Tiger Woods throws golf balls into trees

September 01st, 2009

. . . and bunkers and anywhere else that will give him a bad lie. Then he sees if he can save par from those lies. This is part of why — even in a “disappointing” year — he’s the best in the world. Some vignettes of Tiger from 60 Minutes:

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Thanks to Dave Livingston — who shares my interest in “deliberate practice” – for the tip on this.

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2 Comments so far

Jim Storer September 2nd, 2009 9:07 am

Love this clip. It’s a good reminder to keep practicing at whatever you do. Thanks Tim!

Jim | @jimstorer

Tim Walker September 2nd, 2009 12:36 pm

Thanks, Jim.

I think one key is that it’s not enough to work *hard* — we’ve got to be working hard to get *better*, not just to do more of what we’ve been doing.

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