To understand the never-ending discussion of Tiger Woods’s golf swing, I suggest that you move through these materials below, beginning with a study of the evolution of his swing, and ending with footage from the 2011 Masters. In between are swings from his amateur career, from his historic 1997 Masters win, his epic 2000 season, and then into the swing changes of the past decade.
“When Tiger started out, there was nothing mechanical about him. Now he plays by mechanics, but I’ve noticed that when he starts making mistakes, he instinctively reverts back to feel. When he really has to win something, the touch and feel that he reverts to produces some unbelievable results. There are no mechanics at all when he’s really under the gun. That’s how he should play all the time.”
Tiger Woods’s Golf Swing As an Amateur, 1994-1996
Tiger Woods, 1997 Masters
Tiger Woods, 2000 U.S. Open
Tiger Woods, 2000 Open Championship
Tiger Woods, 2000, practice footage
Tiger Woods 2004
Tiger Woods, 2006, Swing Vision, straight on
Tiger Woods, 2007 PGA, iron, down the line
Tiger Woods, 2009 PGA, practice range
Tiger Woods, 2010 swing changes
Tiger Woods, 2011, comparison of his swing to Hunter Mahan’s, commentary by Brandel Chamblee
Tiger Woods (2009) vs. Ben Hogan, Part 1, analysis by Wayne DeFrancesco
Tiger Woods (2009) vs. Ben Hogan, Part 2, analysis by Wayne DeFrancesco
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