Lists and describes golf courses in America that most golfers would want to avoid, including the course in California built over a landfill that permits methane gas to seep through the soil, and the course in New York that serves as a dumping ground for murder victims

America's Worst Golf Courses: A Collection of Courses Not Up to Par

Sports & Outdoors

Garrity, John

Golf

Collier Books

The original Tour Tempo's subtitle proclaimed: Golf's Last Secret Finally Revealed. At the time, it was a pretty bold claim. Today, however, Tour Tempo's premises have been backed up and validated by an independent scientific study performed by the Departments of Physics and Biomechanics at Yale University. To test the provocative thesis of Tour Tempo, Yale professors Robert Grober and Jacek Cholewicki had enlisted the cooperation (and students) of three prominent golf instructors: Bill Greenleaf, PGA Master Professional; Michael Hebron, PGA Master Professional and former National PGA Teacher of the Year; and David Leadbetter, founder and chief instructor of the worldwide David Leadbetter Golf Academy network. The students ranged in golfing ability from "tour professionals" and "teaching professionals" to "average weekend golfers, " and their swings were timed with "motion sensing accelerometers and wireless communications electronics mounted in the shaft" with sampling rates "of order 250 Hz, yielding eight times more detail than that obtained from conventional video. " Armed with this new data from the study, the Yale professors found that the data for playing professionals was consistent with the data that was reported in Tour Tempo. Additionally, Tour Pros exhibited very small values of standard deviation relative to all other golfers, meaning that their swings are very reproducible. They also concluded that the standard deviations measured for the other groups - "teaching professionals" to "average weekend golfers" - were "much larger" than that of tour professionals. "Additionally, " continued the authors, "the golf swings of professional golfers are universally faster than that of the average golfer. " The Titleist Performance Institute's 3D research data, culled from the analysis of tour-pro swings, also confirms the results of the Yale University study. TPI's researchers concluded that "Tour Tempo is the only golf training aid that has been validated by an independent scientific study. " Published in 2004 by Doubleday and written by John Novosel and Sports Illustrated senior writer John Garrity, Tour Tempo challenged the myths surrounding golf's most elusive fundamental and explained how amateur golfers could dramatically improve their ball striking--instantly, in most cases--by copying the swing rhythm of the pros. Its main premise--that tempo, the most important fundamental of the golf swing, can be learned quickly and easily without expensive lessons or exhaustive practice--is now accepted by swing coaches at every level of the game. And, now PGA tour pros including Major Championship Winners work Tour Tempo training into their practice routines.

Tour Tempo: Golf's Last Secret Finally Revealed (Book & CD-ROM)

Reference

Novosel, John

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

DOUBLEDAY

In this book, John Garrity takes readers along as he returns to the remote corner of Ireland, now home to the majestic seaside Carne Golf Links, from which his great-grandfather left for America. There he discovers why local farmers spent seven years carving the course out of unforgiving terrain, using only rakes and spades for their work. He visits Musselburgh, Scotland, where his maternal ancestors played golf before the first thirteen rules of the game were written there in 1774. In Wisconsin's St. Croix River Valley, he revisits the New Richmond Golf Club , where Garrity's father learned the ancient game. At every stop on his journey, Garrity reflects on the life and career of his beloved older brother, Tom, a former tour player. Part memoir, part travelogue, and all golf, this book is for the enthusiast, the casual fan, or just the curious. The story of how golf altered three small-town landscapes and forever changed one family will captivate you and inspire you to find life's greatest treasures in your own family tree.

Ancestral Links: A Golf Obsession Spanning Generations

NAL Hardcover

One man's "poignant and revealing" quest to uncover the roots of his family's obsession with golf-in Ireland, Scotland, and the American heartland. In Ancestral Links, senior Sports Illustrated writer John Garrity takes readers on a fascinating golfing odyssey. First he returns to the majestic seaside Carne Golf Links in a remote corner of Ireland, from which his great-grandfather left for America. Next he visits Musselburgh, Scotland, where his maternal ancestors played golf before the first thirteen rules of the game were written there in 1774. And in Wisconsin's St. Croix River Valley, Garrity revisits the New Richmond Golf Club, where his father learned the ancient game. At every stop on his journey, Garrity reflects on the life and career of his beloved late older brother, Tom, a former tour player. Part memoir, part travelogue, and all golf, Garrity's story of how the sport altered three small-town landscapes and forever changed one family is a captivating and unforgettable tour of the links.

BERKLEY

Sports Illustrated Putting: The Stroke-Saver's Guide

Penguin

Full-color pop-up spreads highlight a book on golf that examines the game from the course at St. Andrew's to Alan Shepard's drive on the moon and includes quotes by Bobby Jones, Betsy King, and Alastair Cooke. 50,000 first printing.

Golf: A Three-Dimensional Exploration of the Game

Viking Adult

A candid biography, concentrating on Brett's mature talents and growing accomplishments, of the Kansas City third-baseman, who is emerging as the greatest batter in baseball today

The George Brett Story

Biographies & Memoirs

Putnam Pub. Group

Tiger Woods...Greg Norman...Ben Hogan...What secret do these and nearly all golf legends share? The answer is identical swing tempo. This startling discovery was made by John Novosel as he studied film footage of the PGA greats. He was searching for the key that made their swings so effortless and powerful, and he found out that nearly every champion demonstrated the same tempo in their swings, a common ratio between takeaway and downswing. His breakthrough book, Tour Tempo, published by Doubleday in 2004, was an instant classic, an international best-seller and has been translated into Japanese and Spanish language editions. Its central argument -- that tempo, the most important fundamental of the golf swing, can be learned quickly and easily without expensive lessons or exhaustive practice -- is now accepted by swing coaches at every level of the game. Tour Tempo's premises have been validated by an Independent Scientific Study performed by the Departments of Physics and Biomechanics at Yale University. The Titleist Performance Institute has also confirmed our research. The book included instructional videos and the now famous Tour Tempo Tones. These gave golfers what they have been searching for all these years- immediate and dramatic improvement. And now over 100,000 golfers worldwide, from beginners through Major Championship winners on the PGA Tour, have immediately and dramatically improved their games by using Tour Tempo. But Tour Tempo, now in its 11th printing, covered only the full-swing shots. Now Team Novosel and John Garrity are back with a sequel devoted to the short game -- the putts, chips, greenside pitches and bunker shots that make up the majority of strokes played in a round of golf. Tour Tempo 2 includes a download link to the new Tour Tempo short-game tones and the videos that explain exactly how to incorporate them into your golf game. Simply by practicing to the short-game tones, the weekend golfer can master the correct rhythm in minutes. Got the dreaded yips with your putter or chipping club? TT2 has the cure. Can't hit those short game shots from 40 to 60 yards? TT2 short-game tones give you the feel for the tournament player's favorite stroke saver. Terrified of greenside bunker shots? TT2 reveals the tempo secret that makes sand play so easy for tour pros. Tour Tempo 2 is more than a short-game tutorial. The full swing is explored in several chapters that pick up where the first book left off, including a cutting edge revelation - about how you can combine Physics and Tour Tempo to achieve a consistently powerful golf swing that you might never have thought possible!

Tour Tempo 2: The Short Game & Beyond

Novosel Jr., John

Tour Tempo, LLC

Great pro golfers, says the adage, "drive for show and putt for dough." Though you may not be able to drive like a pro, you can lower your golf score by sharpening your game around the pin. In this book, noted pro golfer, John Garrity provides lucid, practical instruction for any golfer seeking to improve his or her short game. With this book you'll learn: What factors to consider when choosing a putter Three critical keys to a neutral grip Ten special drills that can shave strokes off your game How to use the long putter When to chip, when to pitch or when to putt

Putting: The Stroke-Savers Guide (Sports Illustrated Winner's Circle Books)

Sports Illustrated

Introduces a selection of the author's most popular pieces for Sports Illustrated's golf beat, covering every aspect of the game, from profiles of tour stars Vijay Singh and Tiger Woods, to a tour of commercial driving ranges, to "Askernish Old," a study of a Scottish links course that emerges every spring from a Hebridean sea meadow.

Sports Illustrated: Tiger 2.0: ...and Other Great Stories from the World of Golf

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America's Worst Golf Courses: A Collection of Courses Not Up to Par

Tour Tempo: Golf's Last Secret Finally Revealed (Book & CD-ROM)

Ancestral Links: A Golf Obsession Spanning Generations

Ancestral Links: A Golf Obsession Spanning Generations

Sports Illustrated Putting: The Stroke-Saver's Guide

Golf: A Three-Dimensional Exploration of the Game

The George Brett Story

Tour Tempo 2: The Short Game & Beyond

Putting: The Stroke-Savers Guide (Sports Illustrated Winner's Circle Books)

Sports Illustrated: Tiger 2.0: ...and Other Great Stories from the World of Golf