The Country Where Golf is King

THE COUNTRY WHERE GOLF IS KING by Ed Laskody 

Golfers all over the world know that the swing’s the thing. But which came first, the parts or the whole? In this book Ed Laskody offers golfers a brilliant reappraisal of the swing and the science of golf. He’s a storyteller, a humorist, and a devotee of the Game. He’s also a philosopher, for as he says, playing golf is analogous to life itself.

THE COUNTRY WHERE GOLF IS KING is a series of entertaining scenarios played out with a range of oddball characters from life, movies and legend. The aim of each story is to make the task of bettering your game an easy one.  The author’s success is a tribute to his graphic imagination and his no-nonsense understanding of the Game. It’s also a tribute, an acknowledged one, to golfing gurus and pioneers of Natural Golf, Jack Kuykendall and Chuck Hogan, who have introduced the book.

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“GOLF IS HELL”

Mike Hebron, famed golf instructor and author of Golf Swing Secrets and Lies: Six Timeless Lessons says THE COUNTRY WHERE GOLF IS KING   

 “… is filled with wonderfully dry humor and insights into human nature. The story’s main character, Jim Blake, is obsessed with improving his golf, and…takes an extended trip to the country where “golf is king.” Shortly after arriving, Jim learns that there is a golf hell that houses an instruction merry-go-round on which the golf swing is divided into parts and tips. Jim is…warned that…most golfers get on this merry-go- round of tips, and stay on it for the rest of their golfing lives, always trying to improve.

     Each stall on this instruction merry-go-round is labeled with a different tip, i.e. pause at the top, finish high, etc.  At first Jim…overlooks the fact that these tips are coming from a carousel in golf hell.  They only let golfers approximate a swing, and serve the hellish purpose of stopping golfers from truly learning.

     Like many golfers in “golf hell,” Jim hears a lot of “how to tips” from well meaning friends. THE COUNTRY WHERE GOLF IS KING…concludes that golf is not a mystery…but a problem to be solved with science as our guide.”

What they say about

Mike Hebron’s Golf Swing Secrets and Lies:

“Michael is one of the four or five best teachers in the world.  His information is accurate and his presentation is second to none.”  Paul Runyan, PGA Hall of Fame

“A beautiful book that is a must read.  An imperative for all golfers.”  Bob Ackerman,  PGA Pro

About the Author

    

Ed Laskody is a retired math/physics/English/social studies teacher who brought his passion for learning with him when he took up golf. He has been a keen student of the game having studied a number of traditional as well as non traditional methods for over twenty years. He is a member of the USGTF, an organization dedicated strictly to the teaching of golf. He is also an actuary as well as a published author. Watch for his teaching manual--The New Fundamentals--soon to be released.

Reviews and Comments

About THE COUNTRY WHERE GOLF IS KING… Bill Balou, golfer, says:   “Filled with humor, insight, instruction, philosophy and prophecy…a most enjoy-able read.”

Dear Ed,

I've finished reading your New Fundamentals Manual…[and] I was very impressed.  I thought it was interesting that Mike Hebron now has an open mind concerning single-axis golf. The last time I saw Mike…he and Scott Hazeldine were having quite a debate... I was a veteran "Merry-Go-Rounder"…having taken lessons from the likes of Mike, Carl Lohren, and John Geertsen Jr…. To make a long story short, I have been using single axis in one form or another from 1994 on and have met and taken lessons from Jack Kuyken- dall, Scott Hazeldine, Tom Sanders, and Todd Graves.  I have played to a single digit since then and have definitely enjoyed the game more than ever. Every once in a while someone asks about my technique and I try to spread the "word." You have given me more "ways" of communicating something that is elegantly simple, and I thank you for it.  I look forward to… reading [more of] your wonderful insights in the near future.

John Mule, New Orleans, LA