Golfer to know: OU golf coach Ryan Hybl
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Published: July 5, 2009
What’s your practice routine?
1)Short-game, short-game, short-game.
2) When you feel like you have done enough....do more short-game.
3)Work through all of my clubs on range (but not a big ball beater)
4) Go Play!
What’s your pre-shot routine?
Get yardage, check my surroundings, pull a club, visualize the shot, step into the ball from behind, waggle...waggle, "stay committed.”
Any superstitions, lucky ball marks, tees, etc.?
I use coins with dates like 1966, 1967, 1968 — trying to shoot that number or lower.
I have to make 3 putts consecutively before I go to the first tee and I never get rid of a ball that is doing well no matter how beat up it is.
Favorite athletes to watch outside of golf?
LeBron,
Hines Ward and
Brett Favre.
Favorite three golfers to watch?
Tiger,
Jim Furyk and my brother (former OU quarterback ) Nate just because he thinks he can still play golf.
Top three courses you’ve played?
Augusta National, Ocean Forest (
Sea Island, Ga.), Sage Valley (
Graniteville, S.C.)
Top three courses you’d like to play?
Pebble Beach,
Bandon Dunes, St. Andrews
Number of holes-in-one?
Four. No good stories, just good shots.
Career low round?
63,
Athens (Ga.) Country Club
IN THE BAG
→Driver: Nike SQ 9.0 degree, 80 g Accra Red shaft
→Fairway wood: 3-wood — Nike SQ 15 degree
→Hybrid: Nike Sumo
→Irons: 3-PW Nike victory red...Project X 6.5 shafts
→Wedges: Sand wedge — 54 degrees, 10 bounce, Nike Tour Grind; Lob wedge — 60 degree, 10 bounce, Nike Tour Grind
→Putter: Ping Answer 3, same model for 18 years
→Ball: Nike Tour D
Compiled by Ryan Sharp
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