Tiger Woods Antics, Animated!

I don't normally comment much on the happenings in the world of professional golf.  Don't get me wrong I love to play golf and I love to watch a professional golfing event when I get the chance.  I especially enjoyed watching Darren Clarke win the British Open (I refuse to call it "The Open") recently.  Its just that the way I play the game and what they do on television are two totally different things to me.  I came across this animated video depicting Tiger Woods' recent struggles and I thought I would share it since it made me laugh.  I believe it is narrated in Japanese but it does have english subtitles.

Drive it farther or Hit long irons better

For hack golfers like myself, it is a lot harder to put a 3 iron shot onto the green than it is to put a 7 iron up there.  Unfortunately, my drives usually leave me in a position where I am much longer than a 7 iron out on my approach shot.  I figure there are two solutions to this problem.  The first one is to drive the ball farther.  For me, it seems the harder I swing with my driver the less desirable the result is.  The second solution to the problem is to hit my long irons better.  I told a 2-handicap friend of mine that I could not hit my long irons and I was getting to the point that I was afraid to pull them out of the bag.  He simply said “choke up”.  This advice helped me get over my fear of the 3 iron but that doesn’t mean that I can put it where I want.  Here are a few videos which may help you do one or the other better:
Drive it Farther:

Hit Long Irons Better: Watch video and read this article.