Sports Golf

The golf swing is one of the most essential elements in the game of golf, establishing how successful you will actually be. However, many players have the tendency to look at the golf swing from a general point of view, without actually understanding the science behind it. We wanted to create a book that sheds light on the subject, allowing beginner-level golf players to discover everything there is to know about the ever-important golf swing.

Your unconscious mind knows how to hit a golf ball perfectly every time, so all I need to do is show you how to put yourself in the right state of mind. I'm going to show you how to trigger peak performance every single time you pick up your golf club and help you drop your handicap down. I will also give you course management tips that I have learned over the years and discuss how important playing smart golf is.

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 10-year course of treatment, you eventually admit that there is no excuse for your game.

Golf is tough enough without outside forces coming into play, especially those with superpowers they sometimes abuse. Currently, 23 golf gods control your game. They can support you and they can hurt you; they can even fight over you. It all depends on how you appreciate them and appease them. This book, provided by the golf gods themselves, was designed to help you understand the effect they have on everyone’s game, and how to get them on your side.

Are you tired of taking your golf game too seriously? Then Hit Your Second Shot First is the perfect book for you! Written with a unique sense of humor and filled with sarcastic rule changes, this golf guide will have you laughing your way to a better game.

It is said that “success in golf depends less on strength of body and more on strength of mind and character”, and I couldn’t agree with it more. As simple as golf seems, it is quite the opposite. I learned this when I used to go play golf with my father–a sport we very much bonded over.

Ein Hörprogramm auf 24 Kapiteln verpackt, wie Sie Ihren Golfschlag meistern können. Nick Conrad, PGA Golfprofessional mit über 20-jähriger Spiel- und Lehrerfahrung, erklärt sehr anschaulich warum Golfer u.a. slicen und Sockets schlagen. Außerdem gibt er Ihnen Tipps, wie Sie Ihre Angstschläge los werden! Mit diesem Hörbuch lernen Sie vom Profi, wie Sie mehr Konstanz in Ihrem Spiel bringen können.

Are you looking to better your golf score? You can achieve this goal by improving your lag putting. In Putting by the Numbers, author Bob Labbe provides a quantitative method of lag putting applicable for all golfers whether recreational, amateur, or professional. It can you help you reduce your score by four to five strokes per round regardless of skill level. This method is based upon science, including physics and engineering mechanics, but is simplified and reduced to an arithmetic method anyone can use if able to do simple arithmetic in their head quickly.

From the Links is a golf hall of fame, shame, and the arcane. Collected here are more than 100 of golf's greatest moments: from the famous to the long forgotten; from the links of Scotland in the 1800s to the 1938 US Open; from the 1954 US Women's Open to the 2010 Masters, and even to the little known Martini Invitational in 1971 and starring the giants of the game down to the struggling pros and amateurs.

He was a 1930s golf legend and Hollywood trickster who adamantly refused to be photographed. He never played professionally, yet sports-writing legend Grantland Rice still heralded him as "the greatest golfer in the world". Then, in 1937, the secrets of John Montague's past were exposed - leading to a sensational trial that captivated the nation.

Arnold Palmer taught world-class pro golf instructor Brad Brewer how to play golf. But that was just the beginning. For more than 30 years, Palmer taught Brad how to live. As a businessman, a father, a celebrity, a philanthropist, and a friend, Palmer showed those around him that true success has nothing to do with the final score - and everything to do with how you play the game.

Dan Jenkins virtually invented the golf novel with Dead Solid Perfect, his rollicking account of the life and times of touring pro Kenny Lee Puckett. For the first time ever, Dan Jenkins’ best Golf Digest pieces have been collected together with over 20 all-new essays for the next generation of golfers. Often biting, usually cranky, always hilarious and surprising, this is Dan Jenkins at his best.

He was a 1930s golf legend and Hollywood trickster who adamantly refused to be photographed. He never played professionally, yet sports-writing legend Grantland Rice still heralded him as "the greatest golfer in the world". Then, in 1937, the secrets of John Montague's past were exposed - leading to a sensational trial that captivated the nation.

Augusta National is golf’s Holy Grail. Navigating the azaleas to play the exclusive course that hosts The Masters is a pipe dream for every golfer. Imagine being afforded the opportunity not only to play the course, but to be able to bring your father along for the ride. To complete the priceless fantasy, Jack Nicklaus - “The Golden Bear” - hosts the round. Through fate, coincidence and good fortune, Joe Wessel managed to find a way to make that happen. In White Fang and The Golden Bear, Wessel recounts that special round, how it came about, and what happened....

Golf, the writer Jim Bishop once said, "is a game played by 20 million mature American men whose wives think they are out having fun." For so many golfers, this description of the great game is all too true. That innocent thrill of striking a drive cleanly for the first time, or holing that amazing putt, is all but a distant memory. Bogged down by getting up at some ridiculous hour to get a decent tee time, their average round is a frustrating four hours of miss hits, hooks, slices, and bad putts. But a whole group of modern players have left their regular course behind, and rediscovered the magic of the game in the process.

A vacation at a golf resort - it's a specialized niche for a savvy group that knows what it wants. What they want is golf, so the Nicols have devoted hours of attention to yardage, par, green fees, and special course features for hundreds of golf courses in Florida.

In this book endorsed by golf legend Jack Nicklaus and written in the appealing parable style of other best-selling books such as Who Moved My Cheese?, Gungo Ho!, and Whale Done!, golf pro Wally Armstrong and author Ken Blanchard walk you through time-tested steps for improving your golf game and your life.

It's not necessarily hard to improve your golf swing if you know what to work on. In order to determine what areas need improvement you should have it evaluated by a golf professional. They will be able to tell you things like your hands are not rotating enough, your body alignment is wrong or that you are not putting enough force behind your swing. You can also easily improve your golf swing by simply being in the right mental frame.

From its beginnings in the northeastern United States in the 1880s, golf has seen its popularity, and its fortunes, wax and wane, affected by politics and economics, reflecting tensions between aristocratic and democratic impulses. The Kingdom of Golf in America traces these ups and downs, ins and outs, in the growth of golf as a community. Moss describes the development of the private club and public course and the impact of wealth and the consumer culture on those who play golf and those who watch.

Iconic humorist Dan Jenkins bring his matchless sense of hilarity to this riotous send-up of professional golf. Forty-something sportswriter Jack Brannon is bored to tears with the men's tour. So he decides to check out Ginger Clayton, the hot, new franchise babe on the ladies' links. Things get interesting in a hurry, as it becomes clear somebody wants the gorgeous superstar disqualified for good.