Tiger Woods and the coil that starts it all

SportLocation Golf Desk · 17 Sept 2026

Tiger Woods reaches the top of the backswing with the club set high and the body fully wound, then sends it through with the head still and the lower body turning first.

Tiger Woods is all coil here. At the top of the backswing, the club is set high, the upper body is wound tight and the ball sits untouched on the tee.

That is the key move in the sequence: Woods loads the swing, then lets the lower body start the release while the head stays down and the strike area stays compact.

The result is a clean tee-shot action, from the gathered top position to the through-swing and balanced finish. It is the sort of motion that depends on timing, not force.

By the end, Woods has shifted his weight onto the lead side and turned fully towards the target, with the club finishing high across the body.