Steiny In Email Meltdown Over Hank's Book Excerpt!

My download of the April Golf Digest got sidetracked by slow WiFi on the plane so I haven't read the tablet-only release of the April issue, but I see the standout from today's excerpt-of-the-excerpt was Hank Haney's revelation that Tiger was obsessed with military training to a greater degree than most realized.

During four days of special-ops training in Fort Bragg, N.C., "Tiger did two tandem parachute jumps, engaged in hand-to-hand combat exercises, went on four-mile runs wearing combat boots, and did drills in a wind tunnel. Tiger loved it, but his physical therapist, Keith Kleven, went a little crazy worrying about the further damage Tiger might be doing to his left knee...One morning I was in the kitchen when he came back from a long run around Isleworth, and I noticed he was wearing Army boots. Tiger admitted that he'd worn the heavy shoes before on the same route. 'I beat my best time,' he said."

Even though it was just a paragraph in a GolfDigest.com slideshow, it was enough for Tiger ten-percenter Mark Steinberg to unleash a rant to writers, report several agencies including FoxSports.com's Robert Lusetich.

"Based on the excerpts published today, Hank Haney's claim that his book is about golf is clearly false," Steinberg wrote in an email to FOXSports.com.

"His armchair psychology about Tiger, on matters he admits they didn't even discuss, is ridiculous. Because of his father, it's no secret that Tiger has always had high respect for the military, so for Haney to twist that admiration into something negative is disrespectful.

He has a point. Steiny would know about twisting a tale!

"The disruptive timing of this book shows that Haney's self-promotion is more important to him than any other person or tournament. What’s been written violates the trust between a coach and player and someone also once considered a friend."

Well an NDA would have taken care of that. Isn't that the agent's job?