Do you think Tiger Woods will ever win another Major?

[boomertx]

I don't think so. I think his health is too much of an issue.

It's so ironic that Tiger changed swing coaches to lengthen his career and now his body is falling apart. Should have just stuck with those natural positions.

Had this discussion with a guy yesterday that didn't know why Tiger messed with his swing when he was so dominant. I told him it was because he knew his body couldn't hold up over the long haul (probably had physical problems he never let on about) and he commented about like you did.

Hindsight is twenty/twenty but I think if he hadn't changed he would have been hurting worse years ago.

I also like Faldo's explanation of why golfer's are always toying with their swings. He said something to the effect of, 'If we didn't tinker with things we'd still be trying to get to the moon with a catapult.'

 

[iwhoopedbatman]

He'll get hot at some point and win another one. Doubt he gets the record though, unless he somehow stops being so gimpy.

 

[Hitman81]

Had this discussion with a guy yesterday that didn't know why Tiger messed with his swing when he was so dominant. I told him it was because he knew his body couldn't hold up over the long haul (probably had physical problems he never let on about) and he commented about like you did.

Hindsight is twenty/twenty but I think if he hadn't changed he would have been hurting worse years ago.

I also like Faldo's explanation of why golfer's are always toying with their swings. He said something to the effect of, 'If we didn't tinker with things we'd still be trying to get to the moon with a catapult.'

Yeah but everyone tinkers. Tiger completely rebuilt his swing and did win some majors with Haney. I heard the same guy, Faldo I believe it was, assessing video of Tiger's current swing and saying no way that motion doesn't hurt his back every time he swings. I think there was some risk in staying with his natural swing but maybe he should have made minor adjustments.

Kaymer did the same thing. Reached #1 in the world and decided to re haul his swing and fell apart. He went back to his original swing and smoked everyone at the US Open.

 

[Graves The Elder]

Maybe when he's in his 50's.

lololol, Champion's Tour ftw!

 

[Hitman81]

I don't see Tiger ever playing on the Champions tour.

 

[boomertx]

Yeah but everyone tinkers. Tiger completely rebuilt his swing and did win some majors with Haney. I heard the same guy, Faldo I believe it was, assessing video of Tiger's current swing and saying no way that motion doesn't hurt his back every time he swings. I think there was some risk in staying with his natural swing but maybe he should have made minor adjustments.

Kaymer did the same thing. Reached #1 in the world and decided to re haul his swing and fell apart. He went back to his original swing and smoked everyone at the US Open.

Definition of irony. He changes his swing years ago to prolong his career and now, several swing coaches later, his swing is hurting him. It wasn't Faldo but another guy on the Golf Channel that said the same thing. Then promptly ripped his swing coach saying he not only was hurting him physically but ruining his swing.

Same guy that won 5 tournaments last year...