Golf: Implements and Memorabilia
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGimpsey, Kevin / Neech, David / Neach, David, PUBLISHER: Philip Wilson Publishers, A detailed study covering golfing art ong>andong> memorabilia, patents, designs, the origins of the game ong>andong> related sports. Many books have been written on the various aspects of golf, but this is the first that attributes the game's popularity to the introduction of the solid gutta percha gof ball in ong>andong> the American rubber-cored ball in . The book describes, in the light of these dramatic gof ball changes, how the ball ong>andong> club have evolved, the types of material used, the people who made the clubs ong>andong> balls, those who have excelled at the game, ong>andong> the effects the implements had on the development of the swing ong>andong> on gof-course design. There are well-illustrated chapters on golfing art ong>andong> golfing memorabilia, as well as shorter chapters on patents, designs ong>andong> the origins of the game ong>andong> related games. Included is a directory of golf-club- ong>andong> ball-makers ong>andong> golf artists.