Tiger Woods Master Catch-All Discussion

[newtogolf]

1 minute ago, iacas said:

If Bridgestone made the Nike balls, maybe they're basically just his old ball? Did Nike ever take over fully, or were they always the maker of the Nike balls?

Based on what I'd heard, Nike golf balls were made in Bridgestone factories.  

[iacas]

1 minute ago, newtogolf said:

Based on what I'd heard, Nike golf balls were made in Bridgestone factories.  

What I'm saying is that I know they were in the first few years for sure, but I don't know about the later years - Nike may have taken over. Or maybe they didn't.

[newtogolf]

3 minutes ago, iacas said:

What I'm saying is that I know they were in the first few years for sure, but I don't know about the later years - Nike may have taken over. Or maybe they didn't.

The last I heard is they designed their own golf balls at The Oven but outsourced manufacturing to Bridgestone.  I don't believe they ever added the mass production manufacturing.  

[nevets88]

Woods' sponsor logos is a gift that just keeps on giving.

 

 

[iacas]

 

[nevets88]

35 minutes ago, iacas said:

 

Read somewhere he's carrying it 300-310.  Despite reading he's been testing TM, weird actually seeing him swing one.

[Groucho Valentine]

Doesn't look any different from how he's been swinging the last few years from my POV. Admittedly, I'm not much of a swing wonk though. 

Edited November 28, 2016 by Groucho Valentine

[newtogolf]

It appears he's flaring his feet more to reduce the strain on his lead knee.  

[nevets88]

Looks like BS is a little longer, hips are more rotated body more open at impact. 

[nevets88]

My golf Twitter feed is almost all Tiger Woods today and it's only Tuesday. He still moves the needle.

No wonder it took so long for a swing video to surface. Forgot the PGA clamps down on this sort of thing. But McIlroy posts his own swings while on injury hiatus and those vids not deleted. Getting off topic but confused on how social media is "regulated" by TPTB.

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Brian Wacker's Instagram of the swing has disappeared, with the clip no doubt having been detained for questioning by the PGA Tour Police.  

http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2016/11/28/caught-on-tape-tigers-newold2016-swing.html

[iacas]

 

[ZappyAd]

I'm actually starting to believe this might happen now - are we in the 'it's too late to pull out now' zone yet?

[sirsteveo55]

I am really excited for tigers return I hope he returns to the top of his game.

[natureboy]

3 minutes ago, sirsteveo55 said:

I am really excited for tigers return I hope he returns to the top of his game.

That's unlikely (he set a very high standard), especially in the early months.

But I agree his return to good form and winning ways will be exciting, and good for golf spectating.

[sirsteveo55]

4 minutes ago, natureboy said:

That's unlikely (he set a very high standard), especially in the early months.

As much as I hate to agree with this you are right.

I would like to at least see him win a few more majors.

[natureboy]

25 minutes ago, sirsteveo55 said:

As much as I hate to agree with this you are right.

I would like to at least see him win a few more majors.

If he's genuinely healthy again and plays for at least 5 years, I think he's got a good chance for at least 2. But his body is pretty beat and it's a lot harder post-40. More than that may be a reach.

[Jwd]

I think he has a few more left in him. Putter could get jot and win a few more at Augusta. Just like Jack!

[newtogolf]

I'm a big Tiger fan and would enjoy watching him eclipse Jack's record but the window to do it is just about shut.  Even if he's 100% healthy, he's lost the advantages that he enjoyed when he dominated because the rest of the field has caught up and passed him.   It's been 8 years since he last won a Major and the field has only improved over those 8 years.