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re: With Tiger's win today, that gives him 7 wins in his last 22 PGA Tourneys
Posted on 3/11/13 at 9:26 am to ItNeverRains
Posted on 3/11/13 at 9:26 am to ItNeverRains
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If you don't recognize the level of conditioning and athleticism in the sport today you are delusional.
I never said that...I would agree with the fact that players today are conditioned better and train better...but player in the past relied on pure skill...players today have crutches (or more crutches) to fall back on
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Posted on 3/11/13 at 9:28 am to unbeWEAVEable
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.players today have crutches (or more crutches) to fall back on
I wouldn't call it a crutch, but there are players at every level, from pro to club level, that couldn't play without new equipment.
Ping equipment made the game accessible for everyone.
But, it goes both ways, because courses changed in concurrence with equipment advances
This post was edited on 3/11/13 at 9:30 am
Posted on 3/11/13 at 9:44 am to unbeWEAVEable
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players today are conditioned better and train better
By "train" I actually meant practice their game more than train their bodies--though repetition and muscle memory are helpful in precision sports like golf. And that creates "pure skill".
All of that aside, Tiger Woods was a golf prodigy. It's pretty well documented. He may have more "pure" skill than anyone on record. He learned to play from his old man (an Army officer, not a great golf coach) at public courses in SoCal.
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