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Summary: Very useful
Review: I really enjoyed learning about golf with the help of this book. I am becoming increasingly interested in the game thanks to the exploits of Tiger Woods and so sought a book that would help me learn the sort of stuff most golfers should know.
This one offers a lot of facts about all the different aspects of the game without being in the least bit boring. There's still a lot I need to learn obviously but at least I can now get involved in a decent conversation about the game with my buddies without being embarrassed.
Just the sort of offering new golfers need to get a very sound understanding of this occasionally incomprehensible game.
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Summary: Very useful
Review: I think by Jove Tony really has gone and done it here. This book certainly does answer every question you could think of. The knowledge and information contained in this book is startling and it truly should be considered THE Golf reference book. This is a book for golfers of all levels of experience, and I can just imagine millions of christmas lunches being delayed as Dad and Son (and Mum and Daughter of course) pour over the facts, figures and titbits contained herein. As a golfer who struggles to hit a cows bottom with a small guitar like instrument I still absolutely devoured page after page. A good friend of mine Simon Pieman has purchased 10 copies for each of his neighbours. The book itself is beautifully presented and will grace the display cabinet or smallest room of any house it happens to be in. In the words of the great philosopher Nigel Tufnell this book really does goto 11.
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Summary: Patchy, but interesting in places
Review: I thought the title of the book was totally inappropriate because it answered many unnecessary questions about things I really don't need to know (nor I think would many golfers) but also missed out several that I do.
Having said that, it does offer a lot of information that is set out in a nice format.
If you've been a golf enthusiast for years I wouldn't bother with it, but if you're new to the game you will get an excellent grounding with this book.
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Summary: Good Effort
Review: It's not perfect by any means and there are a few glaring ommissions (why is a mulligan called a mulligan?) but I learned a lot from this book and I've been playing for several years. It wouldn't have been my first choice - there are bigger golf fact books out there by writers I'm more familiar with - but I'm glad my daughter gave it to me for my birthday. Tony Dear obviously knows his golf and has set out this book in a clear, easy to follow format.
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