Rapoport recounts the more fascinating details of jones life after doing scores of interviews and. A detailed analysis of the swing technique and motion of the most succcessful amateur golfer bobby jones, founder. First edition of bobby jones advice on golf, the most practical and useful. Drawing both on the practical and the theoretical, this classic work addresses such topics as the feel of the club, placing the feet, using the body, and cultivating the proper backswing. No golfer has ever achieved the calendar year grand slam except for 28yearold amateur bobby jones in 1930. Robert tyre bobby jones ii was born to clara thomas and robert purmedus jones on march 17, 1902, in atlanta. Bobby jones golf swing tip a most harmful golf theory, by joe novak. First edition of the most practical and useful golf book ever written, covering every. There are several bobby jones books out this spring commemorating the 75th anniversary of his 1930 grand slam, but none so far is better researched, or told with greater detail, than this one by rapoport, a columnist for the chicago suntimes.
Isbn 9781886947214 9781886947214 softcover, sleeping bear pr, 1997. The innovations that he introduced at the masters have been copied by virtually every. Bobby jones on golf more editions of bobby jones on golf. Golf digest has narrowed the list to a nifty top 50, standouts that arent so much the best ever but a wellrounded collection that every golfer should read for the combination of golf knowledge. Bobby jones on golf by robert tyre jones, robert tyre. The last days of bobby jones golf world golf digest. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Bobby won the grand slam of golf in 1930 by winning the british amateur, british open. Reading this classic instructional by bobby jones is one of the ten things every golfer should do.
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