They are athletic, smooth, loose, and flexible, but on the PGA (and LPGA) tour they’re nearly non-existent. Only a couple of well-known men with this Brain Type have in fact ever played on Tour (to our knowledge), and these men have been Vijay Singh and, yes, Tiger Woods. Due in large part to this flexibility and coordinated motor-skills, the #10 BCAR, like Vijay, can play well into their older years (as can the #2 BEAR, ala Ernie Els). And so, when Tiger Woods pulled off another victory at the Masters Sunday, those with the knowledge of Type weren’t altogether surprised!
Yes, Woods has been a bit of an unpredictable anomaly. Though a “loosy-goosy” BCAR, he spent his first decade on Tour swinging like a ticking time-bomb. That is, Tiger swung with such force, quickness and power that no human body could long endure (the human back, in particular). This author remembers Jon Niednagel often saying many years ago, “He is just not gonna last,” and that is exactly what happened. Back surgery after surgery brought Mr. Woods to his knees, literally, but in his later, wiser years, Tiger has held-back his back, so to speak, and yesterday proved once again that one can win by playing smarter, not harder. Tiger’s approach game, and putting, were exceptional, and the adverse weather conditions kept the competition at bay in what led to another green jacket for one of golf’s greatest champions.