Hindsy1987 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Ricky Fowler for a while there was my favourite player to watch, now he's slipped out of the top 50 and still hasn't managed a Major(he's come close sure) what do you think lead to his downfall ? And will we see him rise back up the rankings Josh Parker 1 Quote It's sure to be a hilarious journey filled with with lost balls and shanked Drives Link to comment
GolfSpy_APH Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 I enjoyed seeing his resurgence last year. He's been a bit lost for a while, much like JT and Spieth in a way have been. I kinda think it's more him staying the same level while others have taken a true step forward in getting better. Add in new young players that are longer and just more talented and you have a good player that will drop down the world ranking. Josh Parker 1 Quote as of Oct 5, 2024 (Past WITB) Driver: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ - check out the Driver Shootout! Wood: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ shaft (still love my Cobra F7's) Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,57 or SM10 45,49,53,57 degree wedges Putter: LINK! Full putter shootout incoming Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Golf Bag: Ghost Anyday 5.0 Golf bag - Maverick colorway with MGS Logo Other: Vortex Anarch Rangefinder, searching for electric cart, Red Rooster The Root Glove and more Link to comment
NM01 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Rickie’s swing was always going to be one that would have hot stretches and then cold stretches. His putting isn’t kept him around. He like Spieth had a stretch of golf where putting was his saviour. He also found out he had eye issues which is why he wears sunglasses now. He also had some other injuries along the way. He was changing irons and/or shafts pretty regularly trying to find something. Then add in he got married, which always changes things for pros. He’s outside the top 100 in almost every strokes gained category, especially the ones that count the most. Lastly he’s been around for 15 years. Hes around 35 years old and the younger guys on tour now are far better and the fields keep getting deeper. As a Rickie fan he’s right where I would expect him to be for a 5’8” golfer with a swing that is very timing oriented Goober 1 Quote Link to comment
Shapotomous Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Besides getting married .... I think he got older and lost a little bit of the ultra athletic hand - eye coordination and exquisite timing his swing needed and he was used to having. I don't remember if he had a slight injury that may have changed things a little or not. As we age physical adjustments are necessary and some swings are easier to adjust than others. At the ultra elite level they play at those tiny adjustments have a huge impact on their standing in the golf world. The difference on tour between the #3 scoring average and #66 scoring average is less than a shot per round. The same single shot separates #66 from #160. There is a very small margin of error out there. cnosil 1 Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Mavrik 18* 5w; JPX 919 HM Pro 4i; JPX 900 Forged 5 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment
NM01 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 1 hour ago, Shapotomous said: Besides getting married .... I think he got older and lost a little bit of the ultra athletic hand - eye coordination and exquisite timing his swing needed and he was used to having. I don't remember if he had a slight injury that may have changed things a little or not. As we age physical adjustments are necessary and some swings are easier to adjust than others. At the ultra elite level they play at those tiny adjustments have a huge impact on their standing in the golf world. The difference on tour between the #3 scoring average and #66 scoring average is less than a shot per round. The same single shot separates #66 from #160. There is a very small margin of error out there. He changed his swing a couple times. He worked with Butch to be a little less flat then got away from that. He had an injury in 2018 and then a back injury last year. Iirc it was sometime around playing muirfield. Quote Link to comment
vandyland Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 He lacks the firepower that is required to truly compete these days. No longer seems to have another elite skill (relative to other tour pros) to overcome that. Maybe I have been "radicalized" by a few golf podcasts but as distance continues to be the key differentiator at the big tournaments, I feel like there is less room for non-bombers ever anymore. I actually kind of forgot he was still on tour. Goober 1 Quote STZ 230 9.5* / Pro Fli-Hi 21* MALTBY TS1-IM 5-GW Equalizer II 54* / Carnoustie 60* L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 HackMotion Official Review -- Link to comment
bens197 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Life happened. Priorities shift when you’re a dedicated husband and parent. Same thing happened to Spieth and arguably, DJ among others. The talent is still there. The time to commit to mastering your game is now occupied by his home life. Shapotomous 1 Quote PING G400 LST Mitsubishi Tensei White 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment
NM01 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 3 hours ago, vandyland said: He lacks the firepower that is required to truly compete these days. No longer seems to have another elite skill (relative to other tour pros) to overcome that. Maybe I have been "radicalized" by a few golf podcasts but as distance continues to be the key differentiator at the big tournaments, I feel like there is less room for non-bombers ever anymore. I actually kind of forgot he was still on tour. His putting left him and his swing was always susceptible to hot and cold streaks. He’s two yards in average behind bahtia. So he has plenty of fire power off the tee to compete. He’s dealt with a back injury last year and a putting stroke that no longer save his bad rounds along with a short game the that’s bar but not good enough. hea currently ranked 98 in FedEx cup. Quote Link to comment
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