Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown grew up hitting golf balls on a narrow strip of land in his grandmother s yard on Long Island, New York, with trees on one side and a road on the other. By age ten he had learned how to hit a ball straight and solidly through feel rather than strength. An all-around athlete, at age twelve he broke a leg while skiing and soon after was diagnosed with other serious health issues that led to lasting physical ill effects. Though many people would have given up hope for an active life, he persevered. Brown graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, with a BA in business and economics. Qualifying for the school golf team as a senior, he played among a group of highly ranked Division II athletes, including a future PGA Tour winner. Subsequently working as an independent insurance agent for thirty years, he played competitive golf in the New York metropolitan area until the late 1980s, while facing yet other serious medical challenges. Over a period of many years, he refined a series of exercises to maintain his golf game. In 2012, he moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he combined his practice of golf with a growing interest in Eastern philosophy and spiritual lessons, incorporating an inner approach to developing a pure golf swing. His love of coaching led him to produce this book, which he hopes will improve golfers games and inspire them in all walks of life. Today, still learning about the body/mind relationship in health as well as golf, Brown is pleased to be called a lifetime learner, believing that when we stop learning we stop living.