![]() Ben Hogan's Five Lessons (H) This book covers the Fundamentals, Grip, Stance, Posture, First & Second part of the swing and a short summary & review. To quote Ben, “It is utterly impossible for any golfer to play good golf without a swing that will repeat.” Ben Hogan, one of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport, believed that any golfer with average coordination can learn to break 80 -- if one applies oneself patiently and intelligently. With the techniques revealed in this classic book, you can learn how to make your game work from tee to green, step-by-step and stroke by stroke. In each chapter, a different tested fundamental is explained and demonstrated with clear illustrations -- as though Hogan were giving you a personal lesson with the same skill and precision that made him a legend. Whether you're a novice player or an experienced pro, Ben Hogan's Five Lessons is a must-have reference for anyone who knows that fundamentals are where champions begin.
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![]() How To Cheat At Golf How To Cheat At Golf is a hysterical look at the fine art of “cheating at golf." This small book is a great gift for the “excellent golfer” as well as the “not so excellent golfer”. The book is chock full of methods and ideas on “how to cheat at golf". It’s “tongue in cheek” methods to divert your opponent as well as the examples on carrying the diversions out, are “funnier then funny”! Rick Doyle wrote and illustrated this book. He promises after reading this book that, “Now, finally you can hold your head up high at your club’s Annual Awards Banquet.” Read it and laugh out loud. |
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![]() Golf In The Kingdom Golf In The Kingdom is the author’s haunting exploration of the mystery and beauty that is at the heart of golf. A young man on his way to India, stops in the Kingdom of Fife to play the legendary and ancient golf club of Burningbush. He is paired with a mysterious and playful teacher named Shivas Irons, who leads him through a day of phenomenal golf and a night of adventures. Golf In The Kingdom is a well written story and like the game itself, the book is a journey revealing both puzzles and pleasures. Michael Murphy is a native Californian who founded the Esalen Institute with Richard Price in 1962. He is a graduate of Stanford University and did further work in the area of philosophy. He is also the author of The Kingdom Of Shivas Irons. |
![]() California Golf The 10th Edition features almost 900 courses in California including public, private, semi-private, military and resort courses. All the latest information including updated fees, playing policies and descriptions of course layouts, hundreds of scorecards with hole-by-hole yardages, pars and handicaps, course-wide ratings and slopes. Also included is an expert's guide to the state's top 50 courses as well as lodging and information for many resorts. Test your knowledge of history and trivia. If you play golf in California, this book is essential. | |||||||||
![]() Golfgames Golf's version of Hoyle's. This book provides the skinny on every golf wagering game known to man or woman. Contains tons of golf gambling games with sample scorecards to keep your golf game competitive and interesting. The book is divided into four sections of games: simple games; team games; higher levels of betting; and club functions & tournaments. This is a great book to carry in your golf bag and is a great gift item for your favorite golfer. Rich Ussak became a caddie at the age of 13. As a caddie he learned how to play golf, talk golf and bet golf. Rich never made it to the Professional Tour, he plays with a 14 handicap, but he learned the games of golf very well. |
![]() Harvey Penick: Little Red Book Harvey Penick was a teacher. He got as much joy watching a beginner get the ball in the air as he did teaching an eventual U.S. Open winner. Every time he found something about the swing, stance or the mental approach that proved to be consistently successful, Harvey Penick made notes in his little red notebook. He gathered notes for 60 years and let no one read them, except his son Tinsley, until the publishing of this book. Timeless wisdom that goes far beyond golf. Instruction is simple and direct, written in small, easy to pick up and read sections and is easily tracked in the table of contents. The book is written in an easy and personal style that warms your heart and makes you love the author. Harvey Penick began his golfing career as a caddie in 1913 at the Austin Texas Country Club. He later became an instructor and has instructed many well known pros such as Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Mickey Wright, Betsy Rawls and Kathy Whitworth. Bud Shrake is a former newspaper columnist, Sports Illustrated writer and novelist. An absolute must for any golfer's library. |
![]() Golf Courses Of The PGA European Tour The official record of the PGA European Tour in words and pictures. A stunning and informative guide to some of the most spectacular, well loved and legendary golf courses in the world. Peter Dobereiner depicts the charms and pitfalls that contribute to Europe’s great courses. Brian Morgan’s magnificent photographs depict the extraordinary variety and visual appeal of the different courses. Peter Dobereiner was an award-winning golf correspondent for many years. He has also achieved widespread acclaim as a golf course designer. He remains an internationally syndicated golf columnist and has written more than twenty golf books. Brian Morgan is one of the world’s best known golf photographers. Gordon Richardson has been writing on golf for twenty-five years and is a regular contributor to British, American and Italian golf magazines. |
![]() Round Of Golf Jokes This hard-cover gift book contains favorite jokes of golf professionals, presidents, movie stars and others, as well as quotes from other publications. It contains colorful, delightfully illustrated jokes on nearly every page. For all golf addicts from the duffer to the pro. A Round Of Golf Jokes will make you laugh out loud. |
![]() Total Shotmaking Instruction from tee to green. Includes 80 photos; 16 pages in full color, features sequence of his natural-feeling swing style. Introduction for every element of play in detail. Covers his cross-handed grip, plum-bobbing and even finding the sweet spot. Also gives tips on psychological game and how to deal with trouble shots. Each chapter gives a clinic to fine-tune technique. He reveals his visualization exercises and anti-yips method and even tells how to add distance to your drives. Fred Couples is golf's superstar from 1992 when he finished the PGA Tour season with the lowest scoring average and more than $1 million after winning 3 tournaments, including the Masters. He beat Nick Faldo in the Dunhill Cup for America's win defeating England in a landmark victory. This is his first book. Length: 171 pages. | |||||||||
![]() And Then Jack Said To Arnie . . . Reading this book is like being in the locker room with the greatest players and storytellers in golf history. Sit back and enjoy many of the greatest stories of all time, from the humorous antics of Sam Snead, to the cold, ruthless play of Ben Hogan, to the litany of catastrophes that have befallen Greg Norman. Full of colorful characters and legendary places, this engaging book is sure to become a classic for millions of players who have made golf America’s sporting passion. Don Wade, senior editor of Golf Digest Magazine, has covered professional golf since the 1970’s. In that time, he has worked for CBS Sports and NBC Sports as well as a golf analyst for the USA Network. |
![]() Pocket Guide Of Golf Rules It’s a fact, golfers who know the rules have a distinct advantage over those who don’t! Many golfers lose strokes, and even competitions, because they don’t know how to proceed properly in a given situation. This book is a valuable resource for all golfer |
![]() How About A Little Action How About A Little Action is a 40 page paperback book listing the most common betting games played for enjoyment and profit. This book is not a comprehensive list; however, it does cover all the major games and a sampling of the minor ones. Each game is described clearly and concisely. It is the perfect size to fit in your golf bag and use on the course as a guide to games and rules. Go out and have some fun. |
![]() Jim McLean: Eight Step Swing (Paperback) The Eight Step Swing breaks down the swing into eight crucial stages, with each chapter representing a step. Most importantly, Jim McLean, guides the reader to unite the steps into one fluid motion. Each step is capped by a series of checkpoints for self-evaluation on the practice tee and on the course. Following the tremendously successful Book Of Drills by Jim McLean comes The Eight Step Swing, a revolutionary golf technique. In this book, he shares his successful methods used by Tom Kite, Hal Sutton, Brad Faxon and more. The last chapters focus on the mental game, the setup and the preparation. Jim McLean is Director of Golf and Instruction at Doral Resort and Country Club and creator of the best-selling videos, The X Factor, 10 Fundamentals of the Modern Swing and The Eight Step Swing. (Paperback) |
![]() Golf Fore!! Beginners This is a comprehensive guide for beginning golfers. Covering everything from grip and stance, how to buy clubs and what proper golf etiquette is, Golf Fore!! Beginners is a one-stop shop for everything the novice golfer needs to know. Stephen Ruthenberg is a PGA professional with over 15 years experience. Based on the hundreds of lessons he has given over the years, this book has everything he thinks the beginner golfer needs to know. A must read for everyone starting this great game of golf. |