{"product_id":"paper-tiger-an-obsessed-golfers-quest-to-play-with-the-pros-paperback","title":"Paper Tiger: An Obsessed Golfer's Quest to Play with the Pros - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Coyne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating memoir of an amateur golfer's yearlong quest to elevate his game\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A breezy, poignant read . . . Hilarious.\"--\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Think country-club clinic meets Navy SEALs training. I will pay any price, bear any burden, leave my home to follow the seasons, build my own swing studio in the basement, construct a practice green in my backyard. . . . Everything the big boys have access to, I want double.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike most amateur golfers, Tom Coyne had often wondered whether the pros won because they were more talented or because they were more obsessed. Overweight and burdened by a 14 handicap, he decided to find out for himself what it takes to play like a pro. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePaper Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e, he charts every step of his journey, which included sessions with top golf gurus such as Dr. Jim Suttie, the Michelob tournament (a win for Tom), and the Australian Tour--where forty-mile-per-hour winds and a driving rain scare off his Japanese partners. With each chapter, he tracks his weight alongside his handicap, pursuing his dream with a reckless abandon that comes to involve hardcore diets, pricey technology, even psychologists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith echoes of \u003ci\u003eDead Solid Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWho's Your Caddy?\u003c\/i\u003e Tom brings his uniquely edgy, deeply human perspective to a game that can simultaneously bring out the best and the worst in everyone who tries to master it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Coyne is the author of the novel \u003cb\u003eA Gentleman's Game\u003c\/b\u003e and cowriter of the screenplay for the novel's film version, which starred Dylan Baker and Gary Sinise. He is a contributor to \u003cb\u003eGolf Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e and teaches creative writing at St. Joseph's University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 7.98 x 6.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47903687934137,"sku":"9781592402991","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/BKteUtU-BO9781592402991.webp?v=1782917432","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/paper-tiger-an-obsessed-golfers-quest-to-play-with-the-pros-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}