Whos Better Whos Best In Golf

Author : Elliott Kalb
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071487301
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who's Better, Who's Best in Golf? written by Elliott Kalb and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2006-04-14 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Extremely thoughtful, well-researched . . . now may the great debate begin. A win for the ages!" --Jim Nantz, CBS Sports Think you know the legends of the links? Try playing a round with "Mr. Stats." Has Tiger Woods already achieved enough to surpass Jack Nicklaus? Where does Harry Vardon fit in among the all-time greats? Is the legendary Bobby Jones actually the most overrated golf legend? Was Mickey Wright the best female golfer of all time or would Annika Sorenstam wipe up the fairway with her? The absolute authority in armchair athletes’ disputes, Elliott Kalb uses his well-formed opinions and uncanny sports knowledge to shake up the gentlemanly game of golf. Shooting the breeze with experts and players in a heated discussion of pressure-packed putts and nail-chomping championships, he gives you his ultimate ranking of the top 50 golfers of all time. Kalb crosses generational lines, explores technological improvements in equipment, and examines differing levels of competition to answer the most provocative question in golf: Who’s the best?

Author : Steve Silverman
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1602396884
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who's Better, Who's Best in Football? written by Steve Silverman and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applying the analytical methods he developed as a senior editor at "Pro Football Weekly," Silverman ranks the top 75 players in NFL history, from legendary old-timers like Sammy Baugh to present-day superstars like Peyton Manning.

Author : Bob Rotella
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439103399
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Golfer's Mind written by Bob Rotella and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-16 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the last decade, golfers of all abilities have been drawn to the writings and teachings of Bob “Doc” Rotella. His books Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect, Golf Is a Game of Confidence, The Golf of Your Dreams, and Putting Out of Your Mind have all become classics for golfers everywhere. Weekend golfers and pros like Brad Faxon, Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington, Tom Kite, and Davis Love III all read and listen to the man they call Doc because his teachings are simple and direct—and in the end, what Doc says makes them play better golf. The Golfer's Mind was actually first suggested by Davis Love, Jr.—Davis Love III's dad—who encouraged Doc to write an instruction book on golf's mental challenges, organized by topic. Love thought that golfers could keep the book with them, or at least nearby, at all times. When they needed a refresher on a certain issue, they could consult the book, read for a few minutes, and take away solid guidance regarding their difficulties. Doc heard what Love said, and twenty years later, The Golfer's Mind is that book. From his Ten Commandments (Commandment I. Play to play great. Don't play not to play poorly) to just about any topic a golfer might imagine, this is the ideal way for players to get all of Rotella's teachings. Doc covers topics including: -Butterflies -Practicing to Play Great -The Rhythm of the Game -Routine -Setbacks -How Winning Happens In the perfect format for the busy golfer, The Golfer's Mind is the concise and convenient quick-reference tool to appeal to Rotella's millions of followers and is sure to become a golf classic.

Author : David L. Hudson Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0275997855
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women in Golf written by David L. Hudson Jr. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-11-30 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the thirst for more information about women's golf, very little exists about its history outside of books about the legendary Babe Didrikson Zaharias. Hudson fills this void, offering a complete history of women in golf. He focuses on the fascinating development of women's golf, the creation of the women's tour, star athletes of the past, the astronomical rise of the present-day tour greats, and the future of the sport. Golf may well have replaced baseball as America's pastime, and the sport enjoys incredible popularity across the globe. At the professional level, women's golf continues to escalate in popularity and media attention, particularly with the dominance of LPGA champion Annika Sorenstam and the interest surrounding teenage phenom Michelle Wie. Despite the thirst for more information about women's golf, very little exists about its history outside of books about the legendary Babe Didrikson Zaharias. Hudson's new book fills this void, focusing on the fascinating development of women's golf, the creation of the women's tour, star athletes of the past, and the astronomical rise of the present-day tour greats. In addition, Hudson examines women's golf in the context of the country's history of discrimination against women. Women's golf grew in popularity after the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920, granting the right of suffrage. Unfortunately, gender discrimination remains a reality in the world of golf in certain locales of country club golf. Nonetheless, women's golf has never been more popular. For example, the Futures Tour, where girls and young women hone their skills on the way to the LPGA, has grown to more than 300 players from 27 countries, making it the largest international developmental tour in the world. And the 2006 LPGA Tour featured 34 events with prize money nearing $50 million, the highest ever in LPGA history. In 1890, Hudson writes, the Washington Post reported that some girls are anxious to learn golf, because they are really fond of sport and exercise; others, because it gives them a chance to show off a natty suit. Those girls are now acknowledged as women—and this book shows how very far they, and their sport, have come.

Author : Rick Reilly
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385510896
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who's Your Caddy? written by Rick Reilly and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2003-05-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The funniest and most popular sportswriter in America abandons his desk to caddy for some of the world’s most famous golfers—and some celebrity duffers—with hilarious results in this New York Times bestseller. Who knows a golfer best? Who’s with them every minute of every round, hears their muttering, knows whether they cheat? Their caddies, of course. So sportswriter Rick Reilly figured that he could learn a lot about the players and their game by caddying, even though he had absolutely no idea how to do it. Amazingly, some of the best golfers in the world—including Jack Nicklaus, David Duval, Tom Lehman, John Daly, Jill McGill of the LPGA tour, and Casey Martin—agreed to let Reilly carry their bags at actual PGA and LPGA Tour events. To round out his portrait of the golfing life, Reilly also persuaded Deepak Chopra and Donald Trump to take him on as a caddy, accompanied the four highest-rolling golf hustlers in Las Vegas around the course, and carried the bag for a blind golfer. Between his hilarious descriptions of his own ineptitude as a caddy and his insight into what makes the greats of golf so great, Reilly’s wicked wit and an expert’s eye provide readers with the next best thing to a great round of golf.

Author : Dr. Bob Rotella
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471104583
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Golf is Not a Game of Perfect written by Dr. Bob Rotella and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Bob Rotella is one of the hottest golfing performance consultants in the world today. Unlike other performance consultants, Rotella goes beyond the usual mental aspects of the game and the reliance on specific techniques. In this extraordinary book, and with his clients, he creates an attitude and a mindset about all aspects of the golfer's game, from mental preparation to competition. And, as some of the world's greatest golfers will attest, the results are spectacular. Filled with charming and insightful stories about golf and the golfers Rotella works with, GOLF IS NOT A GAME OF PERFECT will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.

Author : Elliott Kalb
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780071445382
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who's Better, Who's Best in Baseball? written by Elliott Kalb and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2005-02-16 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guaranteed to spark debate among baseball diehards with its controversial pick for #1 "Elliott Kalb's work is beyond excellent. He thinks in story lines and uses numbers to make compelling and often original points."--Bob Costas In the world of major-league sports, Elliott Kalb, a.k.a "Mr. Stats," is the Sultan of Stats, the Tsar of Trivia, and the Final Word in armchair-athlete disputes. Now, hot on the heels of his controversial bestseller Who's Better, Who's Best in Basketball? comes a book that is guaranteed to raise both hackles and cheers from baseball fans from coast to coast. More than a book of lists, Who's Better, Who's Best in Baseball?: Interweaves numbers, facts, and anecdotes to offer a grand perspective on the entire history of the sport and its 100 all-time greatest of the greats--including players from the Negro Leagues Features interviews with MLB experts, players, and coaches, including Bob Costas, Bud Selig, Vin Scully, Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, Johnny Bench, and others Argues the popular debate--what means more, modern training and modern medicine, overall athletics, popularity, or genetics?

Author : Barry Svrluga
Publisher : Blue Rider Press
ISBN 13 : 0399575952
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grind written by Barry Svrluga and published by Blue Rider Press. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What's it like to live through sports' longest season, the 162-game Major League Baseball schedule? THE GRIND captures the frustration, impermanence, and glory felt by the players, the staff, and their families from the start of spring training to the final game of the year; classy baseball writing in the Roger Angell or Tom Boswell tradition"--

Author : Mark Broadie
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698138597
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Every Shot Counts written by Mark Broadie and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Columbia Business School professor Mark Broadie’s paradigm-shifting approach that uses statistics and golf analytics to transform the game. Mark Broadie is at the forefront of a revolutionary new approach to the game of golf. What does it take to drop ten strokes from your golf score? What part of Tiger Woods’ game makes him a winner? Traditional golf stats can't answer these questions. Broadie, a professor at Columbia Business School, helped the PGA Tour develop its cutting-edge strokes gained putting stat. In this eye-opening new book, Broadie uses analytics from the financial world to uncover the secrets of the game of golf. He crunches mountains of data to show both professional and amateur golfers how to make better decisions on the course. This eagerly awaited resource is for any player who wants to understand the pros, improve golf skills, and make every shot count.

Author : Elliott Kalb
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780071417884
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who's Better, Who's Best in Basketball? written by Elliott Kalb and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2003-11-19 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABC and ESPNUs "Mr. Stats" ranks the NBAUs greatest players of all time in this provocative and comprehensive book.