Hank Haney -- The Big Miss

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SteveT

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The story that had to be told:

Tiger Woods' former coach Hank Haney describes life with the 'rude, porn-loving' golfer in tell-all book | Mail Online


Tiger Woods is an only child and the product of an obsessive father resulting in a life that is marred psychologically in adulthood. This is not an uncommon manifestation of people with a damaged childhood. Tiger Woods may be a great golfer, but he is a narcissistic, paranoid personality who is incapable of forming healthy personal relationships. His faults make him quite human. Time will not heal what is embedded in the mind.
 
He has 2 half brothers and a half sister from his father's first marriage. Only child from that marriage, yes; only child, no.
 
Thanks for the article Steve, this is hilarious.

He never offered Hank a popsicle, maybe he thought Hank was old enough to open the fridge and get his own popsicle. LMFAO this is funny stuff and I think Hank looks like a clown writing about stuff this petty. Just my opinion.

Did he name the book after the go-to tee shot he taught to Tiger?
 
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I guess the half a million a year or so that Hank was making teaching wasn't enough. To let someone into your home with your family and to have all your actions and comments being observed for future profit, I think is despicable. I doubt Hank will ever teach another big name player. Who could trust him? I hope his friends and employees stop talking to him in any personal way and never invite him into their homes.
 
...but he is a narcissistic, paranoid personality who is incapable of forming healthy personal relationships. His faults make him quite human. Time will not heal what is embedded in the mind.

16 personality types according to myers-briggs. Supposedly Tiger is an INTP, his behavior is actually quite typical of that type if you do some research. We INTP's can seem emotionless and cold to the outside world but it is usually because we prefer to stay inside our own head with our own thoughts. You can try to judge it from the outside but you will never know what we're really thinking.
 
Beware of the one casting stones.
I have yet to meet a perfect person, whether they are a regular Joe or a golfing prodigy. TW is no different.
 

ZAP

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As much as I despise the things Tiger did to his family and kids this book is not on my to buy list. Hank is a huge DOUCHE for writing this.
Maybe some of his childhood friends can write a book about what Hank was like as a kid. Just annoying.
 
I have to agree, I am not a Tiger fan but I certainly wouldn't want someone writing a book about all the dumb things I have done in my life....TMZ, tabloid journalism.
 
This book creates a frightening precedent. I have taken two lessons with Brian and consider him absolutely as my coach. When he writes a book, will he write about my difficulty with the tee drill, the Durand drill or the hurdle drill? One session was in 100 degree heat. Will a chapter on my sweat stain patterns be far away? What if people find out I have little athletic ability? Don't write it Brian! Seriously, the best comment I have heard regarding these issues "is there is no such thing as bad publicity and I hope they spell my name right." If anything this book will add to Tiger's mystique. Watch Haney on the golf channel and you can see why Tiger dropped him.
 
16 personality types according to myers-briggs. Supposedly Tiger is an INTP, his behavior is actually quite typical of that type if you do some research. We INTP's can seem emotionless and cold to the outside world but it is usually because we prefer to stay inside our own head with our own thoughts. You can try to judge it from the outside but you will never know what we're really thinking.

Myers-Briggs = voodoo
 

Brian Manzella

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It might be "voodoo," but I just took the test and well....

<center style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">The Visionary

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As an ENTP, your primary mode of living is focused externally, where you take things in primarily via your intuition. Your secondary mode is internal, where you deal with things rationally and logically.


With Extraverted Intuition dominating their personality, the ENTP's primary interest in life is understanding the world that they live in. They are constantly absorbing ideas and images about the situations they are presented in their lives. Using their intuition to process this information, they are usually extremely quick and accurate in their ability to size up a situation. With the exception of their ENFP cousin, the ENTP has a deeper understanding of their environment than any of the other types.
This ability to intuitively understand people and situations puts the ENTP at a distinct advantage in their lives. They generally understand things quickly and with great depth. Accordingly, they are quite flexible and adapt well to a wide range of tasks. They are good at most anything that interests them. As they grow and further develop their intuitive abilities and insights, they become very aware of possibilities, and this makes them quite resourceful when solving problems.


ENTPs are idea people. Their perceptive abilities cause them to see possibilities everywhere. They get excited and enthusiastic about their ideas, and are able to spread their enthusiasm to others. In this way, they get the support that they need to fulfill their visions.


ENTPs are less interested in developing plans of actions or making decisions than they are in generating possibilities and ideas. Following through on the implementation of an idea is usually a chore to the ENTP. For some ENTPs, this results in the habit of never finishing what they start. The ENTP who has not developed their Thinking process will have problems with jumping enthusiastically from idea to idea, without following through on their plans. The ENTP needs to take care to think through their ideas fully in order to take advantage of them.


The ENTP's auxiliary process of Introverted Thinking drives their decision making process. Although the ENTP is more interested in absorbing information than in making decisions, they are quite rational and logical in reaching conclusions. When they apply Thinking to their Intuitive perceptions, the outcome can be very powerful indeed. A well-developed ENTP is extremely visionary, inventive, and enterprising.


ENTPs are fluent conversationalists, mentally quick, and enjoy verbal sparring with others. They love to debate issues, and may even switch sides sometimes just for the love of the debate. When they express their underlying principles, however, they may feel awkward and speak abruptly and intensely.


The ENTP personality type is sometimes referred to the "Lawyer" type. The ENTP "lawyer" quickly and accurately understands a situation, and objectively and logically acts upon the situation. Their Thinking side makes their actions and decisions based on an objective list of rules or laws. If the ENTP was defending someone who had actually committed a crime, they are likely to take advantage of quirks in the law that will get their client off the hook. If they were to actually win the case, they would see their actions as completely fair and proper to the situation, because their actions were lawful. The guilt or innocence of their client would not be as relevant. If this type of reasoning goes uncompletely unchecked by the ENTP, it could result in a character that is perceived by others as unethical or even dishonest. The ENTP, who does not naturally consider the more personal or human element in decision making, should take care to notice the subjective, personal side of situations. This is a potential problem are for ENTPs. Although their logical abilities lend strength and purpose to the ENTP, they may also isolate them from their feelings and from other people.


The least developed area for the ENTP is the Sensing-Feeling arena. If the Sensing areas are neglected, the ENTP may tend to not take care of details in their life. If the Feeling part of themself is neglected, the ENTP may not value other people's input enough, or may become overly harsh and aggressive.


Under stress, the ENTP may lose their ability to generate possibilities, and become obsessed with minor details. These details may seem to be extremely important to the ENTP, but in reality are usually not important to the big picture.
In general, ENTPs are upbeat visionaries. They highly value knowledge, and spend much of their lives seeki
ng a higher understanding. They live in the world of possibilities, and become excited about concepts, challenges and difficulties. When presented with a problem, they're good at improvising and quickly come up with a creative solution.

Creative, clever, curious, and theoretical, ENTPs have a broad range of possibilities in their lives.
 
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True, it's unprofessional of Haney to have written about of Wood's proclivities and rude manners.

However, it also gives us an insight and perspective of his problems with his life and perhaps his golfswing. There is a mind-body link and it's called "feeel" and "feeelings".

The trauma of his divorce, his sordid life exposé and his injuries tended to by felon Dr. Galea must surely cast a cloud of suspicion over his life and work.

Ignoring Tiger's speckled personal character apart from his golf persona is selective if not short-sighted.

A man will will not only be judged by his accomplishments, but also by the content of his character.
 
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ej20

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After reading this excerpt,I am now tempted to buy the book.Juicy stuff.I knew Tiger was no saint but I didn't realise he was this bad if this stuff is true.Tiger must have pissed Haney off big time for him to write this.

"Woods referred to his hired help as “friends,” but he hardly treated them like it, Haney writes.
“When he was done — and he habitually ate fast — you were done,” Haney recalls.

And whenever they got takeout, Haney would have to pick up the food — and the tab. “He seemed to think it was funny to be cheap.”

Haney recalls cringing when Tiger would completely ignore “little-kid autograph seekers who were begging him to stop.”

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Woods loved toilet humor and immature pranks, Haney writes.


For example, once Tiger would finish his dinner at a restaurant — even when he was with his wife, Elin — he’d get up, leave without a word and expect everyone to follow, even if they were still eating.

One time, a month before the Ryder Cup in 2006, the American captain, Tom Lehman, had golfers share hotel rooms in Ireland. Tiger shared his with Zach Johnson, a devout Christian.

Tiger “immediately purchased the adult movie 24-hour package and turned the television on.”

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Nice guy that Tiger is. Very considerate of others, especially little kids.
 
I guess they kind of deserve each other. I'm not a Tiger fan at all, it appears to me that he may have a streak of sorriness in him, but I don't know him, so it's just a guess. I do respect his talent though.

As far as Hank goes, I think he's a punk to write a book about Tiger. He was paid to give him lessons and he should respect Tigers's privacy. Now every new coach is going to have to sign their life away that they won't write crap about their students.
 

Damon Lucas

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Writing this book is an indication of what kind of person Hank Haney is. Food for the haters, fodder for the tabloid mentality of the public, and dragging Tiger's name back through the mud. He is like the bitter ex girlfriend who didn't get treated like the princess he is. Pathetic!
 
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