Boy this year is turning into a nightmare for Tiger. Terrible play, the media going on about how his fiancee is no longer with him, Earl being sick, and now a possible injury. In the other article, which goes into a little more depth, he said he would play if the tourney started on Wednesday. That is a good sign if you ask me. I just wonder if he tries to take one of those big swings out of the rough if it might cause permanent injury. Hopefully not.
Oh my heart bleeds for the poor guy..... someone should put him on a coach class flight like the rest of us..... he'd probably break his neck or something....
Granted, having a back injury when you've already got $300 million in the bank may not be as bad as some things, but when added to the other things that have already happened to him this year I think it's safe to say that this has been as bad a year as he's had since he turned pro. That's what I was getting at buns.
Granted, having a back injury when you've already got $300 million in the bank may not be as bad as some things, but when added to the other things that have already happened to him this year I think it's safe to say that this has been as bad a year as he's had since he turned pro. That's what I was getting at buns.
Oh apologies, I wasnt meaning to be rude towards you, I was just saying that he was no doubt in luxurious first class with all the trimmings, as comfortable as you can possibly get.... most of us do coach and never do our selves any damage!
True buns, most of us don't have a 130 mph swing speed either! I'd imagine any back pain would be magnified as hard as he goes at the ball.... But, he's supposedly getting married in Barbados next week, so maybe this "injury" is just a way to throw the press off as to when and where he's actually getting married
While the story seems kinda hokey, I can understand the feeling. I was once on a golf trip, and playing great. The last night in the hotel, I don't know if it was the pillow, or the A/C in the room, but I woke up with such a stiff neck, it hurt like * to swing a club, and I played in pain the last day. Even after a massage, and couple of days of taking it easy, I still had trouble with my golf swing for about a week.
Last edited by JimSomebody : September 29th, 2004 at 02:55 PM.
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You know, over this year I've read a lot of info on the knee that had surgery not being up to snuff. Wonder if that caused a change in the swing, which in turn caused the slide through the ball (causing all the shots lost right this season), and now affects the knee?...
I don't know what Vijay's swing speed is but I do know there's more to distance than swing speed. At the Battle at Bridges, they had a few holes where they measured some stats on a few driving holes and the person with the fastest swing speed didn't always hit it the furthest. I think ball spin had the biggest effect on drives.
Too bad for Tiger, though. Hopefully the injury isn't that bad and will be able to play this week. I know Gaz was already dissappointed about Vijay withdrawing. I'm sure he'll want to see Tiger, too.
September 29th, 2004, 12:24 PM
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