Yeah... He was probably averaging 125 mph with that 43.5" steelshafted driver. He stated that he gained 6 mph when going to 44.5" grafite shaft. I have no trouble believing he would have swung above 130mph back in the day had he have had modern tech. Back in 1997 the week he won the masters he averaged 323yds off the tee! That was like 70 yds longer than the field average and like 30 yds more that the 2nd person. Btw... Bryson averaged the same distance in 2020. That is all you need to know!!!
The difference between tiger bombing drives and Bryson bombing drives is just how smooth and natural tiger swings it, brysons feels so forced and aggressive, tigers is effortless
3:36 - then goes on to win a US Open through five rounds on a broken leg. Of all of Tiger's accomplishments, even his 2018-19 comeback, we cannot understate how impressive his victory at Torrey Pines was under his health conditions. The pain he was obviously suffering from was evident, yet he still won the toughest tournament in a given year.
So I just sat through 12+ minutes of Tiger hitting his driver. Hmmm, I think I will have to watch it again, and again and again. The sound of some of those hits hurt my ears with headphones on. Excellent video.
Look golf and swings are subjective and we over use words like effortless and fluid but damn... tiger was something special. What a gentleman, what a swing.
With modern equipment he would’ve been right at or just above 200 mph ball speed. It’s so hard for the new generation to understand just how aggressive he was able to be through the ball and the club head speed he could create. Might not ever see anything like it again
If he would’ve played with his swing he has 2018-2021 his whole career he probably would have won even more majors and his body would be in much better condition
I just watched baseball Tony Strout hit on a range, then came here. Strout was like watching a pent up car spring being released. Woods is a rubber band by comparison.
@@cypherlock01 I read your comment on another text. You say 2000 -2010 was the best decade for golf. Tiger beat stiffs in his majors. He is not the goat. Not just my opinion but Tigers also. He said if he tops Jack's 18 majors that would make him the best. He ended with 15. Jack had to beat Trevino Palmer Casper Player Watson Sevi Miller Floyd and Norman. Tiger beat? You do the research.
He should have never left butch. He kept changing his swing to create the perfect golf swing. Didn't like the getting stuck with butch, goes to haney. Became more upright and hit more cuts. Doesn't like the fade, goes to Foley. And on and on. If there was a perfect swing it was with butch. He never should have bulked up, and just did yoga. Would have avoided the back injury if he stuck with butch and maintained more flexibility. Just look at phil and Vijay. Both still have these long flowing swings into their 50s. Still hitting it at pga avg. ball speed.
agree; however, hard to replace the rush of 'military training' and the fact that certain people did not view him as an athlete bugged him enough to do something about it
I think his hank Haney swing may have lacked in distance compared to when he was under butch but it was also more consistent. He didn't have as big of misses under Haney and the swing was easier on his body
Were you watching the same video as everyone else? His follow-through rotation is way more extreme in the early videos when he was younger and more flexible
Spend some time really looking at every little detail of his swing over time and you’ll see it has changed a lot. He had a considerably shorter backswing from ‘96-97, working to change it in ‘98. Some of the footage of the 2000 US open demonstrates the massive rebuild he did. You’ll note that the club was across the line at the top of the swing until ‘99 when he straightened it to be in line with his target. He shallowed his swing with Hank Haney, beginning in 2003. Watch lots of footage particularly of tiger at the Masters (most of the final rounds from the past 50 years are on CZcams, released very graciously by Augusta National). Those are just a few of the many attributes changed during tiger’s swing rebuilds. Once you watch plenty of footage you’ll begin to appreciate the changes in his swing and the fundamentals and attributes of other players and their swings, and the subtle but very significant differences us golf nuts pick up on, i find it very interesting. Especially with Tiger, because it shows a) how exceptionally talented he is to use 5 very different swings and win at the highest level with each of them (Luke Donald attempted 1 swing rebuild and hasn’t won on the PGA tour since then) and b) the different philosophies of the golf swing with each of the coaches he worked with. Anyway, that’s my 2 cents.
He absolutely killed the ball in his younger years. It’s like watching lightning strike when he swings.
yup, he developed a tendency to rush his action through the ball over the years and it did him over re: wear and tear
Yeah... He was probably averaging 125 mph with that 43.5" steelshafted driver. He stated that he gained 6 mph when going to 44.5" grafite shaft. I have no trouble believing he would have swung above 130mph back in the day had he have had modern tech.
Back in 1997 the week he won the masters he averaged 323yds off the tee! That was like 70 yds longer than the field average and like 30 yds more that the 2nd person. Btw... Bryson averaged the same distance in 2020. That is all you need to know!!!
The crisp aggressiveness of his shots really are a thing of beauty. Just solid, solid, solid.
His swing from 2000 to 2003 was just so amazingly good! Best on tour ever IMO!
I prefer the swing from the Haney years
What's interesting is, he does not seem to ever have had a trigger. He just takes it back in one piece, and it looks simply stunning!
This was before the large face drive boom. 330 with those drivers is 350 to 360 today
Cameron Champ numbers
I doubt it.
@@DANIAC262 I don’t, give early 2000s tiger a new stealth plus and his current ball and he could easily hit it 350.
The difference between tiger bombing drives and Bryson bombing drives is just how smooth and natural tiger swings it, brysons feels so forced and aggressive, tigers is effortless
Not true at all, only looks that way because of the back swing. His downswing is incredibly violent
@@Gush27 fast yes, violent no. It’s smooth throughout the entire swing
The difference is when tiger was hitting it further than everyone else, nobody could beat him
@@nathanmartinek919 Don’t know how you can watch this and not agree it’s violent
Bryson has a pretty darn nice swing, but nothing compares to Tiger is his prime.
3:36 - then goes on to win a US Open through five rounds on a broken leg.
Of all of Tiger's accomplishments, even his 2018-19 comeback, we cannot understate how impressive his victory at Torrey Pines was under his health conditions. The pain he was obviously suffering from was evident, yet he still won the toughest tournament in a given year.
That swing at 3.04! Mighty Me. Stunning
My fav from the video
So I just sat through 12+ minutes of Tiger hitting his driver. Hmmm, I think I will have to watch it again, and again and again. The sound of some of those hits hurt my ears with headphones on. Excellent video.
Best 11:38 I’ve watched in some time. Thanks for putting this together
Yes, a Coke sounds nice
alright, i’ll get it
It's crazy how far Tiger hit the ball when he was a kid with what would be considered shitty equipment today.
Beautiful Tiger Woods' swing.
Look golf and swings are subjective and we over use words like effortless and fluid but damn... tiger was something special. What a gentleman, what a swing.
Brilliant Video. More Please.
Tiger was really hitting bombs in 2018. Wild.
5:34 easily my favorite
With modern equipment he would’ve been right at or just above 200 mph ball speed. It’s so hard for the new generation to understand just how aggressive he was able to be through the ball and the club head speed he could create. Might not ever see anything like it again
If he would’ve played with his swing he has 2018-2021 his whole career he probably would have won even more majors and his body would be in much better condition
His length helped him win so many tournaments because he could play more accurate clubs into greens.
@@arrived1828 he still swings 120+ mph
Swings like a rusty gate compared to 1997
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Agreed
😍😍😍🐅
I just watched baseball Tony Strout hit on a range, then came here. Strout was like watching a pent up car spring being released. Woods is a rubber band by comparison.
His early swing produced the most club speed and the least effort. That was his unbeatable era. It did not last and cost him the GOAT.
Uhhhh no
@@cypherlock01 I read your comment on another text. You say 2000 -2010 was the best decade for golf. Tiger beat stiffs in his majors. He is not the goat. Not just my opinion but Tigers also. He said if he tops Jack's 18 majors that would make him the best. He ended with 15. Jack had to beat Trevino Palmer Casper Player Watson Sevi Miller Floyd and Norman. Tiger beat? You do the research.
if he didnt change swings he already pass nicklaus records by now
I'll take a Pepsi actually.
Was he not smoked in the pump house down in 20? Reading the comments I was an arrow hit?
He should have never left butch.
He kept changing his swing to create the perfect golf swing. Didn't like the getting stuck with butch, goes to haney. Became more upright and hit more cuts. Doesn't like the fade, goes to Foley.
And on and on.
If there was a perfect swing it was with butch.
He never should have bulked up, and just did yoga. Would have avoided the back injury if he stuck with butch and maintained more flexibility. Just look at phil and Vijay. Both still have these long flowing swings into their 50s. Still hitting it at pga avg. ball speed.
agree; however, hard to replace the rush of 'military training' and the fact that certain people did not view him as an athlete bugged him enough to do something about it
I think his hank Haney swing may have lacked in distance compared to when he was under butch but it was also more consistent. He didn't have as big of misses under Haney and the swing was easier on his body
6:00
3:19
Where’s 2005-2015? Lol
His swing looks exactly the same throughout all those years.
No it doesn’t lol
@@elmo1481 rekt
Were you watching the same video as everyone else? His follow-through rotation is way more extreme in the early videos when he was younger and more flexible
Spend some time really looking at every little detail of his swing over time and you’ll see it has changed a lot. He had a considerably shorter backswing from ‘96-97, working to change it in ‘98. Some of the footage of the 2000 US open demonstrates the massive rebuild he did. You’ll note that the club was across the line at the top of the swing until ‘99 when he straightened it to be in line with his target. He shallowed his swing with Hank Haney, beginning in 2003. Watch lots of footage particularly of tiger at the Masters (most of the final rounds from the past 50 years are on CZcams, released very graciously by Augusta National). Those are just a few of the many attributes changed during tiger’s swing rebuilds. Once you watch plenty of footage you’ll begin to appreciate the changes in his swing and the fundamentals and attributes of other players and their swings, and the subtle but very significant differences us golf nuts pick up on, i find it very interesting. Especially with Tiger, because it shows a) how exceptionally talented he is to use 5 very different swings and win at the highest level with each of them (Luke Donald attempted 1 swing rebuild and hasn’t won on the PGA tour since then) and b) the different philosophies of the golf swing with each of the coaches he worked with. Anyway, that’s my 2 cents.
His 2000 swing is better than today
Please help me to make a living from golf,one opportunity please l live in Brasil
The vast shoulder psychologically rob because cemetery accidentally land unto a six locust. wise, pastoral kitten
Ha ha.....brilliant
But can he put through a windmill or into a clown's nose? I think not.
The unaccountable taxi mainly milk because iron semiannually jump pace a conscious ferry. honorable, nondescript pruner
Someone get this guy an unaccountable taxi
I agree with you 100% well said
Imagine what he could have achieved if he’d kept his trousers fastened?
No denying his greatness, but Jack has hit beat. Sorry Eldrick.
Uuuhhh no one but fools agree 😂