Tiger Woods has been with his Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putter for 11 years, but now the two are splitting up. The pair may just need some time apart or the move may become more permanent. Woods is putting a Nike Method into his bag for the Open at St Andrews this week.
The 'Method' putter was used by Stewart Cink during last year's Open victory and by Lucas Glover when he won the US Open. The holy grail of putting is "pure roll".
When most putts are struck the ball will leave the ground for 15 inches and then start to hop. Each month enhanced groove technology is developed to try to minimise that effect.
Woods has always putted brilliantly on the fast greens of Augusta with his Scotty Cameron, but has decided that he needs to change for the slower greens of St Andrews where he has to give the ball a bit more of a hit. So Scotty is out and Nike is in.
What Tiger says
"I've always struggled on slower greens (but in my practice rounds here) I haven't had to make that much of an adjustment because the ball is coming off a little bit quicker.
"This putter ... with the new groove technology ... rolls the ball better.
"[The change is] something (caddie) Stevie (Williams) and I have been talking about over the years - what can I do on slower greens?.
"I've always putted well on faster greens ... and can't wait to get to the fastest greens that we play on tour. But this week has been a little bit different.
"Some of my best putting rounds were when the greens were running at 14 or something like that on the stimpmeter [the device used to measure the speed of greens]. These greens aren't up to speed.
"Today one of the guys was out there doing a stimpmeter and it was under 10. I've always experimented with other putters throughout the years but I've never put one in play until now.
"You're going to have some real long putts here no matter how you hit it and you just have to get down in two. So many times you can three putt.
"The two years I've played well here I've lag putted beautifully and I've also hit the ball in the right spots."
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Hank Haney’s six-year run as Tiger Woods’ swing coach is over.
Here’s Haney’s complete statement:
“I have informed Tiger Woods this evening that I will no longer be his coach. I would like to thank Tiger for the opportunity that I have had to work with him over the past 6 plus years. Tiger Woods has done the work to achieve a level of greatness that I believe the game of golf has never seen before and I will always appreciate the opportunity that I have had to contribute to his successes.
“I have also enjoyed the association that I have had with Tiger both on and off the golf course as I have had some incredible experiences. “In coaching and teaching Tiger I have also learned a lot, not only about golf, but about people and life in general. It has been a great learning experience and along the way Tiger has elevated me in my own profession to a level that I never thought I would achieve before I had the opportunity to work with him. In many ways because of all of the time that I have spent with Tiger, I may have learned more from him than he has ever learned from me.
“However, I believe at this time that it is in both of our best interests for me to step aside as Tiger's coach. I will always look back upon our past half dozen years together as my best days in professional golf. It would be a dream of any coach to have a student like Tiger Woods and for me it has a dream come true.
“Just so there is no confusion, I would like to make it clear that this is my decision. Tiger Woods and I will always be friends, but I believe that there is a time and place for everything and I feel at this time and at this place in my life I want to move forward in other areas. “Tiger has been just an incredible performer in golf and he has achieved great success throughout his career. First with his father Earl, and then with Butch Harmon as his coach, followed by me, I know Tiger Woods will be successful in the future no matter who helps him. He is an incredible athlete with an incredible work ethic. As we all know, Tiger has been through a lot in the last six months, and I really believe that given the chance, mind free and injury free, we will all see Tiger Woods play once again like we all know he can. I wish Tiger well, not only with his golf, but in finding peace and happiness in all aspects of his life. Tiger knows that if he ever needs me in anyway, whether it be with his golf or just as a friend he can always call. I will always, as I have been in the past, be there for him. From a personal standpoint, I look forward to being able to make many more contributions to the great game of golf in the days and years ahead.”
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TIGER´S RETURN HAS SPARKED AND INTEREST IN GOLF AGAIN. Here are some interesting figure:
PGATOUR.COM reported it delivered record setting single day traffic for day one of the 2010 Masters. On Thursday, April 8, PGATOUR.COM had:
· 45 million page views, the highest number of daily page views ever on the site.
· The highest number of daily unique visits for a Masters tournament with 1.2 million. This represents the highest number of daily uniques the site has seen since the final round of the 2009 U.S Open.
CBS’ live streaming of select holes drew 556,090 unique users yesterday, according to Ad Week. That figure represents a 133 percent increase compared to the 239,000-plus viewers from a year ago.
For some perspective, 575,000 fans streamed the NCAA men’s basketball championship game on Monday. Tiger Woods' comeback at the Masters golf tournament gave ESPN the highest U.S. audience ever for a golf event on cable TV, as 4.9 million tuned in to watch on Thursday, the network said
Take a look at what Tiger wil be wearing from Nike Golf, at the 2010 Masters:
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Here is the LINK to the ESPN exclusive Interview with Tiger Woods.
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http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5016386
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