Why is this the greatest shot ever???

["Richard"]

Why do people call it that??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcFod...elated&search=

Its an awesome shot but isnt a hole in one automatically a better shot?? a double eagle isn't a better shot??? explain please

[Kilroy]

It was a high difficulty, creatively conceived, well calculated, well executed, extreme skill shot. A hole in one is good, but that, Grasshopper, is art.

Oh yeah, the logo was the icing on the cake for Nike.

["Richard"]

for real dan... nike pays millions of dollars to make these comercials and I don't think they did as much as that one shot did. Its the most viewed tiger video on the internet for sure!

You playing any golf this week?

[Kilroy]

Not unless we ge a Chinnook... Not to be confused with my friend Mr. Shonuck.

[Golfpeasant]

Oddly, even Tiger admits that shot was luck. He quotes 3 other shots as his top 3.

Incredibly fun to watch though.

[Kilroy]

I dunno after watching it several times, he looked at it really hard and calculated the angles intensely. Clearly 50% of the clip is him concentrating on the setup. That isn't luck.

[em69]

Oddly, even Tiger admits that shot was luck. He quotes 3 other shots as his top 3.

Incredibly fun to watch though.

True. He was quoted as saying he wanted it inside his playing partner.

I find it interesting though , that Davis Love III made, IMO, an even nicer looking shot on that same hole a few years back. Why did it not get the same hysteria as Tiger's?

["Richard"]

that shot he hit out of the sand, over the water, galery and close to the green... canadian open I think... the shot in the dark was nothing special, he caddy tells him the yardage anyway so its not like he did anything other than hit the shot from teh fairway to the green...

[Indio]

I believe Tiger's greatest shot was from the sand trap on 18 during the final round of the Canadian Open

[Ginker]

I don't know if that was the greatest shot "ever" or not but I just got goose bumps watching it ..

[big mac]

It is probably better than a hole in one because he had to think about it and then do it---a hole in one is pure luck!

[BC MIST]

Why do people call it that?? Its an awesome shot but isnt a hole in one automatically a better shot?? a double eagle isn't a better shot??? explain please

No doubt that the shots of Woods and Love were extremely exciting to watch and were important because of the circumstances, but how can anyone call them, the "greatest?"

A double eagle is much more rare than a chipin from around any green. Give anyone on this forum 100 balls, place them where Tiger or Davis were, and there is a good chance that he/she will hole one. Give anyone here 100 balls and put them 240 yards from a par 5 green and see how many will hole one. Does that put things in perspective?

[fundonny]

I'm going to start another thread 'bout this... see what everyone considers the best shot ever.

[overswing]

Why do people call it that??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcFod...elated&search=

because of the timing and circumstances of it coming when trailing in the masters on sunday on 16.

[LobWedge]

I dunno after watching it several times, he looked at it really hard and calculated the angles intensely. Clearly 50% of the clip is him concentrating on the setup. That isn't luck.

It's like pool. It's only "not luck" if he called his shot.

[Golfpeasant]

Im just quoting him man, he said that shot was more luck than his other famous shots.