Chris Como, speaking of the “many people” method of practice, describes it as divided. Ninety minutes, for example, can be divided into 30 minutes for kicking, 30 minutes for kicking and 30 minutes for kicking the ball.
Then there is one of his former clients.
And what are Como’s thoughts Tiger Woods’ practical approach?
“Really interesting.”
Speaking on the latest episode of the On the Mark Podcast, the GOLF Top 100 teacher was asked by the host Mark Immelman if he had a history of Woods’ work ethic, and the question was understandable, as Como worked as Woods’ coach from 2014 to 2017. You can find the exchange by clicking on the video belowand below will be some additional thoughts.
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What was Tiger Woods’ work ethic like?
On this question, Como spoke passionately.
“Even in a window where he was hurt, he was just going to do whatever he could to fight,” he said on the podcast. “It was one of the most remarkable things I’ve ever seen just from a human level, knowing the kind of pain he was in and how hurt he was and how difficult the whole back situation was for him. And he just kept fighting. Like 99.9 percent of all the people in the world would probably be like, ‘Look, I’m fine.’ I’ve won 14 grand.’ And he just held it.
“And then winning the Masters in 2019, that was just one of the most special moments in the sport, I think. So, yeah, it was incredible to be around him and just that kind of never-give-up mentality. His work ethic was unbelievable. He fought through a lot of pain and kept at it.”
Taking food: If you’re a fan of Woods, that’s part of what drew you to him.
But how did Tiger Woods work?
Not like “a lot of people,” Como said on the podcast. As you would expect from a 15 time big winner.
Away from tournaments, Woods would focus on one part of his game during practice, Como said. And only a part.
“One of the things I thought was really interesting,” he said, “the way he would practice, especially when he was away from a tournament, he would take a whole afternoon and just do a short game or he would do a whole afternoon and just putt.
“So a lot of people subscribe to, ‘I’m going to do 30 minutes of chopping, 30 minutes of hitting, 30 minutes of hitting balls’ – whatever it is – and they break a window of X amount of hours with all the different aspects of the game. He would do that when it came to tournament preparation, but if there was a window out, he would spend a lot of the game.
“And it was almost like he was experimenting and learning, and having that big window gave him the ability to go deep into a subject, like hitting short game shots or whatever. And I thought it was really interesting that he, at that time in his career, was still, in a sense, learning things. That was kind of an interesting observation.”
