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What is Tiger Woods writing about these days?
Thursday October 12, 2006 | 18:52:18 250 words, 2282 views
I could hardly wait to crack open a cold bottle of Golf Digest, circa November 2007. After all, Tiger Woods promised that I could “Try my flat-line tee-shot technique to hit more fairways.” Cool, thought I. Even if I’m hitting all 14 driving fairways in a typical round, 15 would be even better. It was then that he lost me at “flat-line.” In other words, I was dead, I flat-lined, I could not understand his Cypress version of English. Here’s what he writes:
WWHHHAAAATTTTT?!?!? Oh, wait, there’s more…
AAAHHHHH, now I don’t get it. He’s asking me to ease into the shot? Doesn’t slowing down lead to deceleration, which leads to fat shots if I dig into the ground, or thin shots if I prematurely pronate my wrists? Huhh, oh, pronate means “break your wrists,” in this case. Let me ask you all this…Which average amateur has the stones and the skill to intentionally slow down her/his swing under pressure, faced with a narrow fairway, in order to hit the middle? No one? That’s what I thought. Tiger may have a learning center that bears his name back home in Cali, and he may be wonderful at showing us many creative and innovative shots, but this tip just doesn’t jibe. Comments:
You nailed that one, Ron Mon. I thought the same thing: What horrible advice for amatures.
Of course his upcoming article will tell us that the next time we get distracted by a playing partner jingling his change, we should just ask our caddie to rough the guy up a bit.
I don't know why you guys don't understand this universal technique of hitting a flat-line tee shot. Why just the other day I was demonstrating such a shot for a couple of my golfing companions. Unfortunately, when I softened my arms after the release to get the maximum extension, my hands also softened and the club let loose - right at the time the Ranger was passing by. Clubhead caught right square in the temple. Died instantly. And that's why it's called "Flatline."
Comment from: Joseph [Visitor]
Well, one thing for sure, the LESS you relax into a swing, the worse it becomes.
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