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JJ [Visitor] in response to: Is Michelle Wie completely uncoachable or simply coached by marketers? John Deere decision begs answer

JJ [Visitor] — Wed, 30 May 2007 20:47:43 +0000

The jury is still out on the question of Leadbetter. Is he helping Wie's game? I see no evidence that he is.

Might be time for Michelle to go back to her original coach -"no name" or not.

Raymond [Visitor] in response to: Is Michelle Wie completely uncoachable or simply coached by marketers? John Deere decision begs answer

Raymond [Visitor] — Fri, 25 May 2007 07:11:49 +0000

To those of you who blame Leadbetter for Wies swing collapse. It's obvious she doesn't listen to him. Chris you are 100% right........... she's uncoachable.

Ray

Johnny N. [Visitor] in response to: Is Michelle Wie completely uncoachable or simply coached by marketers? John Deere decision begs answer

Johnny N. [Visitor] — Fri, 25 May 2007 02:35:53 +0000

Bunker,
You can't be going back to when she was 13 in 2003.
As a 16 year old she officially averaged 300 yards in the 2nd round of the Sony Open and 272 yards in the 1st round. Those figures are unimportant anyway, they only measure 2 holes per round.
In reality her real driving distances for all the holes were very similar between rounds 1 & 2, not the big gap the official figures suggested.

I have far more detailed info for every hole and can say she averages about 280 in real average terms.
At that she is one of the shorter hitters on the pga tour and one of the longest on the lpga tour.

InTheBunker [Visitor] in response to: Is Michelle Wie completely uncoachable or simply coached by marketers? John Deere decision begs answer

InTheBunker [Visitor] — Thu, 24 May 2007 22:07:09 +0000

She's averaged 266.6 cumulative since 2003 on the PGATour. The numbers are there...look them up. The 280, if she could do it, still seems somewhat short of the lofty claims made about MWs prodigious length.

Johnny N. [Visitor] in response to: Is Michelle Wie completely uncoachable or simply coached by marketers? John Deere decision begs answer

Johnny N. [Visitor] — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:32:50 +0000

Michael where are you getting the 260 yard figure from. She averages about 280 yards in driving.

Jay [Visitor] in response to: Is Michelle Wie completely uncoachable or simply coached by marketers? John Deere decision begs answer

Jay [Visitor] — Thu, 24 May 2007 02:40:58 +0000

Bubbles will play against the men even when She knows She will not make the cut. It's the money. Make it now cause She knows its not coming in the Future Her Phsyce is way more damaged than her fake wrist injury ever could be. Nike and Sony must have some kind of Protection or clauses in her Contract. Or they took out Insurance against any type of failure. They can't be that dumb. Heads will end up rolling by next years End. Maybe sooner if she gets worse, which She will if she continues on the same path. She cannot help trying to get a little extra on the ball. She looks way out of tempo and rhythem on her T- shots. The Hypnosis She is getting will only work untill her first bad T-shot.

Michael [Visitor] in response to: Is Michelle Wie completely uncoachable or simply coached by marketers? John Deere decision begs answer

Michael [Visitor] — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:32:34 +0000

Leadbetter has little credibility when it comes to Wie. Remember, he was one of her chief cheerleaders when her handlers were seeking endorsement contracts. Anyone still remember how he would tell the press that she was longer than most male tour pros, regularly busting 350 yard drives. haven't heard much from him when her PGA Tour driving distance averaged around 260 yards.

Jim C [Visitor] in response to: Is Michelle Wie completely uncoachable or simply coached by marketers? John Deere decision begs answer

Jim C [Visitor] — Thu, 24 May 2007 00:05:07 +0000

One Putt

I believe what happened with Leadbetter is that he was accurately quoted, but his quote was widely misinterpreted. He only said she had no men's events planned at that time--he did not say she would not plan any in the future. Indeed, his horses for courses comment regarding 84 Lumber seemed to suggest that Michelle should avoid playing long men's courses, not all men's courses.