Sports & Recreation : Golf

Explores the links between golf and life by way of art and literature, philosophy and psychology. This book features various players - including Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorenstam and Arnold Palmer. It also offers an unconventional look at the intricacies of the golf swing, course architecture and golfing equipment. more...

Price: $24.95

Find your perfect putting style and solve the mystery of golf's most puzzling shot. The putt is the shortest swing in all of golf and requires the least amount of strength and coordination. Yet it is the most important, and potentially frustrating, shot in the game. "To master the game of golf," writes author and teaching professional Brian Lake, "you must master putting." In this comprehensive lesson book, Lake teaches you how, taking you from essential basics to advanced mechanics. Like no other book, Putt like a Pro explains in detail how to excel with the most unorthodox and successful putting strokes used by tour professionals today. With the innovative instruction of Brian Lake on your green, you'll learn how to: Develop your personal putting style; Find the right equipment to fit your style; Read the greens and strategize for any condition; Master the mental game and build confidence; Practice effectively with targeted skill-building sessions; Execute the proper grip, stance, and stroke for the claw, the belly putter, the sidesaddle, and other professional-grade putting strokes more...

Price: $18.95

For nearly as long as there have been golfers, there have been men walking alongside them, carrying their clubs and holding the flagstick - caddies. Today the Caddie is disappearing from the emerald ocean that is the golfer's territory. Comic, thought-provoking, moving, and entertaining, this book will forever change the way you look at golf. more...

Price: $24.00

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...

Price: $40.00

The town of Dornoch, Scotland, lies at nearly the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska. A bit too far removed for the taste of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the Royal Dornoch Golf Club has never hosted a British Open, but that has hardly diminished its mystique or its renown. In an influential piece for The New Yorker in 1964, Herbert Warren .. more...

Price: $23.00