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PA-PLAYA As was mentioned by the blowhards on Golf Channel - his swing aggression with driver "appeared to be greater" than in years prior,

I saw a swing completely different from what they were seeing, I guess. Even my wife said something about it and she knows little of a golf swing. This swing (imo) will tolerate that aggression as it is the fusion that made the swing, no? (in golfing respects) I think he is (now)a bit smarter than most of us.

I think his back is fixed. But, let's not forget the other moving parts that have to endure the swing, particularly the knees. Maybe even the ankles. He's over 40, so the pains will come like it does to a lot of people, golfers and non-golfers alike. Don't think it will be fair to
say everything that happens with his body from now on is a direct result of his swing/playing. Look at the younger guys that are having a lot of physical(& mental😏) problems the past couple years. They don't get pointed at because their initials are not TW, but they are most certainly not in the shape they thought they were.

      Par4QC

      I don't necessarily agree, but that's not to say that I hope I'm right in my observations.. I would love to see him become more than the ceremonial player he's been resigned to the last few years.

      I hope his back holds up, I hope he works on his short game and does well. It would only increase the interest in the game substantially.

      I just think it's gonna take more than a couple of tournaments to figure out where he lands in this latest comeback, whether he can maintain a sustainable level of competitiveness or continue with the injury-prone nature of his swing aggression. I'd prefer to see him swinging more softly... but then again - that's not easy to change. In fact - it's damned near impossible.

      Last week was encouraging, nevertheless.

      Time will tell.


        sdandrea1

        I agree. I think you pegged the nail on the head.

        These younger players have a much narrower window of oppotunity to be great these days. The money is there for them, they're not as hungry to win like those who came before them. Not to say that they don't want to win... just that the money makes it a lot easier to take a month off and enjoy the fruits of their occasional successful labors.

        But still.... the days of being great for longer than 4-5 years, imo, is pretty much gonzo except for the rare exception. I liken it to the one-and-done in college hoops... make hay while you can. Everything after that is icing on the cake.

          PA-PLAYA Some of this is revisionist history. Nicklaus reportedly had swing speeds over 120 mph. Gary Player was and still is a fitness freak. Greg Norman, too.
          But, in general, I agree with you that fitness appears to be much more important to today's players than it was back in the day.

            Par4QC I saw a swing completely different from what they were seeing, I guess. Even my wife said something about it and she knows little of a golf swing.

            I was only able to watch a few holes, so I don't know what he looked like overall. On the holes I watched, his swing looked smoother and really looked less violent than his old swing. Not sure how he was still achieving the distances, but it did (IMO) look different and smoother than what I remember. I still don't think his back will hold up to the repetitive stress anymore, but I hope I'm wrong in that thought.

              I thought Tiger unleashed the swing of old midway thru the Sunday round. I was mentally thinking Tiger feels 100% after the first 3 rounds and said to himself 'lets see what I got'. Even one of the commentators observed it and said 'look at that follow thru' (Tiger swinging hard and snapping the club back in front of his body).