Golf Science

An essential resource for golfers who want to play a smarter, more fulfilling game on the green.

Hailed as a classic when it first appeared in 1972, Michael Murphy's novel combines an amiable Zen mysticism with what many consider the very mystical - and sometimes downright frustrating - sport of golf. At its center is the charming guru of the Scottish links, Shivas Irons, whose instruction is as pertinent in life as it is on the course. After a long wait, this shamanic golf pro reappeared for the follow-up novel, The Kingdom of Shivas Irons.

The world of golf is at a crossroads. As technological innovations displace traditional philosophies, the golfing community has splintered into two deeply combative factions: the old-school teachers and players who believe in feel, artistry, and imagination, and the technical-minded who want to remake the game around data. In Golf’s Holy War, “an obvious hole-in-one for golfers and their coaches” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), Brett Cyrgalis takes us inside the heated battle playing out from weekend hackers to PGA Tour pros.

In 1971, famed astronaut Alan Shepard returned from the moon and went to get a haircut. Before settling into the barber’s chair in Webster, Texas, near NASA’s Mission Control, Shepard gave his longtime barber and friend, Carlos Villagomez, an autographed golf ball. During his Apollo 14 moonwalk, Shepard had conducted a world-famous demonstration of gravity by hitting a golf ball in an out-of-this-world sand trap. It took him two tries.

Imagine, you suddenly found yourself in a world where golfing is a way of life. Each morning, the people of this world wake up to play golf and work on their courses. Every course reflects its owner's persona. You are the course inspector. You work for the Golf Gods. You are responsible for inspecting the condition of each course. You meet people like Slow Hand Sunn, Betting Thomas, Mangled Mandie, and many more.

Nats furchtbares Familientreffen wird jäh unterbrochen, als ein SUV durch das Schaufenster des Restaurants bricht. Gesteuert wird er von einem besoffenen Golem, einem Wesen, das es eigentlich nicht mehr geben sollte. Und er ist hinter Nats großem Bruder her! Wer will Orion umbringen? Warum? Kann Nat seinen Bruder retten, obwohl er der schlechteste Vampir aller Zeiten ist? Währenddessen sitzt Sofie in Untersuchungshaft und langweilt sich zu Tode. Ihre einzige Ablenkung sind Blutsaugersoaps... und eine sprechende Taube, die behauptet, ihr helfen zu können.

Perhaps the best golfer ever, Tiger Woods rocketed to the top of a once whites-only sport. Endorsements made him a global brand and the world’s richest athlete. The child of a multiracial marriage, Woods and his blond, blue-eyed wife, Elin Nordegren, seemed to represent a new postracial America. Then, in late 2009, Woods became embroiled in a sex scandal that made headlines worldwide.

This book adopts some of the basic rules of golf as a metaphor for life and argues that life is a game that can be played successfully. The work then enumerates some basic rules of life (21 in total) and shows how others have followed and violated these rules to their ultimate victory or defeat. Many references are culled from popular culture both here in North America and abroad. There are autobiographical snippets along the way to add authenticity to the project.

When Andrew Shanley realized that his sons, aged 10 and 13, were lacking the integrity and honesty he expected of them, he was shocked. He had believed they shared his values; now he struggled to find a way to teach them ethics before it was too late. Being a golfer with an enduring love of the game, Shanley decided that by teaching his sons golf, he could effectively instruct them in what really matters - how to be men.

How is your golf game? Would you like to improve and get your handicap down? Randy can help you to achieve this in the "Play Better Golf" self-hypnosis program. Randy Charach is undoubtedly among America’s top mind-menders, renowned as a results-only hypnotist and hypnotherapist. Randy’s abilities are in demand for both TV work (entertainment) in addition to his world famous clinical work. He is a certified trainer in the D.I.S.C. Personality Profiling system and author of over 20 books and audio programs.