Yeah, Robo definitely seems like the kind of person who'd stick to slightly shorter hits if that means they're more accurate. Although now I do wonder how far Robo can hit with a Driver. He hit with an Iron in the first chapter, but we don't know what Iron it was I think. A few numbers I found indicate that the difference to a 4I should be about 50 yards, so a conservative estimate would be that Robo can get a bit over 200 yards with a Driver I guess, like 215-220 maybe?
For sure. I'm not certain how to take the
"apple doesn't fall far from the stem" statement for that matter. On the one hand it could just refer to what he said a few pages earlier, that he's overly passionate about golf, but on the other hand it could also imply the professional background we were theorizing about last week.
That said, I like the father's personality so far. He's got some of the same robotic aspects Robo does, but acts them out much more passionately than his son. So it's nice that they're pretty different, but at the same time you can definitely see the family connection.
Well, we don't actually know what exactly Robo's interests are (or if he even really has any). Maybe he can't do those things at that place. It's also possible that it's simply a habit for him - like his father gave him the club at some point and it's just become a routine for him now that he hits a bit whenever his father's picking vegetables. Considering that Robo seems to follow a pretty strict schedule, what with the whole entering the kitchen presumably at exactly 6am every day and being 20 seconds late to school, that's probably enough of a reason for him.
I think it's also important to note that his father told him he could kill time that way, Robo didn't specifically decide for himself.
What I wonder about is how long he's been doing this for. In the first chapter he said he'd borrowed his father's clubs once, but this time it seems more like a somewhat established routine. Might be consistent in the Japanese though, who knows.
Who, Tomoya or Robo? Tomoya's definitely gonna lose, I'm actually not sure if we're going to see Robo play at all though. Depending on how long he stays in the bathroom he might not end up facing Youzan at all at this point. That said, if Robo does go up against Youzan, I'd expect him to win here - Youzan already admitted that Robo's better than him right now and beyond that they're at a small range. Robo should have the advantage as a result.