Tiger Woods' Caddie Joe LaCava Won't Matter Until Woods Fixes Broken Head

Tiger Woods selected Joe LaCava as his new caddy. LaCava might want to spend more time buffing up on his psychology, than the contours of the green, if he wants to help turn Woods' career around.

Tiger's ails begin and end in his head.

He was thrown out of his comfort zone by his philandering driven hiatus and he returned a broken golfer.

His once flawless swing now resembles the twisted metal-like mental state of his bruised psyche.

And now the two are feeding off of each other. 

Anyone who has ever golfed can see it. It happens to everyone. You hit a few bad shots, and you start pressing. You start swinging too hard and then you start thinking about specific parts of you swing, "Keep you elbow in," or "don't dip the right knee before impact." 

And at that point, there is no hope for consistency. Golf swings are at their best when they aren't thought about.

Woods clearly has a long way to go to get to that point. And a new caddy isn't going to help him get there.

Woods wrote, as quoted at USAToday.com:

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"This was an important decision, and I wanted to think about it carefully. Also, out of deference for the FedExCup Playoffs, I decided to wait until they were concluding to have substantive talks. We then spoke to Joe and came to an agreement."

"I have known him for many years. ...I'm anxious for us to be working together."

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This will not be an important decision until Woods fixes what only he can fix: his head.

He can look to the outside by firing swing coaches or caddies or whomever else he cares to fire, but it is not going to matter until he gets to the point where he can swing a club on a golf course and not think about his swing.