Don'ts for Golfers (eBook)

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2008 | 1. Auflage
80 Seiten
Bloomsbury Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4081-4535-7 (ISBN)

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Don'ts for Golfers was first published in 1925, as part of a series that included Blanche Ebbutt's Don'ts for Husbands and Don'ts for Wives. This pocket-sized facsimile edition contains hundreds of tips for golfers of all abilities. The advice, ranging from technique and fashion to etiquette on the course and in the Club House, provides an entertaining snapshot of life in 1920s Britain. Don'ts for Husbands and Don'ts for Wives were republished by A&C Black in 2007 and have sold over 380,000 copies to date. 'Don't over-indulge yourself in eating and drinking during the non-golfing days, and then expect to work off excess by 'a good game of Golf.' You may play Golf of sorts, but it will not be a good game.' 'Don't make Golf your sole topic of conversation. There are a few otherwise quite intelligent persons who are non-golfers. You will never make converts if you bore non-players to distraction by for ever talking of the Royal and Ancient Game.' 'Don't blame your clubs for faults of your own that may be easily corrected if you analyze your methods of using the implements.' 'Don't keep up a running fire of conversation during the round. Golf is a game in which thought is necessary and silence is preferable to chatter.' 'Don't irritate your opponent by wearing jazzy colours. To dazzle his eyes with a multi-coloured pull-over or peace-disturbing golf stockings is to take a mean advantage.' First published in 1925, this facsimile edition contains hundreds of entertaining tips for golfers of all ages and abilities. 'Don't over-indulge yourself in eating and drinking during the non-golfing days, and then expect to work off excess by 'a good game of Golf.' You may play Golf of sorts, but it will not be a good game.' Don'ts for Golfers was first published in 1925 under the pseudonym Sandy Green. Pocket-sized format, facsimile of the 1926 edition Ideal gifts for fans and players of all ages and abilities A fascinating insight into sports etiquette in the interwar period |ncludes special tips for women golfers Ideal impulse purchases.

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A new illustrated edition of the classic book of golf advice first published in 1925. Foreword by Masters and Ryder Cup legend Ian Woosnam.The advice found in Don'ts for Golfers was originally printed in 1925 and contains hundreds of snippets of entertaining, timeless and amusing advice for golfers of all abilities. The content, ranging from technique and equipment to etiquette on the course, provides a fascinating snapshot of life in early twentieth-century Britain.Advice includes: 'Don't irritate your opponent by wearing jazzy colours. To dazzle his eyes with a multi-coloured pull-over or peace-disturbing golf stockings is to take a mean advantage.''Don't blame your clubs for faults of your own that may be easily corrected if you analyze your methods of using the implements.''Don't over-indulge yourself in eating and drinking during the non-golfing days, and then expect to work off excess by "e;a good game of Golf."e; You may play Golf of sorts, but it will not be a good game.''Don't make Golf your sole topic of conversation. There are a few otherwise quite intelligent persons who are non-golfers. You will never make converts if you bore non-players to distraction by for ever talking of the Royal and Ancient Game.'

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2008
• Vorwort: Woosnam Ian Woosnam
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Golf
• Themenwelt: Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
• ISBN-10: 1-4081-4535-9 / 1408145359
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4081-4535-7 / 9781408145357