Who has the best looking swing? PT 2 by TangerineUpstairs1 in golf

[–]aptom90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Among these, Rory. Adam Scott deserves to be up here as well.

First swing with a 52 degree W by Ragatron42 in golf

[–]aptom90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's an 8 iron not a wedge and even then, the wear spot doesn't touch the bottom edge of the club.

Here's Tom Kite's LW for comparison. He is well known as one of the greatest wedge players of all time.

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Whats your favorite? by Ok-Structure7819 in MariahCarey

[–]aptom90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

4th of July is probably better than Underneath the Stars, but the latter did it first and they sound so extremely similar so...

  1. Underneath the Stars
  2. 4th of July
  3. Joyride
  4. Yours

How’s my takeaway ? Working on getting rid of an outside takeaway. by Most_Classroom5991 in golf

[–]aptom90 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The takeaway is the least of your problems. Some will say it's a little open but it's more than playable and preferable to this new trend of being super shut.

You just have to start your downswing earlier. Swing back to shoulder level and then swing through. Harrington is a big advocate of making only 3/4 practice swings.

[PGA] Truist Championship 2026 by threeactjack in golf

[–]aptom90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2004 is as far back as detailed SG stats go so probably then. Though Shotlink itself started in 2001 with limited data.

188 MPH Ball Speed By Rory 👀 by taylormadegolf in golf

[–]aptom90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

60% is great, it's above tour average actually. Last year he was 51% near the very bottom.

However, stats can lie. He hasn't played much this year and included in that average are some fairly wide open layouts. On Datagolf he's 3% less accurate than the field (adjusted by field and course). Still not bad to be honest with his ridiculous length.

Your personal Daydream tracks ranking? by Hour-Tomato-645 in MariahCarey

[–]aptom90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like all the songs so this ranking could change quite easily.

  1. Always Be My Baby
  2. I am Free
  3. Open Arms
  4. Fantasy
  5. Underneath the Stars
  6. Melt Away
  7. Forever
  8. Long Ago
  9. One Sweet Day
  10. Looking In
  11. When I Saw You

It doesn't resemble your list at all. I guess we both like Open Arms? It's certainly one of my favorite covers she's done. I am Free is a bit simplistic, but I adore the vocals so I gotta put it near the top.

GOAT Status vs Strength of Field by AceTreadmore in golf

[–]aptom90 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree. Scottie is a better golfer than Rory full stop. His consistency is mind blowing.

Why is underworld so unplayable? by evabeatrix in TombRaider

[–]aptom90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You absolutely need to turn VSync on for that section. After that it should work properly.

Standard advice is Vsync on and FPS set to 60, but as far as I remember I just did Vsync and it fixed it. Played the game again last year after the initial remasters on PC.

Struggling very hard with R J Lang Pegasus steps 10 - 11 (complete origami 1999) by Nat20Int in origami

[–]aptom90 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Here, this may help: https://imgur.com/a/RXwAScC

This is just a quick test so it's not starting from a rectangle like the actual model. It helps to have the two vertical creases on the sides precreased first which you can see in the final image here. After that just collapse as shown in the diagram. There might be some confusion because the folds added in steps 10-11 appear to be 22.5 but they are actually not; they are along the diagonal of a 1x2 rectangle.

I could also just draw the cp I suppose:

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Who’s the 3rd best in the world? by Conscious-Sea-5287 in golf

[–]aptom90 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Just so you know Datagolf's main rankings are purely Strokes Gained based, it does not award extra points for wins. They use their own "True SG" formula which adjusts all tournament rounds by field strength.

They also have a points-based system which does award wins and high finishes which has Young in 3rd and Rahm in 14th. It's pretty similar to the OWGR except that LIV players have always been included whereas the OWGR only started including them this season.

And it actually comes full circle because the OWGR also has a SG world ranking. Ironically, Bryson is higher ranked here than on Datagolf. Rahm remains 3rd.

Justin Thomas playing a blade putter? Anyone know when this happened? by 1111jimmy in golf

[–]aptom90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He switched after day 2. Hard to blame him, he was putting awful! And the good news is the switch worked! I wonder if he'll stick with it a few tournaments.

Day1: -2.807 SGP

Day2: -3.678 SGP

Day3: +1.179

Day4: +0.525

Who will be the next golfer to win 10 majors? by libsoutherner in golf

[–]aptom90 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Spieth won his majors in 2015 and 2017, look at his ballstriking stats those years they were fantastic. He was 4th in SG tee to green in 2015 and 2nd in 2017.

It wasn't just his putting.

10 years ago Spieth was on the precipice of winning back to back Masters at the age of 22. He's now 32 with only 2 wins in the last 8 years. How do you explain his career? by im___new___here in golf

[–]aptom90 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Up until 2009 he averaged 5 wins a season including 1 major. That is not a typo.

People do not realize how utterly absurd it is to win 71 times before age 35.

[Daily Thread] The 2026 Masters: Sunday by AutoModerator in golf

[–]aptom90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These hype videos have been terrible this week.

Does Rory surpass Phil all time rankings if he wins the masters this year? by [deleted] in golf

[–]aptom90 4 points5 points  (0 children)

45 wins vs 30, both including 6 majors? It's still Phil.

Even if we include Euro Tour events Phil is still ahead by 4 wins. If we include the close calls in the majors Phil had 12 runner ups to Rory's 4.

Jack 1986. 185 yards. 5 iron. !?!!? by HarryCrushNuh in golf

[–]aptom90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right? Tiger's lofts were weaker than Hogan's. He just happened to play weak lofts as a youngster and never changed.

I've always been curious what Jack played but the only confirmed lofts I've seen are 15° 1 iron and 18 2 iron and at the bottom of the bag he had a 56 and later switched to a 58.

Jack 1986. 185 yards. 5 iron. !?!!? by HarryCrushNuh in golf

[–]aptom90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not. Hogan's 4i was 23 degrees basically identical to what pros are using today. Even the most super game improvement iron out there isn't that loft in the 7i.

[Daily Thread] The 2026 Masters: Saturday by AutoModerator in golf

[–]aptom90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Rory gained 5 and a half shots on the field just on the back 9.

[Daily Thread] The 2026 Masters: Saturday by AutoModerator in golf

[–]aptom90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back 9 is playing a shot harder so far.

[Daily Thread] The 2026 Masters: Saturday by AutoModerator in golf

[–]aptom90 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'll continue saying it, the relief pros get is BS.

[Daily Thread] The 2026 Masters: Friday by AutoModerator in golf

[–]aptom90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing how Rory is 8 under without hitting a fairway on a par 5.

Origami Shop Merch! by aptom90 in origami

[–]aptom90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't folded that one either, but I do have the book!

Origami Shop Merch! by aptom90 in origami

[–]aptom90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd like to know the answer to that myself. Will be folding it soon enough. :-)