Über den Autor
Randy Voorhees is a vice president of Mountain Lion, Inc., a literary agency specialising in sports books. He is the author of four books, including THE LITTLE BOOK OF GLOF SLANG and THE LAWS OF GOLF.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
Section 1
It's Only a Game
The Game
Section 2
There Are No Born Golfers
Starting Out * Equipment
Breaking Through * Lessons
Practice
Section 3
Learn the Game from the Green to the Tee
Putting * Chipping and Pitching
Sand Play * Fairway Woods
Driving
Section 4
Golf Is a Two-Handed Game
Setup, Alignment, and Grip
Swing: The Elements
Swing: The Essence * Tempo, Timing, and Rhythm * Power
Section 5
Hope for the Best, Expect the Worst, and Take What Comes Along
Warming Up * First Tee
Trouble * Rough * Water
Section 6
Keep Your Head Up, and in the Game
Course Management
Architecture * Mental Side
Match Play * Rules and Etiquette
Section 7
If You Can Walk, You Can Play
Getting Older
List of Sources
Klappentext
“Hit the ball up to the hole...You meet a better class of person there.” —Ben Hogan
No one knows exactly when the first golf quotation was spoken; nonetheless, we can be very sure it was unprintable. The game is a source of endless study, endless fascination, and endless frustration—which has led to an endless pursuit of wisdom about how to play it better. In the game’s 500 years of history, it has drawn the attention of kings and commoners, pros and con men, stylists and butchers, bag-toters and sandbaggers. All have had something to say about the game, its implements, or the impossibility of ever plumbing its inner depths.
Randy Voorhees has taken on the daunting task of choosing the best, most helpful, and most entertaining quotations about the game of golf. From Penick to Trevino, from Mackenzie and Wodehouse to Updike and McLean, all the greats of the game are here, with thoughts that will enlighten, entertain, and ensure lower scores. So read, skim, dip, and savor.
