Hank Haney Steps Aside as Tiger's Swing Coach

[MadBadger]

And the hits just keep on coming...

Tiger Woods' swing coach has resigned.

Hank Haney says in a statement to the Golf Channel that he enjoyed working with Woods but he thinks it's time for him to step aside as his coach. Haney says it was his decision.

"I have informed Tiger Woods this evening that I will no longer be his coach," Haney said in a statement posted on his website. "I would like to thank Tiger for the opportunity that I have had to work with him over the past years.

"Tiger Woods has done the work to achieve a level of greatness that I believe the game of golf has never seen before and I will always appreciate the opportunity that I have had to contribute to his successes."

There had been speculation at The Players Championship last weekend that Woods was about to end his partnership with Haney, his swing coach since 2004. But Woods said earlier Monday he was working with Haney on his swing.

"I talked to Hank about some of the stuff. We're still working on it," Woods said. "We have a lot of work to do. I can't make the movements that I made before because of the neck. I need to get healthy to play the proper way."

Haney's resignation is another blow for Woods, who was forced to withdraw during the final round at TPC Sawgrass because of neck spasms. It was his first withdrawal from a tournament since the Nissan Open at Riviera in 2006, and came on the heels of his missed cut at Quail Hollow following the highest 36-hole score of his career.

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5179455

[brendan120678]

1. I guess I have a one-track mind when it comes to sports...

Honestly I've never heard of Hank Haney.

So when I read the headline, my first interpretation was that the Detroit Tigers' batting coach had quit.
Yes, baseball is pretty much the only professional sports I really care about.
Football is second.

[a kennedy]

2. loved him teaching my man, Charles Barkley to swing.....

ha ha, great show on the golf channel.

[rainbow tie]

3. His swing is only half the problem.

His swinging coach should also step aside.