OT [sorry!]: Golf record.

[Andy Walker]

Haven't heard much about Bernhard Langer recently, but the BBC now has
an article

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/ce8y6vmev56o

about him. He has just won a tournament, enabling him to "extend his
record of winning a title every year on the PGA Tour Champions' circuit
to 18 years". One wonders if he can do it again next year? IOW, will

Langer linger longer?

[Sorry. Pity/lucky he's not a fencer.]

[John Hall]

In message <vgtcak$tr4v$***@dont-email.me>, Andy Walker <***@cuboid.co.uk>
writes

Post by Andy Walker
Haven't heard much about Bernhard Langer recently, but the BBC now has
an article
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/ce8y6vmev56o
about him. He has just won a tournament, enabling him to "extend his
record of winning a title every year on the PGA Tour Champions' circuit
to 18 years". One wonders if he can do it again next year? IOW, will
Langer linger longer?
[Sorry. Pity/lucky he's not a fencer.]

He's always been a favourite of mine since I first saw him on TV well
over forty years ago, when his ball finished up stuck in a tree and he
actually climbed the tree to play the ball from where it lay. He's also
one of I believe only a few golfers to fully recover from having had the
putting "yips", which must be the golfer's equivalent of the ailment
that sometimes inflicts spin bowlers, especially left-arm
finger-spinners, whose name slips my mind ATM.

[Andy Walker]

On 11/11/2024 19:01, John Hall wrote:
[Langer:]

He's also one of I believe only a few golfers to fully recover from
having had the putting "yips", which must be the golfer's equivalent
of the ailment that sometimes inflicts spin bowlers, especially left-
arm finger-spinners, whose name slips my mind ATM.

You may be thinking of Fred Swarbrook [Derbys SLA]? [I assume
you were asking about sufferers rather than what "yips" is called?]

[David North]

Post by Andy Walker
[Langer:]

He's also one of I believe only a few golfers to fully recover from
having had the putting "yips", which must be the golfer's equivalent
of the ailment that sometimes inflicts spin bowlers, especially left-
arm finger-spinners, whose name slips my mind ATM.

    You may be thinking of Fred Swarbrook [Derbys SLA]?  [I assume
you were asking about sufferers rather than what "yips" is called?]

The one who I particularly remember getting it, and I'm sure that John
does too, as he was a Surrey player, was Keith Medlycott.

[John Hall]

In message <vgu2kg$tr4v$***@dont-email.me>, Andy Walker <***@cuboid.co.uk>
writes

Post by Andy Walker
[Langer:]

He's also one of I believe only a few golfers to fully recover from
having had the putting "yips", which must be the golfer's equivalent
of the ailment that sometimes inflicts spin bowlers, especially left-
arm finger-spinners, whose name slips my mind ATM.

You may be thinking of Fred Swarbrook [Derbys SLA]? [I assume
you were asking about sufferers rather than what "yips" is called?]

No, I meant the name of the condition when it's spinners suffering from
it rather than golfers, but on further reflection ISTR that it's still
called the yips. I did remember that Swarbrook was a sufferer, and ISTR
that Keith Medlycott (Surrey) was too. Going further back, Roger Harman
(Surrey) might have been another, given how rapidly his bowling fell
away. For some reason it seems to afflict SLA bowlers much more often
than off-spinners or wrist-spinners.

[max.it]

On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:25:25 +0000, John Hall

Post by John Hall
writes

Post by Andy Walker
[Langer:]

He's also one of I believe only a few golfers to fully recover from
having had the putting "yips", which must be the golfer's equivalent
of the ailment that sometimes inflicts spin bowlers, especially left-
arm finger-spinners, whose name slips my mind ATM.

You may be thinking of Fred Swarbrook [Derbys SLA]? [I assume
you were asking about sufferers rather than what "yips" is called?]

No, I meant the name of the condition when it's spinners suffering from
it rather than golfers, but on further reflection ISTR that it's still
called the yips. I did remember that Swarbrook was a sufferer, and ISTR
that Keith Medlycott (Surrey) was too. Going further back, Roger Harman
(Surrey) might have been another, given how rapidly his bowling fell
away. For some reason it seems to afflict SLA bowlers much more often
than off-spinners or wrist-spinners.

I get target shooting yips. I'm right handed but left eye dominant.
The air rifle is fine, right handed easy, but with the slingshot I
have to shoot left handed (holding the frame in my right hand).
Sometimes it's a really odd feeling and I can't even hit the catch box
leave alone the target, most times it's fine. I can't sling shoot
right handed at all, it's actually dangerous.

max.it

[Mad Hamish]

Post by Andy Walker
[Langer:]

He's also one of I believe only a few golfers to fully recover from
having had the putting "yips", which must be the golfer's equivalent
of the ailment that sometimes inflicts spin bowlers, especially left-
arm finger-spinners, whose name slips my mind ATM.

You may be thinking of Fred Swarbrook [Derbys SLA]? [I assume
you were asking about sufferers rather than what "yips" is called?]

Mark Richardson was one, started playing as a LAO but largely gave up
bowling due to the Yips and turned himself into an effective opener

[David North]

Post by John Hall
writes

Post by Andy Walker
Haven't heard much about Bernhard Langer recently, but the BBC now has
an article
 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/ce8y6vmev56o
about him.  He has just won a tournament, enabling him to "extend his
record of winning a title every year on the PGA Tour Champions' circuit
to 18 years".  One wonders if he can do it again next year?  IOW, will
 Langer linger longer?
[Sorry.  Pity/lucky he's not a fencer.]

He's always been a favourite of mine since I first saw him on TV well
over forty years ago, when his ball finished up stuck in a tree and he
actually climbed the tree to play the ball from where it lay.

Yes, I remember that.

[John Hall]

Post by David North

Post by John Hall

Post by Andy Walker
Haven't heard much about Bernhard Langer recently, but the BBC now has
an article
 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/ce8y6vmev56o
about him.  He has just won a tournament, enabling him to "extend his
record of winning a title every year on the PGA Tour Champions' circuit
to 18 years".  One wonders if he can do it again next year?  IOW, will
 Langer linger longer?
[Sorry.  Pity/lucky he's not a fencer.]

He's always been a favourite of mine since I first saw him on TV
well over forty years ago, when his ball finished up stuck in a tree
and he actually climbed the tree to play the ball from where it lay.

Yes, I remember that.
http://youtu.be/lfN3Yj_VHaw

Thanks. There's a good example of the commentator's curse right at the
start of that clip. It's impressive that the clip has 378 likes and zero
dislikes.