Hank Haney insists he wasn’t fired by Tiger AND that Tiger’s driving is OK
Rumors have been circulating that Tiger Woods canned his coach Hank Haney. The Golf Channel reports that the rumors aren't true. Hank Haney has even phoned in to say that Tiger Woods's driving is not the Achilles heel that everyone says it is.
"Haney, who is understandably sensitive to criticism that Woods has become less accurate with the driver in his hand since the two began working together, has put together a stack of statistics that chart Woods progress over the last five years.
"Haney’s research shows Woods is 9.1 yards longer off the tee than he was five years ago while losing just 6.67 per cent in driving accuracy. World No. 2 Phil Mickelson, by comparison, is 9.2 yards longer but has lost 9.57 per cent in accuracy."
My take: I wonder if Hank is including all those times Tiger has to pull 2-iron off the tee in order to hit the fairway!
"Haney, who is understandably sensitive to criticism that Woods has become less accurate with the driver in his hand since the two began working together, has put together a stack of statistics that chart Woods progress over the last five years.
"Haney’s research shows Woods is 9.1 yards longer off the tee than he was five years ago while losing just 6.67 per cent in driving accuracy. World No. 2 Phil Mickelson, by comparison, is 9.2 yards longer but has lost 9.57 per cent in accuracy."
My take: I wonder if Hank is including all those times Tiger has to pull 2-iron off the tee in order to hit the fairway!
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