Sports & Recreation : Golf

Hailed as a classic and read everywhere golf is played, Golf My Way has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide since it was first published in 1974. Finally, Jack Nicklaus, golf's leading master, definitively covers the whole of his game through a lifetime of greatness. Golf My Way presents an all-inclusive, A-to-Z explanation of how this greatest of champions thinks about and plays the game. · New introduction, endpiece, and illustrations. · Brand-new chapters discussing the changes in Nicklaus's outlook and techniques. · Reflections on the differences in tournament golf today compared with when Nicklaus joined the PGA tour in 1962. · Advice on the mental elements of improved playing that are not directly related to ball-striking or shot-making more...

Price: $17.95

Acclaimed golf writer John Andrisani reveals the secrets of GOLF Magazine's "Golden Bear" Golfer of the Century -- Jack Nicklaus. Andrisani's first-time insight and easy-to-follow instructions give golfers the tools to hit everything from a power fade drive to a biting short iron to a long putt. Jack Nicklaus set a record for most career victories .. more...

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A complete account of the science of golf, answering all the questions that golfers ask. The book gives a greater insight into every aspect of the game, from the mechanics of hitting the ball through to the chances of winning the match and the competition. - ;This book gives a scientific account of all aspects of the game of golf and answers the questions which occur to all who play the game. The mechanics of the swing and the impact of the club on the ball are explained. Together these decide the range of the ball - which is shown to be the most important factor for success. The aerodynamics of the ball's flight has several surprises, including the effects of dimples and spin. Understanding these effects allows a calculation of the ball's flight and explains how the range depends on the clubhead speed and the characteristics of the club. Putting is analysed to find the optimum strategy and to understand how winds, slopes, and mud affect the run of the ball. Handicaps are perhaps the most discussed topic in golf and the book examines the handicaps system to identify their consequences in matches and competitions, with results which will surprise many players. The famous question - "what is the probability of a hole-in-one?" is discussed and a neat way of answering it is proposed. Further chapters examine the players, the equipment, and the economics of the game, discussing the aspects of play that determine success, how much the improvments in clubs and balls have affected performance and the remarkable growth of both the amateur and the professional game. - more...

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Offering a combination travel, golfing, and pilot guide, this title lists the 500 best places to land for a quick round of golf - each recommended by pilots for pilots. Covering the 50 states, it includes runway information, service, location, style, quality, price, transportation, operations, and more. more...

Price: $26.95

Ben Hogan’s former ball shagger recounts firsthand stories of the golf legend—and reveals, for the first time, Hogan’s Swing Secret, a source of mystery to golfers for more than fifty years. Ben Hogan’s pro golf record is legendary. A four-time PGA Player of the Year, he celebrated sixty-three tournament wins and became known as a man of few words and fewer close friends. Most of what we know about Hogan has been based on myth and speculation. Until now. In the 1960s, though Hogan’s competitive career was over, he kept the practice habits that made him famous and remade modern competitive golf. He hired seventeen-year-old Jody Vasquez to help. Each day, after driving to a remote part of the course at Shady Oaks Country Club, Hogan would spend hours hitting balls and Vasquez would retrieve them. There, and over the course of their twenty-year friendship, Hogan taught Jody the mechanics of his famous swing and shared his thoughts on playing, practicing, and course management—unknowingly revealing much about his character, values, and beliefs, and the events that shaped them. In Afternoons with Mr. Hogan , Jody Vasquez shares dozens of stories about Hogan, from the way he practiced, selected his clubs, and interacted with other star players to his little-known humor and generosity. Combining the gentle insight of Tom Kite’s A Fairway to Heaven (which recalls Kite’s golf education under Harvey Penick) with the sage perspective of Penick’s own Little Red Book , Vasquez’s tribute is funny, poignant, and full of advice for golfers of all levels. more...

Price: $15.00