Daddy Caddy On the Bag: Coach Your Child to Peak Golf Performance will help you bring out the best in your child through golf. This second edition is updated with new solutions for the mental game and for keeping things in perspective during your child's formative years. Parents know that coaching or teaching their own child to do anything can be quite challenging. When it comes to golf, those challenges multiply exponentially. Daddy Caddy on the Bag will help you through the entire process, beginning with introducing your child to golf. More than a pure golf instruction book, it is a guidebook that addresses working with your child as a coach, caddy, and teammate. In addition to instructional tips, Daddy Caddy on the Bag will take you all the way to serious golf skills development, being your child's tournament caddy, managing emotions and mental challenges, and being an effective coach. Daddy Caddy on the Bag will help you juggle the often conflicting roles of coach, mentor, caddy, and parent, with the ultimate goal of teaching your child to love golf for life. Whether you are just starting out or are already deep into your role as your child's golf coach and caddy, you will refer to this book again and again. You will discover how to: - Get your child started in golf at any age, from toddler to teen. - Save your child strokes on the golf course. - Separate your role as a parent from your job as a caddy. - Manage the mental game and "Let 1 = 1." - Inject fun into your child's golf practice sessions. - Select the best PGA/LPGA teaching professional. - Become a true coach and guide your child's golf development. - Work together as your child's teammate and partner. Daddy Caddy on the Bag is a "must read" for every golf parent, and will truly help you coach your child to peak golf performance.

There is a big junior golf tournament coming up, and five golf friends have only a week to get ready. They've got a lot of work to do! Ben struggles with putting. Sam needs clubs that fit. Nicole needs to play smarter. Isabella wants to sharpen her short game. And Bobby needs to tame his hook... and his temper! Lucky for them, Coach Mike, the PGA Head Professional and their mentor, is there to help. Join them as they learn about goal setting, the value of practice, etiquette, respect, how to handle mistakes, teamwork, strategic thinking, perseverance, and tournament preparation.

A long-standing promise from a father to his five-year-old son . . . A poignant diary that chronicles the journey When Don Snyder was teaching the game of golf to his young son, Jack, they made a pact: if one day Jack became good enough to play on a pro golf tour, Don would walk beside him as his caddie. Years later, Jack had developed into a standout college golfer, and Don, at the age of fifty-eight, left the comfort of his Maine home and moved to St. Andrews, Scotland, to learn from the best caddies in the world. He worked loops on famed courses like the Old Course and Kingsbarns, fought his way onto the rotation as a full-time caddie, and recorded the fascinating stories of golfers from every station in life. All the while, he lived like a monk and sent his earnings back home. A world away, Jack endured his own arduous trials, rising through the ranks and battling within the college golf system. At times, the question for the teenage athlete wasn’t how to continue . . . but whether to continue at all. Finally, Don and Jack approached the moment when they would reunite—and not only tackle an extraordinarily high level of golf competition but also confront the challenges of a father-son relationship that had inevitably changed since the days when their journey began. Walking with Jack is a truly compelling golf story and a one-of-a-kind narrative that makes you appreciate the lengths to which a father will go to support his son.

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They are the dreams that give long summer days shape, a childhood direction and a sport its lifeblood. From Jack Nicklaus to Tiger Woods, from Nancy Lopez to Paula Creamer, golf has been sustained by the youthful imaginations of those who have fallen in love with the sense of power and control that comes from a solidly struck shot. It makes them want to do it again and again and again, until the sun finally sets. And then they're back the next morning feeding their newfound passion. Journey to Excellence: The Young Golfer's Complete Guide to Achievement and Personal Growth is designed to help aspiring young golfers maximize their potential, on and off the course. Based on the insights of one of the world's hottest up-and-coming golf instructors Henry BruntonCanada's National Men's Team coach, the first Canadian recognized by GOLF Magazine as one of the game's Top 100 Teachers and a widely-acknowledged expert in developing elite playersJourney to Excellence provides a detailed, step-by-step path by which those who have the will can find the way to reach their goals.

From the deep South to the PGA Tour, the hilarious and inspiring memoir of golfer Boo Weekley Ever since his breakout performance at the 2008 Ryder Cup, professional golfer Thomas Brent Weekley, known affectionately as "Boo," has captivated fans with his eccentric, Southern-fried country humor and incredible path to the top of the PGA Tour. True Boo is the candid and often hilarious memoir of a larger-than-life athlete, and a wild behind-the-scenes look at life on the PGA Tour. Boo takes readers on a rollicking journey that begins with his humble childhood growing up in Milton, Florida. Called "a nobody from nowhere" and the "Crocodile Dundee of golf," Boo had to earn respect on the Tour. His game ascended in record time, culminating in his now legendary Ryder Cup victories—going 2-0-1 in his three matches—and his back-to-back Verizon Heritage wins. With stories of his personal relationships with other players on tour including Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, frequent down-home phrases, figures of speech, locker-room language, plenty of "Booisms" and never-before-seen photos, this is a golf book unlike any other.

A collection of short fiction by Donald Huffman Graff, featuring seven science fiction and fantasy stories. "The Dream Regime," in which an experiment that failed succeeds beyond anyone's wildest dreams. "The House on Cucullu Street," a Cthulhu Mythos spoof that could even be labeled a boof. "Chateau Renouveau," a contemporary fantasy about life, love, ennui, and renewal. "The American B.E.M." tells the story of a penniless immigrant from outer space who achieved the American Dream, only to find it all on the line in a savage, no-holes-barred game of golf. "Flaying Star," a tale of romantic illusions, action, and conflict, in which the main character, Kenelm, learns that coming to know his enemy and to know himself may also lead to knowledge that he never would have wished for. "The Crypt of the Soldonieris," a tale of betrayal, magic, and action set in the Italy of Machiavelli and the Medicis. "TimeSift." Alien minds want to know, and our minds are sifted and gleaned from the sands of time. The book concludes with the found-object collage/poem "Three Fortunes," a rare relic from the mid-90's 'zine heyday.

Ben Hogan is legendary, intriguing, and mysterious. It's a combination that has contributed to Hogan being the most interesting golfer of all time. Aside from his amazing competitive record, his secretive and solitary personality provoke wonder and devotion among thousands of golfers worldwide who attempt to unlock Hogan's secret code of how to swing a golf club and strike a golf ball. Hogan himself has fueled this intrigue, mainly because he openly declared that he had a "secret," one that he never publicly revealed. Many top professionals have speculated on what they thought Hogan's secret might be, but until now those speculations were not supported by any revelations from Hogan himself. Now, author Larry Miller, who was mentored by Tommy Bolt, who in turn was one of Hogan's protÉgÉs, shares Hogan's secret as he learned it. This secret fundamental, which Miller breaks down into two aspects and explains with the aid of full-color photography and illustrations, will help the average golfer implement Hogan's teachings to benefit his or her game.

Daddy Plays Disc Golf is a rhyming story about playing disc golf that both tells a story about a father and his daughter while teaching children how to play the game. Clever, joyful, and beautifully illustrated this story will bring the game to life and will be a pleasure to read!

This is the golf book anyone who plays the game must read. It will declutter your mind and free you to develop your own potential at whatever level you play, weekend amateur through to young aspiring tour player. Brian Sparks, a British PGA Pro since 1967, helps you to demystify all of the standard golfing jargon and show you how easily you can swing a golf club and hit a ball. This book is the natural antidote to the over-complex, mechanical way that most golf teachers now think you need to be able to improve. Scientific research now proves that this is not the way we learn. After showing you the power of traditional misconceptions about the golf swing Brian goes on to give you simple advice about how to cope with the bad shots this game will always throw your way. It is easy to understand and will prove to be the best purchase you ever made for your game. Although essential reading for all golfers it is particularly valid for women and for any man in the senior division. For you, it will take a lot of the unnecessary effort away from your game and leave you able to play 18 holes and go on to play another 9 with a smile on your face!