"I fear that his pairing with Foley will lead Woods to fall in love with geometry and lose sight of the fact that golf is about hitting the right shot, not making the perfect swing."

While most of the media sees signs of Tiger's resurgence in the initial days working with Sean Foley, you won't find much optimism at golf.com. Gary Van Sickle lays out why it was Tiger's worst year by a ton, and Brandel Chamblee suggests he's not sure that Foley's analytical style is working for Woods.

No one doubts Foley's understanding of the physics of the golf swing, but he is very analytical. From what I can glean from his comments, Tiger is too, and while his latest swing change seems to be on track, he also looks guided and forced. I fear that his pairing with Foley will lead Woods to fall in love with geometry and lose sight of the fact that golf is about hitting the right shot, not making the perfect swing. Foley is a mathematician, and math is perfect. Golf isn't. You can drive yourself crazy thinking that the game will succumb to sheer effort, and in the process lose track of the things that separate great players from great swingers.

In light of Charlie Wi's comments last week, GolfDigest.com has resurrected an interesting comparison item analyzing Foley vs. Stack and Tilt.