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Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book meets The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
In The Seven Principles of Golf, Darrin Gee, the golf industry’s most innovative instructor, brings us a ground-breaking book destined to be a classic akin to Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book and Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf. This inspirational golf instruction book offers Gee’s simple yet profoundly powerful mental and inner approach to golf mastery. Proven successful by golfers of all levels, including PGA Tour professionals, at Gee’s nationally recognized Spirit of Golf Academy, his Seven Principles of Golf blend together timeless concepts into a dynamic and effective step-by-step process leading to better shots, lower scores, and more fun.
Beyond a coach or a sports psychologist, Gee is a true philosopher of golf—and of life. His instructional method embraces a golfer’s total performance, and each chapter applies the same principles taught in golf to personal and professional life. In presenting techniques for quieting the mind, enhancing awareness, visualizing each shot, developing pre-shot rituals, and finding one’s natural swing, Gee prescribes a series of exercises to be performed on and off the golf course. This eloquent and motivational book promises to bring about dramatic changes not only in one’s golf game, but in one’s personal and professional life as well. | | | Features: | |
• Hard Cover
• Darrin Gee
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Darrin Gee | | Hardcover:
| 128 pages | | Publisher:
| Stewart, Tabori & Chang | | Publication Date:
| March 01, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1584795824 | | Package Length:
| 7.64 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.67 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.71 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
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 Most Important Golf Book I've Ever ReadMay 07, 2008
Like any golfer trying to find the 'key', I've tried countless books, videos, God-awful swing aids, $1000's worth of the latest clubs, etc., etc., etc.
Well while on vacation in Hawaii, I stumbled on Darrin's Spirit of Golf Academy, gave up a round of golf and attended the academy instead. Most important golf investment I've ever made. By learning and applying the seven principles, my game has changed forever. This book does not go into mechanics, but, if you learn and practice the principles you will discover YOUR unique swing, play better and more importantly enjoy golf more. It will compliment what you already know about golf and life.
I have the book and have read and re-read it several times.
My game has improved and become much more consistent, in the mid 80's, but, the only thing important to me now is one shot at a time.
Thanks Darrin!
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 Why?Oct 18, 2007
The topics in this book have been covered before and much better by other authors in other works, try "Fearless Golf" by Gio Valiante, and "Every Shot Must Have A Purpose" by Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriot for real meaty, thoughtful treatises on the psychological challenges of golf.
I couldn't find an original thought in the whole book. It's a collection of vague cliches relayed in a trite style with loose but obvious links to non-golf situations.
Amazon suggested I'd like it from my previous buying choices. They were wrong. Don't waste your money.
Get this for every golfer you know!Oct 14, 2007
This little green book is a terrific instructional guide for learning how to master the mental aspect of golf and then use it to improve your life. It applies a lot of Buddhist principles to golf (ex. Be present = take it one shot at a time), but Gee does an excellent job of balancing abstract thought with concrete exercises and practical tips (accompanied by step-by-step illustrations), and reinforces his points with anecdotes about his students, himself, and even PGA stars. The second part of each chapter is devoted to how to use these concepts to improve your enjoyment of life.
Gee writes in a straightforward, nurturing manner - it's almost as if he's being patient and gentle because he knows how volatile golfers can be! Actually, he knows it first-hand because he also teaches golfers on the Big Island at the Spirit of Golf Academy, which he founded.
This book is going to make Christmas shopping easy this year!
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Excellent bookSep 15, 2007
Read this book on vacation . Returned home to play golf and shot my lowest round ever 83 from just applying the exercises included in the book.Buy it Now!!!
Update Now 3 rounds in a row low 80's . I have never done that before this book.
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Chico, California Native Writes on Mastering Golf's Inner GameJun 21, 2007
The Oakmont course was tough. Angel Cabrera seemed to falter on holes 16 and 17 in the 2007 U.S. Open, but on 18, according to Sports Illustrated's Gary Van Sickle, "he hit the gutsiest tee shot of his life & and made the most important par of his life. He earned the trophy."
In Chico, California not long ago, 102-year-old Elsie McLean hit a pretty gutsy hole in one, becoming, according to National Public Radio, "the oldest golfer ever to score an ace on a regulation course." What's the secret? Former Chicoan Darrin Gee says successful golfers know how to play the inner game as well as the outer one.
Though now living on the Big Island of Hawaii with his wife, novelist Darien Hsu Gee, and their two children, Darrin writes that he grew up in Chico, attended Sierra View Elementary and Bidwell Junior High and graduated from Pleasant Valley High School. I did a guest clinic at Bidwell Golf Course a few of years ago for the members and other Chico residents."
Bothered by his own lack of progress in the game, he realized he was "trying too hard." Meditation and yoga helped him let go, and in 2000 he established Darrin Gee's Spirit of Golf Academy in Hawaii. From his experiences has come "The Seven Principles of Golf: Mastering the Mental Game On and Off the Golf Course" ($16.95 in hardcover from Stewart, Tabori & Chang). The book is beautifully illustrated with line drawings of simple golf exercises.
He begins the book with a question. How long does it take to play a round of golf? Four hours is average but, since each actual shot takes just a few seconds, maybe only three minutes are really devoted to swinging the club. It follows that "a golfer only needs to concentrate for a few seconds at a time & one shot at a time." Gee calls this the "inner game" "as it implies more than just mental mastery; sometimes the best thing you can do for your game is to get out of your head and trust your body."
So "get grounded" by finding the body's balance as you prepare the swing. "Feel the shot," "visualize it," and "find your natural swing." Develop a modest "pre-shot ritual" and "play one shot at a time."
Realize "golf is a journey" -- and so is life.
Copyright 2007 Chico Enterprise-Record. Used by permission.
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