Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Tiger's Daily Routine



taken from TW's site .. I wonder what kind of days he is having now that he's in trouble with the wife. Although I will never respect him the same way again, he still is THE golfer of our time. I hope all the best for his family, and hope we all only copy his swing and not his swings.(lame attempt at being funny)




6:30 a.m. - One hour of cardio. Choice between endurance runs, sprints or biking.

7:30 a.m. - One hour of lower weight training. 60-70 percent of normal lifting weight, high reps and multiple sets.

8:30 a.m. - High protein/low-fat breakfast. Typically includes egg-white omelet with vegetables.

9:00 a.m. - Two hours on the golf course. Hit on the range and work on swing.

11:00 a.m. - Practice putting for 30 minutes to an hour.

Noon - Play nine holes.

1:30 p.m. - High protein/low-fat lunch. Typically includes grilled chicken or fish, salad and vegetables.

2:00 p.m. - Three-to-four hours on the golf course. Work on swing, short game and occasionally play another nine holes.

6:30 p.m. - 30 minutes of upper weight training. High reps.

7:00 p.m. - Dinner and rest.

Low Spinner

The key is to use the flange or the back of the sole on a wedge with an open face. The more you have the face open, the more you can spin it. Play the ball about center of a slightly open and fairly narrow stance with hands slightly forward. Hold on to the release through impact with hands forward while focusing on taking ground contact with the flange of the club. Never let the clubhead pass the hands. The result should be a low spinner with a bounce and check. You have to make sure you stay aggressive as clubhead speed will also add spin and help keep the ball from climbing up the face, which will only add trajectory not spin and will hamper distance control. This shot, once learned, is actually very simple and is very easy to control distance with. With softer greens you can actually get the ball to spin back from 30-40 yards.

Keep in mind, you don't need MD, SM or Y grooves if you play a spinny ball.

I forgot to mention that this shot is controlled by the body, i.e. hips and shoulders vs hands and arms.
open club face.. on this shot, the ball is heading in the direction of somewhere in between the cluster of balls
the bounce is the curved part of the club head where the 60* is stamped