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The problem now is with the new grooves he can't hit out of the rough as good as he used to.

He's been using the new grooves for over a year.


He's been using the new grooves for over a year.

And he hasn't won a major in over a year.

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And he hasn't won a major in over a year.

We hold the man to such a high regard that we're just shocked when he doesn't win a major. Sure, he had major surgery, was away from the game for months, was using grooves that were leaving him at a disadvantage, and was having torrid affairs, and even with all of that craziness going on, he should have still won a major. Sure, he won three times as much as anyone else last season, but just being 3 times better than the next best isn't even good enough.


I know this is an old article(2 weeks almost) but found this article about Hank Haney from Pgatour.com

PGATOUR.COM: What's wrong with Tiger's swing right now? HANEY:You mean the swing from when he shot 63 at home at Isleworth? Or the swing when he hit 15 greens in regulation at Augusta? PGATOUR.COM: What about some of the sky balls he hit, like at THE PLAYERS Championship? HANEY: His head dropped a foot-and-a-half when he hit those. I've always told him he needs to keep his levels better. That's the No. 1 thing I conveyed to him. Look, he's got everything that's going on off the course and a neck injury. I honestly think this is a very difficult time in his life and it's affecting his golf. He knows what he has to do on the golf course. I've taught over 200 touring pros and I've never met anyone with nearly as much knowledge as him. He's going to have to have his mind be free and be injury-free. That's when he'll be able to fix his swing and his game.

Certainly interesting reading.....

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PGATOUR.COM: What's wrong with Tiger's swing right now? HANEY:You mean the swing from when he shot 63 at home at Isleworth? Or the swing when he hit 15 greens in regulation at Augusta? PGATOUR.COM: What about some of the sky balls he hit, like at THE PLAYERS Championship? HANEY: His head dropped a foot-and-a-half when he hit those. I've always told him he needs to keep his levels better. That's the No. 1 thing I conveyed to him. Look, he's got everything that's going on off the course and a neck injury. I honestly think this is a very difficult time in his life and it's affecting his golf. He knows what he has to do on the golf course. I've taught over 200 touring pros and I've never met anyone with nearly as much knowledge as him. He's going to have to have his mind be free and be injury-free. That's when he'll be able to fix his swing and his game.

So Hank is telling us that there's nothing wrong with Tiger's swing and at the same time telling us that he'll be able to fix his swing? Don't they say if it ain't broke don't fix it?


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