Tiger vs. Jack: Golf's Greatest Rivalry Review

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(More customer reviews)Tiger vs. Jack by Philip B. Capelle is the the definitive analysis of how we judge greatness in golf. By focusing on Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, Capelle has revolutionized the procedure by which greatness in any sport is determined. This book is the result of years of meticulous research. Capelle has broght together a rich factual background and superior technical analysis of the issues relating to who is the greatest golfer of all time. He has produced an original method of comparing players who played in different eras. Tiger has had the benefit of the latest equipment technology while Jack has had to suffer with poor performing golf balls and even assigned caddies. Today's golf is almost a team effort with the caddy adding great value to the winning result. Capell's new method of analysis is sure to become the standard by which fans judge the all time best in any sport.

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Tiger vs. Jack is packed with talking points and cutting edge research that will turn you into an expert on golf's greatest rivalry. The book is divided into four parts. Playing for History (I) sets the stage for Tiger Woods' quest with its unique look at the four majors and the contributions of the game's all-time best towards shaping a complete definition of greatness. The Pyramid makes it easy to compare Jack Nicklaus' rivals with Woods' competition. In Playing the Game (II) their skills are evaluated from driver through putter, and a penetrating analysis of their mental games reveals their winning edge. Caddy Stevie Williams' impact on Woods' record is shown, and our rivals will time travel for some head-to-head competition. Tiger vs. Jack (III) compares their careers and their greatest performances while new arguments and stats blow holes in popular 'wisdom." You'll relive their 32 major victories and come to understand luck's role in golf. You'll also experience life in golf's arena and discover how Nicklaus' heartbreaking losses could affect the great debate. The Contender Finish ranking system for the majors shows the magnitude of Nicklaus' true lead over Woods in the contest for Best Ever. PGA Tour victories, golf's most overrated record, is exposed as a faulty metric for comparing the two. And you will surely be surprised by side-by-side looks at their best streaks, tournaments, seasons, and bids for the Grand Slam. Finally, the Best Ever (IV) reveals the risks factors Woods faces including his ever changing swing, caddy, instructor, putting, desire, competition, injury, and pressure. You'll learn how media and fan bias, and golf politics, affects each player's campaign for Best Ever, and a method for selecting the Best Ever is unveiled that could revolutionize how we honor greatness in golf. Key features: Popular wisdom vs. Capelle's perspective; stat boxes; questions for a debate; abridged and complete contents; comprehensively indexed.

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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Review

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(More customer reviews)Last year's Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 launched with the Xbox 360 in a good fashion, standing among the best of the launch's numerous sports titles. Last year I concluded my review of Tiger 06 saying, "I hope next year's version of Tiger is fleshed out and features more while continuing to improve on the great gameplay." Well, Tiger 07 is just that game I hoped for. It's a fleshed-out and well-done edition of a fine sports franchise, and now stands near the top of the Xbox 360's stack of sports titles.
Tiger 06 initially whipped me. It beat me into shape and forced me to learn the subtle things about golf, the things that make the ball roll just a little closer or land at a better spot on the course. It, however, could eventually become the easiest video game around. Tiger 07 looks to change this, forcing even more realistic difficulty into the gameplay. The core mechanics remain mostly unchanged-you still swing dynamically with the left analog stick, pulling back to backswing and pushing forward to foreswing. However, this year's game has a little twist; rather than Tiger 06's arrow that showed you where exactly your ball should land, Tiger 07 features a wide aiming area on each shot. This circular area represents where your ball can possibly land. Unless the golfer makes perfect contact and accurately judges the lie, the wind, and the spin on the ball, it is entirely possible for the ball to end up yards away from where it was intended to land.
Fortunately it's as simple as ever to take a shot and after practice it's quite easy to learn all of Tiger's tricks. Things like the wind and the lie only require a little time to get a feel for. I noticed that hitting the ball off of the side of a hill now has a very dramatic effect on where it will go in the air, and it feels almost like backspin and topspin on the ball no longer send the ball flying in the intended direction when it lands. Though the game is noticeably tougher and definitely punishing, Tiger 07 is difficult to put down.
You'll start Tiger 07 by creating your golfer with the deep Game Face system. My golfer looked so much like me that it was almost scary to look at him on the course. Following that, the game offers a long and engaging career mode; one that sends you week after week playing through tournaments at familiar courses like Riviera, Pinehurst, and Pebble Beach as well as Bandon Dunes, Carnoustie, Firestone Country Club, and more. The amount of courses I just rambled off is equal to last year's puny list of six, and Tiger 07 features even more. Similar to real life, getting better in your career can only be done by playing more. At first, this is difficult; your golfer's initially a total chump on the course. By performing golfing drills, competing in golfing games, and most simply, playing, your golfer's stats will raise and your on-the-course performance will improve. All of the stat changes are dynamic. By hitting a lot of lucky shots, your Luck stat will increase. Getting close on approach shots will improve your overall Approach stat, and using the game's Power Boost ability (jam a button to increase the power of a shot in mid-swing), you'll benefit from a bigger Power Boost stat. Tiger 07 doesn't give you a lot of freebies; to get better at the game you just have to play more. After a while you'll be blasting the ball down the fairway and having no trouble with that aiming area.
Tiger 06 looked great on the Xbox 360, and somehow Tiger 07's added even more detail to the beautiful courses. EA's Universal Capture technology looks great on Tiger Woods but all of the other characters animate well and swing animations look great. The fans that crowd the course are a little too numerous but it's interesting and cool to see them walk towards your ball and follow you around the course. The commentary, done by the same two fellows from Tiger 06, isn't much different. It's very appropriate to golf, and it's fun to hear them mock each other from time to time. I especially like when one of them calls my shot incorrectly and the other says, "What are you talking about? That was a great shot " Every virtual golfer needs a confidence boost from time to time.
Tiger 07 plays better than any Tiger before it, it looks beautiful, it sounds great, it comes chock-full of modes...the list goes on and on; EA Redwood did a fantastic job. As a result, the second next-gen golf title is a winner. Though it's a little tough at first, Tiger 07 has few flaws and it's one of the better next-gen sports titles. Virtual golfers should definitely check it out.

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