Clayton's Reviews > The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods
The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods
by Hank Haney
by Hank Haney
I really enjoyed this book. Even if you're not a big golf fan I think you may find fascinating the relationship between Tiger Woods and coach Hank Haney. If you're not a golf fan though you may find it difficult to sit through all of the miniscule descriptions of holding the club face, hitting the ball, working on longshots. Haney tended to be a bit repetitive in his descriptions and context as related to different golf tournaments but overall I thought he did a good job painting a picture of Tiger's rise and fall.
Hank Haney realized early on that he was never going to be able to relax with Tiger Woods. He was going to be complicated and he was going to surprise him with his bad moods. His goal was to try to adapt on the fly but he was never able to really be comfortable with Tiger Woods. Tiger never let anyone really into his world.
If I ever got back into golf I would probably need to reread this book because there are some fascinating golf tips in this book. Remember Hank Haney is one of the greatest golf coaches of all time. And he points out that his one unifying principle of hitting a golf ball is that all good things in the golf swing flow from achieving the correct swing plane. He explains it this way "the plane of the swing is established by the angle of the club shaft in the address position. When the shaft retains the angle of that plane as it moves through the swing, a player has the best chance to hit good shots."
Overall this book was a fascinating look into the mindset of the world's greatest golfer. It'll be interesting to see if Tiger ever regains that status.
Hank Haney realized early on that he was never going to be able to relax with Tiger Woods. He was going to be complicated and he was going to surprise him with his bad moods. His goal was to try to adapt on the fly but he was never able to really be comfortable with Tiger Woods. Tiger never let anyone really into his world.
If I ever got back into golf I would probably need to reread this book because there are some fascinating golf tips in this book. Remember Hank Haney is one of the greatest golf coaches of all time. And he points out that his one unifying principle of hitting a golf ball is that all good things in the golf swing flow from achieving the correct swing plane. He explains it this way "the plane of the swing is established by the angle of the club shaft in the address position. When the shaft retains the angle of that plane as it moves through the swing, a player has the best chance to hit good shots."
Overall this book was a fascinating look into the mindset of the world's greatest golfer. It'll be interesting to see if Tiger ever regains that status.
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