ReMax Long Drive 2009 – Always The Best!

I watched the ReMax long drive championship tonight – it was on ESPN on Sunday and I recorded it. Probably got in trouble with the boss since I was really focused on watching this.

As always, what a great show! 360 plus drives from Seniors and Super Seniors, 400 plus drives from the “younger” bombers. And the winner was……..well, not fair, you do not really want me to tell you who it was.

They showed a lot more TrackMan launch monitor data this year than they have in the past. It was interesting to see that some of these guys got there with high launch and a bit higher spin and some got there with lower launch and lower spin. But it seemed to me the winning formula was to optimize roll, which most often means lower spin. There were a few shots that had spin rates in the range of 1,500 rpm or less…………….super low numbers.

There were OEM driver heads in the mix, but also other great heads like Alpha, Geek Golf, Krank Golf, and others. Most of the heads with lofts less than 7 degrees.

It was also great to see Jason Zuback in the mix again……………..he was close to making the final four, and the poor guy could only hit it 380 in the quarters……….my can he hit that ball!

The ReMax is on again on Christmas Day I think at 2 pm on ESPN2. If you are on the down side of present opening, this is a good present to give to your self if you want to do some couch potato resting!

Merry Christmas to all!

Tony