Comments on: Vijay Wants to Gang Up on Tiger

By: norman

norman — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:22:01 +0000

Tiger Woods is an intimidating player with an unrivaled ability to convert impossible lies into awesome shots. If and when he decides to return I have no doubt he will regain the number one position and retain it until a younger hot shot with a “true grit” appears. The current playing field has nothing to challenge him with. Until then, let the children play.

By: Chris - Shoulder Performance & Rehab

Chris - Shoulder Performance & Rehab — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:28:14 +0000

I agree with Mark and Nazvi. Once you reach the level that these guys are playing at, the separation between golfers is determined by their minds and not their physical abilities. Right now, it seems as though Tiger is un-shakeable.

If someone wants to challenge him for the top spot, then the answer is inside the mind.

By: Nazvi Careem

Nazvi Careem — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:07:45 +0000

Absolutely agree. Pro golfers anywhere would tell you it is all in the mind. They have all the shots so at any given moment, they can sink 30-foot putts or hit an approach shot to within feet of the pin because the skills are all there. It is all about whether you have conquered your mind to allow your skill to manifest itself. This is why many athletes use sports psychologists to help them get over this mental hump, which is far more difficult that learning to drive straight.

By: mark shanahan

mark shanahan — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:54:57 +0000

I am a complete nonentity as far as golf is concerned,but I know a bit more than most about psychology & performance success.There must be scores of professional golfers with adequate technique to match Tiger.Each of them has hit thousands of perfect shots with every club in the bag.But most of them have self-doubts & inner beliefs about their ability to repeat these shots when needed.Their concious mind gets in the way of their subconcious knowledge & ability.Vijay for instance has hit so many more balls than anyone else that his subconcious is mechanically perfect.It knows exactly what to do in every situation,but his concious mind too often gets in the way.This is true for most of the top pros,none more so than Adam Scott,who could easily be No.1.

By: Kit Lefroy

Kit Lefroy — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:08:44 +0000

Mike Weir has successfully taken Tiger on head to head at the President’s Cup. He did it by playing his own game. Fortunately, that day his short game and putting were sharp. Mike is smart enough to know he cannot match Tiger for length, but, on any given hole, or day, he can match or better him with superb iron and short stick play.

The recently concluded massacre of Stewart Cink is an indication that Tiger’s real strength in the skill portion of his game is his ability to manage his irons and his putter. He was way down on driving distance and fairways hit, but number one in the two most important categories, greens in regulation and putting.