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I know there are some golfers on the board and you have to read Dan Jenkins' Dead Solid Perfect if you have not done so yet.  I think I laughed more reading that book than any other.

Quick note on golf books.  Two I would mention and recommend highly.  [u]The Match[/u] and Golf in the Kingdom.  They could hardly be more different, but both capture the essence of golf in their own ways.
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Golf is like soccer.  Great games, beloved worldwide, but boring to those who don't/haven't played unlike, say, football, baseball, basketball.  Just saying.
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Well, you're probably right, Ferrari.  Golf is not so much of a spectator sport.  Probably been a while since you gained personal satisfaction from playing football, baseball or basketball, however.
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My point exactly, Cornfed, and thank you for bringing it into focus.  Even though I have never played football, baseball or basketball I, and millions of others, enjoy watching the games.  I was a swimmer and enjoy watching swim meets.  Billions do not.  I know more people play golf than swim competitively, which may be why golf is on TV constantly (the fact that most network execs play golf may factor into this somehow; someone once told me the first HD broadcasts were golf matches to keep the execs happy) but you probably get my drift.  So, enjoy.  Someday I'll start a swimming thread, and fill it up replying to myself :)

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[quote author=ferrari link=topic=10113.msg92423#msg92423 date=1405482918]
[quote author=CornFed link=topic=10113.msg92422#msg92422 date=1405482666]
[quote author=Spiny_Norman link=topic=10113.msg92403#msg92403 date=1405454427]


I know there are some golfers on the board and you have to read Dan Jenkins' Dead Solid Perfect if you have not done so yet.  I think I laughed more reading that book than any other.

Quick note on golf books.  Two I would mention and recommend highly.  [u]The Match[/u] and Golf in the Kingdom.  They could hardly be more different, but both capture the essence of golf in their own ways.
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Golf is like soccer.  Great games, beloved worldwide, but boring to those who don't/haven't played unlike, say, football, baseball, basketball.  Just saying.
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Well, you're probably right, Ferrari.  Golf is not so much of a spectator sport.  Probably been a while since you gained personal satisfaction from playing football, baseball or basketball, however.
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My point exactly, Cornfed, and thank you for bringing it into focus.  Even though I have never played football, baseball or basketball I, and millions of others, enjoy watching the games.  I was a swimmer and enjoy watching swim meets.  Billions do not.  I know more people play golf than swim competitively, which may be why golf is on TV constantly (the fact that most network execs play golf may factor into this somehow; someone once told me the first HD broadcasts were golf matches to keep the execs happy) but you probably get my drift.  So, enjoy.  Someday I'll start a swimming thread, and fill it up replying to myself :)