The big miss pdf

Haney will take plenty of hits for profiting from exposing the inner workings of his time with Woods. And Diaz will never hear whatever frat house nickname Tiger might bestow on someone once respected enough to have spoken at Earl Woods' memorial service. However, in time The Big Miss will be considered a landmark tome in the already crowded bookshelf of classic golf books.

Had Jack Grout or O. More importantly, without The Big Miss , aspiring golfers would not have had a powerful motivational tool to make themselves better players and even better human beings. Available in hardcover , ebook and audiobook format read by Haney. What Is The Quad? Latest Posts From The Quad:. PGA Tour Live. Slumbers Holiday Letter. Laid Off. On Plane. Saw Across. Up and Down.

Not to worry. Haney, being the professional teacher he is, provides a handy glossary of golf terms in the back of the book. There is a lot going on behind those eyes, but very little is shown. Apr 09, Clayton rated it liked it. 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 T I really enjoyed this book. 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.

It'll be interesting to see if Tiger ever regains that status. Aug 20, Kush rated it really liked it. Hank Haney, the former swing coach of Tiger Woods, wrote a great novel in The Big Miss; it provided insight into the minds of one of the most dominant athletes of all time. I learned a lot of things about Tiger Woods, and I think my low amount of respect I had for him since his infamous scandal lowered even more.

An interesting thing that Haney wrote was that Woods was often self-centered, and this was in great contradiction to the public's view of Tiger who saw him as a genuine man and someone Hank Haney, the former swing coach of Tiger Woods, wrote a great novel in The Big Miss; it provided insight into the minds of one of the most dominant athletes of all time. An interesting thing that Haney wrote was that Woods was often self-centered, and this was in great contradiction to the public's view of Tiger who saw him as a genuine man and someone who possessed role model qualities.

In fact, according to Haney, friendship wasn't even an option when with Tiger Woods. Haney wrote that when he tried to open up to Tiger, Tiger never opened up back. In fact, Tiger never opened up to anybody except his agent, Mark Steinberg, and when he tried to talk to people outside of his inner circle, most of the time it was lies, or no talking at all.

Even within his own inner circle, he could remain closed. Steve Williams, Tiger Woods's caddie, said that there was a period during Tiger's career where he wouldn't talk to him unless Steve talked first. Although the writing could have been better, Haney did a good job in explaining one of the most complex people that he knew. I feel that anybody could read this book, even if they are not avid golf fans. Tiger Woods is one of the most dominant athletes of our time, and this is the only book that really dives deep into the mind of Tiger Woods, and I think that it is a real treat that anybody can observe how such a dominant athlete thinks and acts in his personal life and with fans and socially.

Mar 30, Robert Strandquist rated it liked it Shelves: while-in-minnesota. Tattle-tales attract us with alleged secrets, and Hank Haney uses a magnetic spectrum of them to do so. Without delving into each tale spanning his six year involvement with Tiger, suffice it to say that my curiosity is satisfied. Haney paints a Picasso-like, cubist portrait where Tiger's complexity grows over time evolving from the parent-guided child prodigy to self-deluded broken father.

Especially compelling for me were the insights into Tiger's belief that intense range practice provides th Tattle-tales attract us with alleged secrets, and Hank Haney uses a magnetic spectrum of them to do so. Especially compelling for me were the insights into Tiger's belief that intense range practice provides the foundation for success. But, as his golfing successes accumulated so did his curiosity about other sports' stars. Then he befriends pro football, baseball and tennis players and seeks a more challenging sport.

In his case, it was not a sport but deadly, military combat training with Navy Seals. According to Haney, this led Tiger into bodily harm that resulted in a series of surgeries and subsequent declines in his golf status. Another fascinating tattle is perhaps the greatest one in the book: Tiger's mercuric personality.

Haney presents Tiger as a self-absorbed genius who demands obedience from others. However, Haney offers little info about Tiger's Foundation or other philanthropic efforts which begs the question about Haney's motives for painting Tiger with omnipresent sharp claws and fangs. All in all, the book satisfies my persistent questions about an American icon that I still would pay to see and so would Haney who confesses to undying admiration for the greatest golfer in history.

Jun 11, Don Nissen rated it liked it Shelves: biography. Very insightful, very interesting book about what it takes, and what it takes from you, to be a legend. Told from the front-row-seat of his teacher, Hank Haney elaborates on the process and the challenges and the frustrations of trying to harness the impatient abilities of the greatest ever to swing a golf club.

You'll learn of the many disappointing flaws of the man behind that mask, but Haney balances them with heaps of praise and offers compassionate observations for the flaws. The big scand Very insightful, very interesting book about what it takes, and what it takes from you, to be a legend.

The big scandal is only a bit player in this book, regardless of the title. What Haney says at the outset is maybe most fitting for what follows : "What I've learned at close quarters is that excellence, year after year, is exhausting.

His whole approach was to delay gratification and somehow stay hungry. It's the way of the superachiever: the more celebrations, the less there'll be to celebrate. A friend of mine has called what happened to Tiger a 'geek tragedy.

Jul 04, Lisa Carlson rated it liked it Recommends it for: golf junkies. Shelves: non-fiction. One of the reason Haney wrote the book is probably because he never signed a confidential agreement with Woods. However, after reading insights into Tiger's personality there isn't much to be inspired about.

We already know he's rude, self-absorbed and clearly his behavior on and off the golf course isn't how true golf legends conduct themselves. He doesn't care about his young fans or Elin, now his ex-wife. I hope his kids fair better with him. Tiger had respect, fame, a gorgeous wife with ador One of the reason Haney wrote the book is probably because he never signed a confidential agreement with Woods.

Tiger had respect, fame, a gorgeous wife with adorable children and he decided that wasn't important enough. Money doesn't buy happiness because he has never looked particularly happy playing the game he supposedly loves so much. Haney appears to be a likable human being who loves golf-even when he excelled at hockey; is a good instructor and was perplexed by the behavior he was witnessing. If you enjoy golf you will find his insights helpful as there is a great deal of golf talk.

I played golf when I young and have great respect for the old school legends such as Trevino, Palmer and of coarse, Nicklaus. I hope the Nicklaus record stands forever. Aug 22, Fernando Montenegro rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Golfers.

An intimate view into the life of Hank Haney as Tiger Woods' swing coach from to I liked the book, primarily because it is detailed about the 'true life' of a professional golfer and Haney does a great job of coming across as sincere and respectful. The book covers a little of his early history and then delves into all phases of his relationship w An intimate view into the life of Hank Haney as Tiger Woods' swing coach from to The book covers a little of his early history and then delves into all phases of his relationship with Woods.

Haney shows great deference to Butch Harmon, a little less to Sean Foley well deserved, in my opinion and wraps up the book with a statistical analysis of TW's results in both the Harmon and Haney eras. Very difficult book for a non-golfer to read, since it covers a LOT of technical terms, issues, nuances, etc A glossary at the end tries to be helpful, but with limited success.

Was it worth my time to read? Will it be worth your time? May 09, Alan rated it liked it. I was a little surprised at how much Hank retained from personal conversations with Woods. It was almost like he knew he was going to write a book, so he remembered to keep even text messages that were sent to Woods. How does someone 'keep' text messages to quote from later? Unless you send a copy to yourself. Makes me a little uncomfortable. A lot of technical jargon interspersed in the book, which did not mean a lot to me.

Probably confirms why I still shoot in the 90s This ma I was a little surprised at how much Hank retained from personal conversations with Woods. Woods' personality is conveyed exactly as I would have predicted: He is not the funnest guy to be around.

Not something to be proud of. Let's hope his relationship with his children softens him up a bit. Life is to be enjoyed. Apr 10, Jeff rated it liked it. The book was fine.

I enjoyed the insights into Tiger, I feel like I know him better through his book, though he doesn't sound like the friendliest person in the world.

I did have two issues with this book. He goes out of his way to show he has a better reco The book was fine. He goes out of his way to show he has a better record than Tiger's previous coach Butch Harmon.

I thought that was kind of cocky and show boaty of him to do. May 23, Jennifer rated it it was ok. I read this to find out why he wrote it, why he chose this time to reveal personal things about his former employer and private person. No doubt it is fascinating in a purient way to read the private conversations and observations but feels unsavory to me, even despite the lack of sympathy one has for Tiger. In the last chapter he spends time validating Wood's record with his time vs the prior swing coach and i suspect that is the point of the book, to shut up those that complain Haney's work wa I read this to find out why he wrote it, why he chose this time to reveal personal things about his former employer and private person.

In the last chapter he spends time validating Wood's record with his time vs the prior swing coach and i suspect that is the point of the book, to shut up those that complain Haney's work was less successful. That said there are some interesting observations about the tour game and these men. Still, a sad story all the way around and not sure Haney kept his integrity. May 08, Krista rated it really liked it. My husband made me read it. It is so rare for him to want to read anything that I willingly obliged, plus I am fascinated by Tiger and Hank.

This was remarkable insight into Tiger's character, even if only from a couple of peoples' perspectives. I would like to read the same story from his viewpoint, but know that is highly unlikely since Tiger is far from being an open book or the type of person to tell his real story. It's part of what makes him a champion, an addict, an icon.

Even during th My husband made me read it. Even during the parts that were golf-technical, I remained interested and it produced good conversation. These aren't just "your memories too" Hank these are memories and situations skewed to position tiger as some evil guy who you desperately wanted to get close too but obviously he didn't want the same from day Hank Haney is an insecure This is a fantastic read for any avid golfer.

I like all Feinstein books and this is right up there. The media took a few parts of the book and made it look like Haney was writing a book to make money off inside secrets of Tiger.

This is very educational book on what it takes to get to Tiger and Hanks level. A lot of interesting golf ideas. Great golf book. Apple Books Preview. Publisher Description. Customer Reviews. More Books by Hank Haney.