If you love the History of Golf, this is a must read.
344678
Charlie has always been a class act and I met him when I was 15 and met him again at Sleep Hollow in Cleveland, Ohio when I was 32 years old. At the age of 15,  I had the privileged of playing with Joe Louis and Charlie Sifford at Gleason Park in Gary, Inidiana. It was a match set-up by a older buddy for money. My buddies name was John Jamison, who was five years older and a great player, but very cocky. We were introduced to Charles Luther by Joe Louis and in 1979 when living in Cleveland, Ohio, I met Charlie again and found out why we got our butts beat, his last name was Sifford.

The book is outstanding and covers the lives of the great singer, Billy Eckstein who Charlie Sifford traveled with throughout the United States and Joe Louis the boxer who Howard Wheeler, traveled with and gave Joe golf lessons. At about the time I first met Charlie, he was Joe Louis's traveling pro. At the same time, Charlie was beginning to enter professional white tournaments. At that time Howard and Charlie could only play in tournaments held by the UGA (United Golf Association) and those not involved with the PGA of America.

The book gives you a good look at the PGA and the bureaucracy that existed back then and perhaps still today.
2634889
Hard to put down if you like reading about Great Golfers, really enjoyed the book will pass it on to friends.
3243878
This book is extremely informative for those, who like myself, are interested in the subject of the planning and development of golf courses.  I consider this a " must have ",book on this fascinating subject.
3220586
I think it's well written and I'm a HUGE Tiger fan. You can tell the author did a good job of doing his research prior to writing and that shows. I highly recommend it if you're at all a golf fan
3314982
We first became acquainted with this book through our local library, and we decided we needed to add it to our collection.  Stories are entertaining and puts your addiction to this sport in perspective (or maybe not).  A great gift for your favorite golfer.
4693021
This is an amazing book of photographs about perhaps the most amazing golf course ever created. The golf quotes from MacKenzie and Hunter are terrific, too. Just the photo of CP16 makes it worth the price.
1766080
This is a great book for those people who have never picked up a club or ever learned a thing about the pastime of golf.  This book will not transform you into a PGA professional or club champ, but it will serve to get you acquianted with the fundamentals of the game.

The book brings the reader into the game slowly by covering the necessary information such as equipment, history of the game, getting lessons, and where to play.  It covers the bare essentials of each factor of the game from the full swing, putting, chipping, pitching and sand play.  I would have prefered if they placed the emphasis upon the short game since it is the great equalizer of the game of golf.

Additionally, it emphasizes the etiquette, sportsmanship and rules of golf.  It even covers golf for the spectator, another favorite pastime of mine.  More comical sections are the 10 Commandments of Golf and great golf disasters.

The book is well organized and well written.  It is not only instructional but entertaining.  Overall, it's a wonderful primer in the sport that I enjoy playing the most.

Highly recommend this book.
3651437
Moe Norman's incredible, tumultous life is thoroughly chronicled in this book, complete with photographs.  If you use the natural golf system and are as passionate about it as I am (and most natural golfers are) you will thorougly enjoy this book.  Conventianal golfers will also enjoy learning  about Moe, the greatest ball striker ever.  His life was full of ups and  downs, and certainly was never dull!
1422636
Awesome stories about the PGA Tour and it's players. For sure an amazing, must-read book for true golf fans! Got a little slow at times because he starts breaking down every shot of every tournament, randomly in the middle of the book. Regardless it's still awesome.
760707
The best golf book I have ever read. I would recommend it to every golfer who wants to improve his game. I can't wait to hit some real balls. It is cold where I live now, but I just went in the back yard and hit some plastic balls, unbelievable.  LOL  the best one I hit was with my eves closed. 8 iron sailed over the house and settled in the front yard. I even hit my 4 iron well, That was a club I never use. Watch his videos first before reading the book. I would give him 10 stars if I could.
3839222
I enjoyed this a lot as I love golf, even though I'm quite a hacker. Interesting inside information about some famous golfers.
479047
Great book, interesting to non golfers as well. But if you love the game it's a must read.
4977320
This is an amazing golf book that will open a whole new element of golf for you. This book not only describes the base mechanics of a golf swing, but more importantly, helps develop mental and visualization skills.  The practice techniques described will truly improve your game quickly.  The additional handbook provides a quick refresher and can be carried in your golf bag.

Go out and play the game and see how the aim and align, ready set go, allows you to hit your target frequently.  You will amaze yourself and trill your golf partners.
1720049
I really enjoyed reading this book.
Easy reading, plenty of laughs as you realise that most of the situations apply to yourself.
I like the way the hates and likes are combine to demonstrate what golf is about. Just reading this book has made me consider lightening up a little during a round when it isn't going so well. Well done Fred and thanks for the great insight into the real game of golf.
4525369
This book is a must read for any student of the game. Everybody listens to these so-called "gurus" like Shank Haney, McClean, Foley, etc. What have they won? Maybe the Pensacola Four Ball? Brandel is clearly a very intelligent, observant person who relates first hand how he mistakenly abandoned the swing of his youth to embrace the so-called "modern" swing --- and with that went his ability to hit great shots.

Brandel went to the best source --- the greatest champions of the game, both men and women --- and very carefully figured out what they all did in common.

I was extremely surprised by the observations he made, but as you read through it and look at what the greats did the light bulb will go off (it did for me) and you should see instant improvement in not only the quality of your shots, but the enjoyment you'll have playing the game again with a more freewheeling, naturally athletic swing.

Brandel dissected Snead, Hogan, Nelson, Berg, Jones, Picard, Nicklaus, Watson, even Woods (pre-2000 version). He shows that, while Hogan and his Five Fundamentals shaped the game for many players, Hogan himself didn't do exactly what he preached, and some of the idiosyncrasies of Hogan's swing solved problems he had, ones that most golfers don't have, and how copying him exactly may do more harm than good. He categorically destroys the modern theory of the X-Factor and the anchored lower body, and even describes how that type of swing can lead to more injuries. He points out that players like Bubba and Phil swing much more like the historic greats of the game, and if you think about it neither of them have ever suffered any golf-related injuries, at least not that I know of. You'll soon be swinging with a lifted left heel on the backswing, hip turn with your shoulder turn, and you'll find added yards and added joy in your game.

A particularly outstanding section is where he discusses the transition and points out why Snead had the greatest swing ever.
Excellent book.......easy to read........well presented thoughts with lots of empirical support.
4315939
He captured why so many of us are hooked on golf. The tour players comments were fascinating and inspiring as well. I will comd off the course with more smiles after reading this book.

S.J.Tagliareni author of Hitler's Priest
4476327
Terrific book by a great writer. I read Bamberger's three other books on golf and they were all "5 star". Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys the game and the legends and secret legends that the game produces.