Tiger's recent upswing can be linked to ... his swing

It certainly appears that Tiger Woods has his golf swing where he wants it.

The evidence is written all over the last two events in which he seemingly had total control of not only his golf swing but his golf ball. The countless hours Tiger has practiced under the expert eye of swing coach Hank Haney seem to be falling into shape as we speak.

Sure, Tiger has displayed moments of brilliance over the past few years. It seems like the Tiger we have witnessed over the past few weeks could dominate the tour again for a very long time.

Something we can all learn from Tiger would be how long it really takes for swing changes to become ingrained. The hard work that Tiger has devoted to his swing over the past few years is coming together.

Swing changes are not ingrained over night. It seems too often that we go to our swing coach for a lesson, work on that lesson for a few days or maybe a week, and then for whatever reason abandon those changes. This is a cycle that happens too often.

The reality is a single change could take up to a year to groove. A good piece of advice from not only a student of the game but also an instructor would be to continue to work on the change until it becomes a habit. This is not the easiest thing to do and takes a lot of discipline. Just remember not to give up even when it seems like you are far away from your desired result.

It could be that you are a lot closer than you think.

John Stahlschmidt is a Teaching Professional with ESPN Golf Schools presented by Lexus.