Thursday, January 20, 2011
wrap up of My Blog
This blog has been a great experience and I have had a great time doing it. I had expanded my knowledge about golf and the things that I had not known before. I will be playing golf in the spring season for my school, I have been practicing very hard, and preparing for this season. Hopefully I will make the top 5 and play well in a lot of big tournaments. I really like playing golf and I will continue to play it. Also, I like to watch golf, and hopefully there will be some good tournaments this year that are exciting and fun to watch.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Criticism of The Greatest Game Ever Played by Mark Frost
This book has been a great read, and I have had a great time reading it. This book is mainly about two people Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon. In the beginning of the book, Frost talks about both men and their early lives, and also how they picked up the game of golf. They both end up having fabulous careers in golf. They eventually meet in the U.S. Open, a huge tournament, and battle it out until finally the twenty one year old Francis comes out on top. This book is a true story, which also makes it more exciting because you know that it actually happened in the past.
I had trouble finding any bad criticism about this book because it seemed like every review I read, it was all positive. The only constructive criticism I have for the book was that there were many parts that were a little monotonous and boring, especially in the beginning. I feel like if Mark Frost cut out some of the unnecessary things about the two men's early lives, then this book would essentially be almost perfect.
Critics:
http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/0786869208.asp- by Stuart Shiffman. "Even those new to the game will enjoy this wonderful insight into the early days of the game in both Great Britain and the United States." Stuart praised the book, and recommended it to avid golfers and beginning golfers. This source is very credible because there are a lot of book reviews on this site, and Stuart Shiffman has written many reviews.
http://www.golfblogger.com/index.php/golf/comments/greatest_game_every_played_book_review/- by anonomous. "A wonderful book. It’s compelling even though you already know the outcome." This source is also credible because this blog is all about golf, and the people who make this website know what they are talking about.
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Game-Ever-Played-Story/dp/B000FDFVYW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1295394945&sr=1-1- by Publishers Weekly. "Frost's final chapters on the last two rounds of the 1913 Open have all the page-turning excitement of a blockbuster novel." This source was on the amazon website and it is very credible. It gives this book a great review saying that it is a "page turner."
I had trouble finding any bad criticism about this book because it seemed like every review I read, it was all positive. The only constructive criticism I have for the book was that there were many parts that were a little monotonous and boring, especially in the beginning. I feel like if Mark Frost cut out some of the unnecessary things about the two men's early lives, then this book would essentially be almost perfect.
Critics:
http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/0786869208.asp- by Stuart Shiffman. "Even those new to the game will enjoy this wonderful insight into the early days of the game in both Great Britain and the United States." Stuart praised the book, and recommended it to avid golfers and beginning golfers. This source is very credible because there are a lot of book reviews on this site, and Stuart Shiffman has written many reviews.
http://www.golfblogger.com/index.php/golf/comments/greatest_game_every_played_book_review/- by anonomous. "A wonderful book. It’s compelling even though you already know the outcome." This source is also credible because this blog is all about golf, and the people who make this website know what they are talking about.
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Game-Ever-Played-Story/dp/B000FDFVYW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1295394945&sr=1-1- by Publishers Weekly. "Frost's final chapters on the last two rounds of the 1913 Open have all the page-turning excitement of a blockbuster novel." This source was on the amazon website and it is very credible. It gives this book a great review saying that it is a "page turner."
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Golf Balls
Golf balls are an essential part to the game of golf. Without them, the game could not be played. Some of the earliest golf balls of the late 1800's and the early 1900's were nothing like the golf balls today. Most were oddly shaped, didn't have a consistent flight once they were hit. Most would crack after a few holes. It is safe to say that the golf balls today are a lot more durable and aerodynamic than some of the earliest golf balls.
In the late 1800's and the early nineteen hundreds, a golf ball called the gutta-percha was used the most often. Even though they didn't go very far they were more accurate than any other golf ball used before. Then in 1900, Coburn Haskell produced a golf ball better than the gutta-percha called the Haskell. Even if you miss hit the Haskell it still went a hundred yards, and for a new sport with a lot of beginners to the game, a golf ball like this was very popular, but some people were against the revolutionary golf ball. One of those people was Harry Vardon the best player in the world at the time. Even though the Haskell was a way better golf ball than the gutta-percha, it still was considered a disgrace by many of the best golfers in the world. It was also about to be banned by the PGA in many of the worlds best tournaments.
Sources:
The Greatest Game ever played by Mark Frost- This is a book source that gave me a lot of information on Golf Balls. The book is not only about golf balls, but about the game of golf, and to describe the progression of golf, you need to describe the progression of golf ball technology.
http://www.golfeurope.com/almanac/history/golf_ball.htm- This source backed up my information, and verified the books information.
In the late 1800's and the early nineteen hundreds, a golf ball called the gutta-percha was used the most often. Even though they didn't go very far they were more accurate than any other golf ball used before. Then in 1900, Coburn Haskell produced a golf ball better than the gutta-percha called the Haskell. Even if you miss hit the Haskell it still went a hundred yards, and for a new sport with a lot of beginners to the game, a golf ball like this was very popular, but some people were against the revolutionary golf ball. One of those people was Harry Vardon the best player in the world at the time. Even though the Haskell was a way better golf ball than the gutta-percha, it still was considered a disgrace by many of the best golfers in the world. It was also about to be banned by the PGA in many of the worlds best tournaments.
Sources:
The Greatest Game ever played by Mark Frost- This is a book source that gave me a lot of information on Golf Balls. The book is not only about golf balls, but about the game of golf, and to describe the progression of golf, you need to describe the progression of golf ball technology.
http://www.golfeurope.com/almanac/history/golf_ball.htm- This source backed up my information, and verified the books information.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Mark Frost
Mark Frost was born in 1953 in America. He is an American book writer, as well as a director, executive producer, and a television/film writer. He was born in New York City, but moved to Los Angeles during his childhood. He became famous when in the TV show in the 1980's called the Hill Street blues. He wrote the Greatest Game Ever Played, a story of an underdog beating a very famous professional golfer. He also wrote another golf book called the Match: the day the game of golf changed forever. These books are based of true golf related stories. I read his books a lot because I like to play golf and read golf books. He writes great golf books that make you want to keep reading.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Frost by unknown- This source gave me a basic reference of Mark Frost.
http://bymarkfrost.com/biography- This source backed up the wiki information, and verified it's validity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Frost by unknown- This source gave me a basic reference of Mark Frost.
http://bymarkfrost.com/biography- This source backed up the wiki information, and verified it's validity.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
About Me
Hi, my name is John Berdon Cox, and I am a freshman in high school. I am currently enrolled in the Kinkaid School. I am fifteen years old with 2 younger siblings, one is 12 and the other is 3. I have been attending the Kinkaid school since I was in Pre-Kindergarden. I like to play sports a lot, and recently in the last 3 years I have really been hooked on golf.
I may not be the biggest reader in the world, but I still like to read when I have some free time. The books that I like to read are almost always sport books, or war books. My favorite books include Friday Night lights, The Little Red Book, and I have just recently started to read a golf book called The Greatest Game Ever Played. I like to read these sports books because I like to play sports, and when I read sports books I can relate to the situations that are happening in the story.
I may not be the biggest reader in the world, but I still like to read when I have some free time. The books that I like to read are almost always sport books, or war books. My favorite books include Friday Night lights, The Little Red Book, and I have just recently started to read a golf book called The Greatest Game Ever Played. I like to read these sports books because I like to play sports, and when I read sports books I can relate to the situations that are happening in the story.
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