The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods

图书标准信息

• 作者 Hank Haney 著
• 出版社 Crown Archetype
• 出版时间 2012-03
• ISBN 9780307985989
• 定价 194.40元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 272页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheBigMissisHankHaney’scandidandsurprisinglyinsightfulaccountofhistumultuoussix-yearjourneywithTigerWoods,duringwhichthesupremelygiftedgolfercollectedsixmajorchampionshipsandrewrotegolfhistory.Hankwasoneoftheveryfewpeopleallowedbehindthecurtain.HewaswithTiger110daysayear,spoketohimover200daysayear,andstayedathishomeupto30daysayear,observinghiminnearlyeverycircumstance:attournaments,onthepracticerange,overmeals,withhiswife,Elin,andrelaxingwithfriends.?TherelationshipbetweenthetwomenbeganinMarch2004whenHankreceivedacallfromTigerinwhichthegolfchampionaskedhimtobehiscoach.Itwasacallthatwouldchangebothmen’slives.?Tiger—only28atthetime—wasbythenalreadyanicon,judgedbythesportingpressasnotonlyoneofthebestgolfersever,butpossiblythebestathleteever.Alreadyhewasamongtheworld’shighestpaidcelebrities.Therewasanairofmysterysurroundinghim,anauraofinvincibility.Uniqueamongathletes,Tigerseemedtobeabletoshrugoffanylevelofpressureandfindawaytowin.?ButTigerwasalwayslookingtoimprove,andhewantedHank’shelp.?WhatHanksooncametoappreciatewasthatTigerwasoneofthemostcomplicatedindividualshe’devermet,letalonecoached.AlthoughHankhadworkedwithhundredsofelitegolfersandwasnoteasilyimpressed,thereweredayswatchingTigerontherangewhenHankcouldn’tbelievewhathewaswitnessing.Onthosedays,itwasimpossibletoimagineanotherhumanplayinggolfsoperfectly.?AndyetTigerishuman—andHank’sexperteyewasadeptatspottingwhereTiger’sperfectionendedandanopportunityforimprovementexisted.AlwayshauntingTigerwashisfearof“thebigmiss”—thewildlyinaccurategolfshotthatcanruinanotherwisesolidround—anditwasbecausethattypeofblunderwassometimespartofTiger’sgamethatHankcarefullyredesignedhisswingmechanics.?Hank’smostformidablecoachingchallenge,though,wouldbesolvingtheriddleofTiger’spersonality.Waryoftheemotionaldistractionsthatmightdiminishhisgameandputhimfurtherfromhisgoals,Tigerhaddevelopedavarietyoftacticstokeeppeoplefromgettingtooclose,andnotevenHank—orTiger’sfamilyandfriends,forthatmatter—wasspared“thetreatment.”?TowardtheendofTigerandHank’stimetogether,thechampion’slaser-likefocusbegantoblurandhebecamelesswillingtoputinpunishinghourspracticing—adisappointmenttoHank,whosawinTiger’sbehaviorsignsthathispupilhaddevelopedaconflictedrelationshipwiththegame.HintsthatTigerhungeredtoreinventhimselfwerepresentinhisbizarreinfatuationwithelitemilitarytraining,and—inadevelopmentHankdidn’tseecoming—inthescandalthatwouldmakeheadlinesinlate2009.ItalladdeduptoabigmissthatHank,tryashemight,couldn’tsaveTigerfrom.?There’sneverbeenabookaboutTigerWoodsthatisasintimateandrevealing—oronesowiseaboutwhatittakestocoachasuperstarathlete.

【作者简介】

HankHaneyHankHaneyiswidelyrecognizedasoneoftheoutstandingteachersingolf.TheresultsofhisteachingmethodweremostrecentlyseeninpupilMarkO'Meara,wholastyearwonboththeMastersandBritishOpenenroutetobeingnamedPGATourPlayeroftheYear.HaneyhasbeennamedoneofGolfMagazine'sTop100Teachers,wasselectedasthe1993NationalPGATeacheroftheYear,andhasbeenamemberoftheGolfDigestProfessionalAdvisoryStaffsince1991.HelivesoutsideDallas,Texas,whereheoperatestheHankHaneyGolfRanch.