Old Tiger got stung pretty good from that root in the pine needles. In his prime he would have cut the root in two and hit the pin.
Yes, age and mileage are taking a toll.
In his prime he would have cut the root in two, hit the pin, got telephone numbers from 8 blondes, 2 brunettes and a dynamite redhead, and set up a ménage à trois with a set of twin 18 year old girls from Sweden for that night.