Separating fact from myth, Kalb attempts to determine which of these long-held conspiracy theories hold water, and which ones fall flat under scrutiny.
The purpose of this book is twofold: one, to give ballplayers an inside look at just what scouts are really looking for in their search for professional ballplayers; and two, to help them market and sell themselves so that scouts will know they exist and see them put their best skills on display.
Small enough to fit inside your golf bag and fully endorsed by the editors of Golfweek magazine, this helpful volume contains tips for golfers of all skill and experience levels: choosing the right equipment; gripping the club; stance and set-up; proper swing fundamentals; driving, chipping, putting; executing trouble shots; the mental game; and much more.
Golfing With Dad is a heartwarming collection of golfs best players favorite memories with their fathers and how those memories shaped them not only as players, but the men they are today.
The Little Red Book of Golf Wisdom is packed full of thoughtful and witty quotes on the game that has maddened, excited, and delighted generations of players and fans alike.
In every sport, in every country around the world, there are fans on the losing side who know that something other than skill and luck beat their favorite team or player.
Ever since that fateful day several hundred years ago when a Scottish shepherd first struck a rock with a shillelagh, perhaps no single athletic pursuit has brought man more joy and frustration, more fulfillment and utter despair than the game of golf.
From Casablanca to The Hustler, from Moby Dick to How I Made $1,000,000 Playing Poker, these widely varied musings address the entire range of human emotionthe highs of excitement of the juice down to the depths of despair of losing.
The New York Mets fan is an Amazin creature whose species finds its voice at last in Greg Princes Faith and Fear In Flushing, the definitive account of what it means to root for and live through the machinations of an endlessly fascinating if often frustrating baseball team.
Contested the second weekend in April each year since 1934, the Masters is the worlds most prestigious golf tournament and most-watched tournament on television.
More than thirty years ago, acclaimed author and Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Rick Telander was drafted out of Northwestern University by a Kansas City Chiefs team filled with future Pro Football Hall of Famers and coached by the legendary Hank Stram.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Golf and Sport contains Chicken Soup for the Soul's 101 best stories and poems about golfers, golfing, and other sports.
Fans will be inspired, surprised, and even amused, by inside stories from well-known coaches and players, fascinating looks behind the scenes, and anecdotes from the people who make it all possible the fans.
The Boston Red Sox are one of the most iconic teams in all of professional sports, representing not just a city or a state, but an entire region--theyre New Englands sole entry into MLB.
The Boston Red Sox are one of the most iconic baseball teams, representing not just a city or a state, but an entire regionit's the only professional baseball team in New England.
Packed with information about the game of golf, its rich history, the great players and outstanding personalities, tours and tournaments, proper etiquette, as well as anecdotes, trivia, and jokes, The Everything Golf Book really does have it all!
The Everything Pool & Billiards Book features practical information on:breakingpositioningdeveloping techniquesinking difficult shotsplaying the tablepool etiquettesportsmanshipand more!
The year 1966 marked the birth of the National Football League as we know it, when owners in the NFL and the upstart American Football League agreed to an unprecedented merger, to take place at the start of the 1970 season.
The world of golf is rife with unexplainable happenings that seemingly defy the rules of gravity and logic: There are those badly hit shots last seen disappearing into a grove of trees, only to be rediscovered on the putting green.
