I played my first round of golf with the 2010 Titleist CB irons yesterday. The irons were terrific, but really difficult to tell how far they were going compared to my others. Everything, loft,lie, shaft are identical, but given the fact we were playing in cold, wet weather the ball simply did not travel as far in those conditions. I use the 60 degree rule..if the temperature is near or below 60 degrees (give or take 5 degrees) I will always consider taking more club than usual with my irons. You should do the same thing.

I played with one of my students, who is rapidly shooting lower scores with each round and hitting shots he never thought possible. He is a student of the impact method and believes deeply in my system, especially after he had worked with many teachers before, only to see no improvement with his game. We played a nice round at his club and I played well (under par), even though it was a tough day to score given the playing conditions and my focus primarily on my student! I had a lot of ..”is this right?” ,”how does this look?” coming from him !!  However, it was exciting to watch him and the pleasure he got from correct strikes.

While we were enjoying a cold drink after the round, I couldn’t help but glance at a local magazine with Tiger on the cover. It was cover to cover about how Tiger’s escapades will hurt the Tour. Several current players, including Harrison Frazar commented on what they thought would happen. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Harrison said the Tour has wrapped itself around Tiger for the last ten years and they have done everything possible to keep him playing here, short of paying appearance fees. Actually, wouldn’t surprise me if that happens one day soon. Most of the Professionals interviewed agreed the Tour needs to market more than Tiger and basically what they did was put all eggs in one basket…. Tiger mania.

Well, don’t know about you but I totally agree. Their are many golfers who strike the ball as good as Tiger, who hit it longer, and don’t cheat on their wives, or have a total disregard for their family. These are the golfers the Tour needs to seek to restore the image that has been tarnished with Tiger. It will be a long process, but I would be willing to bet the Tour is already taking steps in that direction..no doubt about it. Whatever the case, the golf world needs to move forward with or without Tiger. Like most, I would like to see him come back and play well again.