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Golf Unplugged
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780977614226
ISBN: 0977614220
Label: Tatra Press
Manufacturer: Tatra Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: October 25, 2007
Publisher: Tatra Press
Studio: Tatra Press
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Editorial Review:
An edgey and humorous look at the state of golf today, with an emphahsis on how the game has strayed from its original simplicity due to commercialism across all areas--golf course design, equipment technology, instruction and the excesses on the Pro Tour. Veteran golf writer Jim Apfelbaum draws on historical material and original interviews to expose the folly in today's game--and shows how to rediscover the game's roots.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Great Read!! Fun and Witty!!
If you enjoy rare nuggets of golf history and have a good sense of humor you will thoroughly enjoy reading Golf Unplugged. I did. From Gene Sarazan playing a shot from inside a hot dog stand and Ben Hogan's secret 6th lesson to tapping a ball down on the tee with the bottom your driver and showing Tiger Woods in the "full egret position" as he plucks the golf ball from the hole - this is what golf is all about - having fun! The stories in the book are told with a sense of authority - I felt as if ... Read More
Rating:  - Make better use of your money
There are a few interesting nuggets in this book, such as the friendship between Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen, as well as the golfing exploits of some past Presidents. Unfortunately, these are far overshadowed by the obscure (the history of the stymie - now off the USGA Rules of Golf for 55 years), the banal (Apfelbaum's reminiscence of a radio interview gone awry), the meandering (an extremely disjointed story about Ben Hogan's Five Lessons), and the downright silly (a chapter about Tiger Woods' ... Read More
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