I wandered into a golf superstore where I look for used clubs from time to time, and there was the usual crowd of guys standing around the hitting area with test drivers and a launch monitor (look, I hate to sound like a snob as I am really not that good a golfer, but I want to tell people - if you are a 30-year old man hitting a driver 185 yards with a slice, a new driver isn't your first need in golf). Someone I happen to sort of know is actually there hitting a new Nike driver a respectable distance (I hate the way the Nike Sumos sound and look, I would never buy one unless it did actually magically add 20 yards to my drives, and I'd still have to wear ear plugs).
Anyway, this young guy steps in to the area and hits a few drives and I didn't watch the results on spin, distance, etc., but I think, man, his swing is really, really fast. I wonder if he is any good. I shop a little more looking at wedges and then notice several people watching him hit. He's hitting drives that show up as 340-350 yards on the computer. He weighs no more than 165 pounds, and isn't over 5'10" tall. He is wearing jeans and running shoes. People's mouths are hanging open at this point.
A staff person says, wait, I'd like to see you hit one of the non-conforming drivers we have hanging around. I think it was a Cobra. He says if you hit the sweet spot there will be a high pitched "pinging" sound. This freak then hits it and on the second shot hits the sweet spot -- ping -- 365 yards. He does it again, same distance. Talk about sustaining lag and fast hands. It was an amazing display.
Anyway, this young guy steps in to the area and hits a few drives and I didn't watch the results on spin, distance, etc., but I think, man, his swing is really, really fast. I wonder if he is any good. I shop a little more looking at wedges and then notice several people watching him hit. He's hitting drives that show up as 340-350 yards on the computer. He weighs no more than 165 pounds, and isn't over 5'10" tall. He is wearing jeans and running shoes. People's mouths are hanging open at this point.
A staff person says, wait, I'd like to see you hit one of the non-conforming drivers we have hanging around. I think it was a Cobra. He says if you hit the sweet spot there will be a high pitched "pinging" sound. This freak then hits it and on the second shot hits the sweet spot -- ping -- 365 yards. He does it again, same distance. Talk about sustaining lag and fast hands. It was an amazing display.
