David Duval, Remember Him?

For some the name David Duval means very little, another golfer that's been around and is having a good run. Those though that have been playing and following golf over the past decade will know the name David Duval, Double D, Mr 59.

David Duval is not your typical journeyman done good, this guy can play. With a major title, The Open Championship, to his name he knows what it takes to win and win big too. In the 2000 Open at St. Andrews playing the last day in the last group with Tiger Woods, our unflappable hero found himself lying in a bit of trouble in the famous Road Hole Bunker on the 17th hole. A scenario that would cost Duval a chance of finishing at least second but also handing Tiger his first Open. Duval took 4 to get out and walk on the next tee playing for an also ran position. This could have broken most normal men but not Duval, a year later he won the Open and Royal Lytham and St. Annes with a weekend display that blew away his competitors. Duval shot -10 for the weekend, bounce back ability.

Duval was also the first player of the modern Tiger Woods age to be world number 1. In 1999 he was also the only player in recent history to shot 59 on the PGA Tour doing so in dramatic fashion by eagling the last hole of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic to win by one shot.

David Duval can play and has had to find his form and get back on the bicycle and learn how to play and compete. After his amazing 2nd place at the recent Pebble Beach Proam things are looking bright and having come so close to a first win in nearly a decade will undoubtedly breed confidence in a man that quietly knows he's good enough to win. With starts in three of the majors this year could it be his year again?

Watching his swing via YouTube the movements look timeless, with his strong right hand and rotating head through the impact position it doesn't look orthodox but it doesn't matter what it looks like, he's a major winner, with major talent and i'm glad he's getting it back together. Come on DD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQqTRmdL5kY&feature=related a few swings but the best one is @ 2.04 a super slowmo that gives you an idea of how this man's swing works.

Time for a change in the market?

Is it all in a name?

Having spent the best part of the morning hitting a new ball that i had never heard of before i began to ask myself, am i playing my current ball because the marketing geniuses call it the 'no 1 ball in golf'? Granted its a great ball and it does what it says on the label. It goes far, it spins lots and it 'drops and stops' if you don't know what ball I'm talking about it's call a T......t

Now the ball that's had me looking forward to the warmer weather of the summer when really you get the best out of your ball is a ball that is designed and made in South Korea. The company is Nassau Golf who have been stocking the driving ranges of the world with great decent range balls, but the ball in question is not a range ball. Its the Pro Cyber. A ball that felt like i want it to feel with a wedge, you know that feeling when you tap it on the face of the club a few times and it feels like a marsh mellow. The ball had a very penetrating flight that stayed stuck it didn't bellow upwards and felt incredible off the face of a driver. After measuring it against my ball the results to were surprising. It was the longest ball in both the 6 iron test and driver test, sometimes by more than 8 yards, that's a whole club shorter. Coupled with the fact the drives were also longer. Means I'd be finding t myself hit a short iron into the green by two clubs. The short game test too was a nice surprise, a 50 yard test is always a good test of a balls response, how quick it sticks to the green is important and i wasn't disappointed. Three balls within 4 foot of each other and 2 yards long of the flag.

The problem i can see with it is the market has already decided. The consumers that have there favorite ball is always a hard resell but i think if you give a new product a chance you might just be surprised and save yourself a few bob.

The ball in question is the Nassau Pro Cyber. No image but I'm sure google will find something out there. Happy Golfing.

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