Monday Mini: Wolfpacker Peter Whacks Nick O'Hern. Is Bifurcation Good or Bad for Golf?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of bifurcation in golf, featuring a debate between Nick O'Hern and guest Peter.

A Talk Birdie Monday Mini, a short episode where we typically discuss one issue or one question from a wolfpacker. And today, we've had a message from Peter who has disagrees strongly with Nick O'Hern's views on bifurcation which in fairness are largely shared by Mark, but it is an argument Nick has been prosecuting for a long time now. Peter believes bifurcation is a bad idea and would be terrible for golf, he explains why. Nick and Mark give their views on Peter's thoughts and suggestions, which include the possible introduction of pot bunkers, and some other thoughts on distance control. Nick says, as he has previously, that distance is out of control at pro level however many of the issues are caused less by distance, and more by accuracy - specifically the now negligible difference between driver and 3-wood. Mark relays a conversation he had recently with Geoff Ogilvy on this exact issue. We also chat about the ball - this is an area that Nick and Mark disagree on, both give their rationale. Not sure if we've solved the problems in this Monday Mini, but it was fun to kick around for 10 minutes. Thanks for the message Peter, hit em well !! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick O'Hern, Mark Allen

Guest: Peter

Topics covered

• bifurcation
• golf
• distance control
• accuracy
• pot bunkers
• professional golf

Keywords

• bifurcation
• golf
• distance
• accuracy
• pot bunkers
• Geoff Ogilvy

Sponsors

BMW, Hostplus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Titleist, FootJoy, PING, Golf Clearance Outlet

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