‘I Missed Every Fairway’: Tiger Woods, After Suffering From Golf’s Brutality, Revealed How He Overcame It With a ‘Dress Rehearsal’ in His Childhood

Tiger Woods has made more records than numerous golfers combined in professional tournaments. And so for younger golfers looking for the perfect advice, there can be no one better than the golf legend himself. In a Q&A session earlier this year, Tiger Woods answered some of the most frequently asked questions. And one of his answers tended to help tons of junior golfers during the session.

Tiger Woods about his tee shot strategy

Tiger Woods is probably the only player who has brought so much fame and respect to the game of golf. While so many players come looking for a career in the sport, Woods is the one who has built these opportunities for them. And therefore, several fans and golf aspirants trying to find answers to their queries look up to Woods to help them.

It was a treat for the fans when Woods appeared in a Q&A session at the TGR Foundation’s Jr. Invitational a few months ago. Woods has been adamantly helping his son Charlie Woods to perform his best on the field. However, this was an opportunity for other players to find their answers from the legend himself.

After someone from the audience asked Woods about his struggles with the tee shot, Woods explained his exact process of dealing with it. “One of the things that I used to do is, I used to struggle at the tee shot so badly as a junior,” he said. “I missed every fairway, I mean every single time.”

It was pretty hard to believe that someone like Woods would miss something as basic as tee shots. But he explained how he dealt with it since many other golfers in the audience wanted help with it. “I came up with this dress rehearsal,” he said, “I still do it”.

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His strategy was pretty simple to practice. He said, “I’d go through the bag, I’d pick up the club, envision the shot, I know the wind…I know where the pin is”. He added, And the best way he kept himself confident and focused about his tee shot was by believing it was no different than other shots. “I get to the first tee, I say it’s just like the range, it’s the same thing, same shot!”

Well, it’s not too hard to practice, is it? Honestly, it was one of the best pieces of advice from the G.O.A.T. himself. And Jr. golfers were amazed at hearing Woods’ way of dealing with the tee shot mess.

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