Driver Watermelon Challenge

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• Sep 12, 2015

• #76

drp3434 said:

If you do this today, please Periscope it

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After a long debate I decided the wrists were more important than achieving the challenge.


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• Sep 12, 2015

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There are multiple videos on YouTube with guys hitting watermelons with woods. Most appear to be steel shafted, all blow through the melon with ease. Interestingly enough, none of them appear to be swinging too hard, either.

 

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• Sep 12, 2015

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Should I?

 

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• Sep 12, 2015

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fupresti said:

Should I?

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$3.98 to find out hahaha

 

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$3.98 to find out hahaha

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Wife is gone tonight so I feel a Periscope video coming.

 

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• Sep 12, 2015

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Personally, if I'm playing the watermelon shot I'm pulling my sand wedge.

 

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• Sep 12, 2015

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fupresti said:

Wife is gone tonight so I feel a Periscope video coming.

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Don't end up in the hospital and on AFV.

 

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• Sep 12, 2015

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fupresti said:

Wife is gone tonight so I feel a Periscope video coming.

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I'd say start small with maybe a sw or pw then try driver.


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• Sep 12, 2015

• #84

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Should I?

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Mash 'em! Watermelon sucks.

 

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• Sep 12, 2015

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I think,,,,,yes if the club is swung backwards,, pointy end first...

 

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• Oct 8, 2015

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Did anyone ever give this a shot?

 

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ken_h said:

Did anyone ever give this a shot?

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#StayTuned trying to make this happen at the THP Event this weekend

 

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• Oct 8, 2015

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#StayTuned trying to make this happen at the THP Event this weekend

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Awesome!

 

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• Oct 8, 2015

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Just get some Melort in the equation and this is sure to happen.

 

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• Oct 10, 2015

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Canadan said:

You've got this, brochacho.

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A fellow "Wilfred" fan?