Shocky1 said:
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alky & cal06, in addition to no laying up on the 14th hole, thought colin & jj might've made some questionable decisions on the 15th & 16th hole which led to the 3 hole bogey train that cost him the tournament, 3 pars would've won at kapalua
given that the right side of the par 5 15th green is the most severely sloping chopping on the plantation course, it seems like the 2nd shot alignment should've been quite a bit more left to ensure that possibility wuz taken out of play...jj plays a big role in helping colin determine his start lines, a start line 10-15 yards more left would've avoided the dumping chip fiasco
and then on the par 4 16th hole colin's drive left him only 77 yards to a slightly uphill green with a severely sloping false front...colin hit his approach around 70 yards & spun it back off the green & then put even more pressure on his already stressed out chipping game which resulted in the 3rd bogey in a row
jj could've advised on the 16th hole with the backstop behind the hole that "let's not play the number and risk losing it short, let's play 82 yards & bring it back off the backboard to ensure a green in regulation & birdie putt
yeah it's easy to 2nd guess caddies
Seems to me his mistake, specifically in that situation, was not playing to his strength, which is hitting full shots with distance control. In that situation, I think playing to your game's strengths outweighs the general Broadie analytics which say get as close to the green as possible. I'm willing to be that with three full-swing shots on 14 to 16, he makes no worse than three pars, and probably one birdie and three pars, either of which would have been good enough to win.
A more interesting question now will be whether he goes in search of additional instruction to correct what is clearly an exposed weakness in his short game. If it were me, I would send him to Jim Sieckman, whose short game system is specifically geared to using the bounce of the club.
The reality is that short pitches can, depending on your mechanics, require a different swing than full shots.