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The chances of you going pro may be smaller than the chances of you dunking, but no need to sulk on the sidelines just yet: BASKETBALL FOR WEEKEND WARRIORS is here!
Players in touch with their inner Allen Iverson need a mentor like Randy Howe, a sports aficionado who knows the ins and outs of pickup games and adult rec leagues. Howe offers solid advice on improving skills and strategy, while keeping in mind that winning isn't everything. With photos, funny anecdotes, an ode to the playground legends, and side-splitting chapters like "From Dr. Naismith to ShaqFu," "Gluteus Maximus and Other Muscles Just Beggin' to Be Pulled," and "You've Got Game Now, But No Idea Where to Play It," you'll be inspired to lace up those old Chuck Taylors and take it to the hoop.
Players in touch with their inner Allen Iverson need a mentor like Randy Howe, a sports aficionado who knows the ins and outs of pickup games and adult rec leagues. Howe offers solid advice on improving skills and strategy, while keeping in mind that winning isn't everything. With photos, funny anecdotes, an ode to the playground legends, and side-splitting chapters like "From Dr. Naismith to ShaqFu," "Gluteus Maximus and Other Muscles Just Beggin' to Be Pulled," and "You've Got Game Now, But No Idea Where to Play It," you'll be inspired to lace up those old Chuck Taylors and take it to the hoop.
America's favorite pickup game can be played at any age--but make sure the game doesn't
play you! Improve your skills and capitalize on your strengths with the gridiron strategies
included in this one-of-a-kind guide.
play you! Improve your skills and capitalize on your strengths with the gridiron strategies
included in this one-of-a-kind guide.
You've got those brand spankin' new, not-so-cheap clubs guaranteed to turn a hacker into a Tiger, yet you're still scoring in the triple digits. Don't get teed off just yet--GOLF FOR WEEKEND WARRIORS, part of a new series by The Lyons Press, offers the next best thing: all the lingo, the games within the game, the tall tales you'd expect from the 19th hole, and even some nuts-and-bolts advice for those of you looking to shave a few strokes.
He may not be Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus, but Randy Howe knows how to have fun even when the putts aren't falling and the beverage cart is nowhere to be found. Blending the self-effacing skepticism shared by all golf addicts with the blind hope of someday attaining the holy grail of golf-improving enough to shoot his age-Howe provides information ranging from the history of the game to proper course etiquette, and chapters like "Banter," "Got Gear?," and "How to Get onto the Course and Who to Play With." Lovers of golf will find themselves chuckling from tee to green, no matter how many balls they've lost!
He may not be Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus, but Randy Howe knows how to have fun even when the putts aren't falling and the beverage cart is nowhere to be found. Blending the self-effacing skepticism shared by all golf addicts with the blind hope of someday attaining the holy grail of golf-improving enough to shoot his age-Howe provides information ranging from the history of the game to proper course etiquette, and chapters like "Banter," "Got Gear?," and "How to Get onto the Course and Who to Play With." Lovers of golf will find themselves chuckling from tee to green, no matter how many balls they've lost!