Achilles problems for Tiger woods

Has this become Woods' new normal? While golf fans are already watching to see whether Woods' revamped swing hold up under Sunday pressure, it's his body that presenting problems providing strength to.

Woods' early departure Sunday from the WGC-Cadillac Championship marked another amount of time in as many years he has had to withdraw prior to finish line because of injury. If he has to take himself out from the field for next week's Arnold Palmer Invitational, it will mark the TaylorMade RocketBallZ fairway wood sixth straight year his schedule contains an unplanned gap.

Remember, exactly the same tendon was central to Woods missing better part of four months down the middle of last season. That included two majors ?a events in which he's been considered undeterred by way of a doctor's recommendation.

Maybe this place is minor. Which is the impression he gave late Monday when he disclosed to Twitter followers that they was told it's a minor strain. Several days of rest and ice, and the man might be hitting balls again this weekend.

"It's not inconceivable which he could be all set in a single week ?a but that's probably optimistic," said Phillip Kwong, 12 inches and ankle specialist at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in L . a ..

With a rehab program, Kwong said, the recovery time for any Grade 1 strain is two to one month. That will not simply knock out Arnie's Place, but also run strait into his Masters prep. And also the Tiger Watch begins yet again.

Don't forget, Woods' hiatus last year began with TaylorMade RocketBallZ Driver what was termed a "minor" sprain.

Still unanswered is the place where the Achilles flared up seemingly with no warning. And Achilles injuries aren't often linked to golfers.

Wrists? Sure. Backs? Of course. Hands, elbows, hips, knees? All of the above. Achilles tendons? Running, jumping and quick changes of direction create those injuries.

Kwong said a straightforward geton flat ground puts stress of approximately 1 1/2 times you weight on the tendon. He doesn't have enough casework to convey just how much strain originates from the load shift of an swing movement.

Questions arise about Woods' adoration for running; he injured his right Achilles doing that in 2008. And as almost as much ast Woods does not want to travel there, it's tough to disregard recent discount golf clubs words written by former swing coach Hank Haney.

Woods' four days in 2004 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Haney wrote as part of his upcoming book, had his physiotherapist going "a little crazy worrying about the further damage Tiger could be doing to his left knee."

It doesn't aspect in whatever other military exercises Haney claims ?a and Woods is mum about ?a that Woods may have took part in later. They run and jump a great deal in the military.