She wants to complete her schooling and be in control of her own business empire. I would say there's no question she's got some great goals, more than being a golfer. She's learning Chinese, Japanese. She soaks up so much information. |
She's got to be a little nervous. The disadvantage she'll have is that the other women have been playing on a regular basis and she hasn't had a tournament in a while. She's practiced a lot, but that's never the same as a competitive tournament. |
That's tough, even when she's hitting it well. The momentum factor isn't there. That's going to be an issue until she finishes school. It's tough to play 12 tournaments a year and really get your game firing on all cylinders. |
The focus now is on scoring. It's tough to emulate a tournament when she's at home, tough to get into any kind of competitive situation. |
There's a lot more emphasis placed on torsion and coil and leverage. Basically, the women are being taught very much along the same lines as the men. You don't have to consider strength as a factor so much. These girls are working out like fiends. It's a trend that's going to continue. |
There's no doubt in my mind swing speeds are increasing. Certainly with the equipment nowadays they can go at the ball a lot harder without fear of going that much off line. |
They're silly, because they just point out how phenomenally advanced Tiger was, that he was able to find the right recipe very early on. It's a complex, almost mysterious thing. It's the physical game, but there are so many other elements. And maybe the key thing is how people figure their own path. See what works for them, and find it. And accept that every timetable is different. That takes maturity, and that's why it's still a game where you reach your prime in your 30s. |
We're never going to see what she's really capable of until she plays a bunch of tournaments in a row - on different courses with different conditions - on a regular basis. |
You've got a pretty good swing, Charles. You've just got to let it out. |