Book List
Some of the books we are studying
for the Golf Meditation project.
Be the Ball: a golf
instruction book for the mind. Jones, Charlie; Doren, Kim (Stark Books
2000). Forward
by Lee Trevano. Based on interviews of pros
and experts.
Be the Target: how to let
go and play the game of golf. Huff, Byron (Contemporary Books 1996). Good advice and drills with a forward by Bob Toski. Highly
recommend this book
Beyond the Fairway: Zen
lessons, insights, and inner attitudes of golf. Wallach, Jeff (Bantam
1995). Kind of a
travel book of interesting and bizarre golf courses and experiences.
The Cosmic laws of Golf
(and everything else). Bowler, Printer (Berkley
2001). He breaks it all down into
seven fundamental laws.
Everything I Learned
About People I Learned From a Round of Golf. Andrisani,
John (Alpha 2002). Not many people can
say that. Talks about
social etiquette.
Exploring
the Zone: the mysterious phenomena of spontaneous excellence. Miller, Larry
(Pelican Press 2001). James Redfield
inspired and endorsed book on the Zone.
The author also wrote Holographic Golf.
Extraordinary Golf: the
art of the possible. Shoemaker, Fred; Shoemaker, Pete (Perigee 1996). Excellent turn-around
teaching book by the “head-pro” of Esalen.
Gita on the Green:
the mystical tradition behind Bagger Vance. Rosen,
Steven (Continuum 2000). Points out how the novel is derived from the ancient Hindu text.
Golf Begins at 50:
playing the lifetime game better than ever. Player, Gary; Tolhurst,
Desmond (Simon & Schuster 1988).
Great if you are 50 plus, or plan on playing golf at that age.
Golf Ching: golf guidance and wisdom from the I Ching. MacClure, Terrance (Gramercy Books 1997). The 64 hexagrams put into a golf setting.
Golf
Dreams. Updike, John (Random House 1996). Many short fictional works by the famous
author.
Golf Flex: 10 minutes a
day to better play. Frediani, Paul (Hatherleigh Press
2000). Practical how-to book which shows
you the best stretches for golf.
Golf For Enlightenment. Chopra, Deepak (Harmony Books
2003). Deepak has discovered the game and loves it! Here he shows how his seven laws apply to golf. A good read, especially if you like Dr. Chopra and his many other books.
Golf in
the Kingdom. Murphy, Michael (Dell 1972). The classic book of
the modern golf-spirit movement written by the co-founder of Esalen and pioneer of the human potential movement. A must read, also the sequel, and all of
Murphy’s other writings.
Golf: The Mind Game. MacKenzie, Marlin; Denlinger, Ken (Dell 1990). Written by a sport’s counselor with neuro-linguistic training it contains 30 exercises.
Golf
Rules Plain and Simple. Russell, Mark; Andrisani,
John (Harper 1999). The most
frequently misunderstood rules are clearly explained with examples by a PGA
Tour rules official.
The Golfers Guide to the
Meaning of Life: lessons I’ve learned from my life on the links. Player, Gary (Rodale 2001). Fifteen lessons on life learned via golf from
the great Gary Player.
The
Inner Game of Golf. Gallwey, Timothy. (Random House, revised ed. 1998). He wrote the Inner Game of Tennis and later
in this book tries to apply his expertise to golf.
The
Legend of Bagger Vance. Pressfield, Steven (Harper 1995). The book is even better than the movie, but
you should also see the movie too.
Mind Over
Golf. Coop, Richard
(Simon & Schuster 1993). One
of the first on the mental side of golf by a well respected ed-psych professor.
Newton on the Tee: a good walk through the science of golf. Zumerchik, John (Simon & Schuster 2002). Good explanation of the physics of golf.
Physical Golf: the
golfers guide to peak conditioning and performance. Wolkodoff, Neil (KickPoint Press
1997). Very complete by a Ph.D. trainer
of PGA and LPGA golfers.
Play Golf in the Zone:
the psychology of golf made easy. Martin, Gary; Ingram, Derek (Van der Plas Publications 2001). Written by a psych professor and club pro in Canada.
Play It as It Lies: golf and the spiritual life. Linder, Mike (Westminister
John Knox Press 1996). Author is a Catholic Priest in Tennessee who loves golf and its moral lessons.
Putting
Out of Your Mind. Rotella, Bob (Simon
& Schuster 2001). Author of many
good books on golf psychology, here he advocates a no-thinking, clear mind,
positive attitude approach to better putting.
Tiger Woods: How I Play
Golf. Woods, Tiger (Warner 2001). A cash-in book with some
good points by the great Tiger Woods and the editors of Golf Digest.
Wit and Wisdom of Golf:
insightful truths and bad lies. Barkow, Al; Barrett, David; Janke, Ken (Publications International 1998). A good collection of quotes and anecdotes.
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