This story first appeared in 2020, following a Golf Digest shoot with Tiger Woods. Four years later, Woods’ explanation of how he hits his knockdown “stinger” shot remains as insightful as it was when it was first published.There’s one shot I hit that gets crowds more amped than any other: my stinger.
I developed this low-flying tee shot in the late ’90s to make sure I could compete in any condition. The stinger would give me an advantage on windy Open Championship days, when you really can’t control anything that flies too high.