Newton on the Tee: A Good Walk Through the Science of Golf, Pre-Owned Hardcover 0743212142 9780743212144 John Zumerchik

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• Format: Hardcover
• Author: John Zumerchik
• ISBN10: 0743212142
• ISBN13: 9780743212144

Like no other sport, golf obsesses those poor souls who hope to master its subtleties and abundant complexities. One shot is hit like a dream, the next a nightmare. As a result, the games disciples have embraced any and all techniques endorsed by pros and hackers, poets and philosophers these days a good walk is often spoiled by tripping over a sandtraps worth of Zen meditations and mystical tomes . But while so many have journeyed through golfs metaphysics, no one has presented a readable, compelling look at thescienceof the game – until now.InNewton on the Tee,accomplished science writer John Zumerchik examines, explores, and explains to us the endless details that make golf such a tantalizing pursuit. Written in language accessible to even the most scientifically disinclined, Zumerchiks book delves into areas of supreme importance to every golfer, including:The Physics of the Sweet Swing:The universal principles shared by all those rhythmic and well-timed swings you see on TV but not in the mirrorMind Over Muscle:How the brain affects and controls the movements of the body and why confidence is the golfers most indispensable tool Getting the Ball from Here to There:Decoding the vagaries of launch angles, spin, lift, and gravity that make the difference between walking happily down the fairway and tramping into the bunkersProbability and Statistics:Understanding the mathematics of golf, and a by-the-numbers appraisal of golfs greatest legendsWith a firm grasp of both his subject and his 7-iron, Zumerchik takes the reader through all these topics and more, in an entertaining and enlightening work that will give every golfer something to chew on besides his or her nails, and make clear and comprehensible the hundred-and-thirty-five things you shouldnt think about during your backswing.

This is a Pre-Owned book. All our books are in Good or better condition.

Like no other sport, golf obsesses those poor souls who hope to master its subtleties and abundant complexities. One shot is hit like a dream, the next a nightmare. As a result, the game’s disciples have embraced any and all techniques endorsed by pros and hackers, poets and philosophers (these days a good walk is often spoiled by tripping over a sandtrap’s worth of Zen meditations and mystical tomes). But while so many have journeyed through golf’s metaphysics, no one has presented a readable, compelling look at thescienceof the game — until now.InNewton on the Tee,accomplished science writer John Zumerchik examines, explores, and explains to us the endless details that make golf such a tantalizing pursuit. Written in language accessible to even the most scientifically disinclined, Zumerchik’s book delves into areas of supreme importance to every golfer, including:The Physics of the Sweet Swing:The universal principles shared by all those rhythmic and well-timed swings you see on TV but not in the mirrorMind Over Muscle:How the brain affects and controls the movements of the body (and why confidence is the golfer’s most indispensable tool)Getting the Ball from Here to There:Decoding the vagaries of launch angles, spin, lift, and gravity that make the difference between walking happily down the fairway and tramping into the bunkersProbability and Statistics:Understanding the mathematics of golf, and a by-the-numbers appraisal of golf’s greatest legendsWith a firm grasp of both his subject and his 7-iron, Zumerchik takes the reader through all these topics and more, in an entertaining and enlightening work that will give every golfer something to chew on besides his or her nails, and make clear and comprehensible the hundred-and-thirty-five things you shouldn’t think about during your backswing.