Youzan comes across as a physical golfer, so he's like Tiger Woods. What other types are there for golfers?
I don't think there's much of a real classification like there is in some other sports, but there could be someone who is great at putting and merely above average otherwise for instance. Maybe someone else is really good at controlling the spin on the ball. Maybe yet another player could be great at reading the wind and be largely unaffected by hazards, so he'd just play the shortest distance to the hole instead of trying to avoid them.
Maybe the captain will be most experienced but once Robo joins, I think he's gonnal be the most naturally talented. But again, experience(hard work) between talent if talent doesn't work hard enough, so he's not going to immediately be the best at the club. Maybe there'll be another obstacle there; a student who can do something Robo can't, but I think any other big rival will come from other schools/clubs.
Hmmm maybe a really long distance putter, and like you said in your previous post, someone who can read wind direction. Dunno what else but I'll try to think more or maybe it'll be clearer once we meet one more rival.
Rion for me, coz he has the worst score and his reaction on the last page.
I think these two points are pretty strongly connected. Specifically I find it noteworthy that Robo's goal is merely to have another match with Youzan regardless of the final result. In other words, this rematch might even mark the end of the series. Of course there are some other possibilities such as Robo getting motivated anew from the rematch, but I kind of like the idea of Youzan being the actual final goal.
That's not unlikely. One of the kanji in his name translates to "crow" or "raven" I believe, so he's got the bird theme going on. There's also that he wants Youzan to acknowledge him, which fits with what the reporters said last chapter, as well as him losing to Youzan a while ago.
Not sure I agree with the Aomine comparison. It's true that Souta seems very talented, but he didn't come across as lazy to me as far as golf is concerned and one of Aomine's defining characteristics was his ego which Souta doesn't seem to have either. If anything I got more of a Kiyoshi vibe from him. Gen - Midorima might fit though.
I think it depends on the outcome. I don't see Robo replacing Souta, Shintarou or Gen at this point, so if he ends up winning, I imagine it would have to be against Rion. But if Robo loses and has to work his way up from being a normal member to the regular position, I feel like Gen is the most likely option since he definitely doesn't believe in Robo's abilities right now (although Souta isn't far behind after their rooftop encounter).
I think the end of the series would be too long to make readers wait in order for Youzan and Robo to face each other. What I find more likely is the bolded part of your text and thus gaining a new perspective in sports and competitiveness; the desire of facing talented players in order to improve and reach Youzan again. I'd like for this to happen quite early on in the series, as bring out Robo's competitive edge ASAP.
Good point actually; in that if they were to take his challenge and the position of regular was up for grabs, then Rion is the likely replacement since his score card is the worst of the 4. I mentioned Souta because of their previous encounter and him inviting Robo to join them.
I do agree, it would feel too quick for Robo to become one of the regular 4. He's got so much growth as a golfer, which was emphasised in the chapter by Tomoya, and with Youzan previously.
Wouldn't "early" be, well, too early? There are two reasons for that in my eyes:
That's quite possible. In that case I would expect Souta to take him on over Rion though. I feel if Robo does indeed let that slip before the match itself starts, Souta would want to see what the guy who supposedly beat Youzan has to offer and not just watch from the sidelines.
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That's a good prediction at this stage. Would give a theme to Souta's rivalry with Youzan, power vs finesse.
Technically that is true, but it's an easy way to assess a player's overall abilities at a glance. I think that unless stated otherwise, we can safely assume that these guys manage to get near their best pretty much every time. Actually putting it like that, it wouldn't surprise me if one day someone showed up with an even lower score than Youzan (or at least equaling his), but then it turns out he just got insanely lucky one day and isn't actually that strong.
Yes, indeed. I think that's partially why it's such a big deal that Youzan publicly declared Robo as his rival when a bunch of other players want to be acknowledged like that as well.
Just Robo. I think with his laserbeam, he has the potential for a stupidly low score. It might only happen when conditions are perfect for his theoretical play, and on that day he'll make several eagles.
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I do wonder how strong those two guys really are though. Rion made it sound like they're pushovers, and to a certain extent that's probably true, but at the same time I wonder if they couldn't still be a challenge for Rion and Robo, especially if Rion has to educate Robo a bit along the way.
Well, the reason why he did that though is because of what Souta told him on the roof. He only said Robo would have to beat one of them to get the spot (and in fact Souta was even about to accept Robo's challenge after Robo mentioned Youzan), so while you could say Robo was acting inappropriately, with the information he had at the time it was the logical course of action.
If I had to guess, I'd say they're pushovers and Rion x Robo will win easily. It could work out that these guys are actually decent golfers, but have lost their way. Their behaviour was terrible, and they went against golf etiquette by being loud while someone is teeing off (etiquette is something Rion will educate Robo on).
That's good to hear (never read KnB). I like Souta, and want to see more of his rivalry with Youzan. It might just be as Gen said, that Souta wants acknowledgement.