Six of the world's Top 10, are European's. The Ryder Cup has become dominated by Europe, and it seems every time you look, another non- American player is winning a major. I feel like the only "energy" from the American players, are guys like Bubba Watson, and Rickie Fowler - players who do not live and die by the mechanics of the game.
Justin Rose is case and point. After such success at a young age, where has his career gone? Many years of mechanical perfection has not brought him back to the same place he was at 17 years old.
Has the current trend in American golf, become to mechanical and practice oriented - rather than feel and playing oriented? I am not downplaying practice, but i'm asking how important it is. Tiger Woods, like Ben Hogan, takes a mechanical approach to the swing, but when does he turn it off? Players like McDowell, and Watson, have a few ideas of mechanics, and rely on feel and play. As McDowell traveled into his mind and analytics, we saw him flounder at the players.
Do we rely too much on analysis? It is overwhelming the amount of instruction filling our airwaves. The Golf Channel, magazines, even during televised tournaments, we are always being introduced to new ideas and methods, as well as ones we have heard before. Where does this get us? Just a bit of information to pop in our head next time we are in a bunker so we can skull it out into the water over the green?
My feelings are that players need to put down the clubs, and pick up their minds. I dont believe there is enough attention played to the mental side of golf, at all levels of play. We would all benefit from proper mechanical instruction, that goes without saying. But we would benefit more, from getting out of our own way, and actually playing golf. IMO we are too busy analyzing and dissecting, that we forget about PLAYING.
what do you'll think?