Everybody knows that, but it might surprise amateur golfers to know that he s good in part because he pays attention to the basics, and he has exceptional focus during competition.
No one seems to have Woods total skills set, but Brian Whitcomb, president of the PGA of America, and Rick Jensen, a sports psychologist, say any golfer can learn the basics of the swing and the transfer skills needed to compete on the course.
That connection isn t being made by many amateur golfers.
That disconnect will be explored at the biennial PGA Teaching Coaching Summit that begins Thursday with the USA TODAY/PGA Hotline.
Whitcomb, who 20 years ago was a finalist in the National Long Drive competition, played golf with Woods at the Grand Slam in Hawaii last month. I was looking at some pictures of him, Whitcomb says, and he had the club set at the top of his swing as fundamentally sound as it can be.
To get to that position you start with things you do before the swing.
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