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Originally Posted by
AmazingWhacker 
I wish they would show those rare bad shots better than they typically do. I would've liked to see a slow-mo and the announcers should've said what the carry distance was. Not to embarass the guy - but I would just find it interesting as a viewer. Plus it helps you understand how good the *next* shot is (which it usually is).
Saw a slow motion of Tiger's shot this morning - pretty sure it was on the golf channel's morning show.
It looked like he hit the ground more than 6 " behind the ball. Gonna look for it on youtube 
When asked about this shot Tiger said that he blamed it on the fact that he changed his "game plan". He had previously planned on hitting a 5 iron there, then changed his mind, then questioned his decision and then hit driver even though, and I quote, "I didn't want to hit that shot."
Embarrassing as it was for him, it would have been nice to hear him actually answer the question admitting his human fraility instead of answering like a politician. It seems that the cause of a mishit like that has a technical explanation (I'll leave that to people who know it). Instead, he shifted the focus off of the topper and talked about how psychologically conflicted he was as he endured the tortuous experience of making the final decision on the proper club with which to tee off!
I'll have to keep this in mind when I hit a loser shot. "No, I didn't hurry, take it too far to the inside, get caught with my weight on my back foot, come in too steep or just have a mini-stroke." No. The problem was, "I didn't want to hit that shot."
Shoot...whenever I hit a shot like that, one thing is for sure. I never wanted to hit that shot either.
