When did it become cool to let go of the golf club after a bad shot? Has anyone else noticed this? Tiger is probably the biggest offender of this. It just annoys me to see the club go flying away off an errant drive. Anthony Kim has picked up this habit. I'll have to admit it was kinda cool when Fred Couples would let go with one hand when he didn't care for a drive. But letting go of the club completely to where it flies into the crowd (Australian Masters) just seems childish. No one knows the feeling of a bad swing more than I do but I don't let go of the club. Maybe if I had a caddie who would go run after it then it might be different.
I think all of this is going to change. I think anyone who saw Tiger do that really didn't care because hey "it's Tiger". I don't think Tiger can be the old Tiger anymore. This Tiger needs to go out of his way to win back his fans that he did lose. Most hardcore fans really don't care about the events of the past few months. But some fans do care and will watch and be more critical of his every move. I think he needs to embrace the fans like Mickelson does even if it is phony. He can't get caught dropping an f-bomb or a GD on tv anymore. Tiger will be facing a new audience when he plays again. He'll have most of everyone who was watching before and now everyone who is curious about him now. I'm sure the golf will be the same or even better but the person who is displayed on the course now must be different than he was before.
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