Jim Nantz

A unique and insightful guide to encourage readers to reflect on their spiritual journeys using the tenets of golf as a medium. An homage to legendary golfer Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons, In God’s Grip examines how a life of faith can mirror the game of golf. Through inspirational reflections, Russ Levenson parallels the grip of the golf club, the stance, the backswing, and the downswing with facets of Christian life, and helps you understand how to review your spiritual journey (and your golf game) with patience and grace. Filled with wisdom from Ben Hogan and important biblical passages, In God's Grip encourages readers to use their love of golf as a catalyst to think more deeply about their relationship with God.

LEARN FROM THESE TOUR PROS AND TEACHING PROSMax Homa Jordan Spieth Collin Morikawa Bryson DeChambeauViktor Hovland Fred Couples Justin Leonard Nick Price Hal SuttonDavid Leadbetter Bob Rotella Mike Adams Terry Rowles Butch Harmon Bill Harmon Bob Winters Karl MorrisHave other golf instruction books failed to improve your scores? It might be devised by one person, rather than the result of many experts. Or because many of these books teach one set of methods, failing to take into account that every golfer is different, different bodies and capabilities, different swings, and different mindsets. Mark Immelman is a top-rated instructor, having taught pros and high-handicaps alike, and he knows that game improvement must be customized and holistic in order to really work. He also continues to be a student of the game, who has learned countless insights from pros and fellow experts. And now he is sharing all of the concepts, insights, and lessons with you in full detail. Since early 2016, Immelman has interviewed hundreds of tour pros and teaching pros every week on his podcast, On the Mark. This book brings some of those greatest conversations to life, from a variety of perspectives and styles. Mark adds important context and commentary to help translate key concepts, so you can apply them effectively to your own game. In this book, you'll hear directly from Max Homa, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa, and Viktor Hovland on how their games have evolved and improved. Former greats such as Fred Couples, Nick Price, and Justin Leonard explain how they took their games to the top level, and how you can do the same. But that is just the beginning. You'll also learn from luminary instructors such as Butch Harmon and David Leadbetter, with Mark distilling and synthesizing everything for you along the way. There's the saying, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." In golf instruction, rather than simply dictating swing tips, this book shares the why and how of scoring better. Mark will teach you how to be your own swing coach and sports psychologist. Not only will this book share hundreds of insights, tips, and tricks in its pages, you will learn how to listen, understand, and actually apply what you hear and read elsewhere. This book is not a trendy new system; it's an education. So let Mark Immelman coach you to a better understanding and a better mindset, which will truly lead to a better game.

Director of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy, Laird Small, teaches golfers how to improve their score by changing their mental approach to the game and answers key questions such as How do you manage first-tee jitters? What questions should you ask yourself before every approach shot? How do you read tricky lies and get out of trouble? How can you think like an architect? and How do you bounce back after a bad hole? He shares anecdotes and lessons he learned from some of the greatest champions in golf—including Nicklaus, Watson, Palmer, Miller, and Woods—and how they navigated their way around this storied course. From Nicklaus’s famous 1-iron to the 17th green at the 1972 U. S. Open to Watson’s remarkable chip-in on the same hole 10 years later, this book tells their stories as well as how these legends pulled off each shot and what they were thinking. After reading Play Golf the Pebble Beach Way, golfers will not only be ready to play Pebble Beach, they'll have the tools necessary to shoot their lowest scores ever without having to wade through hundreds of complicated terms and swing details. The book teaches golfers how to play better golf using their own authentic swing while having more fun doing it.

Golf legend Amy Alcott talks with twenty-seven celebrated individuals about the one thing they have in common—the game they love. In this entertaining and fascinating collection of candid conversations, Amy Alcott offers a rare look at the personal lives and experiences—both on and off the golf course—of prominent entertainers, athletes, political leaders, and other influential figures. A fierce love of the game connects them all, but their varied anecdotes show how this magical sport has touched each of their lives in unique ways. Some highlights: Bill Clinton reveals why Hillary encouraged him to start playing again in his late twenties; Jack Nicholson explains how he began to play golf in his forties and became good enough to shoot a sixty-five; and Ben Crenshaw reminisces about his close relationship with Harvey Penick and about winning the 1995 Masters just days after serving as a pallbearer at Penick’s funeral. At times poignant, illuminating, and laugh-out-loud funny, The Leaderboard is sure to inspire and capture the imaginations of golf fans everywhere.

The New York Times bestseller, now in paperback. America's most visible sports commentator recounts some of the most dramatic moments in American sports and pays tribute to the man who inspired him-his beloved father As vivid as an instant replay, Always by My Side gives readers an insider's look into an unprecedented sixty-three- day stretch from February through April of 2007, when Jim Nantz became the first broadcaster to call the Super Bowl, the Final Four, and the Masters. Though Nantz was unable to share the voyage with his dad, the devoted son felt his father's presence every step of the way, and used this championship odyssey to celebrate the people, venues, and moments that tapped into all the goodness that his dad-and his dad's generation- represent. In recounting the highlights of more than two thrilling decades with CBS Sports, Nantz recalls legendary voices of his youth-such as Jim McKay, Chris Schenkel, Pat Summerall, Jack Whitaker, and Dick Enberg-who sparked his imagination and shaped his style. Always by My Side traces Nantz's life and career, and along the way readers are treated to an array of memories, including Nantz's special relationship with former president George H. W. Bush and his friendships with such sports royalty as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Peyton Manning, Tony Dungy, Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Mike Krzyzewski, John Wooden, and many others. Always by My Side turns every day into Father's Day.