15 Comments

1. 

   prb

   Oct 25, 2013 at 9:54 am

   You all are taking what Harmon said in the wrong way. He was just trying to say nick is to damn good to shoot that. Probably because has tremendous confidence in his abilities. As for him being a good instructor you all are assuming these incredibly talented players can’t assess whether someone is giving them valuable information or not. I guess you think they are stupid.:-)

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   Deaus7

   Aug 25, 2013 at 11:45 am

   Butch is the Freddie Roach (boxing trainer) of golf insrtucters. Takes guys who have already won or are already on Championship level and takes responsibility for everything positive his student does and blames the student for everything negative. Coaches need to leave their egos at home. Golf is not about have a textbook swing, all you have to do is have a repeating consistent motion to produce good results ala Jim Furyk, Fred Couples, Ray Floyd ect, ect.

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3. 

   Blanco

   Aug 19, 2013 at 5:52 pm

   Butch has Greg Norman Disease. His ego is much larger than his celebrity. Good for Nick for moving along– he’ll turn it around.

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4. 

   Bob Husbands

   Aug 19, 2013 at 4:59 pm

   loose to stupid oversized-hat Nick…can’t play golf with an umbrella on your head. Where do I send the bill for this tip?

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5. 

   christian

   Aug 19, 2013 at 3:46 am

   Nike wanted it…

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6. 

   John

   Aug 18, 2013 at 8:03 pm

   Did butch ever make anyone good? All of his guys are naturals that are inconsistent but talented.

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     Curt

     Aug 18, 2013 at 10:52 pm

     Great point. Its like a guy in my business saying he makes millions a year in investments. Come to find out, he makes millions because he started out with 100 million that daddy passed on to him. Easy to make millions when you started with many millions…………..

     Same for a golf teacher: Tiger and Phil would have won many majors with or without Butch!

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   jonathan creech

   Aug 18, 2013 at 12:08 pm

   Todd Anderson will have a more positive influence on Nick Watney. Good career move

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8. 

   J

   Aug 18, 2013 at 7:43 am

   Purely mental. The equipment is identical to their equipment from last year…the back of the iron head may have a different logo… But C’Mon Man!!! Anyone really think they don’t completely customize this stuff for these guys..

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9. 

   chris franklin

   Aug 18, 2013 at 7:34 am

   Just the usual nonsense where the media have over-hyped the expectations of how someone is going to perform.
   Watney is one of the legion of pros whom the media announced as the next golf great and who are now equally as eager to shoot down because he hasn’t lived up to the levels that THEY and nobody else predicted.

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10. 

    Jim

    Aug 17, 2013 at 11:39 pm

    Money… and equipment. Rory, Watney, and Stanley can’t make the transition.

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      Harry

      Aug 18, 2013 at 5:48 am

      People saying its the equipment is ridiculous, i haven’t seen throbjorn oleson struggling this year?

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11. 

    pooch

    Aug 17, 2013 at 10:37 pm

    It’s always the player and never the equipment. Especially in today’s world of high tech materials and CAD. I dislike when the talking heads go directly to the equipment change as the problem. Many times it’s the multi million dollar contracts that accompany the player that have the negative effect.

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      Nick

      Aug 20, 2013 at 1:56 pm

      It’s not that the equipment is inferior but when a long time Titleist player switches equipment, some of those players will find the different feel (not inferior feel, just different) of new equipment more difficult to adjust to than others.

      You cannot say that a guy who has to have his clubs tipped a quarter inch and an extra wrap of tape under the grip is oblivious to a totally different head at the end of his stick. They notice, and sometimes the adjustment period is longer than they expected.

      This of course also starts to play mind games.

      I’m not saying I know the source of Watney and Rory’s fall from form, but to say it is “never the equipment” ignores that the player and his equipment are a package that is inextricably intertwined.

      I don’t deny that the pressure of a multi million dollar Nike contract also could have an effect, but to say its “never the equipment” seems a stretch.

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12. 

    naflack

    Aug 17, 2013 at 10:21 pm

    Can’t quit Nike and he needed to change something…
    I’d have canned Butch after the unnecessary tweet.

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