Golf Science - Hardcover

Smith, Mark F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0711234035 ISBN 13: 9780711234031

Publisher: Frances Lincoln, 2014

Synopsis

Golf is perhaps the most complicated simple game ever invented. Watching the professionals gives you only a glimpse of the complexity of what is happening, with each shot involving biomechanics, aerodynamics, ballistics, materials science, probability, even meteorology. Golf Science takes a timely new look at the game by investigating the scientific wonders that transfer the ball from tee to hole. Each chapter investigates a different area of the game and is organized around a series of Q&As. What is the optimum length for a driver? How does backspin work? The answers and the data are presented through illuminating info-graphics. The perfect way to analyse your own kit and technique, by studying the techniques of the professionals and the latest innovations in design and coaching. Golf Science is the ultimate accessory for any golfer wishing to understand their craft.

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Review:

"U.K.-based exercise physiology researcher Mark F. Smith comfortably fits his vast knowledge of the game and its intricacies into 192 pages of diagrams, photos, and text. Each section details an aspect of the game, including the mind and body, the swing, equipment, and practice. Perhaps its greatest strength is that it's more informational than instructional. Smith, a member of the International Editorial Board for the World Scientific Congress of Golf, relays his knowledge in an unimposing manner, allowing the reader to pick and choose what to apply. Valuable to players of any level."
--Brendan Mohler "Golf Digestix "

"I love "Golf Science". . . . It is not light reading by any means, but it is enlightening."--Bill Pennington "New York Times "

"UK-based exercise physiology researcher Mark F. Smith comfortably fits his vast knowledge of the game and its intricacies into 192 pages of diagrams, photos, and text. Each section details an aspect of the game, including the mind and body, the swing, equipment, and practice. Perhaps its greatest strength is that it's more informational than instructional. Smith, a member of the International Editorial Board for the World Scientific Congress of Golf, relays his knowledge in an unimposing manner, allowing the reader to pick and choose what to apply. Valuable to players of any level."--Brendan Mohler "Golf Digestix "

UK-based exercise physiology researcher Mark F. Smith comfortably fits his vast knowledge of the game and its intricacies into 192 pages of diagrams, photos, and text. Each section details an aspect of the game, including the mind and body, the swing, equipment, and practice. Perhaps its greatest strength is that it s more informational than instructional. Smith, a member of the International Editorial Board for the World Scientific Congress of Golf, relays his knowledge in an unimposing manner, allowing the reader to pick and choose what to apply. Valuable to players of any level. --Brendan Mohler "Golf Digestix ""

I love "Golf Science." . . . It is not light reading by any means, but it is enlightening. --Bill Pennington "New York Times ""

"I love Golf Science. . . . It is not light reading by any means, but it is enlightening."--Bill Pennington "New York Times "

About the Author:

Dr Mark F. Smith is a Director of Education at the University of Lincoln in the UK. He is a sport scientist with more than 20 years’ experience in exercise physiology research and applied consultancy practice. Having worked with a number of professional players, he has made significant contributions to the emerging importance of physiology in the development of golf performance. He has published golf science research in a range of leading international scientific publications, has worked as a scientific advisor for leading organizations and has been on the International Editorial Board for the World Scientific Congress of Golf Science.

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0711234035
• ISBN 13: 9780711234031
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192