Breaking Eighty: A Journey Through the 9 Fairways of Hell | 
 enlarge | Author: Lee Eisenberg
Publisher: Hyperion
Category: Book
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 1533282
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0786883278
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.35202
EAN: 9780786883271
ASIN: 0786883278
Publication Date: April 8, 1998
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Like many weekend duffers who don't play enough golf to significantly improve--just enough to evoke frustratration--Lee Eisenberg wanted to better his game. So he set himself a seemingly modest goal: to shoot one round of 79 or less. He spent 18 months practicing like a man possessed, reading books, watching instructional videos, and taking lessons from professionals. The result: He learned more about his temperament than about how to stay in the fairway. Not that he didn't try; until he became convinced of the futility of his efforts, Eisenberg spent nearly every waking moment consumed with conquering this myth of golfing prowess, agonizing over his scorecards, developing quarter-sized calluses, and stewing over what could have been. Rather than snap each cursed shaft over his knee and quit the game in a blaze of obscenities, Eisenberg did the only sensible thing: he gave in and embraced mediocrity. His account of this transformation, Breaking Eighty: A Journey through the Nine Fairways of Hell, is ultimately about finding pleasure in the game and proudly embracing the role of "The Hacker."
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 BUY THIS BOOK! November 22, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of the greatest golf books of all time. Do not be discouraged from buying it from the following reviews because any person with a brain larger than a golf ball would realize that there is more to this book than just helpful golf tips. I resent the people who bought it to use as a tool to improve their golf swing.
 Useless !!! November 13, 2003
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I feel cheated. The "blurb" I read about this audiobook suggested it would prescribe remedies for "Breaking Eighty". All this book does is depressingly stress that most people will NEVER break Eighty , no matter how much time, effort, money , blood ,sweat and tears they expend. It's totally useless...nothing more than a hacker's journey through hacking. ..Not one iota of relevance to the task at hand. Do NOT , under any circumstances , pay money for this...regardless of format.Also... The author's delivery is akin to those ghastly overwritten and adenoidal essays that infest NPR daily.
Have I made myself clear ???
Waste of time! January 15, 2001
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Intriguing title fooled me into reading this one! I was not impressed with much of anything in this book. Although many of us can relate to the drive to achieve golf levels, this book doesn't offer much. Found the author to be irrelevant to my approach to the game. Too critical of teacher, course, most of everything except himself. As one PGA pro said: "complain about everything except the one swinging the club." This would make a much better title. Try Carl Paulson's book to see a magnificent player struggle with the game.
 A diary of a journey May 26, 2000
Breaking Eighty is a well worded and evocative diary of Lee Eisenberg's attempts to improve his golf game. He travels the world, tries out tips, teachers, and theories, with--I'll just say--moderate success.This isn't an instructional book; it's an autobiographical story. Nevertheless it speaks to the heart of the golfer who is wondering why, despite earnest intent and enormous effort, his golf game isn't improving perceptibly. Did Eisenberg break eighty? You'll just have to read to find out. One other thing you'll find out as you turn the pages is that he had an interesting journey, and that is perhaps the more important point.
A Double Eagle November 4, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is about a frustrated hacker who brings his considerable wit and eloquence to the task of "breaking 80." On his journey he samples every product, theory, pro and golf guru that has tempted the rest of us who love the game but just don't score very well. Very funny, very insightful, very Zen (the official religion of golfers).
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