Coach Rab Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 How does one get injured repeatedly playing.......golf.... Tiger may actually be too strong for his own good. He lifts like pro ball players, meaning he probably has thick slow twitch muscle fiber in his core. Meaning that the fast torque that he put into his swing can easily strain or tear muscle fibers to a more debilitating state than someone like a John Daly or Craig Stricker. I can play golf everyday and just have a little soreness in my core. But a real athlete won't ever feel that soreness, they only really feel the injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I'm slowly but surely outfitting my personal gym and I'm already 5G's in the hole and I'm not even close to being finished. It would have been cheaper taking up golf....... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrawnyMan Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Couldn't make money off golf, people pay me way too much to train them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrawnyMan Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 As for the lifting comment that shouldn't happen if he lifts like an athlete. Should be training for explosiveness and contrary to popular belief squats and deadlifts do not thicken your midsection near as much as traditional core exercises will. If anything he should be more equipped to take the high torque swing better than the non lifters on the tour. No if he is bodybuilding that's a different story, but he doesn't do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher805 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 As for the lifting comment that shouldn't happen if he lifts like an athlete. Should be training for explosiveness and contrary to popular belief squats and deadlifts do not thicken your midsection near as much as traditional core exercises will. If anything he should be more equipped to take the high torque swing better than the non lifters on the tour. No if he is bodybuilding that's a different story, but he doesn't do that. I think a lot of the issues are Nike related. Weight training for golf is something relatively to the sport, as in it started with Tiger. Tiger seems to have gotten started when he signed with Nike. Sma ewith Rory. Rory was a tiny guy when he first cane on tour, but when he signed that dotted line with Nike, his physique changed. Now he has a similar build to that of Tiger. It seems to me that maybe Nike is doing some training with them, and possibly pushing them in the wrong direction. It doesn't help that he doesn't have a healthy swing.  Golf should be full body with an emphasis on their core and conditioning.  Also, strength isn't a necessity in golf. Like baseball, quick hand speed and body control can lead to long bombing hits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrawnyMan Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I'm not even gonna pretend to know the strength requirements for golf, but baseball emphasis should be on core, back and legs. Especially legs, I laugh as so many of these youngsters that ask me to train them for baseball but get frustrated with me that we work legs all the time and don't get to bench press. The bench is almost completely useless to baseball outside of balanced building. Forearm strength is a major plus as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal13 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I understand why people hate the game ... it's just too boring for most.... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 :) Â Definately too much of a challenge for U ... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Back on topic ... Tiger is in the twilight of his dominance on tour. Shooting an 85 for a tour pro who was once the best player in the world for that long has got to be embarrasing .... If he can't compete at the top level anymore, I wonder how much longer he will play competitively..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal13 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 He done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 He done I doubt if he wins another major. His 85 was on a course that he's dominated in the past, and won 5 Memorial's there. He might have a couple of tournaments that he's in the hunt for, but he just doesn't have the instinct anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomer Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Love to play golf, don't play as much the last few years due to neck and back problems. Golf is the greatest sport ever devised in my opinion. I understand why people hate the game ... it's just too much of a challenge for most....You Sir, are one sick puppy. TrueStorie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 You Sir, are one sick puppy. TrueStorie  Stick to checkers and tiddly winks doomie .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Probably the biggest and quickest drop off of a talented athlete in my lifetime. He was golf from a good decade. Unbeatable. Record setting. Dominant. Then one little 9 iron to the head and he's mortal or worse. Never seen a athlete who when you had the option of taking the field or a individual, you could confidently take the individual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomer Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Stick to checkers and tiddly winks doomie ....On a serious note, I didn't know 'ol Tiger was still golfin. Every time I accidently turn on that channel it's a bunch of skinny jeans boys and 'ol Phil Mickelson kinda trailing behind em. Tru-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 On a serious note, I didn't know 'ol Tiger was still golfin. Every time I accidently turn on that channel it's a bunch of skinny jeans boys and 'ol Phil Mickelson kinda trailing behind em. Tru-up  Mickelson is past his prime as well. He is very inconsistent especially with the putter ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomer Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Mickelson is past his prime as well. He is very inconsistent especially with the putter ...Hehehe..................that's the same thing Ms. Mickelson said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 He would destroy the senior tour. The hole distance is comparable to the women's game if I remember correctly A year later, I don't think so. He hasn't had a tour win in 3 years at any tournament from what I could find online. He's ranked at 476. He might as well retire at 40. I know Nicklaus won the Masters at 45 with a 5 year time period between his last Majors, but Nicklaus didn't have back problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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