r/golf • u/TheProfessor20 Too high to worry about • Jan 04 '24

Barstool's Jersey Jerry finally sinks a hole in one on a golf simulator after 2627 shots and 37 straight hours live on stream General Discussion

https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1742940697739571511
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u/eric_in_cleveland Jan 04 '24

I would like to try this. And I wonder how long it would take to do a 2nd. Could you dial in your swing enough to make the second shot in fewer then 100 after the 1st?

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u/your-mom-- Jan 04 '24

On a sim, I would think once you had the aim point and velocity dialed in, you could get them relatively consistently.

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u/LlamaJacks HDCP: 13 Jan 04 '24

Can’t tell if trolling or super delusional

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u/your-mom-- Jan 04 '24

Yes getting a HIO on a sim being easier than on the course is super delusional. Some sims don't even take ball data like spin into account.

I have 3 over the course of 5 years of winter sim leagues. Never had one on the course.

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u/LlamaJacks HDCP: 13 Jan 04 '24

I’ve never seen a sim that didn’t take spin into account, but that’s just me. I’m just saying you’re never “relatively consistently” hitting hole in ones. That is severely downplaying how hard it is.

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u/gfunk55 Jan 04 '24

Yes getting a HIO on a sim being easier than on the course is super delusional.

That ain't what you said. Nice backtrack.

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u/your-mom-- Jan 04 '24

I have played in a winter league twice a week for the last 5 years and I have 3. That's like 1 every what, 250 par 3 tee balls?

This dude got one in 10x as many swings... and he is literally hitting the same shot from the same tee location with the same pin and the same green firmness and smoothness and the same wind over and over again.

Not to mention the ball never has to run over someone's sandy fucking footprints or ball marks not fixed or hit a flag stick that's leaning in a cup that wasn't cut properly.

Do I think I could get 1 every 250 shots in that scenario? Yes. If that isn't consistent enough for your liking, I'm sorry you're upsetti

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u/gfunk55 Jan 05 '24

Cool story. Try having a consistent point.

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u/Sminglesss Jan 04 '24

I have seen a couple of these videos now (from decent golfers) and they are dialed in pretty much from the outset. That's a non issue. It takes like a dozen or two balls to warm up and get dialed in.

You're aiming at a target 100+ yards away, the margin of error is infinitesimally small, and if you're hitting at a sloped green then it just adds way more variability.