My take on Tiger.
Shoulder swing-he keeps his hands quiet.
He uses angled hingeing-no roll "feel"
ONCE HE IS SET UP, HE TAKES ONE LAST LOOK AND IS TOTALLY FEARLESS AND COMMITTED TO WHAT HIS BRAIN HAS JUST TOLD HIM TO DO .
My take on Tiger.
Shoulder swing-he keeps his hands quiet.
He uses angled hingeing-no roll "feel"
ONCE HE IS SET UP, HE TAKES ONE LAST LOOK AND IS TOTALLY FEARLESS AND COMMITTED TO WHAT HIS BRAIN HAS JUST TOLD HIM TO DO .
Yes, great points. He takes a long calm eyed look at the hole just before he goes. He calls this "putting to the picture". He keeps this mental picture he has taken of the hole in mind during his stroke. Something his Dad taught him.
OK Now we're getting to the meat of the matter. Shoulder stroker or not? Im not sure about this. His shoulders can be seen moving, he doesnt extend his right arm actively which would suggest swinging, but he practices putting and chipping right hand only. His hands are quiet yes, his right hand bend is frozen. Perhaps he is somewhat blended? A right arm swinger? A hitter? A hands to pivot arc putting swinger with a down plane right shoulder move that takes a very structured RFFW into release? Or does he start down with his right arm only, his shoulders only reacting?
Any bigger brained TGM'ers want to offer an opinion as to whether he is swinging, hitting or switting his putts. I am fascinated by this. I personally find push basic to be a little stabby and pure shoulder strokes a little stiff. There must be some middle ground? Or is this a "blending aint mending" and therefore dangerous proposal?
Yes, great points. He takes a long calm eyed look at the hole just before he goes. He calls this "putting to the picture". He keeps this mental picture he has taken of the hole in mind during his stroke. Something his Dad taught him.
OK Now we're getting to the meat of the matter. Shoulder stroker or not? Im not sure about this. His shoulders can be seen moving, he doesnt extend his right arm actively which would suggest swinging, but he practices putting and chipping right hand only. His hands are quiet yes, his right hand bend is frozen. Perhaps he is somewhat blended? A right arm swinger? A hitter? A hands to pivot arc putting swinger with a down plane right shoulder move that takes a very structured RFFW into release? Or does he start down with his right arm only, his shoulders only reacting?
Any bigger brained TGM'ers want to offer an opinion as to whether he is swinging, hitting or switting his putts. I am fascinated by this. I personally find push basic to be a little stabby and pure shoulder strokes a little stiff. There must be some middle ground? Or is this a "blending aint mending" and therefore dangerous proposal?
Tiger has stated that he utilizes left-arm-only practice strokes as well, so focusing on his right-arm-only putting as a means to figure his method of powering his putting stroke may lead to misleading ideas about his stroke. I'd guess that it's a blend, leaning toward swinging.
Tiger has stated that he utilizes left-arm-only practice strokes as well, so focusing on his right-arm-only putting as a means to figure his method of powering his putting stroke may lead to misleading ideas about his stroke. I'd guess that it's a blend, leaning toward swinging.
Yes very true. I think blend too. Perhaps RFT and right shoulder down. I dont know of any articles where he discusses what powers his back stroke or down stroke. We may never know. But it would seem weird to me for him to practice one armed and then resort to a pure shoulder stroke back and through.
My interest is merely to find some middle ground between push basic and the pure shoulder stroke. I thought I saw it in Tigers stroke, perhaps Im wrong.
Hopefully the DVD series will shed some light here.
Right now Im using a hands to pivot RFT backstroke and then right shoulder down and then on my next one a RFT with a right arm punch and then on my next one a......
Hybrid Mode
