Jul 2, 2026 · 31 min · 9 segments
https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkout What really separates today's golfing champions from the legends of the past? Is it…
Robin SiegerHost
And when you look at those players, and you can look at the Bryson DeChambeaus, you can look at Jordan Spieth, you can look at a number of these players, the new champions, what is it that makes them different from those who've gone before that gives them the competitive edge? When it comes to equipment these days, there's, look, if there was a best driver or a best 3-wood, then I'm pretty sure everyone would play it and every manufacturer would copy it within an inch of copyright infringement.
There's a best equipment for you and me and the players, but it's not about the equipment.
It's not about the grips, even though I re-grip all my clubs with slightly oversized tacky grips, and there's some fantastic, fantastic brands.
Now, I'm not sponsored by any manufacturer, so I'm giving these two recommendations from personal experience.
So the first thing I wanted to notice is that golf has changed dramatically over the past decade.
I mean, par fives on the pro circuit now are upwards of 580 to even 600 yards and they're getting home with drives and an iron.
Now, I'm not sure I could get home at that distance with a drive and the number six bus.
And what separates today's winner from the previous generations? And when I look at today's golfers compared to many, many years ago, I think the problems they face are the same mentally, but the way they manage them are very different.
I mean, every golfer on tour now has a... a sports psychologist that works with them at tournaments and they're on zoom calls and phone calls and they're discussing tactics approaches how they should play etc etc now ben hogan didn't have that Though apparently he did after he died when they went through his desk in his study they found he had books on mental conditioning that had passages underlined which I think is very interesting.
Bobby Jones was incredibly highly strung as a consequence of the nerves that he got playing tournament golf and in the course of a week he could lose 15 pounds in weight.
And often he sweated so much in the golf course that his tie had to be cut off with scissors because it had just got so wet it had lost the ability to move the knot to get it off naturally.
There was a fellow called Leo Deagle who played in 1920, in the 20s, and he went to see a psychiatrist.
And when you look at those players, and you can look at the Bryson DeChambeaus, you can look at Jordan Spieth, you can look at a number of these players, the new champions, what is it that makes them different from those who've gone before that gives them the competitive edge? When it comes to equipment these days, there's, look, if there was a best driver or a best 3-wood, then I'm pretty sure everyone would play it and every manufacturer would copy it within an inch of copyright infringement.
There's a best equipment for you and me and the players, but it's not about the equipment.
It's not about the grips, even though I re-grip all my clubs with slightly oversized tacky grips, and there's some fantastic, fantastic brands.
Now, I'm not sponsored by any manufacturer, so I'm giving these two recommendations from personal experience.
So the first thing I wanted to notice is that golf has changed dramatically over the past decade.
I mean, par fives on the pro circuit now are upwards of 580 to even 600 yards and they're getting home with drives and an iron.
Now, I'm not sure I could get home at that distance with a drive and the number six bus.
And what separates today's winner from the previous generations? And when I look at today's golfers compared to many, many years ago, I think the problems they face are the same mentally, but the way they manage them are very different.
I mean, every golfer on tour now has a... a sports psychologist that works with them at tournaments and they're on zoom calls and phone calls and they're discussing tactics approaches how they should play etc etc now ben hogan didn't have that Though apparently he did after he died when they went through his desk in his study they found he had books on mental conditioning that had passages underlined which I think is very interesting.
Bobby Jones was incredibly highly strung as a consequence of the nerves that he got playing tournament golf and in the course of a week he could lose 15 pounds in weight.
And often he sweated so much in the golf course that his tie had to be cut off with scissors because it had just got so wet it had lost the ability to move the knot to get it off naturally.
There was a fellow called Leo Deagle who played in 1920, in the 20s, and he went to see a psychiatrist.
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