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Informationen zum 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. 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. Zusammenfassung “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. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsSection 1It's Only a GameThe Game Section 2There Are No Born GolfersStarting Out * Equipment Breaking Through * LessonsPracticeSection 3Learn the Game from the Green to the TeePutting * Chipping and PitchingSand Play * Fairway WoodsDrivingSection 4Golf Is a Two-Handed GameSetup, Alignment, and GripSwing: The ElementsSwing: The Essence * Tempo, Timing, and Rhythm * PowerSection 5Hope for the Best, Expect the Worst, and Take What Comes AlongWarming Up * First TeeTrouble * Rough * WaterSection 6Keep Your Head Up, and in the GameCourse ManagementArchitecture * Mental SideMatch Play * Rules and EtiquetteSection 7If You Can Walk, You Can PlayGetting OlderList of Sources...
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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.
