Offbeat Golf: A Swingin' Guide To A Worldwide Obsession.
Published by Santa Monica Press. 1998.
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
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- Title
- Offbeat Golf: A Swingin' Guide To A Worldwide Obsession.
- Author
- Loeffelbein, Bob
- Publisher
- Santa Monica Press. 1998.
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN 10
- 1891661027
- ISBN 13
- 9781891661020
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
Author and professional duffer Bob Loeffelbein takes an inspired look at the most unusual aspects of one of the most loved--and loathed--games in the world. Included in Offbeat Golf are an eccentric history of the sport, weird rules, trick shot artists, "curious" courses, robots who golf, bizarre gadgets to improve your game, eclectic equipment, and the most unbelievable golf carts you've ever seen!
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About the Author
He served with the U.S. Navy's Amphibious Landing Forces in the World War II battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and was aboard one of the first ships taking occupation troops into Nagasaki, Japan. After the atomic bombing in Nagasaki, he was aboard the armada's flagship in Tokyo Bay as the armistice was being signed. As such, Mr. Loeffelbein is probably the only person to follow the atom bomb from beginning to end, having worked as a public relations specialist with General Electric Company at the Hanford Atomic Products Operation, where plutonium for the bombs was made, and then seen first-hand the bomb's result ashore at Nagasaki. He was also recalled for the Korean War.
After taking a Master's Degree in Recreation Management at the University of Oregon, Mr. Loeffelbein served as superintendent of Parks & Recreation at River Road, Oregon and Twentynine Palms, California. He then became dean of the Navy Department's Special Services Training Facility for five years.
Since 1979, he has been a full-time freelance writer, with over 3,500 articles appearing in some 734 different publications in the U.S. and abroad. He has also published 12 books. Titles have included: The Doodler's Dictionary (a humorous sketch book); Physical Education Teaching & Grading Manual; How to Goof-Proof Your Golf Game, (about golfing gadgets); The Playground Summer Game Book; Knight Times: Jousting in the United States (a historical reference on the official state sport of Maryland); Script Tease: The Treasury of Surprise Endings (a short story collection); A Pack of Lies (a tall tale collection); Putting Your Best Feats Forward (a self-help book on job hunting skills); The Recreation Handbook (with over 500 new games described); The United States Flag Book: Everything About Old Glory; and this book.
He currently lives in the small town of Clarkston, Washington.
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