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re: Is there anyone here who doesn't think Nicklaus is the GOAT
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:12 pm to PrimeTime Money
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:12 pm to PrimeTime Money
He absolutely could have.
Are you kidding?
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Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:15 pm to BRgetthenet
No, I'm not kidding. Jack Nicklaus could not out-drive Tiger with any clubs.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:16 pm to KingofthePoint
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Jack would destroy the field with today's equipment.
Jack is still the GOAT, but this is just false.
Today's equipment is much more forgiving and therefore limits the advantages of great ball strikers.
disagree ... golfers still play a predominantly blade club for a reason ... it identifies their mishits ... drivers are more forgiving than back in the day, but irons, not so much ... jack was one of the longest drivers on tour his entire life, and almost as accurate as he was long ... he'd have the same advantage now that he did then ... much longer and straighter, combined, than anyone out there ...
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:17 pm to PrimeTime Money
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No, I'm not kidding. Jack Nicklaus could not out-drive Tiger with any clubs.
based on what evidence? ...
jack could regularly hit it 300+ with a persimmon wood and a ball softer than a ripe banana ...
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:20 pm to tiderider
many years ago, golf digest ran an article that compared tiger's club selections in '97 to jack's club selections in '67 ... at the masters ... very little difference ... sometimes jack hit a longer club, sometimes tiger hit a longer club ... this is before augusta changed the yardages ... their equipment was night and day different, though ... jack hit a driver and 8-iron to #15 ... a 340 yd drive with a soft 8 iron ...
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:22 pm to PrimeTime Money
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If you think Jack can out-drive Tiger you're out of your horny little adolescent mind.
He won the long drive competition at the 1963 PGA with a drive of over 341 yeards which would have won the PGA long driving competition in 2014 using a persimmon driver and a 1963 technology golf ball. If you don't think Nicklaus in his prime could hit it as far as Tiger you are out of your mind.
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Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:23 pm to tiderider
Nicklaus in 1980 at 40 yrs old, driving distance: 269
Woods in 2014 at 40 years old, driving distance: 294
Woods in 2014 at 40 years old, driving distance: 294
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:25 pm to BRgetthenet
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BRgetthenet
That chart is comparing a 46 year old to a 29 year old.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:26 pm to VABuckeye
quote:And Tiger has hit the ball 425 yards on tour... 84 yards further.
He won the long drive competition at the 1963 PGA with a drive of over 341 yeards
What's your point?
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:27 pm to PrimeTime Money
dude, they've performed tests to see the difference twixt metal and persimmon ... it's 20 yards ... and that's just the club, not the ball ...
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:27 pm to PrimeTime Money
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And Tiger has hit the ball 425 yards on tour... 84 yards further.
What's yours? I saw Greg Norman hit well over 400 yards at Congressional in 1986 in person. Let's not act like Tiger is superhuman.
You don't think that with today's technology Nicklaus wouldn't have been longer? Then look at his accuracy stats and GIR. I'm not sure there's been a golfer as long or accurate. JMO of course.
This post was edited on 7/13/15 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:28 pm to VABuckeye
Nope.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:29 pm to PrimeTime Money
it's a good discussion, anyways ...
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:29 pm to PrimeTime Money
Then you're just being obtuse and ignorant.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:30 pm to Taurus
quote:None of that is due to the field being weak?
Jack's competition: Gary PLayer(9), Arnold Palmer(7), Tom Watson(8), Lee Trevino(6), Seve Ballesteros(5), Ray Floyd(4)
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:31 pm to ReauxlTide222
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None of that is due to the field being weak?
He left out a bunch of players with 2 or 3 majors.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:31 pm to VABuckeye
quote:Nicklaus is more accurate for sure. Driver accuracy has always been the weakest part of Tiger's game.
Then look at his accuracy stats
Posted on 7/13/15 at 7:34 pm to gthog61
quote:I got one guys!
He gave so much back so that the game could be dominated by the flood of young Afican Americans following in his footsteps! Oh wait. Are their any young Thai guys? It has always offended me that his black half gets all the credit. How is that not racist?
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