Book Review: I Call the Shots

Johnny Miller is known for the candidness he brings to his golf commentating job with NBC. That certainly continues in his book I Call the Shots. Teaming up with Guy Yocom for the book, Miller gives us more of what keeps us tuning into NBC when he’s, well, calling the shots. If you’re a fan of Johnny Miller, then this book is required reading. It’s an extra strong dose of Johnny. It’s got the same kind of candidness that got him in hot water on a couple of occasions but to a level of detail that he simply can’t get into while he’s on his TV job. Chapter List Welcome to Smackdown Golf: The Decline of Etiquette in Today’s Game The Dreaded “C” Word: A Primer on Choking Calling the Shots: Adventures in Broadcasting Can Tiger Catch Jack: The Case for an Emphatic “No” Contenders or Pretenders: Why Tiger Makes Winning Look Easy For Better or Worse: Surviving the “Grand Canyon Syndrome” Courses for Horses: Examining our Fields of Dreams Is the PGA Tour a

Book Review: How I Play Golf

How I play Golf, by Tiger Woods is a look at how the greatest player in the world approaches the game. It’s part technique and part philosophy. The book was released in early 2001, a mere four seasons after Woods lit the PGA Tour on fire. He’s undergone a couple of big swing changes since then and has also moved on to a new coach, switching from Butch Harmon to Hank Haney. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Tiger Woods is still the most dominant player in the world, and will probably be the most dominant player in history. Chapter List How to Start How to Putt How to Get it Down How to Escape from Sand How to Swing How to Flag Your Irons How to Nail Your Fairway Woods How to Smoke Your Driver How to Handle Problems How to Stay in Control How to Master the Mind How to Get Strong How to Play The Good The book is a comprehensive look at how Tiger Woods approaches the

SkyCaddie SG4 Golf GPS Follow Up

Thanks to sauzatime for pointing out that back in May, in my original review for the SkyCaddie SG4 by Sky Golf, I had promised a follow-up review to share my longer term experience with the unit. As I sit here now, reviewing my own experiences with the product, I don’t have a ton to add to my original thoughts. I can recall one bad experience I had throughout the summer. It was a very hot and humid day where there was a lot of haze. Almost to the point where it was starting to feel overcast. The unit had a little trouble communicating with enough satellites to get an accurate reading. Yardages were somewhat slow to display after I had been moving around. After I stopped and stood still, the yardages still changed for several seconds as the SG4 slowly refined its reading. There were a couple of times that day that I felt that the final yardages were off, too. With all that said, I didn’t experience that regularly. Also, I don’t recall having

Golf Ball Review: Nike One Platinum

The Nike One Platinum is the latest offering in Nike’s One series of golf balls. The ball is played by several Tour players including most famously, Tiger Woods. The ball Woods plays is part of this line, though it varies slightly from the consumer model. This ball is Nike’s answer to Titleist’s Pro-V1 line. It’s their flagship tour-quality offering. The four piece ball features a 336-dimple pattern on a responsive urethane cover. The progressive density core reduces driver spin and enhances both overall feel and distance off the tee. MSRP for the ball is $54 USD, but they can be easily found for around $40 per dozen. The Good Excellent Feel. It feels as good smoking a drive as it does on a delicate chip. I prefer it over the Titleist Pro-V1 in this category. To me, the Pro-V1 feels good, but feels the tiniest bit mushy to me. The One Platinum feels slightly better to me. Excellent distance. My club distances with the ball are where I expect. I haven’t been hitting my driver

Book Review: An Idiot for All Seasons

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Any time I let my imagination wander into thoughts of a dream foursome, David Feherty is always, and I mean always, one of the winners (that is if playing a round with me would be considered “winning”). His humorous take on golf and life always gives me a smile. His 4th book, An Idiot for All Seasons is a collection of some of his best columns from Golf Magazine. Included are many of his Sidespin columns, featured monthly on the last page of the magazine, as well as some of his work from Golf Magazine’s website, GolfOnline.com (now Golf.com). As the title sort of suggests, the columns are arranged by season. The material usually follows that trend too (for instance, non golf related stuff in the off season, etc.) As a bonus, each column is followed by a letter (and response) from his mailbag on GolfOnline.com. Whenever Golf Magazine arrives at my door, I always start with the back page. I read his columns with unapologetic zealotry. The Good His style is completely unique and