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11th February 2011 08:39 AM
#1
Senior Member
Major Winner
Tiger - gaaaaaawwwwnnnnnn !
To rehash an old thread - he is rubbish. Which is still pretty awesome by my standards.
The swing looks sort of OK... but no where near as good as Adam Scott who is what he use to look like. His short game is that of a good amateur and his putting inside 10 feet is now mortal.
My prediction is maybe a win this year, wouldn't be surprised if there are none. And at least 2 missed cuts.
The guy is a has been !
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11th February 2011 08:42 AM
#2
Senior Member
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It's a shame really, but I think I said in this same thread last year that he won't win another major. When he shot those 2 rounds in the 60's I began hoping I was wrong.
He adds so much to the PGA Tour, it will struggle to attract the big name sponsors if his game dies a painful death. He did say however that his swing changes were taking time, so fingers crossed that's all it is.
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14th June 2015 01:03 PM
#3
Why on earth would he want to mess with a swing that use to mean, if he teed it up there was better than good chance the tournament was his?
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11th February 2011 08:46 AM
#4
Senior Member
Order of Merit winner
Heres why Virge (can someone embed this pls):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OD52PB2d6g
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11th February 2011 10:48 AM
#5
Senior Member
Major Winner
Originally Posted by
Jack
What a crock of shit. Hands on the clubshaft plane!! - FFS, Are we all going to play Moe Norman style ? (I guess you put it up as a joke Jack.)
You cant stick numbers and lines on a golf swing and then make up reasons why it is bad. It is what f*ckwits do to try and sell dodgey internet "fix your swing by 10 strokes today" scams.
Tiger has 3 main strengths - he has always had them.
1. His short game was the best in the world. he would get up and down out of a phone booth.
2. His putting inside 10ft was super human
3. His distance control with his wedges was inside 10-15ft all day long.
Now...
He is hitting all his chip shots fat, he is missing inside just 6ft often enough and his distance control with longer putts is not there. From inside 100m he is lucky to have 25ft putts.
He has always been ordinary with the driver... but even on his bad days - his game inside 100m and putting would save him. He also cannot control the ball in the air - especially the hold off cut shot. he is really struggling to get the ball to fade.
Forget the technical aspects - he has a steeper S&T Rotary kind of swing now - things are always going to be different. The problem is that he has no longer got the short game to save himself or keep the momentum going through the bad holes.
G A W N !
Last edited by virge666; 11th February 2011 at 10:52 AM.
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11th February 2011 11:07 AM
#6
Senior Member
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Originally Posted by
virge666
What a crock of shit. Hands on the clubshaft plane!!
i was surprised the guy started talking about centrifugal force. Hasnt the importance/relevance of that been revealed to be a myth and thrown out long ago?
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11th February 2011 09:19 PM
#7
Originally Posted by
virge666
Tiger has 3 main strengths - he has always had them.
1. His short game was the best in the world. he would get up and down out of a phone booth.
2. His putting inside 10ft was super human
3. His distance control with his wedges was inside 10-15ft all day long.
Agreed, especially with his putting inside 10ft. He was better than a machine. At that level, it's all about turning three shots into two (or one).
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11th February 2011 08:55 AM
#8
Senior Member
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11th February 2011 08:57 AM
#9
Victorious Captain
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
Ive had a quite large bet that Tiger wont win a major this year, so i love to see hime chop it each week!
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11th February 2011 09:23 AM
#10
His vintage 3 wood into 18 to make eagle, after struggling all day, obviously wasn't a good sign then.
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11th February 2011 09:30 AM
#11
Senior Member
Major Winner
that was a sweet shot after a day of struggles. He even managed to initimidate Westwood into a soft 6 in the process
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11th February 2011 09:38 AM
#12
Senior Member
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Interesting video, thanks Jack.
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11th February 2011 09:56 AM
#13
Member
Touring Pro (Von Nida Tour)
that shakira bit was pretty funny. whod have thought the golf swing was so complicated. beats me why he tried to change his swing in the first place. looks like me might be thinking way too much. graeme mcdowalls swing is a simple as it gets.. i reckon he will win another major this year
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11th February 2011 06:14 PM
#14
Senior Member
Order of Merit winner
Originally Posted by
sol381
that shakira bit was pretty funny. whod have thought the golf swing was so complicated. beats me why he tried to change his swing in the first place. looks like me might be thinking way too much. graeme mcdowalls swing is a simple as it gets.. i reckon he will win another major this year
From what I believe, and looking at the changes he has made, it was a result of the leg/knee injuries he has had. He cant generate the same 'explosiveness' as he called, as what he used to. I'd also heard that it was because of this he started to develop a bad wrist-flick action.
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8th May 2011 03:10 PM
#15
Senior Member
Order of Merit winner
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24th July 2012 07:45 PM
#16
Member
Touring Pro (Aust PGA)
Do you guys think his knee is affecting his swing at all?
When he hit that bunker shot off his knees I thought he got up with a very slight limp, like he had just tweaked it a little bit.
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11th February 2011 10:51 AM
#17
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Those quickfix videos on how to fix your swing are always a crock on youtube.
Virge .. great to see you calling 'em as you see 'em
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11th February 2011 10:53 AM
#18
I always thought his head was the best part of his game. Never the best swinger of the club and rarely hit lots of fairways, but always backed himself. That shot on 18 showed that when his head is right he still has great ability.
I think the question is whether he can keep his head in that zone for 72 holes.
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11th February 2011 10:55 AM
#19
Senior Member
Touring Pro (PGA)
You have to travel the Wilderness before you can master your domain. Still think he will win one this year. He is currently cleansing his soul.
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11th February 2011 11:05 AM
#20
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Nationwide Tour)
It took him 20 years of golf to lock in his swing,changing now aint gonna happen over night & he is the first to admit that.IMO,he says to the media its a work in progress but when he gets out on the course he is expecting instant results,thats typical arrogant Tiger for ya.Maybe he's been laxing on te short game prac with all this new swing crap goin on ?
I hope he gets back to a good place & stomps on jacks record.Winning one this year (i think he will) would be a nice start me thinks...
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11th February 2011 11:50 AM
#21
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Originally Posted by
virge666
but no where near as good as Adam Scott who is what he use to look like. His short game is that of a good amateur and his putting inside 10 feet is now mortal.
So will Adam win one or more this year??
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11th February 2011 01:32 PM
#22
Senior Member
Major Winner
Originally Posted by
kpac
So will Adam win one or more this year??
He probably will - for the 2 weeks he putts properly. Maybe in Asia or a mini Euro tour.
Originally Posted by
markTHEblake
i was surprised the guy started talking about centrifugal force. Hasnt the importance/relevance of that been revealed to be a myth and thrown out long ago?
Yeah mate - the narrator is a muppet from somewhere in the 60's. Probably from the "Late hit" era.
Low hands = Yips
bump vs rotation
217% better vs 307% worse.
Total crock of the proverbial.
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11th February 2011 11:53 AM
#23
Senior Member
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
Adam also can't putt, so none.
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11th February 2011 12:15 PM
#24
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Order of Merit winner
Originally Posted by
Yossarian
Adam also can't putt, so none.
Even Yoss has started to putt better than Adam (Scott, that is)
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11th February 2011 12:27 PM
#25
Senior Member
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