@Gisclairj you may be right. But it would be unusual for someone with as much talent as he has to not want to be considered among the greatest of all time.
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True but maybe he will still be in that same breath. The puzzle that is Bryson is still unfolding.
I think he has a base talent level that make him more than a short term talent. He’s already won a NCAA championship, US Amateur and US Open over a period of time. Physically I agree but he seems to be training consistently. It seems like he has the desire so hopefully he keeps that fire burning. Not a big fan of all the big sponsorships but as long as it doesn’t distract him from maximizing his talent I guess it’s ok.
Well the mad scientist is at it again! 400 yards of carry, 211mph ball speed! I think he saved the @SuperSpeedGolf program! Good Gravy!!!
Sure glad I can’t hit 400. I’d be 200 in the trees. 
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Working on it now 
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211 ball speed is 140mph club head speed hit on the center of the face… that’s insane.
I do wonder about his longevity, but the long drive guys don’t seem to be falling apart, so it might be possible.
I think his putting is a huge overlooked strength, but I also think it depends on a good map of the green… which both slows down his play and won’t be available in Augusta.
I think at the end of the day, he’s going to put himself in contention at a ton of tournaments… if he figures out his wedges, he’s going to be scary good. That has to be his next step, logically… though I don’t think he can science his way into a good short game.
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It is Definitely insane to produce that much speed and power. Of course he had 20mph of tailwind, not sure how much carry that helped, but the numbers are just insane. I was reading one persons opinion about new age golfers and not golfing past 40 like most other athletes in their sport. I was mentioning that before, I think it might be the wave of the future. But as @Craigers said he had to control those wedges better but he does save a lot of strokes putting. He’s definitely a different breed.
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I think if you look at just the money, why wouldn’t you go balls to the wall on the regular Tour then not care about playing past 40 or 50. You can rack up tens-hundreds of millions in 15-20 solid years, then just go away. I love the Champions Tour. Those guys still have a TON of game, but if your motivation is money, then I totally get beating your body up for two decades and calling it quits.
That being said, if Bryson is still creating 200mph ball speed ten years from now I will be shocked. I don’t think it’s sustainable. We’ll see, though.
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I couldn’t agree more! Definitely wouldn’t give him past 40 to generate that kind of power without some kind of supplementation, which is now illegal since golf is an Olympic sport again.
The thing with Bryson is I truly believe he isn’t in it for the money, he’s purely interested in “breaking” the formular of golf.
There is now a real chance he’ll create a legacy equal to Woods.
Not necessarily in wins, but in the drastic shift it created across golf.
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They’ll be interesting pieces written in the next five to ten years, not only about the young guys entering the Tour who to greater or lesser degrees began to chase extreme distance after Bryson showed it was viable, but of the guys whose Tour careers went off the rails when they tried to add distance and it wasn’t a fit for their game. Certainly, there are examples of this in the past (I’m partial to the theory that when DJ decided to go over the lake against Jordan in the playoff at the 2017 Northern Trust, it was the beginning of Jordan’s current tailspin), but I suspect these stories will be more common.
Bryson will end up being a memorable character in the history of the game, because he genuinely is fine doing stuff that everyone else thinks is crazy.
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I just don’t agree with him taking a month off. It’s too long. If he wins the Masters I’m wrong but he should at least play Houston or should have played Shadow Creek. Now his attention starved side is posting these videos and images to keep him in the spotlight. I’m a huge fan but don’t agree with everything he does.
He’s definitely an oddity and enjoys the attention. That “swing” video from last night was the most self-indulgent, overly dramatic thing I’ve seen outside of Johnny Miller or Nicklaus talking about their “back in my day” stuff.
BUT - he’s changing the game and will be remembered forever because of it.
“…but of the guys whose Tour careers went off the rails when they tried to add distance and it wasn’t a fit for their game.” This from @mpatrickriley is what I fear. I love chasing distance. I’m doing it myself, but I’m looking for 320-330 average. I’m not trying to hit it 400 yards. It’s not that huge of a jump for me and my game or swing aren’t suffering from it.
There will be guys who completely lose their swings and games and it’s going to be an absolute shame because you can still win “only” hitting it 290-310. Or even shorter!! Guys like Morikawa aren’t going anywhere. Pure iron flushers will still be threats on Tour.
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Bryson would be unbeatable if he focused on accuracy and distance control instead of pure distance.