[Yoda]

watched 3 of them now and I want to say a big thank you to you Yoda for making the films and to Brian Gay for letting you record.

A couple of interesting things I noted from the practice round. One which really stuck out was that Brian was there to learn the course . . .

Still posting from my Blackberry -- a somewhat tortuous procedure -- but wanted to get this in.

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The tee shot at the par 4 fifth hole is one of the most crucial at Oakland Hills. As the video reveals, there is a 'must carry' ridge at about 280 yards that will add 50-60 yards to the tee shot. We didn't carry it in the practice round, but by Closing the Plane Line and Stance Line -- Brian prefers to play the Draw from a Square (or even Open) Stance -- we were able to produce a 'tumbling (low spin) draw' that got the job done these past three days. Tomorrow is another day, but I have no doubt that 'The Ridge' will go down once again in Round 4.