Golfer Tiger Woods

When Tiger Woods first appeared on the professional golf scene in 1996, his long driving is one of the things that impressed fans the most. Yet when he didn't upgrade his equipment in the following years, several of his opponents came closer to him and even caught up in the standings. This pattern became apparent throughout the 2002-2003 PGA Tour seasons.

During 2004, Tiger Woods decided finally to upgrade his driver clubs to include larger clubheads and graphite shafts. These changes helped him make his already long drives even longer. Tiger's sponsorship with Nike allows him to use any clubs he wants, though he favors the custom putter made by Scotty Cameron, for example.

Tiger Woods' golf bag contains a Nike SasQuatch 460 driver with a custom Nike shaft and an 8.5 loft, as well as a Nike Pro Combo 56 degree wedge, Nike Forged Blade Irons, and a Nike One Platinum ball. As far as golf shoes go, Tiger favors the Nike SP-7 TW Tour. He prefers Dri-FIT polos and Nike Golf Storm-FIT golf apparel.

Though Tiger Woods is known for his huge length advantage, he has always focused on developing an great all round golf game. Tiger Woods' iron play is usually as god / accurate as any player that has ever played although more recently he has been near the bottom in driving accuracy of Tour rankings.,

Tiger Woods has excellent bunker play and recovery, and his putting (particularly under pressure) is possibly his greatest single skill. Tiger is greatly responsible in influencing a shift amongst professional golfers to a higher standard of athleticism.

Currently Tiger Woods is working with Hank Haney, though for most of his professional career Woods worked with Butch Harmon, a leading swing coach. After Harmon announced publicly (he is also a sports broadcaster) that Tiger was in denial about the shortcomings of his game, they quit working together, though publicly they made up a while after the incident.

Tiger Woods is one of the most charismatic professional golfers, yet his overall approach could be called cautious. Aiming for consistency, his great track record comes not from posting extremely low rounds so much as avoiding bad games altogether. In this way it could be argued that Tiger Woods' main strategy and attribute is that of consistency.