Review: Buy if you like golf
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2013
This book is a treat if you've ever struggled with your form on the golf course or the pitch and putt, and wondered if there were a better way to improve than repetitive practice. It's also very funny.The perfect golf swing depends on muscle memory and physical aptitude, but not as much as most people think; mental qualities are also important. The author explains that a series of personal milestones involving Zen Buddhism, the Tao Te Ching, a golf expert's corpus, a special preparation routine called "brush, brush" and a revelation about the distinctive sounds of golf stimulated a breakthrough in his performance. He shares all of the golfing enlightenment that followed these insights in a series of short, subtitled passages, which cover everything from the science of split-brain conflicts to anecdotes about great golfers.As practical advice for the amateur golfer, and also as entertainment, the book succeeds with flying colors. Although the format seems suitable for coffee table reading, I finished the book in one evening.