Cyrgalis Brett
Cyrgalis Brett - Golf's Holy War The Battle For The Soul Of A Game In An Age Of Science - Paperback
Cyrgalis Brett - Golf's Holy War The Battle For The Soul Of A Game In An Age Of Science - Paperback
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Description: As Michael Lewis's bestseller Moneyball captured baseball at a technological turning point this highly entertaining very smart book (James Patterson) takes us inside golf's clash between its hallowed artistic tradition and its scientific future. The world of golf is at a crossroads. As tech nological innovations displace traditional philosophies the golfing community has splintered into two deeply combative factions: the old - school teachers and players who believe in feel artistry and imagination and the technical minded who want to remake the game around data. In Golf's Holy War an obvious hole - in - one for golfers and their coaches (Publishers Weekly starred review) Brett Cyrgalis takes us inside the heated battle playing out from weekend hackers to PG a Tour pros. At the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside California golfers clad in full - body sensors target weaknesses in their biomechanics while others take part in mental exercises designed to test their brain's psychological resilience. Meanwhile coaches like Michael Hebron purge golfers of all technical infor mation tapping into the power of intuitive physical learning by playing rudimentary games. From historic St. Andrews to manicured Augusta experimental com munes in California to corporatized conferences in Orlando William James to Ben Hogan to theoretical physics the factions of the spiritual and technical push to redefine the boundaries of the game. And yet what does it say that Tiger Woods has orchestrated one of the greatest comebacks in sports history without the aid of a formal coach? But Golf's Holy War is more than just a book about golf it's a story about modern life and how we are torn between resisting and embracing the changes brought about by the advancements of science and technology. It's also an exploration of historical legacies the enriching bonds of education and the many interpretations of reality.
Title: Golf's Holy War The Battle For The Soul Of A Game In An Age Of Science
Author(s): Cyrgalis Brett
Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781476707600
Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/18/2021
Category: Golf
Description: As Michael Lewis's bestseller Moneyball captured baseball at a technological turning point this highly entertaining very smart book (James Patterson) takes us inside golf's clash between its hallowed artistic tradition and its scientific future. The world of golf is at a crossroads. As tech nological innovations displace traditional philosophies the golfing community has splintered into two deeply combative factions: the old - school teachers and players who believe in feel artistry and imagination and the technical minded who want to remake the game around data. In Golf's Holy War an obvious hole - in - one for golfers and their coaches (Publishers Weekly starred review) Brett Cyrgalis takes us inside the heated battle playing out from weekend hackers to PG a Tour pros. At the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside California golfers clad in full - body sensors target weaknesses in their biomechanics while others take part in mental exercises designed to test their brain's psychological resilience. Meanwhile coaches like Michael Hebron purge golfers of all technical infor mation tapping into the power of intuitive physical learning by playing rudimentary games. From historic St. Andrews to manicured Augusta experimental com munes in California to corporatized conferences in Orlando William James to Ben Hogan to theoretical physics the factions of the spiritual and technical push to redefine the boundaries of the game. And yet what does it say that Tiger Woods has orchestrated one of the greatest comebacks in sports history without the aid of a formal coach? But Golf's Holy War is more than just a book about golf it's a story about modern life and how we are torn between resisting and embracing the changes brought about by the advancements of science and technology. It's also an exploration of historical legacies the enriching bonds of education and the many interpretations of reality.
Title: Golf's Holy War The Battle For The Soul Of A Game In An Age Of Science
Author(s): Cyrgalis Brett
Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781476707600
Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/18/2021
Category: Golf
