Golf's Holy War
The Battle for the Soul of a Game in an Age of Science
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Starred review from February 24, 2020
New York Post sportswriter Cyrgalis takes a fascinating look at where technological innovation and hallowed tradition meet in the golf world. Cyrgalis tackles the debates around theories of coaching, from the traditional one-on-one coaches to those who champion “the proliferation of high-end technology such as ball-flight monitors and 3-D motion analysis.” He writes that “golf has the most extensive and eclectic literature of any sport,” and begins by highlighting two seemingly arcane books that are “paramount to understanding modern golf”—1969’s The Golfing Machine and Golf in the Kingdom, 1972. From there he discusses many aspects of golf, including the relationship between golf and religion as well as the influence New York Yankee Babe Ruth’s swing had on golf. In a chapter on Tiger Woods, he examines how golfers and coaches sought to emulate Woods’s powerful swing, and also notes that Woods’s recent success has come without a technologically minded coach. This fascinating book is an obvious hole-in-one for golfers and their coaches.
March 6, 2020
In order to determine the difference between the gifted amateur and the sports professional, New York Post sports reporter Cyrgalis explores the modern game of golf through the lens of everything from physics, biomechanics, and technology to education and coaching. He begins with Homer Kelly's The Golfing Machine, and moves on to a wide array of theorists and practitioners including Michael Murphy (Golf in the Kingdom), Bob Rotella (Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect), former professional golfer Butch Harmon, and golf instructors Hank Haney and Sean Foley. Cyrgalis asserts that golf is at a crossroads, with one faction advocating the use of big data (similar to Michael Lewis's Moneyball methodology), and another arguing for a return to a more naturalistic, intuitive approach. As a survey, this book omits seminal works, such as John Stobb and Alastair Cochran's Search for the Perfect Swing and Theodore Jorgensen's The Physics of Golf by. VERDICT Cyrgalis does a credible job of covering the current state of golf in what is a passable overview of the sport for casual readers.--Steven Silkunas, Fernandina Beach, FL
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