birdie_man
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Maybe we can find out more.
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Maybe we can find out more.
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Find out more about what?
How lucky he is?
How lucky he is?
tongzilla
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Tiger's probability distribution for 'making shots' under pressure can be approximated by a normal distribution with positive skew (fat right tail). Can this positive skew be attributed to "luck"? It cannot be due to luck, given the large sample of shots compiled over the last 10+ years as a pro (or even during his whole golfing career - i.e. basically since he was born).
self-mastery
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I don't understand how you define luck. Are you using it similar to how a statistician defines variance? I've always wanted someone to figure out each players EV in a tournament.
tongzilla
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hypothesis testing
One way of putting some concreteness into the word "luck" is the following. Given the probability distribution of a category shot Tiger has played in the past (e.g. a certain putt to win a certain hole/match), can we reject the null hypothesis that the shot he just played is the same as the expected result, at a 5 percent significance level? If yes, then that shot can be considered "lucky" for Tiger.
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birdie_man
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Find out more about what?
How lucky he is?
Ya that's right.
Just joking.
Seriously though.....I'm pretty well done on that topic man.
BTW is this Paul Smith?
-Paul2
PS will post more later...@ work...busy...
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birdie_man
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Tong is full of it.
BTW what I really wanted to talk about in here was his putting technique.....or anything else.....mental.....preparational.....pre-shot stuff...etc. I realize now there may not even be all that much (groundbreaking) to learn.....from analysing Mr. E. Woods I mean.
(we don't know what goes on inside his noggin anyway)
I'm interested in looking beyond the surface though. If you have any unique insights I sez............let it be known now. Maybe we can make this into a good topic.
BTW what I really wanted to talk about in here was his putting technique.....or anything else.....mental.....preparational.....pre-shot stuff...etc. I realize now there may not even be all that much (groundbreaking) to learn.....from analysing Mr. E. Woods I mean.
(we don't know what goes on inside his noggin anyway)
I'm interested in looking beyond the surface though. If you have any unique insights I sez............let it be known now. Maybe we can make this into a good topic.
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birdie_man
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Nah. It's been a good topic. Fun fun.
birdie_man
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me said:
I guess I'm not done...
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I read this post and this thread fast the first time over (@ work...busy...) but reading this again...I'm not 100% sure on his lingo (with the fat right tails and all) but I think I get the jist...and I should say....
...Tong is not at all full of it actually. (contrary to what I said earlier
)Good post actually. No problems here. So sorry Leo.
He is doing something or "has" something (I hate the vagueness and mystery of putting it that way but oh well) to increase his odds. For sure.
It ain't any kind of a "pure fluke" that's for sure.....and (even though I am religious) I really don't think there is any kind of mysterious force making his putts for him.
It is something.
Though I suppose even if you are a "force believer" or something like that you'll be a lot better off believing it can work for you too.
And I'm not talking about anyone in particular BTW but it came to my brain so onto the internet it goes.
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aaron_lohan
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Tiger has had laser eye surgery twice, and before he had it done the last time said he would be "legally blind" without it
aaron_lohan
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in life u make your own luck, Tiger has done that by putting so much effort into improving his game.
self-mastery
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There should be a professional putting tour similar to the LDA. I think that I beat Tiger in a putt off more times than he beats me.
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There is already. Its called professional Putt Putt. Its on tv every once in a while. Only holes in one count. Watching putting is pretty boring unless the putt means something. Same thing with the long drive competitions. Who cares if some guy can hit it 370 with a 2 piece rock, and a 50 inch driver, at altitude, onto a concrete fairway, one time out of 6.
I wonder why I don't see you on tour?
I mean... you can drive it 340 right down the middle and putt better than Tiger.
self-mastery == FIGJAM?
self-mastery
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In due time!
birdie_man
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That visual acuity deal was part of Damon's quote from another thread actually Aaron. I'm not even really sure of what it is.
Maybe I will go poke Tiger in the eye though.
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What's FIGJAM???
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