Chatty: Tiger's Giving Rides On The Jet, Admitting The Oddity Of His Riviera Struggles And Still Taking This Comeback Slowly

This new Tiger sure is fun, if nothing else for writers who used to fear a clipped answer now getting the kind of responses that show off why Tiger is not only one of the golf's all-time most engaging figures, but one of its smartest.

Golf is "new to him," and a few thoughts for Golfweek on his lengthy, engaging and insight-rich press session.

Doug Ferguson considers the mentor role Tiger has taken with young players, including Justin Thomas who Woods gave a jet ride to from Florida and seems to genuinely like.

Tiger has changed shafts and lofts in his driver in an effort to not repeat the Torrey Pines struggles.

GolfDigest.com's Brian Wacker focuses on just how long it's been for Woods at Riviera and how much has changed in the Big Cat's world.

Jason Sobel considers a hypothetical Woods schedule for ESPN.com and throws in some fun suggestions. And this Tiger might even consider them!

A par-3 swing I posted and a driver swing at 15: