Tiger Woods is done... Hate to say it but the back is toast

[RookieBlue7]

Sad day to say it, but Tiger Woods is toast. He's done. He'll never be the same. There, I've admitted it, finally. After the news came out today, I can admit it to myself that my favorite golfer I've ever seen life and in person is truly done. His back has become his nemesis. And his weight training, while revolutionizing the game, has become his downfall. Reports recently came out that he can't even sit down comfortably, drives with his seat fully reclined, etc. When the back goes, the game goes. And for his sake, I hope he has the foresight to not return to competitive golf. Even if he gets feeling back and the pain subsides or disappears, there's no reason to risk reinjury. He has 2 young children and for his sake, I hope he hangs em up and enjoys raising them. Sad day, but all eras come to an end. And being the second best golfer of all time is nothing to sneeze at.

 

http://www.golfdigest.com/story/if-you-were-counting-on-a-miraculous-tiger-woods-return-its-not-happening-anytime-soon

[Peterpc2828]

Relax this might not be true TW agent Mark Steinberg states these are fails allegations. http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/agent-denies-woods-suffered-setback/?cid=twitter-gc-a-agent-denies-woods-suffered-setback-022216

 

 

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[Dhuck Whooker]

The reporter, Robert Lusetich and the agent, Mark Steinberg, are having a Twitter snit.   The agent has Tiger's financial interests, the reporter, he reports., who, why, what, where, etc. 

 

I usually believe the person who has the least to lose money-wise, that would be the reporter.  The agent and his client could lose a lot.

[RookieBlue7]

Btw, the reporter wasn't the first with the story. Secret Tour Pro was, and he's hit pretty much every equipment sponsor change this offseason before they were announced

[BIG STU]

I would say that it is a combination of the weight training and the violence of his golf swing in general. When I was growing up in the game the reverse c was the thing. Now my Dad was not only a golf pro but had been an athletic trainer at one time. He told me that that reverse c was going to cause problems and look at the long list with reverse c players that had problems. Now Tiger never did an extreme reverse c but something else my old man told me was that a violent golf swing would cause injuries down the road. Look at how Tiger used to snap that left leg and knee problems resulted.

[Kenny B]

Tiger who?

[jbil8802]

Back problems and surgeries are no joke. I've seen it. But, I'm not throwing away Tiger's return yet. Common advice from my father growing up was believe half of what you see and a quarter of what you hear. Until I hear it from the man himself that he's done, I put no weight on any of this.

[Hula Rock]

DLIII and Notah say otherwise.......

[revkev]

I'm not going to hit any likes here because this is a reality that dawned on me before the five iron through the window or the back. Like Sneed, Palmer and Watson it was the putter that failed him first. Everything else has obscured that.

 

I'm not going to hit any likes because this is one of four or five Mount Rushmore players and certainly one of the two unanimous ones. I've been blessed to watch both Jack and Tiger and honestly I don't know which was better. Jack was more of a machine, Tiger more of an artist and both could finish because they holed their putts when they needed to.

 

Im going to be controversial and more so because Jack was my favorite golfer perhaps even favorite athlete of all time. Tiger did more for the game than Jack. The dollars that people play for today are Tiger related. The number of great young players are Tiger related and the boom that golf experienced was so Tiger related that his decline as a player and his personal issues have brought along with them a decline in the number of people playing the Sport. Sure there are other factors but Tiger made golf cool and then suddenly not.

 

Tiger at his peak was Arnie and Jack combined. It's a shame that his putter gave out like Arnie's and his back was far worse than Jack's.

 

Good thread Rookie, I'm glad to get that off my chest. When are you coming to Flirida so that we can raise a glass to the fallen Champion?

[Hula Rock]

I'm not going to hit any likes here because this is a reality that dawned on me before the five iron through the window or the back. Like Sneed, Palmer and Watson it was the putter that failed him first. Everything else has obscured that.

 

I'm not going to hit any likes because this is one of four or five Mount Rushmore players and certainly one of the two unanimous ones. I've been blessed to watch both Jack and Tiger and honestly I don't know which was better. Jack was more of a machine, Tiger more of an artist and both could finish because they holed their putts when they needed to.

 

Im going to be controversial and more so because Jack was my favorite golfer perhaps even favorite athlete of all time. Tiger did more for the game than Jack. The dollars that people play for today are Tiger related. The number of great young players are Tiger related and the boom that golf experienced was so Tiger related that his decline as a player and his personal issues have brought along with them a decline in the number of people playing the Sport. Sure there are other factors but Tiger made golf cool and then suddenly not.

 

Tiger at his peak was Arnie and Jack combined. It's a shame that his putter gave out like Arnie's and his back was far worse than Jack's.

 

Good thread Rookie, I'm glad to get that off my chest. When are you coming to Flirida so that we can raise a glass to the fallen Champion?

 

I'll hit the like button for ya....  great post Rev

[RexS]

Back problems and surgeries are no joke. I've seen it. But, I'm not throwing away Tiger's return yet. Common advice from my father growing up was believe half of what you see and a quarter of what you hear. Until I hear it from the man himself that he's done, I put no weight on any of this.

 

Agreed, I had a micro discectomy (L4-L5 region) 3 years ago myself.  It was about 7 to 8 months before I was able to play again. But, it took almost a year and half before I was completely pain free riding In a golf cart, big bumps were torture, like someone sticking a pin in your back. 

I hope he comes back, he is still draws the largest crowds to the PGA events and I am a big fan of his.

[revkev]

With all due respect Rex coming back and playing recreational golf once a week is not the same as the daily grind of the PGA. More at accomplishment on your part BTW.

 

And then Tiger would still have the putter issue and the fact that he's lost his mental edge. It's too big of an ask even for him.

[Peterpc2828]

Put this in your pipe and smoke it! Tweeted by TW minutes ago.

https://mobile.twitter.com/tigerwoods/status/702492113188032512

 

 

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[Hula Rock]

and this:  bit.ly/1QcqJRq 

 

Secret Tour Pro......... hahahahahaha

[Kanoito]

Glad to hear he's making progress.

I still believe in a comeback!

[Undershooter]

Put this in your pipe and smoke it! Tweeted by TW minutes ago.

https://mobile.twitter.com/tigerwoods/status/702492113188032512

 

 

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I feel like this is a very Tiger-esque response. Although there is no way to prove that isn't an old video I suppose. Hopefully he is progressing well. I would like to see some more decent golf from him. Even if he doesn't have the old magic anymore he could help the game if he was a top 15 or 20 player.

[Mr_Theoo]

I feel like this is a very Tiger-esque response. Although there is no way to prove that isn't an old video I suppose. 

 

If you look at his shoes you can see they look like his older style models but with the updated free style sole

[Hula Rock]

If you look at his shoes you can see they look like his older style models but with the updated free style sole

 

Good Catch .......

 

IF you look at the screen it says TW_2_24_16,  coincidence ???????

[JBones]

If you look at his shoes you can see they look like his older style models but with the updated free style sole

 

Leave it to Theoo to notice a dudes shoes.

[Mr_Theoo]

Leave it to Theoo to notice a dudes shoes.

 

Its what I do

[Hula Rock]

Its what I do

 

I just got both colors of the Chukkas in yesterdays mail ........  

[Mr_Theoo]

I just got both colors of the Chukkas in yesterdays mail ........

Send me on feet pics please and thank you lol

[Undershooter]

Good Catch .......

 

IF you look at the screen it says TW_2_24_16,  coincidence ???????

Impressive catch Theo!

 

And good call on the date in the upper left hand side. It was too small for me to see that on my phone.

[Kor.A.Door]

A couple swings in a hitting bay means he is slowly starting to recover. When it If he comes back, I hope you Tiger lovers understand that he will likely not compete in the tournaments that he enters. Being out there is one thing, bit at the top of the leaderboards is another. If he continues to force his body into an unnatural swing, he will not be out there very long, he needs to find a natural swing, one that doesn't put so much stress on certain parts of the body. There are hundreds of golfers that have been playing for a long time that have never had any knee or back issues, you cannot force your body to things it's not meant to do, and expect it not to break down. I would like to see Tiger back out there, but I just want to see him get beat badly every week, until he decides to leave the game. Gold doesn't need tiger anymore, and I don't want to watch ever swing the guy takes.

[Undershooter]

There is no such thing as a "natural golf swing." The act of swing a golf club is not natural to our bodies. We just make them do it.

[Kor.A.Door]

I disagree, you can swing a golf club just as naturally as you can swing a hammer, when you over rotate and make your knees over torque, you are forcing your body to do unnatural things, and when you change that unnatural movement Over and over to try to find a way to make a little ball fly the way you envision it, your body says no, I can't take it and it breaks down, the body also is not made to do those repetitive things over and over and over that's why many of us have issues as well. Tiger woods was willing to do whatever it took to be the and also to continue to be the best, and he paid for it, you all can say what you want about it, he broke himself by doing what he did, and it looks like Rory is headed that way. Remember back when David Dubal was on top, he started an extreme work out regiment and you never really heard from him again, he lost the swing that was natural to him. It is what it is, if Tiger makes it back, good for him but he's not going to be the same as everyone remembers, because he can't put his body through it. This is my opinion of he whole thing. It may be wrong. That's just the way I see it.

[fozcycle]

Great Dinner Party host by Jack last night.....Note: TW is in the picture!

 

https://twitter.com/search?q=jack%20nicklaus&src=tyah

[revkev]

It's still about the Putter even if he beats the odds with his back. I'd love to have Jack come back at Arnie too, I'm going with none of the above and will let posterity determine between Jack and Tiger. I lean Jack by a thread.

[Undershooter]

I disagree, you can swing a golf club just as naturally as you can swing a hammer, when you over rotate and make your knees over torque, you are forcing your body to do unnatural things, and when you change that unnatural movement Over and over to try to find a way to make a little ball fly the way you envision it, your body says no, I can't take it and it breaks down, the body also is not made to do those repetitive things over and over and over that's why many of us have issues as well. Tiger woods was willing to do whatever it took to be the and also to continue to be the best, and he paid for it, you all can say what you want about it, he broke himself by doing what he did, and it looks like Rory is headed that way. Remember back when David Dubal was on top, he started an extreme work out regiment and you never really heard from him again, he lost the swing that was natural to him. It is what it is, if Tiger makes it back, good for him but he's not going to be the same as everyone remembers, because he can't put his body through it. This is my opinion of he whole thing. It may be wrong. That's just the way I see it.

Now your starting to sound like brandel chamblee's idiotic self(Sorry everyone but I severely dislike Brandel). There is very little that is natural about swinging a golf club. Tigers swing was particularly violent and was not good for his body. Combine that with a training routine that was possibly flawed and being injury prone throughout his life and you get this result.

Rory on the other hand has a much different training routine. People get all freaked out but to be honest the weight that he is lifting isn't all that impressive. Anyone who has been around sports at collegiate level can probably lift what Rory is lifting. Rory isn't maxing out, most of what he does are for reps. Plus he does tons of stretching and explosive work. If you don't think the other top guys aren't doing somewhat similar stuff then your wrong bc they are in some form or fashion. That's just athletics today. The others just aren't as public about it and prolly don't enjoy it as much as Rory does.

 

The golf swing isn't natural just like throwing a baseball isn't natural. I can make my body do both and it will. Doesn't mean it's a natural motion.

 

Me, my exercise physiology degree, Rory and his many trainers and physio's will have to all disagree with you on this part. Here I'll let Rory explain.

[Undershooter]

It's still about the Putter even if he beats the odds with his back. I'd love to have Jack come back at Arnie too, I'm going with none of the above and will let posterity determine between Jack and Tiger. I lean Jack by a thread.

We will never see anytime resembling old Tiger again. But I would be happy with a top 20 or 30 player. Its a long shot but you never know.