Review: Funny
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2013
As a big golf fan, I had to buy this book once I'd spotted it. There's a very funny discussion of golf in Stephen Potter's book on gamesmanship, and I was hoping for a similar vein of satire. That is indeed what I found in this book, and my only complaint is that it's a tad on the short side.The author is in his fifties, and trying to recover his ability as a golfer. He finds that his once sweet and confident swing has turned into a herky-jerky nightmare. Perhaps he is too old. However, he eventually succeeds, aided by his discovery of Zen Buddhism and the wise words of the golf expert Harvey Penick, so with tongue firmly in cheek the book explains his spiritual and sporting journey. In particular, the author explains how he learned to listen and feel before looking, in pursuit of the perfectly executed swing and strike of the golf ball--hence the title, "playing golf with your ears". I've tried out this technique on the golf course with mixed success so far, but I certainly enjoyed reading the book.