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Kiltie the Kingmaker: The Lost Lessons of Stewart Maiden
 
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Kiltie the Kingmaker: The Lost Lessons of Stewart Maiden [Hardcover]

Sidney L. Matthew (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)


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September 2004
In the 75th anniversary year of Bobby Jones' immortal Grand Slam, sportsmen the world over still marvel just how Jones did become the game's greatest champion. To be sure, this was a constellation of factors that lined up in perfect union resulting in a peerless golf swing, peerless determination to succeed, and peerless attitude toward the most difficult of all sporting games.

There is little question that Bobby Jones could never have won thirteen major titles and the Grand Slam without the tutelage of Stewart Maiden. Jones admitted this when he said, "The best luck I ever had in golf was when Stewart Maiden came from Carnoustie, Scotland, to be the professional at East Lake." Jones copied Maiden's unique style simply by watching Maiden play golf.

Because Maiden was a man of few words, today's students of the game have never been privileged to learn the golfing method Maiden taught to Jones until now. For the first time, this book unlocks that mystery by reproducing the Lost Lessons of Stewart Maiden.


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About the Author

Sidney L. Matthew is a trial lawyer living in Tallahassee, Florida. Although the law is a "jealous mistress," Matthew became a student of golf history, focusing on golf's greatest gentleman and champion, Bobby Jones. Matthew has published eight other books on Jones. His other credits include films on the history of golf in Scotland and a feature on Bobby Jones narrated by Sean Connery and broadcast nationally for several years on CBS preceding the Masters Tournament.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Sports Media Group (September 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1587261081
  • ISBN-13: 978-1587261084
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,147,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Kiltie the Kingmaker Crowns Golf Royalty, August 24, 2005
This review is from: Kiltie the Kingmaker: The Lost Lessons of Stewart Maiden (Hardcover)
The book is great if you are a Bobby Jones Jr. fan or just a fan of the game and it's history. You will be amazed at how relevant Kiltie's instruction still is today. The book presents a back to basics approach to the game of golf from before we got away from the basics and couples it with insights into the whoms and hows of golf back in he early twentieth century.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Old School Classic, December 31, 2006
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This review is from: Kiltie the Kingmaker: The Lost Lessons of Stewart Maiden (Hardcover)
This is a fascinating and valuable collection of the teachings of Stewart Maiden and should be of great interest to anyone interested in Bobby Jones's playing style and the history of the period.

The writings included here are not only substantial and cover all the main aspects of Maiden's golfing method, but make an excellent supplement to Jones's own writings for anyone who wishes to try this golfing method for themself.

A fine collection of photographs and the charm of the authors included here (including Maiden himself, O.B. Keeler, Charlie Yates, Robert T. Jones IV and Sidney Matthew, who has written a Life of Stewart Maiden for the volume) should make this a true old school classic for all golf lovers.

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