Tiger’s Return to golf…and wedge trouble

This past week we witnessed what was billed as the most long awaited return in sports. And with a birdie – eagle start, it is hard to say that his return was less than impressive. But his loss in the second round sparked some nostalgia for me.

I have followed Tiger since late in his collegiate career. The one weakness that he had in college and when he first turned pro was his wedge play. Not so much around the greens where his legendary short game could save him from anywhere, but somewhere in the 110 – 130 yard range. He airmailed more greens then any player I had ever seen. While he didn’t quite fall all the way back to his old move, he did struggle with the area that historically gave him some trouble. It’s funny how easily the body will fall back on what is natural. So how did he get to the point where he struggled with wedges?

If you listen to his old interviews, you will hear that a lot of the stuff that he has worked on his entire career was there to fix his overactive hips due to early clubs that were too heavy for him. I think he’s doing ok, but this brings up a great point about how important it is to get your kids started correctly because those initial patters will last forever.

Dee has some great posts about starting your kids off right, check them out, and leave us any questions if you have them.