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Sorry about the poor editing. I didn't notice until it was too late, haha. "Tiger's body is basically deteriorating ." "Unless Tiger makes the sacrifice of time to rest and to get truly healthy we might as well get used to seeing this."

There is way too much attention being paid to coaches in general. Somehow when it comes to Justin Rose's nearly-flawless swing Sean Foley is a great coach, but when Tiger is concerned his teaching philosophy is trash. The reality of the situation is that Foley is working with what Tiger can physically bring to the table right now. Tiger's body is basically. He's constantly playing at 50-80% health and the PGA is way too good these days for anyone to win that way. Over the years trying to compensate for numerous knee issues eventually led to his achilles. Trying to maintain his length while compensating for his deteriorating knees and the achilles has led to his back issues. This is not rocket science. His range of motion is lacking, his back is f-ed, and his confidence isn't anywhere near what it once was. The only thing I agree with Chamblee on is how Tiger's timing has to be perfect on every swing because he doesn't know what to expect from his body. Butch's teaching didn't cause the first knee issue, Haney didn't cause the second knee issue or the achillies, and Tiger's back isn't because of Foley. Unless Tiger makes the sacrifice of time to rest and to get truly we might as well get used to seeing this.

Who knows what forced Johnson to face this (whether it was his family, the Tour, Adidas/TaylorMade, or himself) but huge kudos to DJ and his team for the way they are handling the situation. Make a statement, handle your business privately, and get back as soon as possible. This is exactly how Tiger should've handled his situation and his team (Steinberg, etc.) should've been fired a long time ago for the horrible advice they gave him. The public and the media are not owed anything. Get better, get your life together, and get back to work when you're ready.

It's pretty obvious that Chamblee takes great pleasure in denegrating Tiger whenever the opportunity arises. Whether is his personal life, his attitude, his swing, his coach whatever, Chamblee will find the negative and will harp on it. What annoys genuine Tiger fans (like me) is that no one else gets the same scrutiny. Chamblee lives in the negative when it comes to Tiger and he ignores anything remotely positive. Chamblee can't speak positively of Nike Golf regardless of how many wins the company has under its belt. And even though Justin Rose's swing is almost flawless he'll never credit Sean Foley as a coach. The list goes on and on. Lastly, I also don't understand why people who know better keep talking about Tiger's swing changes as if he just decided to change it out of the blue. With the exception of Tiger's very first swing change with Butch Harmon every other change has been in response to, or to prevent, injury. He he changed under Haney because his knee wasn't holding up under the Harmon swing. He switched to Foley after the scandal because of the fallout with Haney, but also because of achilles and knee injuries.

This is a undoubtedly a great move for Sonders in the short term (even moreso for her bank account) but golf seems doomed to fail on Fox. Producing baseball and football is much different than golf and if this doesn't work out Sonders will likely be back on TGC when her contract is up. She was way too fake for my taste so I was never a fan of hers but regardless, TGC was foolish not to pay Sonder whatever she was asking for. She was invaluable to that network and the ratings are going to crater for every show she was on. She always played the roll of the 15 handicapper but Sonders knows the golf swing. Paige Mackenzie is a FAR superior golfer to Sonders but viewers really don't care about any of that. Sonders' skirts were always short and her breasts were always front and center. Sex sells and that's what she was utlimately there to do.

On another note, this article really proves just how pathetic golf journalism is. This is not reporting. This is not journalism. This is a complete joke. Hawkins (clearly prodded by this thread imo) asks one guy he feels "should know", he gets a shotty half-answer, and then he goes on to you write an article posed as a question as if the real answers are completely unknowable. The guy treats this as if Anthony Kim is living in some distant land, unreachable by any human life form. Turns out the AK is living in......wait for it......Texas! My absolute favorite part is when Hawkins basically leaves it up to his "source" to meet up with AK in a few weeks and get back to him with an update. That's just hilarious. Get on a plane, use your car, follow the story and do some real journalism work. These guys are way to comfortable getting paid handsomely to attend dinners at golf charity events and asking Tour pros questions they already know the answer to. How can golf grow the game and make it more intriguing to more folks? How about you follow stories like this that are actually interesting.

Well..............that's depressing... How many of us would kill to have even a sliver of Kim's talent? It's a damn shame.

1. Adam Scott (aka Tiger circa 2000) 2. Seung-Yul Noh 3. Rory

+1

I completely agree. Some people have a bias against playing Nike clubs for some reason, but their woods and putters are second to none. I've bought and sold a few drivers over the years (Titleist 909, Nike VR Pro) when I was looking to "upgrade" from my old Nike SQ 5000, but I hadn't found anything I liked more than the SQ until the Covert came out. I hit the tour version and hated it, but the standard/performance is a great club. I'm using the stock Kuro Kage stiff shaft in the neutral setting and upped the loft from my usual 10.5 to 11.5. I haven't tried all the newest 2014 clubs yet, but the Covert is more forgiving, longer and straighter than any driver I've hit recently. And not to mention that fact that it's very affordable. I'm not one to spend $300 on a driver.

I just wish we could get some real reporting on golfers like AK. Maybe a segment on Jimmy Roberts' show or something. The Golf Channel tried to promote those ridiculous reality shows a few years back but they refuse to report on someone as talented (and possibly tormented) as Anthony Kim has been over the last few years. And it's not like the guy didn't have a pretty large following.

Has anyone else had to replace their brake line on a Clicgear cart? I tried to force the brake the other day and snapped the cord. Does anyone have any guidance they could give me or know of a video tutorial out there anywhere?

It seems pretty obvious but I guess it's just me. Not the first time and it certainly won't be the last.

I'm a fan and I actually appreciate the way he handles himself on the course. He treats his caddie like $hit, but golf actually needs more of the emotion and passion people like Tiger and Bubba bring to the game, not less. Hell, you hear more emotion on any given Saturday coming from 30 handicappers missing 20 foot putts, but people act offended when the pros expect themselves to play well. All that being said...if I hear one more commentator say, "he's never had a golf lesson in his life" I might pluck my eyeballs out of my head. He was on the UGA golf team. OF COURSE he's had a lesson.

Is it just me or do networks cut the microphones for some golfers right after they strike the ball and not for others. There are definite exceptions (Bubba has been caught more than once, although not recently) but it seems pretty obvious to me. Phil gets the same treatment and he handles it quite well, but it makes it seem as though Tiger is the only guy on tour that swears. And yes, I'm a huge Tiger fan...

I cancelled my subscription to Golf Digest on Saturday. Sometimes it's just best to take a step back and say, "you know what, I/we made a bad decision on this one and we're going to make every effort to do a better job in the future." It's the right thing to do and it probably would've been best for the magazine's sales in the long run. There is no defense for not having a female golfer on the cover for nearly 6 years. There just isn't. Instead, I heard TGC commentators- many of whom used to or want to work for the Digest (no conflict there) and almost all male, other than Sonders- defend the GD by saying their job is to sell magazines and bring in new fans to the game. Are you trying to tell me Beatriz Recari isn't fit? She couldn't sell magazines? And let's be honest, the "it's the FITNESS issue" defense is totally ridiculous.

I enjoyed TGC a lot more before they turned it into Holly Sonders Illustrated. Now the channel has basically become an advertisement for silicone, bronzer, and miniskirts. Golf claims to be a game of class, dignity, and respect but then you turn on the sport's flagship channel and see a model with makeup applied like spackling paste.

I'm excited for the 'real' beginning of the golf season so we can finally move beyond the 'Holly's hot' conversations that have taken over most golf websites recently. Golfers really need to get laid more! It really magnifies how important Tiger is to the game when Holly Sonders' helium-filled balloons, acne, and miniskirts are the biggest topic of conversation during the offseason.

Give the MP-54s a serious look. I've been playing the JPX-800s for a few years now, lowered my handicap to 10.5 and I'm looking to make the same upgrade as soon as I can save the cash. They are forged cavity backs but they look like blades at address. If you go hit them you'll immediately fall in love. Guaranteed!

Does anyone know Anthony Kim's status? He was a guy I followed pretty closely. I know about injuries, but he should be back by now, right? MLB pitchers have recovered from Tommy John surgeries by now and Adrian Peterson and RG3 have both come back from more serious injuries in much less time. You really can't count on reporters to do any real journalism work anymore. With the exception of Jimmy Robersts and Tim Rosaforte the Gofl Channel has basically become a network for golf gossip. Everything else on that network in regards to real reporting is complete garbage.

Hunter Mahan gets my vote.

Yeah, I hear you... I guess it all depends on what you're looking for. I have the same set of old DCIs. They're not the most forgiving clubs, so I decided to go with a set that would give me a little more "help". But if you like them and hit them well then the technology in either of the sets I mentioned should give you good results. If I had the cash for a new set right now I'd go with those mp-54s.

I'd start by trying out Titleist's AP2s or the new Mizuno mp54s. Can't go wrong with either set.

Wouldn't it be amazing if golf 'journalists' actually did some reporting on REAL golf stories like this one? But nah, the golf community seems to be more interested in nonstop WITB articles, Paulina Gretzky, and Michelle Wie's makeup.

It's always funny to watch announcers bend over backwards NOT to mention something like this when it's so obvious. Meanwhile, you'll see them blow up anything remotely objectionable that someone like Tiger might do. All of a sudden saying 'GD' after a bad shot is totally unacceptable. It's hilarious!