Tiger Woods told us about his viewing habits. It is a glimpse into his majesty

Tiger Woods was honest, unfortunately.

At the end of his press conference on Tuesday morning at World Challenge of Heroeswhich now doubles as an annual state of Tiger Woods address, he said this:

“I know I’m not saying much, but I’m trying to say as much as I can.”

That response in particular followed a question about what the PGA Tour might look like soon, though it could also have come after he was asked about a possible return to the game, others subject that dominated the oppressor. Given the supposed sensitivity of both topics, some ambiguity was to be expected. Still, Woods is often guarded with his comments, knowing full well that what a 15-time major winner thinks is likely to make headlines.

But give the man the opportunity to talk shop, and he turns into a blogger. This has happened time and time again, and when he opens up on the golf swing, we also get a look under the hood of his golf cart, so to speak.

On Tuesday, for example, Woods told us about a pair of viewing habits.

The part of Scottie Scheffler’s game that Tiger Woods likes to watch

This came after a pair of questions. They are in italics and Woods’ responses follow.

For the past two years or maybe a little more, we’ve all wondered what Scottie has done with its consistency, and the one word that keeps coming back is that it’s almost like Tiger. You’ve done it, you’ve been there. What is your assessment of what Scottie has been able to do and anything you really like about his style?

“Well, there’s nothing not to like about Scottie,” Woods said. “He’s one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. What he’s doing on the golf course is just incredible, the consistency day in and day out, the strategy of how he — how he attacks the golf course. Where he starts — you can see him analyzing it from the back green to where the flag is, where he wants to miss a putt, where to start the club, where the club is to start, the wind to start with. It’s really amazing how thoughtful and strategic is that throughout the round.

“And on top of that, he doesn’t make mistakes in a round like most players. He’s there, he’s there for all 18 holes and all the shots played and that’s hard to do. To do that day in and day out with the grueling schedule that the tournament has and the players are playing in a tighter season now, and the big events that he’s won in six no small matches that he’s played me and them. He’s beating the most fields good, so that’s something I can certainly appreciate and I think I hope everyone else does too because you just don’t see that happen very often.

In all categories, Tiger, he leads – he was no. 1 for this year. Is there a part of his game that you really enjoy watching? A part of the game?

“From Scottie’s game? Yeah, I really enjoy seeing him hit the irons, the shape shots he hits, the trajectory, the window changes he has, the distance control, the miss in the right spot, the right spin in certain pin locations,” Woods said. “These are all subtle things that mean a lot over the course of 72 holes. That to me is impressive. If you don’t have trajectory control, you can’t have distance control. To see him move it up and down in different windows, using the wind, fighting the wind and controlling the spin is fun to watch.”

Taking food: There is endless curiosity about how players view other players. Some of this is due to seeing the game differently than the average player; Television banks in this opinion when broadcasts hire professionals as analysts. There’s also the thought that when a peer appreciates something specific about someone, it’s probably a glimpse into what they value most, or wish they had for themselves—or both.

Woods’ quotes can hit those ideas, especially the “windows” quote. What are windows? He’s talked about them before — and did so at length in a video with TaylorMade, which you can watch here — but, in short, it’s a thought about nine areas (or windows) where a ball should go. Do amateurs spot Scheffler working the ball up, down, left and right? Maybe, maybe not. Should they? Of course, especially in practice. After all, Woods was grateful.

Why the pros are better at a younger age, according to Tiger Woods

It’s YouTube. Woods’ full response is below.

“I think the reason is the fact that one of the biggest — in my vision, I think it has a lot to do with YouTube, seeing swing.

“Before, I had VHS tapes. I’d put on a weekend golf movie and then watch it—hoping the tracking would work halfway and try to make a swing. Sometimes the swing didn’t even look good; I didn’t even know who it was.

“Seeing so many different swings over and over again and the level of instruction has improved, the curve that it took to figure out how to play the game got faster. You didn’t necessarily have to go out there and get it out of the dirt; now you can watch it on your phone and learn that way. It’s gotten faster and younger, for the kids, how they can all change.”

Taking food: The image of Woods plugging a VHS tape into a VCR and recording broadcasts is something, as is the image of him working the remote.

Want to be great at golf? Just put in that level of commitment – and make sure your family doesn’t record your recording.

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