Download or read book Why Alligators Make Good Golfers written by Mark Frazier and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fundamentals are a golfer's most important skills. They are the building blocks of success. While many books address the fundamentals of the physical side of golf, the one-of-a-kind Why Alligators Make Good Golfers: A Guide to Thick Skin and Mental Toughness identifies and gives instruction on the fundamentals of the mental side. On the golf course, mental skills are just as vital as physical skills, yet most players spend all of their time working on the physical side of their game, focusing exclusively on grip, stance, takeaway, and downswing. Their physical skills may be up to par, but their mental skills are often in the rough. In this thoroughly useful guide, Dr. Mark Frazier identifies and gives instruction on the mental fundamentals of golf: Playing with confidence Concentrating completely Managing nervousness Overcoming frustration The pre-shot routine Thinking straight In addition, strategies that have been course-tested and proven effective by the world's most successful players assist you in mastering each of the fundamentals. If you're interested in improving the quality and consistency of your game, it's time to develop your mental skills. Why Alligators Make Good Golfers will show you how

Download or read book Uncle John s Bathroom Reader Tees Off on Golf written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fore! Calling all Swingers, Duffers, and Big Berthas! Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Tees Off on Golf takes a fresh, funny swing through the front and back nine. Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Tees Off on Golf is flush with fascinating facts about the origins of this royal and ancient sport. Where else could you learn about the greatest animals on the greens (Tiger, Shark, Golden Bear), the world’s best courses (think St. Andrews), and the world’s most dangerous links (watch out for land mines!)? You may not be PGA material, or even know the difference between a pitching wedge and a spatula, but with Uncle John’s tips and trivia, you’ll have plenty to talk about while you hunt for your ball in the rough. Read all about… Golfers’ nicknames The best tournament finishes in history The origins of caddies, the LPGA, and the PGA tour Strange (but real) rules * And much more!

Download or read book The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook Golf written by Joshua Piven and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook take to the links! Dave and Josh join golf fanatic James Grace, drawing on their own tragic exploits and the experience of experts to help golfers survive dozens of dire situations. Learn how to finish a round with a broken arm, deal with a cigar brush fire, cure golf addiction, or remove a tick. Discover the best way to play out of a water hazard, make it through a lightning storm, or survive being hit in the privates. Hands-on, illustrated, step-by-step instructions guide you through these and other perils lurking on the fairway. With an appendix of rules for bizarre mis-haps, strategies for surmounting dress-code and equipment crises, and other essential survival tips, this handy guide won't help you save par-but it could save your bacon! Don't tee off without it.

Download or read book If These Walls Could Talk Baltimore Orioles written by Rick Dempsey and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Baltimore Orioles are one of baseball's most historic franchises. Through the words of the players, via multiple interviews conducted with current and past Orioles, readers will meet the players, coaches, and management and share in their moments of greatness and defeat. Dempsey recounts moments from the 1983 World Series championship, the rise of Cal Ripken Jr., and the current team under Buck Showalter. Orioles fans will not want to be without this book.

Download or read book Golf University written by Scott Weems and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Golf University, Scott Weems offers comprehensive advice to excelling on the golf course that takes readers beyond traditional tips on putting and driving. Divided into four academic years, this book incorporates the disciplines of physics, math, medicine, sociology, geology, economics, and more to help golfers maximize their success and have the most fun. Some of the many lessons that Weems offers include: Achieving maximum efficiency in the golf swing, meaning no loss of kinetic energy from club to ball, would require a driver 72 feet long. And a club the same weight as the ball. Twelve percent of business executives rate golf as more important than sex. Players shot half a stroke higher when paired with Tiger Woods in his prime. The effect was even worse on the final day of competition. Putting against the direction of the grain (i.e., opposite the most recent mowing) leaves the ball 15 percent shorter than putting in the opposite direction. Closing your eyes occasionally while putting will leave your ball almost 10 percent closer to the pin. And more! Golf University uses a mixture of research, interviews, and Weems’s own experiences as a scientist and golfer to introduce readers to the latest discoveries in the sport.

Download or read book The Florida Club written by Ray Brown and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever driven by a classy, gated community and wondered what the hell is going on in there? Perfect for fans of the Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, which gave the reader a behind-the-scenes view of the inner workings of the New York City restaurant scene, The Florida Club offers an inside look at country club living in a gated Florida community. In 2019, with his partners mired in legal trouble and danger closing in, New York businessman Ray Brown decided on a major life change, trading the frenzied world of New York real estate for a relaxed life of leisure in Southwest Florida. The Florida Club follows Ray's story as he acclimates to his new environment and learns about the golf, socializing—and partying—that goes on inside the Florida club. The gated communities in the Sunshine State are full of more than just bunch of stuffy old blue-hairs sitting around playing bridge and waiting for a dirt nap. Others are playing golf, drinking everything they can get their grubby little hands on, and doing pretty much anything and everything to offend the snooty members without getting bounced from the club. Their exploits will amuse, inform, appall, and make you wish you could be one of them. Even if you're skeptical, please buy the book anyhow. It won't take too long to read, and we could really use the money; our bar tab has gotten out of control.

Download or read book Golf Is from Satan written by T. Patterson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-01-22 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born of a seething, near-psychotic indifference to golf that was transformed during its writing into the nihilistic and passionate obsession of a student in a Parisian school for acrobats and clowns, "Golf is From Satan" is the first book about golf that seeks and tells the truth about a game that longs to ascend to the heavens of public imagination on the singed wings of demons. This book sings, instructs, will send the reader into convulsive fits of nervous laughter, save or send the reader to hell, then finally and suddenly yield up the hidden secrets of the universe. And it's just a golf book that, admittedly, has little to do with golf itself.

Download or read book How Golf Can Save Your Life written by Drew Millard and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golf saved Drew Millard’s life, and he wants it to save yours, too. “Drew Millard’s How Golf Can Save Your Life is a lot of things—smart, insightful, funny, moving, in-the-know enough for serious golfers but accessible enough for newbies—but I think its most impressive quality is that it always manages to cut left when you expect it to cut right. Much like a golf shot, I suppose.” —SHEA SERRANO, #1 New York Times bestselling author “How Golf Can Save Your Life is a humble, honest, and frequently hilarious book that demystifies—and transcends—its subject. I’m not a golfer. But after reading it, I can say for sure that there’s nobody I’d rather suck with for eighteen holes than Drew Millard.” —ERIC NUSBAUM, author of Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between “With ceaseless humor and unyielding honesty, Drew Millard has created a unique look at the power a game can have on life. By tapping the vein of his own personal pain, Millard found that golf can be as fulfilling as frustrating. And by embracing the struggle, success can be measured in incremental increases in happiness, not in strokes.” —BRETT CYRGALIS, author of Golf’s Holy War: The Battle for the Soul of a Game in an Age of Science Drew Millard loves golf. We’re talking climbing a mountain, jumping over the moon, standing outside golf’s window holding a boom box levels of love. As a kid, he’d enjoyed the game, but since college, his clubs had been gathering dust in his parents’ basement. And then, a bout with depression led him back home to haul them out of the unfinished storage area under the stairs. It was what the doctor had ordered. In addition to medication and therapy, Drew needed to exercise. Exercise was not something he did. But golf? Sure, why not? As Drew fumbled his way through his first round in years, he discovered that sucking at golf was his new calling, one that helped him find a sense of balance and rhythm—both on the course and in his own mind. Drew’s deep emotional connection to the game inspired him to write this book, and his passion is infectious. Combining great storytelling with fascinating historical tidbits and moving personal insights, he writes about everything from how golf taught him to be a better listener, son, and friend, to how to slow down, appreciate what he has, and keep fighting the good fight. Along the way, he demystifies the customs, history, and rules of the game. Brimming with personality, accessibility, and a freewheeling spirit, How Golf Can Save Your Life is a celebration of the sport and an examination of all it offers. Read it and fall in love with golf—for the first time or all over again.

Download or read book Golf Guide for Parents and Players written by Jacqui McSorley and published by Mansion. This book was released on 2007 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether your kid is 2 or 18, just starting, has played some golf, or is already a champion, this guide provides practical answers and new ideas to help them get the most out of the game and enjoy an exhilarating golfing life.

Download or read book My Greatest Day in Golf written by Bob McCullough and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Greatest Day in Golf is an oral history where 25 of the top golfers from the last half-century talk about their most rewarding moments in the sport. Chronologically, the book starts off with Tommy Bolt, who out-dueled Gary Player to win the 1958 US Open, and ends with a stirring account of the historic 1999 Ryder Cup from Hal Sutton. The highlights include the greatest days of Nicklaus, Palmer, Player, and in addition to the Big Three, the book also includes first-person accounts from great golfers such as Ray Floyd, Hal Irwin, Nick Price, and Tom Lehman, as well as groundbreaking moments from pioneers like Lee Elder and Calvin Peete. Elder recounts first victory as it allowed him to be the first person of color to play in the Masters. Virtually every player in the collection has won at least one major, and most either were or are stars on the PGA tour. To round out the collection, the greatest days of colorful characters like Chi Chi Rodriguez and Jerry Pate add humor and warmth to this memorable book. My Greatest Day in Golf ends up being not only a fantastic collection of stories but also a history of golf. With its insider's look into the world of golf, this book is a must-have for all golf fans.

Download or read book The Golf Quizbook written by Frank Hopkinson and published by Ivy Press. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you think you know your golf? With over 500 questions to test every level of golfer, The Golf Quizbook is the ultimate examination of your golfing knowledge. We all know how frustrating a round can be. Nature, flag positions and even playing partners can all conspire to ruin your game. But rest assured, none of that will happen within the pages of this quiz book. Split into two tricky courses of questions, you can easily adjust your experience, with questions from complete beginner to tour professional. And to make things a little more like playing off a forward tee, most questions have multiple-choice answers. …plus, a 19th hole at the end, which includes some off-course bonus questions, such as the drink that Arnold Palmer invented – or at least, gave his name to. So relax your shoulders, keep your eye on the ball and step up to the first tee, with questions on: Major championships The world’s best players Rules of the game Famous golf courses around the world This fact-packed book has over 300 high-resolution images, making it ideal as a golfer gift, quiz-hosting handbook or between-putts pastime.

Download or read book Best Places to Stay in Florida written by Christine Davidson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive guide to outstanding, distinctive lodging options in Florida No fee accepted for inclusion It's a fact: travelers to Florida spend more on lodging than on any other aspect of their vacation. Many return home disappointed because their hotel was overpriced, was located across a busy highway from the beach, or was an hour's drive from Disney World. This completely revised and updated edition of BEST PLACES TO STAY IN FLORIDA provides thoughtful, detailed descriptions of a variety of accommodation options in Florida's six main regions: the Northeast Coast, the Panhandle, Central Florida and Disney World, the Southeast Coast, the Keys, and the Gulf Coast. The discerning, honest reviews in this book can help you find a lodging choice that suits your specific needs and tastes. * Beachside Hotels * Island Getaways * Victorian B&Bs * Resorts and Spas * Intimate Inns * Budget Finds

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Download or read book Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects written by The American Society of Golf Course Architects and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tests a golfer faces on the course are the direct result of the challenges originally faced by the golf course architect, whether they be complicated terrain, forces of nature, budget limitations, demanding developers, or the difficult task of balancing the practical scientific needs of a golf course with the architect’s creative instincts. Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects offers readers behind-the-scenes tales from America’s master architects themselves in their own words. Elite designers such as Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Rees Jones, Robert Trent Jones Jr., Arthur Hills, Arnold Palmer, and others share their personal anecdotes related to the creation of some of the world’s most famous courses: from run-ins with snakes to bulldozers sinking in quicksand, to holes created by accident, such as the famed island green 17th at the TPC at Sawgrass. Published in collaboration with the prestigious American Society of Golf Course Architects, Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects includes more than 150 beautiful full-color photographs and dozens of drawings and course blueprints, making this a first of its kind insider’s look at golf course architecture sure to become a key addition to the libraries of all golfers with an appreciation for the courses they play.

Download or read book They Called It Golf Because Flog Was Already Taken written by Frank Fenton and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2003 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The funny stuff comes from humor columnist David Grimes, who reminds us: Not to "putt" rules before golfing fun Why golfers should hit balls, not bottles How to press a Nassau without getting skinned How to cope with unspeakable hardships like the laws of physics

Download or read book The Redneck Way of Knowledge written by Blanche McCrary Boyd and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-05-04 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intoxicating book by the author of The Revolution of Little Girls combines autobiography, reporting, and the dressed-up lies we call fiction. An underground classic since its initial publication, it is the wildly funny personal testament of Blanche McCrary Boyd, sixties radical and born-again Southerner, a lesbian with an un-P.C. passion for skydiving and stock-car racing, a graduate of Esalen and kundalini yoga who now takes her altered states "raw, like oysters." The Redneck Way of Knowledge is about family reunions and kamikaze love affairs. It is about crashing an arts festival with two precociously decayed Charleston aristocrats and watching the Pope deliver Communion at Yankee Stadium. It is about the selves we try on and slough off on the way to becoming who we are. Throughout, Blanche Boyd travels the expressway between the realm of the senses and the state of grace, and reports on the journey in prose that combines riotous humor, diamond-hard intelligence, and savage lyricism.

Download or read book So Help Me Golf written by Rick Reilly and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beloved New York Times bestselling author and golf aficionado shares his insatiable curiosity, trademark sense of humor, and vast knowledge of the game in this cavalcade of original pieces about why we love the sport, now featuring three additional new pieces. This is the book Rick Reilly has been writing in the back of his head since he fell in love with the game of golf at eleven years old. He unpacks and explores all of the wonderful, maddening, heart-melting, heart-breaking, cool, and captivating things about golf that make the game so utterly addictive. We meet the PGA Tour player who robbed banks by night to pay his motel bills, the golf club maker who takes weekly psychedelic trips, and the caddy who kept his loop even after an 11-year prison stint. We learn how a man on his third heart nearly won the U.S. Open, how a Vietnam POW saved his life playing 18 holes a day in his tiny cell, and about the course that's absolutely free. Reilly mines all of the game’s quirky traditions—from the shot of bourbon you take before you tee off at Peyton Manning’s course, to the way the starter at St. Andrews announces to your group (and the hundreds of tourists watching), “You’re on the first tee, gentlemen.” He means that quite literally: St. Andrews has the first tee ever invented. We’ll visit the eighteen most unforgettable holes around the world (Reilly has played them all), including the hole in Indonesia where the biggest hazard is monkeys, the one in the Caribbean that's underwater, and the one in South Africa that requires a shot over a pit of alligators; not to mention Reilly’s attempt to play the most mini-golf holes in one day. Reilly expounds on all the great figures in the game, from Phil Mickelson to Bobby Jones to the simple reason Jack Nicklaus is better than Tiger Woods. He explains why we should stop hating Bryson DeChambeau unless we hate genius, the greatest upset in women’s golf history, and why Ernie Els throws away every ball that makes a birdie. Plus all the Greg Norman stories Reilly has never been able to tell before, and the great fun of being Jim Nantz. Connecting it all will be the story of Reilly’s own personal journey through the game, especially as it connects to his tumultuous relationship with his father, and how the two eventually reconciled through golf. This is Reilly’s valentine to golf, a cornucopia of stories that no golfer will want to be without. **The Sports Librarian’s Best of 2022 – Sports Books**