cenario is arriving at Beaver Creek for worlds and seeing

WINDEMERE, Fla. -- Tiger Woods is too busy in the gym to find a new swing coach, or even swing a golf club. Woods said Monday his strength has returned from busting my butt in the gym pretty hard and he is on schedule to resume competition in December. But he still hasnt hit a golf ball since he missed the cut at the PGA Championship on Aug. 8, and still doesnt know when he will. Were pretty much past the strength phase now, and Ive got my strength where I want to have it, Woods said at Isleworth Golf & Country Club, where he lived for the first 15 years of his pro career. Now I just need to get my fast twitch going and get my speed back, and thats going to take a little bit of time. Thats part of our second phase of training. And thats coming up now. Woods had his fifth surgery in 20 years -- this time on his back -- and failed to win a PGA Tour event for the third time in the last five years. Rory McIlroy referred to Woods and Phil Mickelson has being on the last few holes of their careers when he was asked about the two best players of their generation not being eligible for the Tour Championship for the first time since 1992. McIlroy simply was noting their ages (Woods turns 39 in December, Mickelson is 44) and their injuries. And when the last few holes became an Internet sensation and McIlroy was asked if he needed to explain his remarks to Woods, he replied with a laugh, Ive said worse to his face. Woods response? I thought it was funny, he said. Phil has less holes to play than I do, though. Its a reality, you know? Were all older. Im nearing my 20th season on tour here coming up pretty soon. ... Its just part of the aging process. The Tiger Woods Foundation announced that India-based Hero Motocorp would be the new title sponsor of Woods year-end charity event, which is moving to Isleworth from Sherwood Country Club in California. The tournament will played Dec. 4-7. Woods played an exhibition in India in February when he met Pawan Munjal, the vice chairman and CEO of Hero. Thats my last good round I played all year, Woods said. I shot 63 that day. Even though he smiled, there was some truth to that. A nagging back injury became progressively worse until Woods chose to have back surgery March 31, forcing him to miss the Masters for the first time and the U.S. Open during a three-month recovery. When he returned, Woods missed the cut twice, had his worst 72-hole finish in a major and withdrew from a World Golf Championship when he jarred his back hopping off a steep slope into the bunker in the final round at Firestone. He didnt qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs for the second time, both injury related. And he took himself out of consideration as a Ryder Cup pick. Woods didnt regret coming back too soon. He said he didnt realize how much stamina he lacked. I felt good enough to do it, and the only unfortunate part is I couldnt maintain the conditioning, Woods said. I wasnt as conditioned as I needed to be. So as the tournament would wear on, I would get more and more fatigued and tired, and I wasnt as explosive. I wasnt as strong. ... I could lift the weights that Im accustomed to lifting, as well as playing and practicing. Eventually, the game started to deteriorate a little bit because ... I wasnt in good enough shape to maintain it. He said his conditioning program is similar to when he returned from reconstructive knee surgery after winning the 2008 U.S. Open, his last major title. Woods fired Sean Foley two weeks after the PGA Championship. He already has had three swing coaches -- and four different swings -- during his pro career. Am I looking for a new coach? As of right now, no, Im not, Woods said. Right now Im just trying to get physically better, stronger, faster, more explosive. ... Im in no hurry to look for one right now. As I said, Im just focused on what Im doing. Among the early commitments to the Hero World Challenge are U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer, Masters champion Bubba Watson and either other players in the Ryder Cup next week, along with two Americans who wont be in the Ryder Cup -- FedEx Cup champion Billy Horschel and Chris Kirk. Its going to be a deep field, Woods said. And hopefully, I can play a little bit better than I have been playing. Woods lost in a playoff last year to Zach Johnson. That was his last top-10 finish. Custom Cleveland Browns Jerseys . Howard had 17 points and a career-high-tying 26 rebounds in his Houston debut, James Harden added 21 points and the Rockets cruised to a 96-83 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night. Austin Corbett Browns Jersey . TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie tweeted that its believed the Flames are working towards a new contract with the defenceman. http://www.brownsauthoritystore.com/Aut ... ns-Jersey/. 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Simply depends on how quickly his back responds to treatment and training.But if its possible, Im probably one of the people able to pull it off, said the skier from Franconia, New Hampshire, whos captured six Olympic medals, two World Cup overall titles and had countless wipeouts with his go-for-broke approach. Whether everything goes right, its a matter of luck and good fortune and being smart about it.Millers running out of time, though, with world championships right around the corner. The first mens race is the super-G on Feb. 4.There have been plenty of encouraging signs, like when he freeskied in Park City, Utah, a few weeks ago and actually felt good.Took it real easy there, kind of worked into it, he said.But then things like this give him pause for concern: On New Years Day, Miller was squeezing in some giant slalom training on the new womens Raptor Course when he had to stop because of his back. And while he woke up sore, he went back out Friday and got in some super-G runs, skiing hard and fast, he said.The disk is probably out of the woods for the most part, in terms of a real serious chance of me re-rupturing it, said Miller. But if everything locks down, you cant ski.For the moment, Miller plans too keep training and be on hand for a downhill training session in Wengen, Switzerland, on Jan.dddddddddddd 13. If his back responds favourably, he will race that weekend.And should training not go well, Miller will postpone things a week, see where things stand in Kitzbuehel, Austria.If I dont have a sense everything is basically full steam, Im not going to run, Miller said. Im going to have to make a hard decision.His worst-case scenario is arriving at Beaver Creek for worlds and seeing how he feels. Its a tricky course he knows intimately, winning four of his 33 World Cup races at this venue.Miller will leave the decision of whether he deserves a spot on the team up to the coaching staff. Its a difficult choice, especially with skiers such as Steven Nyman and Travis Ganong already capturing World Cup events this season.I do have a good track record on this hill. They (coaches) have seen me come back from time away from snow and be able to ski really well with a minimal amount of training, Miller said. At the same time, we have a strong team right now. Theyd have an argument to say, Were going to put in the strongest team we have.They could name me to the team, though, and do some training runs. If Im winning the training runs, then I could move forward.As for a possible return next season, Miller said he will cross that bridge at a later date.If my body feels good, maybe I keep skiing? Miller said. Ive had a remarkable run and put my body through so much. ...More likely, I would say if I cant get it back in time for this, to go through another whole dry-land season, another whole time to get back to race World Cup again, it just seems like thats a lot. Stitched Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Discount Jerseys China NFL Hoodies China NFL Hoodies Cheap NFL Black Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys From China ' ' '