TW Shootout

So the Tiger Woods Shootout is coming to my area at the Congressional Country Club.  Since he's out for the rest of the year he's already said he's not coming.

I feel like since this is HIS tournament, he should at least show up to give a sending off speach or hand out the trophy to the winner.

His Dr. said he shouldn't fly because it could cause additional swelling in his knee.

I think he should have someone drive him or take a train.  What does everyone else think?

Eh, not really a good idea this soon after his surgery.  I've had similar procedure done, and you really want to minimize movement as much as possible, and if they did take a piece of his right hamstring tendon as the graft for his left ACL, then he's had at minimum an arthroscopic procedure on his right leg, which means he's got both legs to heal at the same time.

Since the ATT National was only 2 weeks after the US Open, I thought he would wait until after its conclusion before undergoing surgery, allowing him to perform his host duties.  Unless, of course, his doctors felt that it really could not wait any more. 

That has to be the dumbest thing I ever heard!!!!

I'm sure that if he was going to fly, he'd be wheeled and carted through the airport!!  The flight is 6 hours here and 4.5 back.  His visit would last four maybe five days so he'd have a few days between flights to rest.

Now on to your idea:

By train: La - Chicago = 42 hrs 35 min  Chicago - DC = 17 hrs 25 min  Total = 70 hrs or 3 days.

By Car:  Drive straight through with chauffeur = 40 hrs

Now, which mode of transportation do you really think would be better for someone suffering from knee surgery rehabilitation? 

If the doctors said air travel was out, do you really think they would say, "Train?"  "Why sure Tiger, that would be fine."  "Just take these coma inducing pills and you should be out for the next 70 hours."  "When you wake up your leg will be as stuff as a board!"  "But hey, I'll see you in nine days and maybe we'll work that stiffness out in the next three months."  "I know there is that selfish little boy in Maryland, who cares nothing about your health or career, that you don't want to let down."

Idiot!!!

ImNo1now,

Get a clue.  He can't fly because the pressure changes from flying could cause additional swelling in his knee..

I recomended train or driving as an alternative to avoid the high altitude.

After seeing his interview during the tourney yesterday, he's pretty laid up.  It doesn't sound like he goes anywhere except from his bed to the bathroom.

Turtle,

Are you serious?  I was wrong.  That has to be the dumbest thing I ever heard!!!!!!!!!  You think the 6000 to 8000 ft of pressure maintained in commercial airliners would do what?  Make his swelling increase and do what?  Make his knee explode?  HAHAHAHAHAHAhAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

No, just his ears to pop!!  Atmospheric pressure only immediately effects gases.  http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/aviation/hci/hacc/study/studyofpossibleeffectsonheal2960?page=7  read what experts say in this article about half way down where the paragraph starts:  "The reduction of applied external pressure also leads to the air trapped ..." 

Haven't you take high school chemistry yet and studied pressure?  Torr, Bar, Atmosphere, Pascals?  Do any of these mean anything to you?

I was merely stating that the effects of travel by others means would be more exasperating to his knee.  The doctors are professionals.  If they say no airline travel, I would automatically take a wild and far off guess that any other means is way out of the question.  In fact I found this to support this stance: From a legal standpoint, the physician is in the usual position of fulfilling the requirements of the standard of care in providing advice and preventative counseling, if the physician is aware of the intended travel. This is really combination of preventive and ongoing medicine for the individual patient. If a patient has recently had surgery or has three or more of the risk factors, they must be advised of the potential dangers of air travel. By the way, you recommended an idiots solution.  Train ride!!!  Have you ever ridden on a train for any amount of time?  They're worse than buses!!  When you get off you will feel like you just got done sparring 10 rounds with Foreman!  Hitting you with nothing but body