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The Game I Love - Hardcover

Snead, Sam; Pirozzolo, Fran

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9780345410849: The Game I Love
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 034541084X ISBN 13: 9780345410849
Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1997

Synopsis

Short of actually inventing the sport, Sam Snead has done more for golf than anyone else who ever swung a club. Over the course of a spectacular career that began in 1936--Snead, now eighty-five, still swings like a champion--the man who has won more tournaments than any golfer in history not only perfected the playing of the game, but helped make it an American institution.

In The Game I Love, Snead mixes expert advice on golf with unforgettable anecdotes. Acclaimed for his personality as much as for his professionalism, Snead shares the priceless strategies that helped to shape his success (and now yours), including instructions on the swing, wisdom on putting, and insight on the all important mental game.

If you're looking for pointers from the master on crushing drives down the fairway or just having more fun on the course, this is an absolute must for your golfing library.

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About the Author

Sam Snead has won more than one hundred and eighty-five professional golf tournaments. He is the coauthor of twelve previous books.

Fran Pirozzolo was the Chief of Neuropsychology Service at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and has been published extensively. He is a well-known human performance coach for many world-class athletes and the team psychologist for the New York Yankees. Fran, who works with many of the world's top golfers, recently coauthored The Putter's Pocket Companion with Jim McLean. He is also a member of the teaching staff at the Doral Golf Learning Center in Miami.

From the Inside Flap

Short of actually inventing the sport, Sam Snead has done more for golf than anyone else who ever swung a club. Over the course of a spectacular career that began in 1936--Snead, now eighty-five, still swings like a champion--the man who has won more tournaments than any golfer in history not only perfected the playing of the game, but helped make it an American institution.

In The Game I Love, Snead mixes expert advice on golf with unforgettable anecdotes. Acclaimed for his personality as much as for his professionalism, Snead shares the priceless strategies that helped to shape his success (and now yours), including instructions on the swing, wisdom on putting, and insight on the all important mental game.

If you're looking for pointers from the master on crushing drives down the fairway or just having more fun on the course, this is an absolute must for your golfing library.

Reviews

Many hope to retire to a life of golf, but Snead feels no need to retire from his life in golf. He is the winner of 185 professional tournaments, including three Masters, three PA championships, and one British Open. This book reads like a wonderful late-night conversation with an uncle?full of humor, love, and meaningful advice. Snead's entertaining anecdotes shed new light on all the legends of golf like Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan, contemporaries, competitors, and lifelong friends. Golf's most successful player also gives honest reviews of Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods. Snead is best when writing about the game?fairways, greens, clubs, and the virtually religious quest for the perfect swing. Anyone with an appreciation of the game will enjoy this book.
-?Andrew Riccobono, Marymount Univ., Arlington, Va.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
034541084X
ISBN 13 
9780345410849
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
240
Rating
  • 3.87 out of 5 stars
    31 ratings by Goodreads