How good would you be if you understood your stats on the golf course a little better? How many fairways do you hit from round to round? How about putts or greens in regulation? I’m a firm believer that a firm analysis of stats is the way to improvement. Statistics do not lie, and while I don’t need extra reinforcement to let me know that I’m in need of improvement, I relish the chance to pour through my stats just like I do the professionals on pgatour.com.
Matt Gullo, a USGTF Teaching Professional based locally in Northern Virginia at the Everybody Golf School, has published a unique log/work book that can benefit any level of golfer. It’s called The 20th Hole: Stat Book and Log for Golfers. The 19th hole is where you sit and chat about your game, the 20th is where you write about it. But we’re not talking about diary entries about how hot the cart girl was or what you ate at the turn, just spaces for quick comments, goals, achievements and every on-course stat imaginable.
One of the most unique aspects of this book is the feel. It just feels like learning. Like a school workbook. Homework for golf. Now before you shudder, I should clarify, this is not homework that you are going to mind. Because instead of worthless algebra equations and run of the mill geography lessons, you’re really helping your golf game. I would call it the ultimate record of course management.
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Retails: $17.95 U.S.
Golf, Naked, is a resourceful guide to the game for those that are looking to learn a little bit about everything. The Bare Essentials Revealed is how author Greg Rowley, PGA describes the experience.
“Golf, Naked will give you confidence. If offers the understanding that no one cares how well you play because everyone is worried about their own actions. No one ever remembers your score. But they will remember how you look and act. These tips and techniques will help you master the rest of the game-the real stuff that truly demonstrates experience, comfort, confidence, class , humility an ultimately, golfing grace.”
As spring blooms, this book serves as a refresher course for the experienced golfer and as a cheat-sheet for the rest of us.
Retails: $24.95 US
John Garrity, a senior writer at Sports Illustrated and a Golf Writer’s Association of America Award winner has written a story called, Ancestral Links: A Golf Obsession Spanning Generations. In the process of gathering information about a famed golf course, located deep in the northwest pocket of Ireland, Garrity learns that the small town nearby is the very same where his great grandfather lived before emigrating to America. His travels there ignite his interest further, and he begins to trace his extended family tree b way of the ancient game.
“Garrity’s odyssey is green, Irish, wry, wistful and inspiring. His book is a jig in a bunker surrounded by a field of dreams. It’s magical.”
Michael Bamberger, author of To the Linksland
Retails: $24.99 US
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