After winning 82 PGA Tour events and 15 majors, Tiger Woods is certainly someone worth listening to when it comes to golf advice but it seems some of his top tips are courtesy of his old man.
Earl Woods is widely regarded as the driving force behind Tiger and Woods himself so often speaks so highly of his Dad, giving him plenty of credit.
For Woods, learning to play golf under the tutelage of Earl has clearly served him well, so it’s safe to say that Woods Snr knew a thing or two about the golf swing.
Naturally, then, Tiger has always been keen to pass on that knowledge to others in the modern game.
He is known on the PGA Tour as someone who is more than helpful to fellow pros, but Woods’ advice can even help the most basic of amateur golfers.
Indeed, Woods has shared his top tip for gripping the golf club, directly from Earl himself.
Tiger Woods’ golf tip for amateurs that he tried to ignore at first
It sounds really basic, but the idea of how to grip a golf club properly is often something that is overlooked by many.
The pros spend countless hours getting it right, so there’s no reason for amateurs to not get it right either.
Indeed, for Tiger Woods, his grip is vital and giving the advice out that his Dad gave him as a youngster, Woods has revealed previously how he tried to ignore Earl.
“My Dad taught me that my index finger and my thumb, that bead [on the glove] should point to my right shoulder, and then my right hand, my thumb and index finger should point to the same area,” Woods explains.
“So that’s why my curve is pretty neutral. When I was younger, I kind of fought against my Dad a little bit and gripped harder to try and hit it further. But then it got pretty wild…so I went back to my Dad’s teachings.”
Tiger Woods is going to be a gold mine when he retires
We are already starting to see snippets from Tiger in terms of coaching, tips, and even short steps into the commentary booth at times and it bodes well for the future.
While we hear a lot from Tiger on all aspects of golf, when he does finally retire and has more time to engage, we should be getting a fountain of knowledge for us all to learn from.
Woods will have a career full of tales, tips and advice to hand down and it’s actually an exciting prospect to imagine Tiger announcing some of the best events on the PGA Tour – if he chooses to do that.
Right now, anytime we can get a nugget of information from Woods is a bonus.
Hopefully, in the future, there is plenty more of this sort of content to come.
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