| Playing a Round with the Little Pro: A Life in the Game | 
 enlarge | Author: Eddie Merrins
Creator: Mike Purkey
Publisher: Atria
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 372050
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0743274261
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780743274265
ASIN: 0743274261
Publication Date: April 3, 2007
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In the world of professional golf, everyone knows "The Little Pro," Eddie Merrins, the head professional emeritus at the Bel-Air Country Club. A living bridge between the Golden Age of the sport and the greatest champions of today, from Bobby Jones to Tiger Woods, Merrins is an embodiment of the highest principles of the game, both on and off the course. In Playing a Round with the Little Pro, Merrins shares, with his trademark wit and modesty, dozens of personal anecdotes about the decades he spent in the company of Hollywood stars, celebrated athletes and coaches, and countless lovers of the game seeking his advice and encouragement. He also offers, for the first time, all his insights into the mental, physical, technical, and spiritual aspects of the sport. Celebrating a wonderful life lived in and for the great sport of golf, this book is destined, like its author, to be a classic of the game.
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In the world of professional golf, everyone knows "the Little Pro" -- Eddie Merrins, the head professional at the Bel-Air Country Club. A living bridge between the Golden Age of the sport and the greatest champions of today, his experiences and friendships reach back to Bobby Jones, Sam Snead, and Ben Hogan, and all the way forward to Tiger Woods, Amy Alcott, and Vijay Singh. Both on and off the course, he's an embodiment of the highest principles of the game. In dozens of short, personal anecdotes told with his trademark wit and modesty, Merrins invites readers to share the decades he spent in the very good company of famous Hollywood stars, celebrated athletes and coaches, and countless lovers of the game seeking his advice and encouragement. In these pages, Merrins generously offers for the first time all his insights on the mental, physical, technical, and even spiritual aspects of the sport. Ranging from swing fundamentals to setting goals to shotmaking, this advice is relevant to players at every level of experience. Playing a Round with the Little Pro celebrates a wonderful life lived in and for the great sport of golf, and it is destined, like its author, to be a classic of the game.
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 Bel Air January 6, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Little Pro is both charming and well-written, from Eddie Merrins' heart.
Enjoyed the celebrity tales also.
great gift for dad! January 4, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
got this as a present for my dad - he LOVES it!! definitely recommend this little book to any man who is a true lover of the game of golf.
 a good book from an excellent golf pro. December 30, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is part autobiography, part social history, part instruction. Merrins has led an interesting life at toney golf clubs in the New York, Philadelphia, and finally LA areas. He certainly could tell more stories about the reality of living with, and under, the rich than he does here. He is loyal to his employers. This is not kiss and tell. Indeed, there are too many bland tributes to millionaires here. Stories about being a pro in the 1950s and about the economic realities of jobs are interesting, however.
The book is most valuable because it contains much of the script of Merrin's video series. Clearly he is an original and valuable thinker about the swing and game. This book is useful as a companion to his excellent video series. Indeed, it is a must book for Merrin's far away students like myself and not so much a must for other golfers. I do wish Mr. Merrin was more candid about his own changes in swing concepts. In his earlier book, Swing the Handle, he has a page emphasizing the need to roll the forearms replete with illustrations, but in the video and in this book, rolling the forearms is not mentioned and is apparantly now not recommended. Such an essential change should have been confronted. Still, a superb teacher and thinker about golf.
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