I know that I feel better when I'm fresh.'' "I think I've done a lot of the legwork and the hard work already, trying to find my game over the past year and a half. "That's going to be the interesting part going forward how much do I play and how much do I rest,'' he said. I don't load the body like I used to and be as explosive for, call it a three-, four-hour period on the range. And so, I do hit a lot of wedge shots that are - I end up pulling out a driver and only hitting it, call it, 80, 90 yards in the air, just making sure my swing feels good. And so, I end up spending a lot of time on my short game, a lot of time on pitching and putting, wedging, and making sure - I mean, they're all smaller motions of a full motion with the driver. "That's just not going to happen anymore. "I think that I can't spend every day working on every part of my game,'' he said. He allowed himself to skip the Wells Fargo Championship last month because he wasn't "mentally prepared to log in the hours.'' Instead, he rested and bounced back to put in the time he needed for Bethpage, where he won the 2002 U.S. "Then the week unfolded, and what happened, happened."Īnd what happens here? Well, he's done the same thing. "Pieces started coming together,'' he said. Then he found something in his grip and his short game came around. Back then, he had done everything he could to hit a high draw with any club in his bag and somehow found it. It's simply saying he absolutely could.Īs he sat the interview room fielding questions Tuesday morning, Tiger had that same comfortable, easy way about him that we saw at Augusta. That's not to say he will catch Sam Snead with 82 wins and edge one more step closer to Jack Nicklaus' 18 major titles at the 101st PGA Championship. That his iconic, incredible astounding win at last month's Masters wasn't as much magical as it was the moment when all the pieces finally came together.Īnd now, a month after what some say is the greatest comeback in all of sports, Tiger Woods is poised for what could be one of the game's greatest encores. That taking a day off from playing early in a major championship week is a good thing. Inquiries about not playing since the Masters are met with the simple truth that a fused 43-year back can be a day-to-day challenge that logging in long day after long day on the practice tee is good - just not every week. Requests for comparisons turn into a bit of a history lesson. One-liners are coming as easily as answers to questions designed for gotcha headlines.
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