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- The Battle for the Soul of a Game in an Age of Science
- Narrated by: Kyle Tait
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Publisher's Summary
As Michael Lewis' best seller Moneyball captured baseball at a technological tipping point, this “highly entertaining, very smart book” (James Patterson) takes us inside golf’s clash between its hallowed artistic tradition and its scientific future.
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.
At the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside, California, golfers clad in full-body sensors target weaknesses in their biomechanics, while others take part in mental exercises designed to test their brain’s psychological resilience. Meanwhile, coaches like Michael Hebron purge golfers of all technical information, tapping into the power of intuitive physical learning by playing rudimentary games. From historic St. Andrews to manicured Augusta, experimental communes in California to corporatized conferences in Orlando, from William James to Ben Hogan to theoretical physics, the factions of the spiritual and technical push to redefine the boundaries of the game. And yet what does it say that Tiger Woods has orchestrated one of the greatest comebacks in sports history without the aid of a formal coach?
But Golf’s Holy War is more than just a story about golf - it's a story about modern life, and how we are torn between resisting and embracing the changes brought about by the advancements of science and technology. It's also an exploration of historical legacies, the enriching bonds of education, and the many interpretations of reality.
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- Joe Seivert
- 03-17-21
A Modern 'Cliffs Notes' of Golf History
One of greatest last lines in a book, ever!
Felt like 'time' wasn't a factor.
The ability to provide such information but allow this listener to paint a picture is an accomplishment. Especially me being an inspiring golf coach, yet with the mind of a certified master club fitter. I learned so many different techniques; it has allowed me to want to develop my own methodology. The idea we, as modern day golfers, have become so enamored by logistics has damaged the ability to create through imagination. That imagination can self teach because our bodies can create motion to match. How can I as a golf coach that knows all this technical information, certified to teach and club fit, help you understand what this game can truly mean? Time is valuable. Value is cost related, essentially today. However, remember what you consider valuable isn't the same as another, so time is crucial to one's definition of value. "But what if you can control time playing golf? Why wouldn't you play?"
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- Paul
- 07-07-20
Tremendous
A must listen for every Golfer! Great analytics detail and human element interwoven to produce a tremendous feeling.
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- Chris Harvey
- 06-01-21
Amazing listen
This book was everything I could have hoped for and more! such interesting insight into then hard to define qualities of golf.
Narration is a little dry at first but overall it's a good performance.
Highly recommended!
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- Roger Valentine
- 08-20-20
Thought provoking
Good presentation of how golf teaching has changed over time. And incorporates The theories of Shivas Irons, because we know golf has mystical properties.
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as a golf professional who has given lessons
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loved it
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Paper Tiger
- An Obsessed Golfer's Quest to Play with the Pros
- By: Tom Coyne
- Narrated by: Kyle Tait
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
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Like most amateur golfers, Tom Coyne had often wondered whether the pros won because they were more talented or because they were more obsessed. Overweight and burdened by a 14 handicap, he decided to find out for himself what it takes to play like a pro. Charting his journey - which included hiring top golf gurus such as Dr. Jim Suttie - Paper Tiger takes listeners from the Michelob tournament (a win for Tom) to the Australian Tour, where 40-mile-per-hour winds and a driving rain scare off his Japanese partners.
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If you thought; "I wonder what it takes "
- By Anonymous User on 04-19-21
By: Tom Coyne
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The Second Life of Tiger Woods
- By: Michael Bamberger
- Narrated by: David Morse
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Tiger Woods’ long descent into a personal and professional hell reached bottom in the early hours of Memorial Day in 2017. Woods’ DUI arrest that night came on the heels of a desperate spinal surgery, just weeks after he told close friends he might never play tournament golf again. The former paragon of discipline now found himself hopelessly lost and out of control, exposed for all the world to see. That episode could have marked the beginning of Tiger’s end. It proved to be the opposite.
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In some parts overly sympathetic to “poor Tiger”
- By @MrBookChief on 09-03-20
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The Pro
- Lessons About Golf and Life from My Father, Claude Harmon, Sr.
- By: Claude Harmon
- Narrated by: Joseph Buttler
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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Claude "Butch" Harmon is the world's number one golf coach. He taught Tiger Woods through one of the greatest stretches of victories in golf history (and, perhaps even more conspicuously, did not teach Tiger Woods following his unprecedented run), as well as superstars like Greg Norman, Adam Scott, Fred Couples, Darren Clarke, Natalie Gulbis, and Davis Love III.
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A story well written
- By Dan on 09-21-11
By: Claude Harmon
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The Master
- The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer
- By: Christopher Clarey
- Narrated by: Kiff VandenHeuvel
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
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There have been other biographies of Roger Federer, but never one with this kind of access to the man himself, his support team, and the most prominent figures in the game, including such rivals as Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Roddick. In The Master, New York Times correspondent Christopher Clarey sits down with Federer and those closest to him to tell the story of the greatest player in men's tennis.
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Roger, voiced by Schwarzenegger
- By S. Armour on 08-27-21
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Up and Down
- Victories and Struggles in the Course of Life
- By: Bubba Watson, Don Yaeger - contributor
- Narrated by: Webb Wilder
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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He was a small-town boy who burst onto the international golf scene with a dramatic hook shot from deep in the woods to win the Masters - before the game he loved almost killed him. Opening up about the toll that chasing and achieving his dream of being a champion golfer took on his mental health, Bubba Watson shares his powerful story of the breaking point that gave him clarity.
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Bubba did not write this
- By cvalero on 11-09-21
By: Bubba Watson, and others
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The Big Miss
- My Years Coaching Tiger Woods
- By: Hank Haney
- Narrated by: Hank Haney
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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The Big Miss is Hank Haney's candid and surprisingly insightful account of his tumultuous six-year journey with Tiger Woods, during which the supremely gifted golfer collected six major championships and rewrote golf history. Hank was one of the very few people allowed behind the curtain. He was with Tiger 110 days a year, spoke to him over 200 days a year, and stayed at his home up to 30 days a year, observing him in nearly every circumstance....
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Very Mixed Feelings
- By Ed Robertson on 03-28-12
By: Hank Haney
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How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius
- What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth
- By: Nick Greene
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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Basketball is the second-most popular sport in the world - an insanely complicated game built on a combination of athleticism, craftiness, rules, intangibles, and superstardom. However, while it's enjoyable to watch, the real reason it works is because it's a game of culture, art, and all the things that make us human. How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius deconstructs the sport from top to bottom and then puts it back together again, detailing its intricacies through reporting and dozens of interviews with experts.
By: Nick Greene
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Mindful Golfer
- How to Lower Your Handicap While Raising Your Consciousness
- By: Stephen Altschuler
- Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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Golf is a Zen sport. If you leave the present moment, you will likely feel the immediate karmic consequences like a hammer hitting your thumb. In The Mindful Golfer: How to Lower Your Handicap While Raising Your Consciousness, Stephen Altschuler helps you nail it all right - hard and true and into another level of surrender, satisfaction, and, self-awareness. He uses the tools of Zen to raise the game several notches on the ladder of consciousness.
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Love mixing Buddhist Philosophy with Golf
- By Amazon Customer on 04-14-21
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Strokes of Genius
- Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played
- By: L. Jon Wertheim
- Narrated by: Edward Bauer
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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In the 2008 Wimbledon men's final, Center Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama. Five-time champion Roger Federer was on track to take his rightful place as the most dominant player in the history of the game. He just needed to cling to his trajectory. So in the last few moments of daylight, Center Court witnessed a coronation. Only it wasn't a crowning for the Swiss heir apparent but for a swashbuckling Spaniard.
By: L. Jon Wertheim
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Mind and Matter
- A Life in Math and Football
- By: John Urschel, Louisa Thomas
- Narrated by: Sullivan Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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Against the odds, John Urschel found a way to manage his double life as a scholar and an athlete. While he was an offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, he simultaneously pursued his PhD in mathematics at MIT. This is his story.
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Fantastic!
- By Steve Promisel on 10-12-19
By: John Urschel, and others
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Golf Is a Game of Confidence
- By: Bob Cullen, Dr. Bob Rotella
- Narrated by: Dr. Bob Rotella
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
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Filled with lore about the great players, great courses, and great tournaments, Golf Is a Game of Confidence inspires golfers to reach new heights in their games and their lives.
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Golf is a Game of Confidence
- By Joe on 11-05-03
By: Bob Cullen, and others