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Driven: Teen Phenoms, Mad Parents, Swing Science, and the Future of Golf
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Kevin Cook
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Product Details
- Author: Kevin Cook
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- Binding: Hardcover
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- Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352
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- EAN: 9781592403943
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- ISBN: 1592403948
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- Label: Gotham
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- Manufacturer: Gotham
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Number of Pages: 240
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- Product Group: Book
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- Publication Date: 2008-08-21
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- Publisher: Gotham
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- Studio: Gotham
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- Title: Driven: Teen Phenoms, Mad Parents, Swing Science, and the Future of Golf
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Product Description: A look inside the high-pressure creation of the new breed of superstar golfers
No longer the realm of quaint traditions and a few weekly hours practicing chip shots, junior golf has evolved into a fierce training ground, where ultra-high- tech cameras provide cutting-edge swing analysis and young players spend almost every waking hour on the driving range. Reporting from the front lines of this brave new game, veteran golf journalist Kevin Cook spends a year inside the guarded, security-gated David Leadbetter Golf Academy, a three-hundred- acre golf mecca where teenagers attend an on-campus high school and live in dorms alongside state-of- the-art putting greens, video facilities, and manicured links—at a cost to their parents of more than $100,000 a year. As often as not, the parents are more driven than the kids.
Driven also explores the scientific knowledge that has allowed upstarts to uncork 320-yard drives and to play better than Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson played when they were juniors long ago—way back in the 1990s. Cook's subjects include teen superstar Michelle Wie and her pushy parents; Ty Tyron, the youngest player to ever win a Tour card (now a burnout at the age of twenty- three); Mu Hu, expected by his Chinese fans to be the Yao Ming of golf; and tennis superstar Ivan Lendl's daughter, Isabelle, who might be the next Annika Sorenstam.
Destined to change the way the world perceives the game, Driven is a compelling, behind-the-scenes look at golf's next generation.
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Customer Reviews
The 'insider's' view of the golf instruction 'business'
great stories and background information regarding many aspects of the business of modern golf instruction ... very interesting read ... all will learn something about their golf game with this book! learn how the multi-million dollar world of 'learning golf' has arrived in its present condition ... highly recommended
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worth it despite faults
interesting, sometimes fascinating insights, but marred by non-existent editing---phrases were repeated verbatim and the quality of the photographs was beyond abysmal. Still, almost required reading for lovers of the game.
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Somewhat surprised...
It was a good book. Quite informative for parents whose children are aspiring to be great golfers. The book not only delves into what life is like at David Leadbetter's junior golf academy, it also gives insight into various parental mindsets.
The author provides a venue which allows the reader to be introspective about the relationship they have w/ their junior golfer. Parents are profiled that range from the micro-managing, hard driving father to the parent who barely understands the game.
The author does a good job justifying and supporting his recipe for what it takes for a young person to become a great golfer.
The author went into great detail about David Leadbetter, his teaching philosphy and history - much of which was necessary to give the reader context and background. A significant portion of the book seemed to be an informercial for David Leadbetter and his commercial endeavors.
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Making Tomorrow's Great Players
For how closely golf is followed by the golf media and avid fans, not many details are known about the burgeoning golf academies. Thanks to access granted by David Leadbetter and several families, author Kevin Cook is able to shed light on the nearly invisible world of high-powered, test tube, uberphenom golf.
The book offers more insight into the lives of Ty Tryon, Michelle Wie, Sean O'Hair, and the next wave of top juniors moving on to professional golf like the Lendl sisters or Peter Uihlein. You will also be treated to Cook's theory on the path all tournament golfers should take in order to eliminate the mistakes that could derail their promising careers. To do this, "Driven" not only looks at junior golf, but also the careers of Eldrick Woods, Nick Faldo, and Nick Price.
Well researched, well organized, and well written, I think you'll enjoy "Driven".
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