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The Big Miss
- My Years Coaching Tiger Woods
- Narrated by: Hank Haney
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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Summary
The Big Miss is Hank Haney's candid and surprisingly insightful account of his tumultuous six-year journey with Tiger Woods, during which the supremely gifted golfer collected six major championships and rewrote golf history.
Hank was one of the very few people allowed behind the curtain. He was with Tiger 110 days a year, spoke to him over 200 days a year, and stayed at his home up to 30 days a year, observing him in nearly every circumstance: at tournaments; on the practice range; over meals, with his wife, Elin; and relaxing with friends.
The relationship between the two men began in March 2004, when Hank received a call from Tiger in which the golf champion asked him to be his coach. It was a call that would change both men's lives.
Tiger - only 28 at the time - was by then already an icon, judged by the sporting press as not only one of the best golfers ever, but possibly the best athlete ever. Already, he was among the world's highest paid celebrities. There was an air of mystery surrounding him, an aura of invincibility. Unique among athletes, Tiger seemed to be able to shrug off any level of pressure and find a way to win. But Tiger was always looking to improve, and he wanted Hank's help.
What Hank soon came to appreciate was that Tiger was one of the most complicated individuals he'd ever met, let alone coached. Although Hank had worked with hundreds of elite golfers and was not easily impressed, there were days watching Tiger on the range when Hank couldn't believe what he was witnessing. On those days, it was impossible to imagine another human playing golf so perfectly.
And yet Tiger is human - and Hank's expert eye was adept at spotting where Tiger's perfection ended and an opportunity for improvement existed. Always haunting Tiger was his fear of "the big miss" - the wildly inaccurate golf shot that can ruin an otherwise solid round - and it was because that type of blunder was sometimes part of Tiger's game that Hank carefully redesigned his swing mechanics.
Hank's most formidable coaching challenge, though, would be solving the riddle of Tiger's personality. Wary of the emotional distractions that might diminish his game and put him further from his goals, Tiger had developed a variety of tactics to keep people from getting too close, and not even Hank - or Tiger's family and friends, for that matter - was spared "the treatment".
Toward the end of Tiger's and Hank's time together, the champion's laser-like focus began to blur, and he became less willing to put in punishing hours practicing - a disappointment to Hank, who saw in Tiger's behavior signs that his pupil had developed a conflicted relationship with the game. Hints that Tiger hungered to reinvent himself were present in his bizarre infatuation with elite military training, and - in a development Hank didn't see coming - in the scandal that would make headlines in late 2009. It all added up to a big miss that Hank, try as he might, couldn't save Tiger from.
There's never been a book about Tiger Woods that is as intimate and revealing - or one so wise about what it takes to coach a superstar athlete.What listeners say about The Big Miss
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- R. Wood
- 21-01-15
Interesting view of Tiger Woods
Not as insightful about the golf swing as I'd have hoped. Interesting insight into Tiger Woods though. Hank's narration is ok but he doesn't have the most engaging voice so can be sleep inducing if you're feeling a little tired when you listen. Worth a listen if you are a keen golf fan. Not as good as Ian Poulter's No Limits though IMO.
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- Mike
- 06-04-13
Interesting content, below-par production values
To be honest, I'm a bit disappointed with this audiobook. It certainly has some interesting and insightful content, but the style with which Hank narrates is monotonously flat, with little intonation or expression, and an idiosyncratic and somewhat distracting rhythm.
There are also sections which have clearly been recorded during a separate session and then added in the edit, which further spoils the listening experience.
So, in summary: Interesting, but not a particularly sparkling 8 hour listen. Basically, this need re-recording by a narrator with more character.
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- Skelly1golf
- 05-11-19
Excellent
When you think you know what happened to tiger and the people around him. You don't. An excellent book highly recommended
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- James McCarthy
- 14-03-19
Interesting
I found the story very interesting, I wouldn't say you learn a lot about Tiger Woods and clearly you could say very few do that even "know" him, but the way he conducts himself and how he approached golf I found interesting as a sports fan and big golf fan, worth a listen if you like either.
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- David R.
- 23-04-17
A Worthwhile Read
A few surprises in this book, one of which was the extraordinary patience shown by Hank Haney....
A book that I will read again.
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- luke chellingworth
- 16-11-19
Great Insight..
Great insight into not only Tigers Wood’s’s life and game but the professional game in general.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-04-21
Brilliant
As a golf and Tiger fan I loved it, the detail is unreal and Hank is so easy to listen to, gutted its over.
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- Mr
- 01-06-15
In depth behind the scenes view on a sporting enigma
As close as you'll get to a fly on the wall documentary of the rise and fall of Tiger Woods. Excellent.
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- chris
- 31-01-15
Highly recommended
A fascinating insight in to the world of Tiger Woods through the eyes of his coach. A must read (listen!) for anyone with an interest in golf and elite level sport.
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- Oliver
- 23-11-16
Fascinating insight to the world of a genius
Great great story. A must listen!!! I would recommend this to ALL golf fans, Tiger fan or not.
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