How to Line Up Your Fourth Putt [Spiral-bound]

Bobby Rusher (Author), Cindy Davis (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2010

In this side-splitting send-up of instructional manuals, Bobby Rusher, a devious, tricky lout on the green, shares his singular strategies and priceless tips that he guarantees you ll never learn from a golf pro, including: *How to hit a ball on the first try *How to play your second shot from the Ladies Tee without explaining yourself in a falsetto *How to estimate the distance the ball would have traveled had it not been unjustly interrupted on its way to where it was supposedly going *How to increase your opponent s score when you are unable to decrease your own *How to manufacture a good lie in a bad situation *How to avoid the water when you lie eight in the bunker From its clever illustrations of duffers at play to its dead-on parody of traditional guides to better golfing, How to Line Up Your Fourth Putt proves once and for all that being bad at golf really is a laughing matter.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Rusher's books, How to Line Up Your Fourth Putt and When to Regrip Your Ball Retriever, are not your typical golf-tip manuals or swing guides. Heck, even the way these books have been published one-page chapters bound together by a green spiral backing in a up-to-down flip chart format - lets the reader know that this is no ordinary golf book series. Instead, readers and golfer alike will be introduced to a different type of instruction: realism, with a huge dosage of humor. Make no bones about it; these books are hilarious. Never before have I read a golf book regardless of format that had me laughing out loud more often than what Rusher has released in his work. The books themselves are not long or difficult to read by any means; however, I often found myself re-reading a chapter just to laugh again at an incredible presentation of wit mixed with realism. How are Putt and Regrip able to poke fun at the reader without coming off as offensive? Simple: undeniable talent from an incredibly skilled author. Rusher comes off as an everyman ; the type of golfer you or I have played a round with 100 times in our golfing careers. Remember that time when you were laying 5 on the tee after hitting the ground twice, just before trying to pawn those horrible swings off as practice ? Or how about the time your playing partner ended a hole with a Dunlop after teeing off with a Titleist? I know; you have to recall the time your opponent reported a double bogey despite you watching him hit three balls into the water, right? --ChicagoDuffer.com

About the Author

Bobby Rusher, whose dog is named Bunker, divides his time between homes in Connecticut and North Carolina.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 128 pages
• Publisher: R. Paul Rusher & Company (October 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879676001
• ISBN-13: 978-1879676008
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,673,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perspective, March 9, 2004

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John Skvarla (Pinehurst,NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Line Up Your Fourth Putt (Spiral-bound)

Mr.Rusher's view of golf and his fundamental understanding of the game is a wonderfully refreshing statement of the humor and pespective we should maintain toward life itself.In a world where we constantantly take ourselves far too seriously, it's a great joy to take a moment with a book that makes you laugh out loud (even though you're by yourself)!Kudos to Bobby Rusher for a thoroughly entertaining trip around the golf course and for making us pause long enough to keep life in proper focus.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!!!! Will there be a book signing soon., April 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Line Up Your Fourth Putt (Paperback)

I laughed, I cried, it was better than cats!!!! Oh bobby, please write another book soon!!! Your biggest fan.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laughter From a Cape Cod Beach, May 2, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Line Up Your Fourth Putt (Paperback)

Publisher received this on 27 April: "I settled in to read your book on a cool day at a Cape Cod Beach. I flipped to Chapter 6, burst out laughing, and tipped over my water bottle. Who would have ever "thunk" to just "Pick Up" when you're in that much trouble. It kind of takes the edge off that 'I hate this game, I hate this game' mantra. This book is really terrific, especailly Chapter 28 which can be adapted to many other events...'remain totally silent until your spouse decides to speak to you.' Thank you for a hearty laugh...looking forward to the next book!"