WELL... looks like he figured it out. Putting nicely on Day 1 at the Masters. Good for him!! Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 21,504 Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Did the yips cost Jordan Spieth the Masters win? I guess he still hasn't figured out his putting problems. He made a great run at the Masters on Sunday, but if he could move up even a little bit from #185 in Strokes Gained Putting and #T153 in 3-putt Avoidance, he would have run away with another major. He is playing great tee-to-green, but his putter is failing him. Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
tony@CIC 15,690 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Probably more confidence now rather than techique 1 Quote Left Hand orientation G410 SFT driver Cobra F Max 5 wood 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter NX9-HD - 4 Wheel - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to post Share on other sites
cnosil 13,666 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Probably more confidence now rather than techiqueProbably more technique in my opinion. The announcers indicated on one of the broadcasts that he had found something with his stroke but he would say what it was When I mention technique I include things like stance as well. Read some comments on Rory that on Sunday he was standing closer to the ball than he was at Bay Hill. The smallest change for these guys impacts the putters path and as pressure builds the mistakes start to become apparent. Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* set to 16.5* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 588 54-14, 58-12 Putter: Ten S Backups: 6330, ER2.2, Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to post Share on other sites
RickyBobby_PR 4,483 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I still don't think he has the yips and that it's more of a setup issue that he hasn't fixed fully. He is a left handed person who plays golf right handed and iirc is left eye dominant. This cause some alignment/setup issues for him and why he is a better long putter than short putter. I don't think it was his putter that cost him another masters as much as it was a poor fri and sat tee to green Quote Driver: Titleist 917D3 9.5 with Graphite Design MAD Pro 65g S Wood: Titleist 917F2 with UST Mamiya Helium 5F4 Hybrid: Titleist 816H1 21 with Atmos Blue 85 S Irons: Titleist 718 AP3 4i, 718 CB 5-6, MB 7-9 with KBS $ Taper 125 Wedges: Vokey SM7 46/50/54/60 with DG s200 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 21,504 Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 I'm not talking about just the Masters. Spieth is #3 in Strokes Gained Tee to Green all year, but #185 in Putting. I think he was in the top 5 in greens hit in regulation at the Masters. He hasn't putted well all year, certainly not Spieth-like. His miss... left-to-right breakers, particularly downhillers. He made some great putts on Sunday, but he misses too many short putts. Something is wrong. Might be setup, or ... 2 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
RickyBobby_PR 4,483 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I'm not talking about just the Masters. Spieth is #3 in Strokes Gained Tee to Green all year, but #185 in Putting. I think he was in the top 5 in greens hit in regulation at the Masters. He hasn't putted well all year, certainly not Spieth-like. His miss... left-to-right breakers, particularly downhillers. He made some great putts on Sunday, but he misses too many short putts. Something is wrong. Might be setup, or ... It is setup related and he's said that week after week when asked about it. The short - mid length putts have been a problem for him a lot longer than the last two years. It's just that they are not dropping as frequently this year and the Lon bombs we see him make aren't going in either His setup with being left handed and left eye dominant playing right handed. I think he started getting the setup under control at the masters and we see him start putting better Quote Driver: Titleist 917D3 9.5 with Graphite Design MAD Pro 65g S Wood: Titleist 917F2 with UST Mamiya Helium 5F4 Hybrid: Titleist 816H1 21 with Atmos Blue 85 S Irons: Titleist 718 AP3 4i, 718 CB 5-6, MB 7-9 with KBS $ Taper 125 Wedges: Vokey SM7 46/50/54/60 with DG s200 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 21,504 Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 Here I am back on the Jordan Spieth putting yips bandwagon, and no one has said "yips" yet. Early in the year after Hawaii I could understand that he was missing putts that he didn't use to miss. He'd figure it out. Well, he hasn't yet. People have said that it's in his setup. It's been two months since the Masters after which he was #185 in Stroked Gained Putting and #153 in 3-Putt Avoidance. Currently, he is #186 in Strokes Gained and #159 in 3-Putt avoidance. Hasn't changed in the last 2 months. It's not his setup. If it was his setup, he would have changed it, and it would either be better or worse. He has a problem. He's missing putts right and left. I find it hard to watch him on the green. I'm a Spieth fan, and I'm worried that he is in such a bad place right now that he has no chance in any tournament this year, let alone a major. I was hoping that he would win the PGA and get the Grand Slam, but this is not good. 3 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
MeanMachine22 13 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 He seems to lack patience. We've all been there. Dude needs to stop hooding his putter. That's a new move that isn't working. 1 Quote Driver: Ping G25 10.5 degrees, Tour S-flex 5 Wood - Ping G25 18 degrees, 3 wood shaft, Tour S-flex 7 Wood- Ping G25 21 degrees, Tour S-flex Hybrid - Ping G25 23 degrees, Tour S-flex 4 iron - Ping G2, Z-Z65 shaft, white dot PW - 5 iron- Ping I3, Z-Z65 shaft, white dot 56/60 degree - Ping M/B wedge, Z-Z65 shaft, white dot All with I3 gold gripsPutter - Nike Core Method Drone 44†(aka “The Assassin). Golf Ball - Pro VI Link to post Share on other sites
MaxEntropy 6,418 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 There were times today that he looked to be stabbing at the ball and he generally looked uncomfortable, imo. Sent from my BLN-L24 using MyGolfSpy mobile app 1 Quote Driver: Tour B JGR 9.5* Recoil 460ES cut to 45" 3W: Tour B JGR 15* Recoil 460ES 3H, 4H: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES 4-PW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 AW: S5 52* SW: 588 LW: MD3 Putter: Stroke Lab Marxman Bag: Tour B Stand Bag Ball: Z-Star Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Tester Starting Driver Speed on PRGR Monitor: 102 mph Final Driver Speed (end of Level 2): 120 mph Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 21,504 Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 A lot of talk about Jordan Spieth this week as he starts the new year. I'm sure the conversation will continue on this week in the Sony Open thread depending on how well he does, but I've been tracking his stats for the last couple of years. 2017 Strokes Gained ranking 42 3-Putt Avoidance ranking 7 Total Putting 68 In 2018 it's a different story Strokes Gained ranking 123 3-Putt Avoidance ranking 141 Total Putting 118 He improved late in 2018 over early 2018, but the rest of his game requires a good short game, and he hasn't demonstrated that recently. Good luck this week playing with Gary Woodland and Bryson D' 2 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
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