In 1957, when very few Mexican-Americans were familiar with the game of golf, and even less actually played it, a group of young caddies which had been recruited to form the San Felipe High School Golf Team by two men who loved the game, but who had limited access to it, competed against all-white schools for the Texas State High School Golf Championship. Despite having outdated and inferior equipment, no professional lessons or instructions, four young golfers with self-taught swings from the border city of Del Rio, captured the State title. Th ree of them took the gold, silver and bronze medals for best individual players. Th is book tells their story from their introduction to the game as caddies to eventually becoming champions.

Golf is a physical and emotional synthesis permeating experiences both on and off the course. The challenge is their integration as we apply our passion for golf to the game of life.

For the past thirty-eight years, golf instructor Gil Anderson has been helping students harness their creativity and determination to achieve their goals. His insights and infectious enthusiasm will encourage the development of a clearer perspective, illuminating objectives, while igniting passion. The magic underlying the law of attraction is revealed through self-discovery by determining one's motivation. Anderson empowers you to achieve your goals by using the life lessons learned from golf.

Parallels between golf and life will come into focus, shaping your destiny. Ultimate potential unfolds on a journey to discover inner passion as a clarity of purpose is defined. Anderson's metaphors utilize a process that transforms a playful pursuit into a strategy for overcoming life's obstacles.

As your golf skills improve and your playing ability expands, your passion for life is renewed and strengthened. A motivating force unlocks your ultimate potential as your journey continues to discover your authentic self. Get in touch with a mantra for golf and life with GOING FORE IT.

Within this book Nick Riley PGA Professional, would like share some of his green reading theories and introduce you to his newly developed slope measuring system (SMS). You will learn to see and assess the extent of the degree of slope on any given putt, and, with a little practice on your part, you will soon start to improve your green reading skills and hole more putts. The SMS works around how the slope on the green changes your body position, this then allows gravity and your putter to guide you in your slope assessment.

Filled with insightful stories about golf, Dr. Bob Rotella's delightful book will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player. Dr. Bob Rotella is one of the hottest performance consultants in America today. Among his many professional clients are Nick Price (last year's Player of the Year), Tom Kite, Davis Love III, Pat Bradley, Brad Faxon, John Daly, and many others. Rotella, or "Doc," as most players refer to him, goes beyond just the usual mental aspects of the game and the reliance on specific techniques. What Rotella does here in this extraordinary book, and with his clients, is to create an attitude and a mindset about all aspects of a golfer's game, from mental preparation to competition. The most wonderful aspect of it all is that it is done in a conversational fashion, in a dynamic blend of anecdote and lesson. And, as some of the world's greatest golfers will attest, the results are spectacular. Golfers will improve their golf game and have more fun playing. Some of Rotella's maxims include: -On the first tee, a golfer must expect only two things of himself: to have fun, and to focus his mind properly on every shot. -Golfers must learn to love 'the challenge when they hit a ball into the rough, trees, or sand. The alternatives-anger, fear, whining, and cheating-do no good. -Confidence is crucial to good golf. Confidence is simply the aggregate of the thoughts you have about yourself. -It is more important to be decisive than to be correct when preparing to play any golf shot or putt. Filled with delightful and insightful stories about golf and the golfers Rotella works with, Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.