golf

This book has really helped me enjoy golf more AND at the same time improve my game and score. I don't want to say it's light hearted but it's not as "deep" as "The Inner Game of Golf". It teachs you that the way we look at the game of golf is counter productive. We are always striving to be just a little better and by doing that we are never happy. Once you become comfortable and start playing for fun you not only enjoy the game more BUT your scores go down.

For me that has happened.

It also debunks the swing thought theory. During the swing is not the time to load your head up with thoughts.

After, perhaps the worst round of my life, I considered giving up the game. That round kept me up that night, reliving all the bad shot I made. It was then my wife asked why I was playing if it upset me so much? I did not have an answer, but it did make me consider that I was getting in the way of myself in my quest for a great score. I remembered reading "The Inner Game of Golf" and thought there might be other books with the same focus. When I stumbled across this book it seemed to hit right on the mark. I read the book in two days and it absolutely changed the way I played the game. The next week I went from my worst round of the year to my best; bettering my 9-hole score by 10 strokes. Since then my scores have been consistently low, but more importantly I've rediscovered what drew me to the game in the first place. I've stopped tinkering with my swing; I no longer concern myself with a running score; bad shots still happen, but I feel I can recover. I hope one day to attend an Extraordinary Golf clinic. Get this book, read it with an open mind and rediscover the joy you thought you lost.

This book starts very well but after a few pages you start wondering whether you are missing the point. There are certain good stories but if you are looking for an instruction book, this is not it.