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: : : I saw them analyze Tigers swing and also noticed that his backswing : : doesn’t even get to parallel. I wouldn’t call it **very** short or : : Sanders-like, but I was VERY SURPISED to see see it not make it : : to parallel and yet he still gets UNBELIEVEABLE distance. : : : In an interview after the first round of the Masters, Tiger explained : : the swing adjustment he made at the turn, that changed his 40-front : : into a 30-back nine. That was exactly the change. He said he had let : : the backswing get too long. He shortened it back short of parallel, and : : the rest is history. : : : His driver also I believe is not as long as what a lot of the players : : use, imagine what distance he would get if he used a John Daly : : swing with a Big Bertha. I’m sure he would be all over the place : : and his scores would suffer, but the distance would be interesting. : : : It’s steel-shafted, of fairly conventional length, with a Cobra head. : : It’s 43 1/2", which is decidely on the short side. The June _Golf : Magazine_ has some interesting charts on the lengths of drivers used by : the Tour pros. Tiger is the ONLY player ranked in the top-10 in driving : distance who uses a club shorter than 44". Here is how the entire PGA Tour : breaks down: : : Less than 44": 14.6% : 44 to 44 7/8": 51.4% : 45 to 45 7/8": 34.0% : : – Young : Not one guy on the PGA Tour uses a driver over 46"? Yep. I was surprised as well. Contrast this with the statistics for the LPGA, where 25.7% of the players use drivers 46" or longer, and the Senior Tour, where 20.5% go with the long stuff. – Young
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was just watching highlights of the Byron Nelson on Inside the PGA Tour. It appears to me that Tiger’s backswing is **very** short, almost Sanders-like. Has anyone else noticed that ? TheReal Ken I saw them analyze Tigers swing and also noticed that his backswing doesn’t even get to parallel. I wouldn’t call it **very** short or Sanders-like, but I was VERY SURPISED to see see it not make it to parallel and yet he still gets UNBELIEVEABLE distance. His driver also I believe is not as long as what a lot of the players use, imagine what distance he would get if he used a John Daly swing with a Big Bertha. I’m sure he would be all over the place and his scores would suffer, but the distance would be interesting. Don I recently stopped going parallel on my back swing kind of like Tiger and I have seen that I am in the fairway way more than I used to be. Nick Billings
I also cut my backswing down, about a year ago, and noticed I was in the fairway alot more…but when I crank it up….adios to lalaland. b
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: Who said that he needed any more length. I was just stating that he : gets this incredible length with a swing and clubs that are geared : for control. I am just curious to see what distance he would get : if he really tried. Maybe he will enter a long distance driving : contest and we might get an idea of what length he could get. : Don In an interview at the Memorial, Tiger stated he could get an extra thirty yards on his shots if he needed it. If he’s averaging 293 yds on his drives then one could believe that he could average 320 yds if he wanted too. I too remember him go below parallel on some shots in previous tournaments. When he does go below parallel on the right hole maybe he could blast one 350 yds. But haven’t there been long driving contests where the long hitters, who can’t make the pros, tee it up and drive in that range sometimes? James Jackson
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I was just watching highlights of the Byron Nelson on Inside the PGA Tour. It appears to me that Tiger’s backswing is **very** short, almost Sanders-like. Has anyone else noticed that ? TheReal Ken
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I was just watching highlights of the Byron Nelson on Inside the PGA Tour. It appears to me that Tiger’s backswing is **very** short, almost Sanders-like. Has anyone else noticed that ? TheReal Ken
I saw them analyze Tigers swing and also noticed that his backswing doesn’t even get to parallel. I wouldn’t call it **very** short or Sanders-like, but I was VERY SURPISED to see see it not make it to parallel and yet he still gets UNBELIEVEABLE distance. His driver also I believe is not as long as what a lot of the players use, imagine what distance he would get if he used a John Daly swing with a Big Bertha. I’m sure he would be all over the place and his scores would suffer, but the distance would be interesting. Don
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was just watching highlights of the Byron Nelson on Inside the PGA Tour. It appears to me that Tiger’s backswing is **very** short, almost Sanders-like. Has anyone else noticed that ? TheReal Ken I saw them analyze Tigers swing and also noticed that his backswing doesn’t even get to parallel. I wouldn’t call it **very** short or Sanders-like, but I was VERY SURPISED to see see it not make it to parallel and yet he still gets UNBELIEVEABLE distance. His driver also I believe is not as long as what a lot of the players use, imagine what distance he would get if he used a John Daly swing with a Big Bertha. I’m sure he would be all over the place and his scores would suffer, but the distance would be interesting. Don
I recently stopped going parallel on my back swing kind of like Tiger and I have seen that I am in the fairway way more than I used to be. Nick Billings
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I saw them analyze Tigers swing and also noticed that his backswing doesn’t even get to parallel. I wouldn’t call it **very** short or Sanders-like, but I was VERY SURPISED to see see it not make it to parallel and yet he still gets UNBELIEVEABLE distance.
In an interview after the first round of the Masters, Tiger explained the swing adjustment he made at the turn, that changed his 40-front into a 30-back nine. That was exactly the change. He said he had let the backswing get too long. He shortened it back short of parallel, and the rest is history. His driver also I believe is not as long as what a lot of the players use, imagine what distance he would get if he used a John Daly swing with a Big Bertha. I’m sure he would be all over the place and his scores would suffer, but the distance would be interesting.
It’s steel-shafted, of fairly conventional length, with a Cobra head. Would someone tell me WHY he needs more length? Would someone tell me WHY he would want to play like Daly? (Not why I might want to play like Daly; THAT I could understand.) Cheers! Dave
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: I saw them analyze Tigers swing and also noticed that his backswing : doesn’t even get to parallel. I wouldn’t call it **very** short or : Sanders-like, but I was VERY SURPISED to see see it not make it : to parallel and yet he still gets UNBELIEVEABLE distance. : In an interview after the first round of the Masters, Tiger explained : the swing adjustment he made at the turn, that changed his 40-front : into a 30-back nine. That was exactly the change. He said he had let : the backswing get too long. He shortened it back short of parallel, and : the rest is history. : His driver also I believe is not as long as what a lot of the players : use, imagine what distance he would get if he used a John Daly : swing with a Big Bertha. I’m sure he would be all over the place : and his scores would suffer, but the distance would be interesting. : It’s steel-shafted, of fairly conventional length, with a Cobra head. It’s 43 1/2", which is decidely on the short side. The June _Golf Magazine_ has some interesting charts on the lengths of drivers used by the Tour pros. Tiger is the ONLY player ranked in the top-10 in driving distance who uses a club shorter than 44". Here is how the entire PGA Tour breaks down: Less than 44": 14.6% 44 to 44 7/8": 51.4% 45 to 45 7/8": 34.0% – Young
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I saw them analyze Tigers swing and also noticed that his backswing doesn’t even get to parallel. I wouldn’t call it **very** short or Sanders-like, but I was VERY SURPISED to see see it not make it to parallel and yet he still gets UNBELIEVEABLE distance. In an interview after the first round of the Masters, Tiger explained the swing adjustment he made at the turn, that changed his 40-front into a 30-back nine. That was exactly the change. He said he had let the backswing get too long. He shortened it back short of parallel, and the rest is history. His driver also I believe is not as long as what a lot of the players use, imagine what distance he would get if he used a John Daly swing with a Big Bertha. I’m sure he would be all over the place and his scores would suffer, but the distance would be interesting. It’s steel-shafted, of fairly conventional length, with a Cobra head. Would someone tell me WHY he needs more length? Would someone tell me WHY he would want to play like Daly? (Not why I might want to play like Daly; THAT I could understand.) Cheers! Dave
Who said that he needed any more length. I was just stating that he gets this incredible length with a swing and clubs that are geared for control. I am just curious to see what distance he would get if he really tried. Maybe he will enter a long distance driving contest and we might get an idea of what length he could get. Don
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – : I saw them analyze Tigers swing and also noticed that his backswing : doesn’t even get to parallel. I wouldn’t call it **very** short or : Sanders-like, but I was VERY SURPISED to see see it not make it : to parallel and yet he still gets UNBELIEVEABLE distance. : In an interview after the first round of the Masters, Tiger explained : the swing adjustment he made at the turn, that changed his 40-front : into a 30-back nine. That was exactly the change. He said he had let : the backswing get too long. He shortened it back short of parallel, and : the rest is history. : His driver also I believe is not as long as what a lot of the players : use, imagine what distance he would get if he used a John Daly : swing with a Big Bertha. I’m sure he would be all over the place : and his scores would suffer, but the distance would be interesting. : It’s steel-shafted, of fairly conventional length, with a Cobra head. It’s 43 1/2", which is decidely on the short side. The June _Golf Magazine_ has some interesting charts on the lengths of drivers used by the Tour pros. Tiger is the ONLY player ranked in the top-10 in driving distance who uses a club shorter than 44". Here is how the entire PGA Tour breaks down: Less than 44": 14.6% 44 to 44 7/8": 51.4% 45 to 45 7/8": 34.0% – Young
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