“老虎”伍兹今年的强势回归,很大程度上要归功于他改变了自己的挥杆。从2002年12月他做完膝伤手术后,他就开始修改自己的挥杆动作。作为年轻选手,他的体力和爆发力是很强劲的,因此以前他都是通过快速转动左膝来带动他下半身的运动,从而加快挥杆速度。可是长此以往,他的左膝承受了太大的压力。手术后,他不能再采用这种挥杆,在和教练汉克·哈尼(Hank Haney)的共同努力下,他现在的挥杆比以前更平滑。只要他能保持自己的平衡(源于他适当减弱了下半身的运动幅度),“老虎”就能方正地击球。让人称奇的是,在改变挥杆之后,他的开球距离并没有受到损失。事实上,与2001年平均开球距离297.6码相比,他今年的平均距离是315.4码。 “Tiger ” Woods’s strong return this year, thanks in large part to his change of his swing. After he had a knee injury surgery in December 2002, he started to modify his swing. As a young athlete, his strength and explosiveness are very strong, so he used to swing faster by swinging his left knee to drive his lower body. However, over the long term, his left knee has undergone too much pressure. He can no longer use the swing after the surgery, and with the combined efforts of coach Hank Haney, he’s now swinging smoother than before. As long as he can maintain his balance (due to his appropriate reduction in the lower body movement range), “Tiger ” can hit the ball squarely. Surprisingly, after changing the swing, his kick-off distance did not suffer. In fact, his average distance this year is 315.4 yards compared with the average of 297.6 yards in 2001.