Hank Haney's much-ballyhooed book, "The Big Miss," is a treasure trove of Tiger Woods rumors and innuendo.
There's some really great insight into Tiger's ups and downs as a golfer (and a bunch of wonky golf-speak about the minute details of Tiger's swing).
But there's also a whole lot of gossipy tidbits that should get copies of this thing flying off the shelves.
We read the book so you don't have to, and picked out the most important things we learned.
Tiger was prepared to quit golf and join the military
Tiger's military obsession started with video games and boot camp documentaries. But it quickly escalated into something bigger and weirder.
The books claims Tiger went on a three-day parachuting excursion, got shot with a rubber bullet, and employed a "weird" ex-military guy who claimed he could communicate with Tiger's dead father.
Hank Haney only got paid $50,000 per year, with a $25,000 bonus for winning majors
$50k sounds like a ridiculously low salary for the guy in charge of the best golfer on in the world.
But Haney didn't really complain about it, saying the job enhanced his brand and raised his profile. Plus his golf schools were raking in cash so he didn't really need the money.
Tiger has a mental block when he uses the driver
Haney writes about his own case of the "driver yips" and how it informed his attempts to correct the one big weakness in Tiger's game — inconsistency with the driver.
He says that Tiger was afraid with the driver in his hands in competition (he hit the driver great on the range), and that it might be unsolvable at this point in his career.
He did have one big fix — a low stinger that Tiger could hit well 100% of the time — but he quit before Tiger fully incorporated it into his game.
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
Please follow Sports Page on Twitter and Facebook.
See Also:
- Tiger Woods Read All Of Your Nasty Comments In The Aftermath Of His Sex Scandal
- The Most Absurd Tiger Woods Anecdote From Hank Haney's New Book Involves A Popsicle
- The Real Reason Why Tiger Woods Throws Hissy Fits After Bad Shots All The Time