Think Like a Caddie...Play Like a Pro: Golf's Top Caddies Share Their Winning Secrets - Hardcover

James Y. Bartlett; Professional Caddie Association

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1416205705 ISBN 13: 9781416205708

Publisher: Sellers Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

All professional touring golfers depend on their caddie to serve as a valuable team member to help them make better decisions and achieve the lowest possible score. This book will provide golfers with insight into competitive preparation and play, course strategies, and clear thinking on the golf course. Every golfer will benefit from the inside tips and advice provided by the world's best caddies. This lively, accessible book will feature 50+ color photos of these caddies in action on some of the greatest golf courses. Forward by Arnold Palmer. Preface by Ben Crenshaw.

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About the Author

James Y. Bartlett served as overall project editor and contributor for Think Like a Caddie...Play Like a Pro. A longtime golf writer and editor, Bartlett has also published four golf mystery novels (The Hacker series, Yeoman House Books) and three books of golf nonfiction. He is a former features editor at Golfweek, was editor of Luxury Golf magazine, and executive editor of Caribbean Travel & Life magazine. He was the golf columnist for Forbes FYI magazine for 12 years, during which time he wrote about his caddie experiences with Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. He is a fulltime freelance writer and editor now living in Rhode Island.

Reviews

Professional golfers have many advantages over the rest of us, mainly the overwhelming fact that they’re much better players than we are. But that isn’t all. Don’t forget their caddies, who provide all variety of invaluable service, from knowing yardages to gauging wind and reading greens, to what Ben Crenshaw calls “keeping a steady hand on the emotional tiller.” The premise of this nicely designed, very helpful book is to show amateur golfers how to think like caddies and, thus, avoid making many of the mental mistakes that send scores skyrocketing as surely as bad swings. Some of the advice belabors the obvious (think positively), but much is practical and insightful (“choose a shot you know you can make,” not a shot you’ve seen pros make). The chapter on using statistics to improve your game is especially revealing, as is the one on reading greens. In addition to tips, the book includes engaging anecdotes on caddie history and snappy sidebars on human-interest topics like the top five things caddies hate (yes, heavy golf bags top the list). A good mix of instruction and entertainment. --Bill Ott

Edition details

• Publisher: Sellers Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416205705
• ISBN 13: 9781416205708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160