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Old 02-18-2012, 04:37 PM   #1
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Tiger Woods Today

I was watching a few minutes of golf today and TW crossed my mind. Is it not simply amazing that his success has just evaporated so much?



Those stats are really pitiful for a former great.

I understand that American fans can be pretty fickle but do so many people still hold negative feelings for this guy? Personally, I find myself rooting for him to make a comeback.

What are your thoughts?

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Old 02-18-2012, 04:41 PM   #2
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Tiger's biggest weapon was his mental toughness and feeling of being invincible. All that was shattered on that November evening a few years ago. Now nobody is intimidated by him, on the course or off.
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Old 02-18-2012, 04:57 PM   #3
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Ben Hogan once said "Golf is 90 % mental."

Of course the way I play, you can declare me insane.
But cj is right.
Tiger keeps looking for the answer in swing changes.
It's the mind that needs fixing.
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Old 02-18-2012, 05:24 PM   #4
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Amazing that it was his ex wife who showed the rest of the PGA Tour how to not be intimidated by Tiger.
She stood up to him and now everyone stands up to him.
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Old 02-18-2012, 06:09 PM   #5
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Now nobody is intimidated by him, on the course or off.
Makes perfect sense.
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Old 02-18-2012, 06:54 PM   #6
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wouldn't count the guy out....he keeps hanging around in these "non majors" lately, the type of tournaments that hold little interest to him now or in the past 12 yrs.....after the Masters & Open we'll have a better handle on how far he's come back

what's nice to see is how the younger pups can't wait to play him head up....i think he was surprised by that....he was used to his faux intimidation bullshit working
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wouldn't count the guy out....he keeps hanging around in these "non majors" lately, the type of tournaments that hold little interest to him now or in the past 12 yrs.....after the Masters & Open we'll have a better handle on how far he's come back

what's nice to see is how the younger pups can't wait to play him head up....i think he was surprised by that....he was used to his faux intimidation bullshit working
The younger pups are also just as good at hitting the ball, and many outdrive him...with a 3 wood.
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Ben Hogan once said "Golf is 90 % mental."
And the other 50% is physical.
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Old 02-18-2012, 07:55 PM   #9
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Match play can bring out a competitive fire in my game that I'd prefer not to be there. My best rounds have been when I was mentally 'quite' and played each hole, & each stroke individually. I've seen tons of hack players and pro's alike melt with an over-competitiveness in the nuanced game o' golfaroonie.

Woods' storke is not what it once was. Mental might be an issue but I don't think he has the physical flexibility he once had.
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He's not putting like he did when he was on top. That's where the extra strokes are.
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Maybe Tiger has finally found his stroke? Nice closing round 62 Sunday. How about that McIlroy kid? I wouldn't mind seeing Rory, Tiger, Phil, and Lee Westwood duking it out Sunday at the Masters.
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Maybe Tiger has finally found his stroke? Nice closing round 62 Sunday. How about that McIlroy kid? I wouldn't mind seeing Rory, Tiger, Phil, and Lee Westwood duking it out Sunday at the Masters.
No pressure on Woods in the last round. Makes a big difference.
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No pressure on Woods in the last round. Makes a big difference.
That's very true, however, I believe Woods wants to feel the pressure again. Should he get back to old form we will be treated to some very good final rounds this year as I stated in my previous post.
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That's very true, however, I believe Woods wants to feel the pressure again. Should he get back to old form we will be treated to some very good final rounds this year as I stated in my previous post.
He has faced it a few times already this year and come up woefully short.
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Gee whiz. Finishing T2 with a final round of 62 seems pretty good to me.
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