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Gamesmanship à la Greg
Norman
Gamesmanship er som regel en
uting i golf. Stort sett
innebærer det at man
forsøker å psyke ut
motstanderen. Det er en
uting når det utføres på en
uhederlig måte, men det er
opplagt en del av spillet.
Både Tiger Woods, Greg
Norman og de fleste andre
driver med dette i større
eller mindre grad. Når Tiger
Woods i sin bok "Slik
spiller jeg golf" lister opp
sine topp 5 metoder for
psyke ut motstanderen, gjør
han det klart at dette er en
del av spillet. "Det er en
del av mora" i spillet, sier
han. Den første av de fem
er: Slå hardt og langt med
driveren. Etterpå later du
som om du ikke traff ballen
særlig godt." Dette er
temmelig harmløst, men kan
sikkert ha sin effekt.
Spesielt når du heter Tiger
Woods.
Tipset denne uken er hentet
fra Greg Normans hjemmeside
og gir et innblikk i
Gamesmanship:
Gamesmanship
One of the subtler aspects
of aggressive driving
involves the gamesmanship
that goes on at the tee.
When you're in a match, the
tee shot is the opening
gambit and sets the stage
for the rest of the battle
on the hole.
Most players will admit that
gamesmanship -- especially
on the tee -- is part of
golf.
Since I'm a long hitter, I
like to have some fun with
my opponents. Sometimes on
an extremely long hole, if
I'm hitting second, I'll
take out an iron and lean on
it as my opponent gets ready
to play his shot.
Occasionally I can actually
see him thinking, "This hole
is 450 yards and Norman's
teeing off with a 1-iron? My
God, he must be even longer
than I thought." If I can
get those types of thoughts
going through my opponent's
mind, he might do anything.
Then when my turn comes, I
put the iron back and take
out my driver.
I do the opposite too. On a
tight hole where I know
everyone's debating about
club selection, I'll quickly
take out my driver and
waggle it a bit for everyone
to see. The other guys then
may make the mistake of
selecting too much club for
the shot. After they hit,
I'll put the driver, which I
had no intention of hitting,
back in the bag and select a
more intelligent club.
I like to talk it up on the
tee too, especially when I'm
playing against a fellow who
I know is something of a
gamesman himself. I've
stepped up to short par-4s
and said loudly to my
caddie, "Can we get it to
the green today?" He'll then
say something like, "No
problem," both of us knowing
full well that we have no
intention of trying such a
shot. It's all an act for
the benefit of the
shorter-hitting opponent,
just something to get his
brainwaves stirring as he
prepares for his own tee
shot.
But you don't have to be a
power-hitter to be able to
use gamesmanship. If you hit
the ball straight, you can
be just as effective. When
you're the second to play on
a tight hole, you can take
out an iron. If your
longer-hitting opponent sees
you, he may back off his
driver. Then, after he hits,
you can put the iron back
and hit it past him with
your driver. You can also
talk it up on the tee and
put wayward thoughts in a
slugger's mind. Try a line
such as "That OB on the
right sneaks up fast,
doesn't it?" or "Thickest
rough on the golf course is
on this hole." Believe me,
it works.
Of course the most common
form of gamesmanship takes
place on the tees of par-3
holes. I'll never forget the
time I used it on a fellow
British Open champion. He
and I were both in
contention in a major
Australian event when we got
to a par-3. The shot was
between an 8-iron and a
7-iron. I knew my opponent
was debating his choice, and
I also knew he had a
tendency to be a bag watcher.
So, hitting first, I took a
7-iron and gave it a swing
which was big and long but
was actually quite soft and
slow -- all arms and no hand
action. The ball landed on
the front half of the green.
He then chose a 7-iron, hit
it way over the back of the
green, and took four.
Such gamesmanship may seem
to stretch the limits of
sportsmanship, but the fact
is, everyone does it. It's
part of the game on Tour.
And the top players know how
to use it best of all.
During the 1986 U.S. Open
Lee Trevino got me good. At
the 10th hole one day, each
of us had a tricky downhill
birdie putt. Trevino hit
first, and when his putt
finished a foot or so past
the hole he said to his
caddie (for my benefit),
"Herman, that is the fastest
putt I've seen all year long."
It worked. I left my
approach putt five feet
short and then missed the
next one. Lee parred the
hole and I bogeyed.
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