TheWalrusAL Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 My buddies and I have been trying to settle a ridiculous debate for years. One guy swears Tiger used to have his left sleeve tailored so it was shorter than the right sleeve. Everyone thinks he’s an idiot, but I think I vaguely remember some sort of rumor about Tiger’s sleeves. Maybe I’ve been hearing his nonsense for so long that I’m mixing it up with the story about Gretzky having his jersey sewn so it would stay tucked into his pants on one side. Can you guys help settle the debate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttnfool Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 This is the first I've ever heard of that. Not sure what the point would be. Quote WITB: Taylormade SIM2 Max 9° w/ PX HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.0, 60g @ 45" TM V-Steel 5wd w/ Aldila Rogue Max 85x (holding down the fort until I can acquire a new fairway wood) Srixon Z765 irons w/ PX LZ 6.0 (holding down the fort until I can get new irons) Cleveland RTX-4 58/03 Odyssey SL EXO Marxman Pondering: Epic Speed 4wd or SIM2 Max 3HL Callaway UT Srixon irons (some combination of ZX5, ZX7, and forged) likely with Aerotech i95 or i110 stiff shafts Either RTX Zipcore or CBX2 wedge(s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 If he did or didn’t why does it matter Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Strokes Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 your buddy is thinking of Shooter McGavin 4 Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalrusAL Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 39 minutes ago, seeking70's said: This is the first I've ever heard of that. Not sure what the point would be. I think the rationale was that sleeves were so long back in the late 90s and early 2000s that guys pulled the left one up so it didn’t get caught when taking the club back. There’s an old video where John Daly was playing shirtless and lifting his sleeve was so ingrained that he did the move when he wasnt wearing one. But I agree, just wear a better fitting shirt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalrusAL Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 31 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said: If he did or didn’t why does it matter I guess you could ask that about anything. And btw, if no one has told you in a while, you matter too. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalrusAL Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 29 minutes ago, Chip Strokes said: your buddy is thinking of Shooter McGavin That’s amazing. Might just be it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 11 hours ago, TheWalrusAL said: My buddies and I have been trying to settle a ridiculous debate for years. One guy swears Tiger used to have his left sleeve tailored so it was shorter than the right sleeve. Everyone thinks he’s an idiot, but I think I vaguely remember some sort of rumor about Tiger’s sleeves. Maybe I’ve been hearing his nonsense for so long that I’m mixing it up with the story about Gretzky having his jersey sewn so it would stay tucked into his pants on one side. Can you guys help settle the debate? This pic would make it seem like it, but the shirt is hanging a little more to the right arm. It’s easy to just look at the shoulder seam on both sides and see it’s hanging down to the right... In the pic with Butch, they look the same length. Dude wore the LONGEST polo sleeves! Baggy pants! Nothing fit him well. Hal Sutton always wore those same long sleeves. Some guys pull the sleeve-up, and some tuck the armpit under, a la Zalatoris, but I’ve not read or heard that Tiger specifically had shirts tailored so the left sleeve was shorter. 2 Quote Driver: Honma TR 460 8.5*, Aldila RIP Alpha 80 S, 45 1/4"; Ping G425 LST, Fujikura Speeder TR 661 S, 45 1/2" hybrids: Cobra King Tec 17* and 21*, both with Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 105 X Irons: Srixon ZX5 4-6, ZX7 7-PW, UST Mamiya Recoil F4, +1” Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 All but putter have Lamkin ST+2 Hybrid Calibrate midsize built to oversize +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalrusAL Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) That first picture is *kind of* convincing. I’ve been sending the thread out to my buddies. The guy convinced of the short sleeve is saying it was early 2000s. Appreciate the replies! I’ll send some tweets out to tigers camp; I’m sure they’ll reply haha Edited May 25, 2021 by TheWalrusAL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbysan Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Counting the stripes in the first picture, I see 26 blue stripes on the left arm and 25 blue stripes on the right arm. There is the start of the 26th stripe on the right arm. The sleeves are very close in length. The right should seam is hanging much lower on his body. 1 Quote Robbysan 18 Handicap Nike Victory Red S 11.5° with Nike Fubuki K Regular (Str8 Fit) Driver TaylorMade JetSpeed 3W / Velox Matrix 69g (stock) / Regular flex - 15° Adams A12 OS Irons (3, 4, 5 Hybrids) (6-PW Standard) Titleist SM5 Wedges (50, 54, 58) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 3 hours ago, TheWalrusAL said: That first picture is *kind of* convincing. I’ve been sending the thread out to my buddies. The guy convinced of the short sleeve is saying it was early 2000s. Appreciate the replies! I’ll send some tweets out to tigers camp; I’m sure they’ll reply haha The issue with the pic, as I pointed out, is that the shirt is off-kilter to the right side. The shoulder seam is just that: it rests on the shoulder. Seeing as how his shirt is open, we can see his gold chain, the collar is laying way to his right, AND the shoulder seem has dropped way down, it does not show that they sleeves are different length. A shoulder seam would not be designed to be at one’s bicep.... Quote Driver: Honma TR 460 8.5*, Aldila RIP Alpha 80 S, 45 1/4"; Ping G425 LST, Fujikura Speeder TR 661 S, 45 1/2" hybrids: Cobra King Tec 17* and 21*, both with Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 105 X Irons: Srixon ZX5 4-6, ZX7 7-PW, UST Mamiya Recoil F4, +1” Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 All but putter have Lamkin ST+2 Hybrid Calibrate midsize built to oversize +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azstu324 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 14 hours ago, TheWalrusAL said: John Daly was playing shirtless In case anybody needed/wanted proof of this.. here you go.. 2 3 Quote PXG 0311 Gen 5 9°/ Fujikura MotoreX F1 6X F6 3 Wood 14* / Kuro Kage Silver 65X F8 6 wood 20* / Fujikura MotoreX F3 6S RADSpeed Hybrid 24* TS1 4-GW / FCM Precision 6.5 Rifle TSW Wedge - 56/12 EAS 1.0 / Grip master 2.0 MAXFLI Tour CG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlygrisse Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 no, but he used to pull up those dreadful '90's shirts because the sleeves hung down so far and were 100% cotton and they stuck to your skin with even a minor amount of perspiration. It was an issue we all had back then. 3 Quote Ping G400 Ping G410 3,5,7 JPX 921 Hotmetal Vokey 54, 58M Odyssey #1 black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbbuff Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 1 hour ago, azstu324 said: In case anybody needed/wanted proof of this.. here you go.. It Burns! 3 Quote 8* SIM2 Custom / PX RDX Smoke Black 6.0 46.5" 15* SIM Ti / Velocore 7s 19* SIM Max Hy / GOST 39.5" 4,5 Srixon ZX5 6-P Srixon ZX7 ProjectX LZ 120 6.0 50/54/58 Cleveland Zipcore DG Tour Issue Scotty Cameron Phantom X12, Stability Tour shaft and SuperStroke JumboMax Ultralight Small on Driver, Golf Pride Tour Velvet (irons and MCC (woods) Mid on all others. TP5X Pix and -ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalrusAL Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 1 hour ago, PMookie said: The issue with the pic, as I pointed out, is that the shirt is off-kilter to the right side. The shoulder seam is just that: it rests on the shoulder. Seeing as how his shirt is open, we can see his gold chain, the collar is laying way to his right, AND the shoulder seem has dropped way down, it does not show that they sleeves are different length. A shoulder seam would not be designed to be at one’s bicep.... My brother chimed in and said that he heard that’s why Tiger eventually went to the mock turtleneck and a slimmer fit. I’m still not bought in. My buddy is a goon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub80 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Well--I can tell you how they used the sleeves--because a number of pros I knew, and good players did the same thing. You know how when you need to work on "staying connected" people advise sticking a towel or something else under your arm? That's what they were doing under the pretense of keeping the sleeve out of the way--it was in effect providing a reminder/connection (which would be illegal if you did it with a towel on the course) through the use of 90's "fashion". Quote Callaway x460 proforce purple and gold, stiff Sub 70 3 wood, 5 wood, hybrid, New level irons--623 mforged 5-g elevate 95 r shaft Mizuno SW Seemore putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strohmoose Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Not "illegal" but "against the rules". The rules of golf are not "laws"! 1 Quote Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 29 minutes ago, sub80 said: Well--I can tell you how they used the sleeves--because a number of pros I knew, and good players did the same thing. You know how when you need to work on "staying connected" people advise sticking a towel or something else under your arm? That's what they were doing under the pretense of keeping the sleeve out of the way--it was in effect providing a reminder/connection (which would be illegal if you did it with a towel on the course) through the use of 90's "fashion". Some still do it today. Nothing illegal about it and knowing how to use rules to your advantage goes a long way Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yepitsme Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Wow, how interesting. Never crossed my mind. Quote Norm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokex Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 On 5/25/2021 at 12:12 PM, dlygrisse said: no, but he used to pull up those dreadful '90's shirts because the sleeves hung down so far and were 100% cotton and they stuck to your skin with even a minor amount of perspiration. It was an issue we all had back then. Also, I think he was wearing XXL shirts at 140lbs. That couldn't have helped. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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