I think Michelle Wie has lost interest because she is playing poorly. If she was playing better she would be playing more events and appear more happy. There have also been some stories that she has been injured. I believe this to be some sort of excuse from her ‘team’. If the injury was really bad she wouldn’t be able to play at all. But each time she has a melt down or poor score the injury gets another mention. My opinion is if she is teeing it up she is ready to play…no excuses should be allowed.

Tiger Woods is an interesting story. I personally believe he is the most natural and automated golfer playing today. He plays the same way all the time…from the first hole to the last.

Golf magazines and others like to write stories about him to sell magazines etc. The swing plane thing has been around for a while…I really don’t think it matters that much. His swing will naturally change as he gets older…but I honestly don’t believe he is thinking about it while he plays.

I also think that he gets interviewed so much that he has to make things up to help the interviewer. It wouldn’t make good reading if he said, “I just walk up to the ball and hit it!”. Much better to say, “I’ve been working on flatening my swing plane the last few weeks. It seems to be helping. I’m hitting the ball more consistently and longer”. I’m sure the second response sells more papers.

Tiger is in the freak category because he can work on technical aspects away from the course but still play well in competition. This is rare. Many golfers go missing for weeks, months or even years when they try and change their golf swing.

If you want to be like Tiger learn to play more naturally and instinctive. Let rip in your own unique way. This is what Tiger does so well. No human alive could pull off those incredible shots time after time with conscious control. It’s just not possible.

Good golfing,

Cameron Strachan

There have been stories suggesting that Michelle Wie may have lost some interest in golf. Do you think this could be a factor to her declining form.

Also, do you think that Tiger Woods is techinically minded or adopts a natural automated approach when it comes to his swing. When I watch Tiger play on television, to me, I have the impression that his swing is very techincal. I read an article that Tiger wanted to improve his swing by improving his swing plane. What do you think?

Jerold.