OMG!

[sbgolfer]

Looks like Tiger broke his back

I don't know where you would find the clip, but Tiger was taking a swing on the Par 5 13th or whatever hole, and he had started his down swing, but he stopped his swing inches away from the ball because there was someone taking a picture of him. You have to see the clip!!!!!!!!!

[mrq]

I thought it was from shadow of a bird...

[sbgolfer]

I thought it was from shadow of a bird...

It looked like he was looking behind him into the gallery, but you could be right

[smarshal75]

Thought a bird flew over his head....just covered on GC.

[mrq]

anyways, I'd love to see the clip again... maybe in slow-motion.. nonetheless, it was a WOW-moment..

[Simp]

Certainly no gallery behind the 13th tee box. Only azaleas. Maybe someone snapped a picture of him from the course that's behind Augusta Nat'l.

[DBPGolf]

he did not stop his swing....he swung past the ball and missed....otherwise called a whiff. but cuz it's tiger he will skate.

 

from what i remember reading something i dunno if it was the rule book but im pretty sure if u intentionally change the path of ur swing to miss the ball like he did on that shot it wouldnt count as a stroke. because u can see that he didnt have intent on really hitting the ball once the thing distracted him but im not sure if i remember that right.

[Hifade]

Definitely was a bird....you could see it in the replays. It's Augusta CC behind the 13th tee, but it's a ways behind since Augusta National bought that piece of property for the 13th tee box. There is no gallery even close to that tee box. It was absolutely amazing to see him stop like that. Usually, it's in his back swing but this was nearly impact. At first I wondered if they were going to get him for taking the swing. Unbelievable!

[Baller]

NOW I understand why he made the bone head choice to hit a four iron into ray's creek, and hit it on the right of the pin instead of the left side(from players view)! It was a massive brain cramp caused by the extreme stopping power generated on stopping the tee shot. All oxygen stopped flowing to cerebral cortex, thereby causing superfragilstupidodumbazzness :friends:

[jdhallissey]

NOW I understand why he made the bone head choice to hit a four iron into ray's creek, and hit it on the right of the pin instead of the left side(from players view)! It was a massive brain cramp caused by the extreme stopping power generated on stopping the tee shot. All oxygen stopped flowing to cerebral cortex, thereby causing superfragilstupidodumbazzness :friends:

 

 

Haha to funny. That is the best line of the week!

[oldgoalie]

he did not stop his swing....he swung past the ball and missed....otherwise called a whiff. but cuz it's tiger he will skate.

 

from what i remember reading something i dunno if it was the rule book but im pretty sure if u intentionally change the path of ur swing to miss the ball like he did on that shot it wouldnt count as a stroke. because u can see that he didnt have intent on really hitting the ball once the thing distracted him but im not sure if i remember that right.

 

I wondered the same thing. His clubhead clearly passed the ball. I thought that was a whif?

[Jer-Jer]

Yeah what is ruling on this? Why is that not a stroke?

[Almost]

He did not intend to hit the ball on that swing therefore no stroke. The bigger question is how did he stop the club a foot from the ball when it was moving over 100 mph? Phenomenal :friends:

[SadTrombone]

Yeah what is ruling on this? Why is that not a stroke?

 

A stroke is the forward movement of the golf club with the intent of fairly striking the ball. Since he didn't intend to strike the ball, it's a "practice swing".

 

-mini

[rosskoss]

I'm wondering if some of the posters in here even watched the shot. First of all, it was clearly the shadow of the birds that flew past that made him stop halfway into his downswing. And after watching a replay, I find it hard to comprehend how he even stopped it. Gave me additional appreciation for the awesome power of this man's swing.

[oregongolf]

is there a youtube on it?

 

i was watching in and the replay really showed how impossible it was.

[mcbush25]

I'm wondering if some of the posters in here even watched the shot. First of all, it was clearly the shadow of the birds that flew past that made him stop halfway into his downswing. And after watching a replay, I find it hard to comprehend how he even stopped it. Gave me additional appreciation for the awesome power of this man's swing.

 

I really showed how strong he is in being able to stop his swing like that. Honestly, he is lucky he didn't hurt himself during that process.

 

I love how people just assume it is a stroke instead of knowing the rules of golf.

[mac_ryan]

is there a youtube on it?

 

i was watching in and the replay really showed how impossible it was.

 

Nothing yet :friends:

[CowtownTexas]

It was amazing. At the same time, I was a bit surprised that something like that bothered him enough for him to stop his swing. Isn' t this the same guy who's dad used to blow a whistle while he practiced?

 

Either way, he's just an amazing player.

[Status]

He didn't stop short of the ball but did pull out of the shot and stopped shortly past it. An amazing feat nonetheless.

 

Apparently the bird squaked as it past him and it was this that made him jump. If there was no gallery nearby he proably wasn't expecting any sounds at all.

 

He did hold his back and do a bit of extra stretching after the incident which is hardly surprising. Any of us mortals would probably have been laid up for a month.

[F4unknown]

omg I JUST saw the replay of this and all I heard was a whoosh~ and stopped approx. 1 foot after the ball and looked back and gave the bird a death glare

 

Simply put: AMAZING

[DaveyH]

iv done this before a cyclist rode infront of me on my home course where a public path runs through one of the holes. Very painfull hurts the wrists just as much as the back!!!