Thread by @DrGJackBrown

1/ THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4641: Tiger Woods re: "Do you think you can win the Masters this week?"
#BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #Tiger #TigerWoods #Masters

https://twitter.com/TheMasters/status/1511364480055353355

2/ Does Tiger Woods *really* think he can win this years Masters? His Body Language tells the truth.

3/ A split-second after the reporter says, "You've said countless times throughout your career that you don't enter a golf tournament unless you think that you can win," several nonverbal displays occur rapidly.

4/ Take time to toggle the time-cursor rapidly back-and-forth several times. This will cause these subtle dynamics to jump out — making the movement easier to see.

5/ Tiger closes his eyes for a long-duration blink (overlapping between the 0:04-0:05 mark, approximately 0.5 seconds duration).

6/ If you watch carefully, you'll see, superimposed upon his prolonged eyelid closure, 3-4 rapid small blinking movements — yet his eyelids remained closed the entire duration — a sort of quivering.

7/ His eyes never open during this ~0.5 second segment, but the rapid loosening and tightening of his eyelids superimposed upon the underlying prolonged closure is a second form of blinking.

These are two varieties of blinking — simultaneous and superimposed.

8/ This specific body language display is not rare, although this is a particularly clear example.

9/ Notice also that Tiger's head also nods rapidly up and down. This movement occurs in concert with and in identical frequency (rapidity) with the secondary eye blinking noted above (3-4 times).

10/ However, while rapid in frequency, Tiger's head nodding during this nodding is minuscule in amplitude.

11/ The dynamics of this movement cannot be captured with still images. Once again, moving the time-cursor rapidly back-and-forth will contrast in these subtle movements and make them bit easier to see.

12/ This micro-head nodding is indicative of low confidence. He's nodding up-and-down ('Yes') in the affirmative, but his head is barely moving.

13/ After Tiger opens his eyelids, he does nod his head up-and-down again, once — with a somewhat greater amplitude (although still only mild-moderately so).

14/ Now go back a bit and observe the subtle movement of Tigers's lips and jaws. At first his lips are relaxed and symmetrical.

15/ But during the latter part of his prolonged eyelid closure, Tiger lip's and jaw/mouth change:

• Lips tighten (become stretched and less full)
• Lips shift to his right (asymmetrical lips)
• Jaw protrudes forward and tightens
• Jaw shift to his right (asymmetrical mouth)

16/ Notice the skin on the front of his jaw, just below his lower lip, becomes tighter as well.

17/ This jaw and lip movement, while perhaps somewhat subtle to some, is quite telling (a microexpression/near microexpression). The jaw clenching and movement forward indicates increased adrenaline.

18/ The lateral jaw and lip movement indicate significant doubt and lower confidence. This mouth dynamic is also indicative of deception.

19/ Additionally, there are two hard-swallows: a smaller one during 0:05 and a second, more significant hard swallow during 0:07-0:08, as evidenced by hard swallows (up and down movement of Adam's apple [Thyroid cartilage]).

20/ Tiger's verbal response of "I do", rather than, "Yes" also is correlative with significantly lower confidence.

21/ Moreover, notice one more blink (this one a much more typical blink, although a bit prolonged), just as he says, "I" ("I do"). This blink, at this crucial time is consistent with deception and "I don't".

22/ SUMMARY: Tiger Woods body language (and paralanguage) significantly contradicts his verbal language in this video segment. Tiger Woods doubts he can win the Masters this year.

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23/ SUMMARY:
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Tiger's confidence, while certainly not zero (he can play), is low. In his mind's eye, he's not seeing himself winning — which is essential for success in all sports, particularly golf.

24/ SUMMARY: conclusion

Adopting positive, winning #BodyLanguage, will program/reprogram the the mind to win. Positive Body Language literally helps the body both see and feel a win before it happens.

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