Golf Freek

Author : Steve Eubanks
Publisher : Crown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780307495723

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Golf Freek by Steve Eubanks Pdf

Steve Eubanks lives on a golf course, spends most of his time with a golf club in his hand, and simply cannot pass a course without playing it. In Golf Freek, he chronicles his travels around the globe for the sole purpose of playing as much free golf—the operative word being free—in as many interesting places and with as many interesting people as possible. As Steve himself says, “This book is not some mystic search to find my soul through a ball-and-stick metaphor. It’s about me, the golf freek, sponging free golf. It’s a mixture of On the Road (without the booze, hookers, guns, and poverty) and Rick Reilly’s Who’s Your Caddy? (with John Daly keeping his private parts to himself).” Along the way he tells some of the world’s greatest golf stories—funny, touching, bizarre, and sometimes personal—from his rounds with Arnold Palmer to his hole in one in the Chinese town where his daughter was born. These tales, taken together, add up to one of the most revealing books about

Author : Joseph Parent
Publisher : Doubleday
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-06-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780385507158

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Zen Golf by Joseph Parent Pdf

A highly original and groundbreaking book from a noted PGA coach and Buddhist instructor • “The lessons in Zen Golf make the mental game seem so simple. Dr. Parent has given me very effective methods for working with thoughts and emotions, and for taking the negatives out of the picture.” —Vijay Singh, Masters and PGA Champion By combining classic insights and stories from Zen tradition, Zen Golf helps eliminate the mental distractions that routinely cause poor shots and loss of concentration, allowing golfers to feel in “the zone” that professionals have learned to master. The best players know that golf is a game of confidence, and most important, concentration–the ability to focus and block out distraction. The goal of achieving clear thought is also at the heart of Buddhist teachings. PGA coach and Buddhist instructor Dr. Joseph Parent draws on this natural connection and teaches golfers how to clear their minds, achieve ultimate focus, and play in the moment for each shot. Zen Golf presents a simple system for building “mental game mastery.” Dr Parent’s unique PAR Approach (focusing on Preparation, Action, and Response to Results) guides golfers with specific techniques for each aspect of their games. In chapters such as “How to Get From the Practice Tee to the First Tee”, “You Produce What You Fear”, and “How to Enjoy a Bad Round of Golf”, the author shares a personal teaching regimen that has helped improve the games of professionals and amateurs alike. Clear, concise, and enlightening, Zen Golf shows golfers how to prepare for, execute, and equally important, respond the results of any golf shot. A different approach to golf instruction, this book shapes ancient philosophies into new teachings.

Author : Steve Eubanks
Publisher : ESPN
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780345521972

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To Win and Die in Dixie by Steve Eubanks Pdf

A fascinating biography of a forgotten golf legend, a riveting whodunit of a covered-up killing, a scalding exposé of a closed society—in To Win and Die in Dixie, award-winning writer Steve Eubanks weaves all these elements into a masterly book that resurrects a superb sportsman and reconstructs a startling crime. J. Douglas Edgar was the British-born golfer who broke every record, invented the modern swing, and coached such winners as Bobby Jones, the greatest amateur in history, and Alexa Stirling, the finest female player of her day. But on August 8, 1921, he was a man dead in the middle of the road, the victim, conventional wisdom said, of a hit-and-run. Comer Howell thought otherwise. He was an Atlanta Constitution reporter and heir to the paper’s fortune, a man frustrated by his reputation as the pampered boss’s son. To Howell, the physical evidence didn’t add up to a car accident. As he chronicled Edgar’s life, Howell discovered a working-class striver who had risen in the world through a passion to succeed, a quality the newspaperman admired. And as he investigated Edgar’s death, Howell also found a man whose recklessness may have doomed him to a violent demise. Cutting cinematically between Howell’s present and Edgar’s championship past, To Win and Die in Dixie brilliantly portrays one man’s quest for excellence and another’s search for redemption and the truth. Their stories meet in a Southern society of plush country-club golf courses, vast wealth, and decadent secrets. Filled with the vivid golf writing for which its author is renowned, To Win and Die in Dixie is a real-life story both shocking and inspiring, a book that propels Steve Eubanks to a new level of literary achievement.

Author : wings of Success
Publisher : Aldo Press
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Understanding And Enjoying Golf © by wings of Success Pdf

Buying Great Golf Clubs Without Emptying Your Wallet Can You Learn Golf From A Book? Choosing A Golf Club

Author : Ben Hogan,Herbert Warren Wind
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780671723019

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Ben Hogan's Five Lessons by Ben Hogan,Herbert Warren Wind Pdf

You can shoot in the 70's!Ben Hogan has long believed that any golfer with average coordination can learn to break 80 if he applies himself intelligently -- and here, with Herbert Warren Wind, and artist Anthony Ravielli, he tells you, step by step, just how to go about it.The greatest golfer of our generation has distilled his experience as teacher, player, and observer of golf into a series of richly illustrated "visual instructions" that not only can improve your game and lower your score, but also can help you get even more fun out of what many people already think is the most enjoyable game in the world.Each chapter, each tested "fundamental" is explained and demonstrated with amazing detail and clarity. It's as though the master himself were right there at your elbow, giving you a personal lesson with the same thought and care that has gone into his lifetime of golf.The Modern Fundamentals of Golfis no instant and easy shortcut. There is none. But with Ben Hogan as your pro,you can master these basic movements very quickly.And then you can go on to develop a correct, powerful swing that willrepeat.As Ben Hogan says, it's only then that you'll "discover golf for the first time."

Author : FHG Staff,Hunter Publishing
Publisher : Hunter Publishing, Inc
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1588434133

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The Golf Guide Britain and Ireland by FHG Staff,Hunter Publishing Pdf

Over 2,500 courses covered in detail. Hotels recommended by golfers, for golfers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780595273522

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A Golf Journey by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert K. Winters, PhD
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781466843158

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Mistake-Free Golf by Robert K. Winters, PhD Pdf

Mistake-Free Golf is the first and only book that directly applies to golfers of all levels on how to specifically correct their mental errors. By identifying the mental mistakes that golfers make on a consistent basis and then teaching the reader step-by-step how to correct these mental issues, Dr. Robert K. Winters will help take strokes off any golfer's game immediately. By using interviews with over 50 established golf stars such as Nick Price, Michelle Wie, Charles Howell III, Raymond Floyd, Greg Norman, Suzann Pettersen, and 2013 U.S. Open champion, Justin Rose, and others, Dr. Winters helps golfers understand that players of all levels make the same mental mistakes and shows how to learn from these mental infractions and turn their shortcomings into new-found confidence. Easy to read with entertaining stories, anecdotes, and specific intervention strategies designed to make an immediate impact on the reader, Mistake-Free Golf can be read cover-to-cover or can be read by going to the chapter that is specifically handicapping the frustrated golfer. Mistake-Free Golf can be used as a reference book for the mentally frustrated golfer. Whether tossed in a golf bag and used as an emergency read or enjoyed as an insightful look into the mind of a golfer, this is truly first aid for the golfing brain!

Author : David Divot
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004-07
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780595321018

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The Fundamentals of Quitting Golf by David Divot Pdf

The Fundamentals of Quitting Golf offers permanent relief, or perhaps just a chuckle, to golf sufferers who swear they are going to quit the game, often using very colorful language. As explained by author David Divot, your mind is cluttered with excuses for your poor play: lack of lessons, bad courses, old clubs, new clubs and on and on. Quitting "cold turkey" does not work because, subconsciously, you want to believe this nonsense. But with Divot's ten-year course of treatment, you eventually admit that there is no excuse for your game. Explore techniques to control your anger and depression. Then ponder why you would put that monumental achievement at risk by trying to golf. Discover that having confidence in your game is the surest way to shatter your confidence. Consider why golf magazines constantly offer new tips for curing the same problems that were supposedly cured by the tips offered in previous issues. Find out how to heighten your disappointment by pretending you have some control over where your ball will go. You may not cure your golf affliction with The Fundamentals of Quitting Golf, but at least you'll have a good laugh trying.

Author : Jayne Storey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-21
Category : Golf
ISBN : 1784529664

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Connected Golf by Jayne Storey Pdf

Connected Golf offers a different approach: one that is simple, proven and trusted by hundreds of players who've been frustrated at their inability to improve, despite all the latest innovations and technology. Return to the origins of the Eastern practices, bring mind and body into a seamless whole and develop fundamental movement skills.

Author : Sheila Stewart,Ron Stewart
Publisher : Acadia Scale Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001-03
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0965685608

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500 All Time Funniest Golf Jokes, Stories & Fairway Wisdom by Sheila Stewart,Ron Stewart Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCSD:31822036963536

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The Publishers Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dorothee Haering
Publisher : move your game
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9783000395581

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Yoga meets Golf: More Power & More Flow by Dorothee Haering Pdf

Golf Fitness with Yoga "No thank you!" That would have been the smiling denial of Dorothee Haering two years ago. "Me and yoga; sitting on the floor twisting my limbs into knots?" Unimaginable! But things tend to take their own way. Her physiotherapist sent her to yoga and she discovered all the benefits for her game. A yoga book written by a golfer is, of course, not a run-of-the-mill yoga book with mainly traditional asanas, the physical yoga poses. On the contrary, this special exercise program is tailored specifically to golfers' needs. With a balanced mix of traditional techniques and modern training principles as well as the easy-to-follow instructions described step-by-step, this book is eminently suitable for non-yogis. The subjects "Golfer's Elbow: No thanks" might as interest many afflicted golfers as the training tips to more mobility of the hip. Freshly edited and with numerous photographs specially taken for these exercises, this book reflects Dorothee Haering's great passion for golf. A book by a golfer for those golfers who want to work on their physical and mental attitudes in an easy-going fashion. * Set-up & Balance * Arms & Hands * Footwork & Strain * Rotation & Back * Playing in the Flow and mental Strength * Background Knowledge Golf & Health * Warm Up for the Driving Range, Golfers I & II Roll out your mat! Your age is of no consequence. If you can play golf then you can practice yoga, irrespective of your individual constitution and physical condition. All you need is motivation and perseverance in order to discover yoga as a new source of energy for your golf game. Move your game! www.move-your-game.com

Author : Alice Cooper
Publisher : Crown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307382917

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Alice Cooper, Golf Monster by Alice Cooper Pdf

Wretched excess, rock stardom, and golf—from the man who invented shock rock In this tell-all memoir, Alice Cooper speaks candidly about his life and career, including all the years of rock ’n’ roll history he’s been a part of, the addictions he faced, and the surprising ways he found redemption. From a childhood spent as a minister’s son worshiping baseball and rock ’n’ roll; to days on the road with his band, working to make a name for themselves; to stardom and the insanity that came with it, including a quart-of-whiskey-a-day habit; to drying out at a sanitarium back in the late ’70s, Alice Cooper paints a rich and rockin’ portrait of his life and his battle against addiction—fought by getting up daily at 7 a.m. to play 36 holes of golf. Alice tells hilarious, touching, and sometimes astounding stories about Led Zeppelin and the Doors, George Burns and Groucho Marx, John Daly and Tiger Woods . . . everyone is here from Dalí to Elvis to Arnold Palmer. Alice Cooper, Golf Monster is the incredible story of someone who rose through the rock ’n’ roll ranks releasing platinum albums and selling out arenas with his legendary act—all while becoming one of the best celebrity golfers around.

Author : Stan Byrdy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0738514853

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Augusta and Aiken in Golf's Golden Age by Stan Byrdy Pdf

The game of golf got its start in the Southeastern United States in 1892 on four holes with sand greens at Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken, South Carolina. Within five years, Palmetto had expanded to eighteen holes and the first nine-hole course in neighboring Augusta, Georgia was designed at the Hotel Bon Air. For half a century, the Augusta-Aiken area flourished as the winter destination of choice for the rich, famous, and powerful in America. Presidents Taft, Harding, and Eisenhower vacationed here. Baseball great Ty Cobb bought a home in Augusta's quaint Summerville neighborhood. It was here that Bobby Jones began the improbable journey towards a Grand Slam, then built his dream golf course. By the turn of the century, winter tourism and grand resort hotels in the Augusta-Aiken area were well established. A favorable winter climate and easy rail access drew vacationers to Highland Park Hotel (1866), Willcox Hotel (1898), and Park in the Pines (1900) in Aiken; Hotel Bon Air (1890) and Partridge Inn (1913) in Augusta; and Hampton Terrace Hotel and Golf Club (1903) in North Augusta. Resorts in Florida and the growth of the air travel industry later coupled to mark the area's decline in winter tourism, but not before Augusta-Aiken's place in golf history was secure. In this unique volume, vintage images and accompanying text recall the unfo rgettable legends, the meticulously maintained courses, and all of the grandeur associated with the game.