Author : Richard Allen
Publisher : Victory Books
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 33,13 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 052285849X
Collects fifty valuable lessons about golf and life, including anecdotes about perseverance, courage, perspective, patience, self-belief, and not taking the game--or life--too seriously.
Author : Richard Allen
Publisher : Victory Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 24,62 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 052285768X
Golfers the world over know their game is a microcosm of life. Both golf and life require patience and courage, persistence and honesty, focus and self-belief. They present similar challenges, involve the weighing up of risk and the making of hard decisions. In both golf and life, we must learn to deal with triumph and disaster. Golf teaches us about ego and resilience. It implores us to meet challenges and put disappointments into perspective. Crucially, we realise we should not take the gameandmdash;or lifeandmdash;too seriously. The Spirit of Golf and How It Applies to Life delves into the rich folklore of the world's greatest game, and recounts inspirational stories from around the world.
Author : Deepak Chopra, M.D.
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,74 MB
Release : 2003-03-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 140005088X
Deepak Chopra has discovered the delights—and frustrations—of golf, and he is passionate about the game. Confronted by the wild ups and downs of his own play, he consulted with golf professionals and developed a new approach to the game that any golfer can follow—from the novice to the expert. The results can be measured not only in increased enjoyment and skill, but also in greater wisdom about life beyond the 18th hole. Chopra’s own game has improved dramatically since incorporating the elements of his program. Instead of focusing on the mechanics of a “perfect” swing, Chopra reveals how golf can be mastered through mindfulness, a form of awareness that combines sharp focus and relaxation at the same time. Expanded awareness, he tells us, can accomplish much more than external mechanics to improve one’s game. But Golf for Enlightenment is also an engrossing story about Adam, an Everyman who is playing a terrible round of golf when he meets a mysterious young teaching pro named Leela. In seven short but profound lessons detailing spiritual strategies, she teaches Adam the essence of a game that has much to explain about life itself. Chopra has spent the last year taking the unique message in Golf for Enlightenment nationwide, teaching the essential tenets of his program at lectures and seminars to golfers everywhere. His message continues to help players turn an obsession into a positive life path.
Author : M. Scott Peck
Publisher : Three Rivers Press (CA)
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 47,34 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0609805665
Discusses what golf can teach about some of life's most important lessons, including how to work through anger, accept the gift of humility, and change ingrained behavior.
Author : Jon Decker
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 31,85 MB
Release : 2017-01-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1635253446
God brought passion into Jon's life at an early age when he saw his very first golf club. This passion turned to love and gave birth to a dream. Fueled by this dream, he worked diligently to one day be a PGA Tour player. However, God's plan for his life did not include professional golf as a participant. Led by the hand of God to a path not foreseen in his childhood dreams, Jon became a teaching professional, teaching the game that he loves. The game of golf has allowed Jon to play and teach the game while moving in career and social circles unimaginable by a boy who grew up in the mountains of Western North Carolina. This book contains amazing stories and life-changing occurrences in a journey among some of golf's greatest players, world-class athletes, and Hall of Fame coaches. These include: PGA Tour players Tiger Woods Arnold Palmer Payne Stewart Seve Ballesteros Paul Azinger Phil Rodgers Bob Sowards Helen Alfredsson Top 100 Teacher Fred Griffin College Basketball Coaches Roy Williams Bobby Cremins Jim Valvano NFL Players Brad Johnson Gale Sayers NBA Player Brad Daugherty Television and movie star Bill Murray Chief Communications Officer LPGA/Former host of Golf Channel Kraig Kann The pages of this book represent more than the story of Jon's journey and experiences teaching the game. This book was inspired by a supernatural dream that occurred in his life as a teenage boy where he heard the audible voice of God, spoke with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and felt the power and fury of the Holy Spirit. His wonderful stories around the game and the unique personal stories of these great players and athletes, along with scripture are all woven into a book that will not only grow the game of golf but more importantly glorify God and His son Jesus Christ
Author : Tim N. Kremer
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,59 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Emotional intelligence
ISBN : 9781491079515
As just about every top teaching professional will agree, rarely is it from a lack of physical talent and hard work that most golfers hold themselves back (many know all too well how to struggle and grind with seemingly little progress in relation to effort and try). Instead, it is impatience, frustration, anxiety, and doubt that limit results and hold us back; emotional energies that create tension and resistance inside the body and sabotage states of peak performance time and again. With the introduction of Skills and Drills, international peak performance coach and Spirit of Golf president and founder Tim N. Kremer, M.A., takes mental and emotional training to a powerful new level, offering golfers and athletes everywhere a host of innovative skills and techniques related to improvement through the power of the mind. A practical "how to" book that is heralded as "the first of its kind," Skills and Drills contains dozens of leading-edge practices for anyone who is serious about improvement and taking performance to incredible new heights.
Author : Thomas Moore
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,49 MB
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1401928579
While to some chasing a small white ball across a vast field of grass may seem pointless, the game of golf has, for centuries, drawn everyone from the poor working class to the upper crust of society. There is something enchanting about the experience of golf that sets it apart from other sports. In this collection of 18 short stories, The Guru of Golf celebrates perhaps one of the most widely popular of athletic pursuits. Thomas Moore shows us how golf can be a perfect metaphor for life itself—endlessly mysterious, joyful, and captivating, yet at times unbearable. From the tee to the green, he intertwines modern and classical tales that illustrate the challenges players face—on and off the course. A game rife with strict rules on etiquette and both physically and mentally taxing, golf tests the body, mind, and spirit. Humorous and insightful, The Guru of Golf captures the range of emotions associated with its players’ ardent determination; searches for meaning behind quiet, solitary moments; and reveals the struggles that try our patience, as well as the victories that make the game—and life—worthwhile.
Author : Robert Lumpkin
Publisher :
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 39,75 MB
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780615568225
Abiding deep within every golfer's spirit is a unique swing. This intriguing page-turner unravels the mystery and confusion surrounding playing great golf!
Author : Tom Coyne
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 15,18 MB
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1476754292
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “One of the best golf books this century.” —Golf Digest Tom Coyne’s A Course Called Scotland is a heartfelt and humorous celebration of his quest to play golf on every links course in Scotland, the birthplace of the game he loves. For much of his adult life, bestselling author Tom Coyne has been chasing a golf ball around the globe. When he was in college, studying abroad in London, he entered the lottery for a prized tee time in Scotland, grabbing his clubs and jumping the train to St. Andrews as his friends partied in Amsterdam; later, he golfed the entirety of Ireland’s coastline, chased pros through the mini-tours, and attended grueling Qualifying Schools in Australia, Canada, and Latin America. Yet, as he watched the greats compete, he felt something was missing. Then one day a friend suggested he attempt to play every links course in Scotland and qualify for the greatest championship in golf. The result is A Course Called Scotland, “a fast-moving, insightful, often funny travelogue encompassing the width of much of the British Isles” (GolfWeek), including St. Andrews, Turnberry, Dornoch, Prestwick, Troon, and Carnoustie. With his signature blend of storytelling, humor, history, and insight, Coyne weaves together his “witty and charming” (Publishers Weekly) journey to more than 100 legendary courses in Scotland with compelling threads of golf history and insights into the contemporary home of golf. As he journeys Scotland in search of the game’s secrets, he discovers new and old friends, rediscovers the peace and power of the sport, and, most importantly, reaffirms the ultimate connection between the game and the soul. It is “a must-read” (Golf Advisor) rollicking love letter to Scotland and golf as no one has attempted it before.
Author : Clay Hamrick
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 35,54 MB
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780979364464
PGA golf professional Clay Hamrick and best-selling author Don McNay have teamed up to write a book that ties the understanding of spiritual fulfillment to the mastery of the game of golf. The game of Golf has been the most frequently taught game in sport. It could be the most difficult sport to master. Throughout its history, there have been varying opinions and explanations pertaining to how the game should be played, taught and evaluated. Life Lessons from the Golf Course seeks to provide an explanation for this elusive and intoxicating game by examining the psychological and spiritual nature of our life experiences as it relates to the game itself. Golf, like our life, is a journey into the unknown that requires a great deal of faith and patience. We all seek the inner peace that is necessary to have a better life and understand our purpose. Through thoughtful observation, Life Lessons from the Golf Course offers some insight into the game that we all treasure through the examples of spiritual and psychological practices that will help us play and live better.
