Faldo's opinion on Tiger's game

[HomerJSimpson]

I think Faldo is entitled to give an opinion and to be fair I think there is a degree of truth in what he says. I thought Woods did great last week and was surprised but happy to see him win again. However in the added cauldron of a major Woods does seem to be making some poor errors of judgement and does look mentally weak which is something I never thought we'd see. I think it is a direct result of the swing being so off and not being able to find a fix to cope with it.

I'd rather listen to Faldo, Monty, Pugh or any of these pundits come out and say what they think than a nondescript idiot like Blandsworth or that podgy coach Sky use.

 

[pokerjoke]

For some reason Faldo seems to be making comments,that for some it sounds personal.
However hes a pundit,and at least hes being honest.
I believed yesterday Tiger was struggling bigtime with his swing,and he didnt have the answers
during the round.
I agree with the bunker shot on 16,it didnt look like he would have been bothered
if it had gone in the water,he had given up.
However todays a different day,and if he gets it going early,who knows.
One thing i would say is,if he starts bad he could shoot 80 then watch out.

 

[Junior]

Bizarre really, Heard a sky commentator say that they were watching woods on the range on Wednesday and he was swinging it better that he had ever seen him. At that point I thought he was going to push on from Bay Hill. I've just seen him hit a mother of a snap hook with a 3w and he just seem as fluid as he was last week.

Faldo's paid to commentate, and the Americans seem to love him, maybe, he's trying to go all Jonny Miller. Personally, I think 80% of the time the things he says and the swing analysis he does is good. Unfortunately the crappy 20% grabs most of the headlines.

 

[Richuk123]

Faldo is a pundit and as part of his job is that he shares his views. Sometime he is right, sometimes he is wrong, but it's job now so he can say what he likes about his game.

No one moans at Feherty,(who once described tiger as having "a touch like a gay florist ) McCord and the likes, and I actually think Faldo talks a lot of sense. Let's face it , tiger couldn't get the club face to the ball properly, 5 over for 15 holes confirms that

 

[Imurg]

It's Faldo's opinion. He's entitled to it.
Whether anyone think he's right or wrong doesn't matter.
Faldo's forgotton more about Golf than I'll ever know and is so much more of an expert than anyone on here.....

Doesn't mean he's right........and he isn't.

Says who....?

Faldo....oh you mean that t0sser that lost that Ryder Cup 4 years ago!

So the 12 players who were playing had nothing to do with losing..?
And don't come on with the "didn't want to play for Faldo" crap - these guys a Professionals. If they need gee-ing up for the Ryder Cup then they shouldn't be there.....

 

[Golfmmad]

Says who....? So the 12 players who were playing had nothing to do with losing..? And don't come on with the "didn't want to play for Faldo" crap - these guys a Professionals. If they need gee-ing up for the Ryder Cup then they shouldn't be there.....

Absolutely spot on, my thoughts entirely.

 

[Dodger]

Says who....?

Me....why??

 

[Imurg]

Me....why??

Oh sorry Dodger, I forgot.....

You're always right....

 

[TheJezster]

I like Faldo, always have. Why do we knock our winners? No wonder he went over to the States, they appreciate winners over there.

He's a commentator, he's giving his opinion. good on him. I'd rather listen to him than some of the others on there.

 

[Dodger]

Oh sorry Dodger, I forgot.....

You're always right....

Well done for remembering.

 

[bobmac]

he came out and said that he was disappointed that none of the English golfers had asked for his help for Augusta. He seems to think that he is supremely important to the game when in truth he isn't

In the history of the Masters, Faldo has won it more times than all the other British golfers put together

 

[NWJocko]

In the history of the Masters, Faldo has won it more times than all the other British golfers put together

You make a good point bobmac, in the same vein as Valentino about the way he comes across possibly being the cause of the indifference towards him.

In all the build up programmes Sky bleated on about Schwartzel (sp?) and Oostheizen (even more sp?) grilling Jack Nicklaus about how to play Augusta or, more specifically, how not to.

If I was an English/British player I'd be tapping into Faldo's knowledge about it.

I get what Poulter said about not being Faldo/Nicklaus however there are other things to be gained like where not to, or where to, miss every fairway/green to give the best shots.

 

[CrapHacker]

Faldo's comments include the words 'right now'

I don't see what the query is. At that point Tiger didn't have a clue what he was doing.

Hence his lack of fierce concentration on the 16th.

What you you prefer Faldo to say?

Tiger's having a great time out there, but he's deliberately playing badly just to give the others a chance?

What Faldo said was the truth.

Same as some of the comments made about Rory tonight.

And as for not picking Faldo's brain. There's never been a player better at thinking his way round a golf course. You can argue all you like about his physical game, and his personality. But his mental game is one of the strongest the world has ever seen. You give half his mental capacity to Westwood, Luke, Casey, etc (Not sure about Poults) and we'd have a few more majors over this side of the pond, for sure.

 

[Mattyboy]

Faldo appears to have gone down well in America - much like Rolf Harris did over here all those years ago! Two little boys or six majors? erm............

 

[Smiffy]

I like Faldo.
And as for talking rubbish?? If Woods had been hitting those shots in the midweek stableford, on a tree lined course without spectators or television cameras finding his ball, how may blobs would he have had?
He's all over the place. Total gash. And he hasn't got a clue. Faldo is right.

 

[upsidedown]

Would rather listen to Faldo , who has been there done that rather than some never was never will be

 

[freddielong]

Faldo is a good pundit better than most and as usual his opinions were valid

 

[SocketRocket]

Sir Nick was a great golfer, no one can take that away from him. Great golfers don't necessatily become great coaches or golf gurus though. They may have the skills, feel and determination to get themselves to the top but they may not be able to pass this to others or have the ability to coach or articulate the skills. Thats why most of the top golfing gurus have not been top tour players and visa-versa. Just look at Faldo's captaincy of the Ryder team, not exactly inspiring was it?

 

[vinny613]

One thing all the faldo knockers forget as well, is that he actualy puts something back into the game.

the faldo foundation allows young british golfers to recieve top class coaching, early exposure to proper top flight competition, and smoothes the transition from top amatuer to new fledling proffessional, and the majority of this is done on bursarys or scholarships, so it is available to anyone based on ability not just the size of your parents wallets.

top bloke top golfer and still the best british golfer ever bar none.

 

[Smiffy]

Sir Nick was a great golfer, no one can take that away from him. Great golfers don't necessatily become great coaches or golf gurus though. They may have the skills, feel and determination to get themselves to the top but they may not be able to pass this to others or have the ability to coach or articulate the skills. Thats why most of the top golfing gurus have not been top tour players and visa-versa. Just look at Faldo's captaincy of the Ryder team, not exactly inspiring was it?

He doesn't have to become a top golfing guru in my eyes, just keep speaking his mind and saying what a lot of others are thinking.
Say it as it is, and don't worry if Tigers solicitors want to do you for defamation of character.
Tigers playing like a Jodrell, and Faldo called it as it was.
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