Yesterdays miraculous effort by Paul Goydos at the John Deere Classic - shooting a final round score of 59 in a PGA tournament, is on par with the greatest performance by any professional athlete. In fact, it has only been done three times before.Hitting a major league fastball once was considered to be the quintessential accomplishment in all of sports. Imagine trying to do that 59 times in a row. Impossibly hard and likely impossible.
The ability to hit a golf ball in a straight line, or with an intended trajectory, is without a doubt among the most difficult things in all of sports. It seems to be easy - most things usually do when done by professionals - until you try it.
In comparison:
A major league fastball travels upwards of 95 mph giving the batter approximately 0.4 of a second to not only determine whether to swing, but where to place the swing plane such that the ball will be hit.
A professional tennis serve can travel upwards of 130 mph giving the player returning the serve a half second or less to successfully return the ball.
A professional golfer, on the tee, strikes the golf ball in a violent collision the lasts less than 1/1,000 of a second. The impact determines the flight, distance and spin that is imparted on the ball faster than a speeding bullet.
Paul Goydos is not Superman, but he sure was super yesterday.
©Sharky&Sharky
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