Sound advice from the Best Player In the World

I saw this yesterday on TV. Great tip from both TW and AK. Very informative and useful commentary on golf, their upbringing and style of play.

I saw the full clip quite a while ago

Its last year's Nike One contest.

25 lucky players from US were supposed to tee it up with Tiger if they found a silver ball with the contest print on it.

Because of this, I had 8 boxes of Nike Ones to finish while trying my luck.

Oh. I can always help you finish!

Finish liao lor. That was back in June 2008 when I started trying my luck.

I threw the used balls into the shag ball after 1 round to help quicken the pace.

It was actually only suppose to be TW but as we all know, he was injured so Nike roped in AK for the ball striking demo.

ok. i still stick to my hokkien peng swing.

lol i've got two episodes of tee it up with tiger on my computer now! very informative but i would've loved to see him hit a shot and teach as well. damn knee!

Sure cant play like him...

what do you think was the golf system that TW was referring to?

anyone got a clue?

DGman

Stack and tilt

i think he was refering to a way the ball react to the way a golfer swing his club, i don't think he was refering to the type of swing.

its like saying, you can hit 80 metres with your lob wedge or 8 iron or even 5 iron. there is no right or wrong as long as you can have a variety of shots to ball the ball next to the pn, do it!!!

do you think its possible?

DGman

Why not? You can chip using a 3w all the way to lw or even putt the ball in. I guess the best players in the world are those who have a gd arsenal of shots. For me, am still trying to master the basic full swing straight ball for each club to no avail. Loft problem

actually its not difficult...but forget about the 3 iron for a change....

think of something that you are comfortable with like an 8 iron. do you know that you can use it to produce 16 different variety of shots, each for a different purpose and circumstances.

i actually learn to hit maybe 4 variety so far and you will be surprise that it all started with a powerpoint presentation that a golf teacher showed me.

DGman

I read a blog on a top us amateur. He golf with only 1 club per mth 5 times a week. The next month he change club. He said it helps him understand the club intimately and learn to trust his clubs for any situation. Contemplated doing that but never gotten to do it.

Tigers' key message....

There is no one way to play the game (repeated twice)

We all have our own fingerprints.

We all have to find a system or a system that works best for you.

If you hit the ball better and hit the ball consistently better…DO IT!!!!

DGman wrote:

...think of something that you are comfortable with like an 8 iron. do you know that you can use it to produce 16 different variety of shots...

YUp. I can do about 6:

- Top
- Duff
- Heel Shank
- Toe Shank
- Thin
- Heavy

and when I try to work it:

- Hook
- Pull
- Slice
- Push
- Double-cross

Rex, what's the double-cross?

Double cross is when u intend to fade it but end up hooking it...conversely true too.

how come you cannot hit straight?

Cos I'm not an ace like u nor do I drink Tiger beer thats why.

idol. no lah. i no ace lah. i also cannot hit straight at will lah.

when i am playing to hit straight, my ball will fade/slice.

but when i compensated and address myself to fade/slice, but ball will go straight like an arrow.

i also dont drink tiger when i game.

u are still my idol.