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If he doesn't break Jack's Major record, everyone will say his legacy is not what it may have been. Wake up.

The fact that his actions would affect his play which would in turn ultimately affect his legacy. I didn't realize this was all so hard to follow...

Nobody was asking this question in May of 2010, cheech, 'cept me. Hence the writing on the wall. I saw this coming, the lemmings still don't.

Seemed to be the same thing that's wrong with Dwayne Wade's knee. It's a rare issue doctor's are calling OnlyHurtsWhenThey'rePlayingBaditus. Tiger's symptoms have been more frequent the last couple years.

(THIS THREAD HAS BEEN BUMPED DUE TO THE ORIGINAL POSTER'S ABILITY TO SEE THE WRITING ON THE WALL)

I don't think he's driving it accurately enough to win at Merion.

People get so caught up over words. I wish as a society we could take ourselves less seriously and just laugh. That said, in the venue and manner he said it, the comment crossed the line. Whether it was stereotypical or racist is semantics and splitting hairs. Sergio doesn't need to try so hard to show his poor character. We've all seen it on display enough already. It annoys me that Tiger's race is always an issue.

Wednesday night I shot a 40 with only one birdie and I missed two three-footers. Still not sure how I did it.

Adam Scott.

I can't bring myself to root for a bad person. I find poor character very hard to stomach. I also cannot help but take issue with so many people choosing to support such a man. I get that he has built a strong following over the years and I find it a little sad that most people can't stand to have their image of him burst. So after the true colors were shown, people will still say things like "he's not the first person to cheat on his wife." Haha, how is that for rationale? If Tiger represents the type of person you can support, well then, I guess that is your choice. But please know, it's okay, there are some very fine players on Tour. They don't get spoon-fed to us by the media as much, but they are out-playing Tiger and none of them have displayed the poor morals, ethics or edittquete your hero has. And Iacas, everything about you makes you look at least a little egostistical.

LEMMING ALERT!!! LEMMING ALERT!!!! I forgot to add, professionalism and class have also been in declined since Tiger's first F-bomb and club throw in front of the gallery. Newtogolf, how is it that Nike has controlled your thoughts for so long?

Tiger has only helped to decline personal ethics and morals. He's done wonders for the game though.

That's another solid swing. Agreed, your clubface is closed at the top of your backswing. That should promote a hook, so why you're slicing seems counterintuitive. It has to be a timing thing. I'm leaning towards what jboren says in his last paragraph. I think your body may be getting too far ahead or your arms and the club. That could lead to an open face, even if it's closed at the top of your backswing.

Two key things I see here. Before I start, you have a nice tempo and generate some nice clubhead speed. Nice weight transfer and a very nice follow through and finish. Pause the video at two spots. 1) Your takeway is the big issue. I tried freezing the video at the time when this is most obvious and put it in this reply, but I couldn't get it to post correctly. But pause just before you begin the takeway and then move it frame by frame from there you'll see what I'm talking about. When you take the club away, you open it up, and I mean it's WIDE open (I used to do the same thing myself). That normally would create a slice (as the face would still be open at impact) but like inthecup said, you've probably learned to over-correct that error and you really force it closed, so much so it's closed at impact (and probably still turning even more shut) which is going to generate a hook spin on the ball. 2) Pause it at the top of your backswing. You have the club pointed way to the right of the target line. They call that 'across-the-line.' One big problem caused by an across-the-line position is a hook. Again though, I think you're getting into that poor position at the top of your backswing due to the way you're taking the club back. Ideally, the shaft should be parallel to the line You're breaking your wrists, which opens the clubface and is making you take the club back too far inside, leading you to be across-the-line at the top. Next time you're at the range, work on keeping the clubface square to the ball as long as you can on your takeaway. As you rotate normally it will open properly.

Not only do Pros have perfect swings, they also have the best equipment tailored to their swings, the perfect balls tailored to the swings, and they're playing on perfectly mainicured courses. That all helps them to spin it like they do. An amateur playing on the local muni won't ever spin it like that, nor should they worry about trying. My ball can hold a green, normally. That said, last August I played a course that hadn't watered their greens in days and they were like concrete. Not even Ben Hogan's ghost would have been able to spin one back on them. haha It looks cool, but don't worry about ever pulling it off.

In my opinion, yes, you have to have light enough pressure so that you're not tensing the muscles in your forearms which causes a lot of issues. But also, I feel that in order to strike the ball properly, you need a solid grip. That doesn't mean you have to squeeze the grip. If you have a fundamentally sound grip, you'll feel total control of the club and your hands will be working together. (If you work on perfectling your grip, it will improve your ball striking and will allow you to have complete control of the club during the backswing and most importantly at the top of your backswing). Once you have a grip that is sound and is second nature to you, I think proper pressure will come, and you'll have complete confidence in it. With a proper grip and proper pressure you'll have plenty of power. When you're not tensing the muscles of the arms you swing the club much faster which means more clubhead speed and in turn, more power.

On that point, yeah, I'd agree 100% with you. But, I'm just saying only some people consider him to be a jerk, not everyone. I have no problem wiith Stevie, and I think it's funny that every Tiger fan now thinks they have to hate him (to your point, I'm sure these same people loved him when he was on Tiger's bag). I love Stevie's intensity. I thought that intensity was a good match for Tiger's own level of intensity. Then Tiger drops the guy, like he drops everybody else in his life when he's not doing his best, and now Stevie's a bad guy? An attention wh^re? It's lame. To Stevie's credit, I think he's brought out a killer instinct in Scott. Everyone knew Scott had the game and one of the most sound swings on Tour, but people wondered if he had that intensity. In my opinion, Scott seems more intense after picking up Stevie and it's led to big wins. (Like I said before, that anchor putter has done a lot for Scott's game, but I think Stevie has made a big difference too).

Dude, Tiger's actions put the guy in a very tough position. Anyway, I don't the think 'breakup' had much to do about Stevie's actions as it did someone elses actions.

You Tiger lemmings never cease to amaze. Stevie is an intense guy, nothing wrong with him being happy for his player. Scott can choose any caddy he wants, he goes with Stevie. Also, having Stevie on his bag has really helped him to take his game to the next level. Well, Stevie and that illegal putter have.

I'm sure he lifts. Most PGA players these days put more importance on physical fitness. Like some others have already said, it's not that he's jacked, he's just lean. When you're thin and with the proper diet, it doesn't take much weight lifting to build that amount of muscle.

Hmmm, I'd say any shot under 100 yards I open up a little.

I like how winning at Bay Hill means something to these Tiger lemmings. Let's see what happens at Augusta.

Mailman, Tiger winning at Bayhill means he's back? Me thinks not. He always plays well there, and yes, for him to be considered as 'being back' he has to win a Major. He's Tiger, that's the standard with him. I think he's got a great shot at winning one this year, and I think that one is more than likely going to be The Masters. He looks like himself on the greens again. That said, driving accuracy might just keep him out of the green jacket.

I kinda think this may come down to Tiger and Phil. I'm sure CBS is hoping it will.