I think Tiger's mental game never changed with his physical issues.
He hit plenty of bad shots early in his career but his strength and physical abilities allowed him to recover. He'd push a drive but he had the ability to hit a cut 5 iron out of the rough, over the bunker, to within 10 feet for a bird.
Now he doesn't have that ability due to his injuries and recovery from those bad shots isn't easy and dang near impossible. He doesn't mentally get that and in his mind thinks he still can.
Until he realizes he can't and he needs to tone it down and take a more calculated approach to the game he'll struggle.
He hit plenty of bad shots early in his career but his strength and physical abilities allowed him to recover. He'd push a drive but he had the ability to hit a cut 5 iron out of the rough, over the bunker, to within 10 feet for a bird.
Now he doesn't have that ability due to his injuries and recovery from those bad shots isn't easy and dang near impossible. He doesn't mentally get that and in his mind thinks he still can.
Until he realizes he can't and he needs to tone it down and take a more calculated approach to the game he'll struggle.