Training a Tiger: Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life [Paperback]

Earl Woods (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 3, 1999

Gold superstar Tiger Woods epitomizes the best of the game with his record-breaking skills, mental toughness, and integrity. In this bestselling instructional guide, his father and first coach, Earl Woods, provides a personal look at the philosophy, instruction, and training that went into raising Tiger, and shows parents how to teach their children to love golf and play with confidence, patience, and proficiency onand off-the green.

Training a Tiger includes insight and advice on

Developing a relationship and working together

Teaching the fundamentals, from putting tot he full swing

Reinforcing basic elements: correct posture, balance, set-up, and grip

Instilling respect for etiquette, traditions, rules and regulations

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About the Author

Earl Woods was the first African-American baseball player in the Big Eight Conference. When his parents advised him to put away his baseball glove to pursue a career in education, he listened but when his country called, he served two tours as a Green Beret in Vietnam. Woods remained in the army where he taught until he retired with the rank of colonel in 1974. Earl's experiences have uniquely qualified him as a teacher, coach and mentor and he sees his work with son Tiger's golf and academic careers as the culmination of his life's work.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (February 3, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062720716
• ISBN-13: 978-0062720719
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,869,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting portrayal of the life of a rising superstar, September 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Training a Tiger: Raising a Winner in Golf and Life (Mass Market Paperback)

When you here about a superstar like Tiger its natural to wonder where this incredible talent came from. The book is a bit of a mix of golf how to, parent child relationship and history of Tigers early years. If you are raising kids and want a perspective on what went into developing such a great talent the book offers some interesting insights. The book lacks the level of detail or story telling that could of showed us more of Tigers character and made the book a more interesting read. If you love Golf and want your kids to get involved with the great game this book is a must read.